The Tennessee Titans left last week’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles with the same thing every team gets from a defeat: no points in the standings. But the tape also showed something worth keeping. The offense looked far more settled, and the jump from Week 1 to Week 2 was impossible to miss.
After scraping together just 10 points against the New York Jets, Tennessee’s attack came back with a much cleaner rhythm against Philadelphia. The Titans went from 195 total yards to 291, and their scoring doubled from 10 to 20. Cam Ward was part of that rise, finishing with 183 yards on six fewer attempts than the week before, a 43-yard bump from his 140-yard debut.
A lot of that improvement came from how Tennessee lined up. The heavy shotgun approach that bogged things down against New York gave way to more variety, and Ward was more comfortable working under center and using play-action.
Ward himself is a fan of that look, and it showed. When he could move with his feet off play-action, he was tougher to pin down than when he was forced to operate from a static shotgun setup.
That shift also opened the door for receivers to do more damage downfield, especially Elic Ayomanor. The Titans are a better offense when their young playmakers are allowed to actually make plays, and Week 2 gave that idea more oxygen. If Tennessee wants to keep climbing in Week 3 against the New York Giants, Brian Daboll should lean even harder into that approach.
The red zone numbers against Philadelphia tell the story too. Per The Fantasy Footballers, Ward was among the league’s busiest rushing threats in the area last week, finishing with a rushing attempt total there that outpaced Jahmyr Gibbs and D’Andre Swift. His two rushing touchdowns were tied with Christian McCaffery and Josh Allen for the most.
Ayomanor flashed in a similar way. On just two catches, he piled up 69 yards, which stood as a team-high mark. His fourth-quarter hurdle at the end of a long reception was more than a highlight; it put Tennessee in position to win the game.
That’s the thread running through this offense right now: give the young players chances, and they keep answering. Against the Giants at MetLife Stadium, the Titans have another shot to show that Week 2 wasn’t a one-off. Another dose of downfield aggression from Daboll could be exactly what keeps the offense moving forward.
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