The Titans played better than anyone expected today. Below, I’ll discuss what that means for them going forward, but I want to start by acknowledging that they proved they won’t die quietly this season.
When it came down to it, the Titans simply left a few more plays on the field than the Rams did. Tennessee’s patchwork secondary and linebackers somewhat contained LA’s wide receivers, but had no answer for RB Todd Gurley when he caught the ball. Ben Jones, Quinton Spain and Josh Kline stepped up in a major way and prevented Aaron Donald from completely disrupting the Titans’ passing attack.