Last week: 8 (-3)
Record: 0-1
This is the last of the rankings that don’t make any sense, I promise. Before the season, I had the Titans as better than the Ravens. Are Titans better than Ravens? Probably not, but I’m not flip flopping after 1 week. I’d rather just be wrong than flip flop and turn out to be right all along. The Titans ran into the wrong team last week, while the Ravens blew out an overrated Cincinnati team.
The positive for the Titans: Jake Locker looked good in his debut, completing 23 of 32 for 229 yards, 1 touchdown, and an interception despite being under pressure all game and should only get better as the season goes on and he gets Kenny Britt back (he’ll have him this week). They won’t have to play the Patriots again and against easier matchups, their defense and their running game should bounce back (I’m more confident in the former). Nothing that happened in either the Patriots/Titans or Bengals/Ravens game surprised me, so I’m not really moving these teams much.
Tennessee
Studs
QB Jake Locker: 23 of 32 for 229 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception, 1 hit as thrown, 3 dropped passes 95.3 adjusted QB rating, pressured 14 times
ROLB Akeem Ayers: 9 tackles, 1 assist, 3 stops on 33 run snaps, 3 quarterback pressures on 10 blitzes, allowed 3 catches for 35 yards on 3 attempts
DT Mike Martin: 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback pressures on 17 pass rush snaps, 3 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop on 18 run snaps
Duds
RG LeRoy Harris: Allowed 1 sack, 2 quarterback hits, and 2 quarterback pressures on 38 pass block plays, run blocked for -3 yards on 1 carry
LT Michael Roos: Allowed 1 sack and 2 quarterback pressures on 50 pass block plays, run blocked for 4 yards on 2 carries
RT David Stewart: Allowed 3 quarterback pressures on 50 pass block plays, run blocked for 0 yards on 0 carries
C Francisco Velasco: Allowed 2 quarterback pressures on 50 pass block plays, run blocked for 4 yards on 6 carries
LG Steve Hutchinson: Allowed 2 quarterback pressures on 50 pass block plays, 1 penalty, run blocked for 3 yards on 3 carries
RB Chris Johnson: 4 yards rushing (11 after contact) on 11 carries, 6 catches for 47 yards on 7 targets
WR Nate Washington: Caught 2 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown on 7 targets on 35 pass plays, 10.5 YAC per catch, 1 interception when thrown to, 3 drops,
SS Michael Griffin: Allowed 2 catches for 30 yards and a touchdown on 3 carries, 2 solo tackles, 1 assist, 4 missed tackles, 1 stop on 33 run snaps
LOLB Will Witherspoon: 2 solo tackles and 1 stop on 21 run snaps, allowed 1 catch for 7 yards on 2 attempts
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