The Tennessee Titans enter Week 6 as one of the NFL’s three winless teams, and Sunday brings a divisional chance to change that against the Indianapolis Colts.
It has not been the start first-year head coach Robert Saleh hoped for. The Titans were expected to at least hang around after an active offseason, but that has not shown up often enough through five games. Saleh is not the one calling the offensive plays, but the results still land on his shoulders when the season starts slipping.
ESPN’s Ben Solak sees a path for Tennessee to finally break through this weekend. He laid out three possible Week 6 outcomes and included the Titans as a team that could grab its first victory, and do it against an AFC South opponent.
" I'm worried about what I'm seeing in Indianapolis, where quarterback Daniel Jones still looks stiff in the pocket and uncertain driving the football. Arden Key is now on injured reserve, making the league's weakest edge rushing room even weaker.
And the lack of healthy wide receivers behind Josh Downs allows opposing defenses to key in on running back Jonathan Taylor. The Colts are gettable; the Titans are desperate.
Expect a close one."
The Colts come into the game at 2-3 after a 34-22 loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. Injuries at receiver have been an issue for Indianapolis, and the pass rush has taken another hit with former Titan Arden Key landing on IR. That sets up a possible opening for Tennessee in a game that could finally produce the first win of the Saleh era.
There is also a glaring statistical mismatch that favors the Titans if their offense can take advantage. Tennessee ranks last in the league in total yards gained at 246.4 per game, but Indianapolis has the NFL’s fifth-worst defense, allowing 384 yards per game. If Brian Daboll, Cam Ward and the rest of the Titans offense cannot find something against that kind of setup, the outlook only gets darker from here.
For a fan base that has already been through five losses - some close, some not - Sunday feels like the kind of game that needs to turn. If the Titans don’t get it done here, the question of when the first win arrives starts getting a lot harder to answer.
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