The Tennessee Titans dropped their first game of the 2025 campaign, losing 20-12 to the Denver Broncos in Week 1. There are several reasons why the Titans lost and rookie quarterback Cam Ward wasn't one of them. Head coach Brian Callahan struggled mightily, from play calling to clock management.
The Titans spent large portions of the offseason attempting to eliminate self-inflicted wounds. They were penalized 13 times for 131 yards. Callahan's most frustrating series included three-straight passing incompletions from his own seven-yard line with 47 seconds remaining instead of running out the clock. The Titans were forced to punt and the Broncos scored a touchdown when they should have never had an opportunity to score.