The Tennessee Titans head into Sunday afternoon’s Week 2 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles still trying to steady themselves after an ugly opening loss, and the Titans Wire staff doesn’t see much relief coming at Nissan Stadium.
Tennessee enters at 0-1, Philadelphia at 1-0, with the Titans installed as 7-point home underdogs. That number has held steady as the week has moved along, and the staff predictions lean heavily toward the Eagles staying unbeaten.
Mark Mihalko sees Tennessee playing better than it did in Week 1, but not enough to flip the result. He has Philadelphia winning 24-13, with the Eagles’ ground game eventually taking over before Jalen Hurts connects with Dallas Goedert to create separation. His read on Cam Ward is simple: better, but still not enough.
Serena Burks expects an even more lopsided finish, picking the Eagles 30-13. She pointed to Tennessee’s inability to slow Breece Hall last week and said the Titans won’t have an answer for Saquon Barkley either, even if Cedric Gray returns.
Burks also wrote that Simmons can’t handle that burden alone and questioned Tennessee’s tackling beyond Anthony Hill. On offense, she expects Ward to be scrambling again, with Jalen Carter causing problems throughout.
Dan Benton is even more direct about where this is headed, taking Philadelphia 31-10. In his view, the Titans’ rough start to 2026 won’t change on Sunday, and the Eagles will settle in after what he described as an uneven Week 1. Benton added that after the game, offensive coordinator Brian Daboll will say the performance wasn’t good enough and that starts with him.
Bryan Manning is the lone voice expecting a tighter game, though he still has the Eagles winning 20-13. He thinks Tennessee can hang around because Philadelphia’s offense is not the same without A.J.
Brown and because Week 1 can be deceptive. Still, Manning believes the Titans will have a hard time scoring against a tough Eagles defense.
Parish Sharkey went with the closest margin of the bunch, predicting Eagles 27, Titans 24. He sees Tennessee’s offense showing some life after a miserable opener, with Cam Ward flashing franchise-quarterback potential. But Sharkey also expects the Titans’ secondary to give up a late big play, sending them to another 0-2 start.
Kevin Hickey rounded out the picks with Eagles 27, Titans 13. He said the start of the Robert Saleh era could hardly have gone worse after Tennessee looked overwhelmed by a Jets team that was supposed to be in the same tier. Hickey also believes Brian Daboll’s offense will struggle against a Vic Fangio defense that is “probably licking its chops,” and he has Saquon Barkley scoring twice while the Titans fail to contain Dallas Goedert.
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Still, the bigger takeaway was hard to miss: Tennessees issues on third down on defense continued to surface, and the cornerback depth looked thin enough to be a concern moving forward. The dropped passes from Carnell Tate only added to the frustration on a day when the Titans had enough good individual moments to compete, but not enough clean execution to finish the job against Philadelphia. [Read more 🡒]