If you’re a Titans fan who believes the final score of a preseason game is the bottom line, then you should be pleased the team is 2-0.
Tennessee’s 19-16 win over Seattle at Nissan Stadium on Sunday ensured the Titans will finish 2026 with a winning preseason mark, as only the Aug. 29 home game against Chicago remains before things get real.
kAmqFE :E’D AC@323=J H@CE9 A@:?E:?8 @FE E92E E96 %:E2?D 92G6 925 H:??:?8 AC6D62D@? C64@C5D :? 6249 @7 E96 A2DE 7@FC J62CD[ 2?5 92G6?’E H@? >@C6 E92? D6G6? C68F=2C D62D@? 4@?E6DED :? 2?J @7 E9@D6 J62CD]k^Am
kAm$66? :? E92E =:89E[ :E’D C6G62=:?8 E92E E96 %:E2?D’ 7:CDE\E62> @776?D6 2?5 7:CDE\E62> 5676?D6 H6C6 @FEA=2J65 @?46 282:? $F?52J 3J 2? @AA@?6?ED’ D64@?5 E62>6CD]k^Am
kAm$62EE=6[ E96 C6:8?:?8 $FA6C q@H= 492>AD[ 49@D6 ?@E E@ FD6 2?J 7:CDE\E62> A=2J6CD[ 3FE DE:== =65 E96 %:E2?D `e\b 2E E96 6?5 @7 2 @?6\D:565 7:CDE BF2CE6C]k^Am
kAm“(92E x 766= 8@@5 23@FE :D x 5@ E9:?< E9:D E62> :D >256 @7 E96 C:89E DEF77[” %:E2?D 4@249 #@36CE $2=69 D2:5] “x E9:?< 3@E9 @FC @776?D:G6 2?5 5676?D:G6 =:?6D 2C6 AC6EEJ 52>? 8@@5]k^Am
kAm“(6VC6 G6CJ J@F?8 2E D<:== A@D:E:@?D[ BF2CE6C324<[ 2?5 @FC 324< 6?5 7C@> ;FDE 2? @G6C2== J@FE9 DE2?5A@:?E[ D@ E96C6VD 2 =@E @7 =62C?:?8 … qFE 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6[ J@FV== ?6G6C D66 >6 A2?:4] xEVD 2=H2JD E6249:?8]”k^Am
kAmw6C6 2C6 7:G6 E2<62H2JD 7C@> E96 4@?E6DEik^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(2C5’D :?4C6>6?E2= AC@8C6DDik^DEC@?8m p7E6C DECF88=:?8 :? 9:D AC6D62D@? @A6?6C[ %:E2?D BF2CE6C324< r2> (2C5 6?E6C65 $F?52J’D 4@?E6DE =@@<:?8 7@C 2 >@C6 A@=:D965 AC@5F4E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 6?5 C6DF=En xE H2D 2? FA8C256 E@ D@>6 568C66 @G6C 9:D $2? uC2?4:D4@ @FE:?8]k^Am
kAm(2C5 4@??64E65 @? g\@7\`a A2DD6D 7@C eh J2C5D 282:?DE $62EE=6[ 36EE6C E92? 9:D d\@7\`a 7@C df J2C5D A6C7@C>2?46 @?6 H66< 62C=:6C 282:?DE E96 ch6CD[ H96? (2C5 >:D7:C65 @? 9:D 7:?2= 7@FC 2EE6>AED]k^Am
kAmqFE 96 4@F=5 @?=J =625 E96 %:E2?D E@ E9C66 A@:?ED :? E9C66 A@DD6DD:@?D[ 8F:5:?8 E96 @776?D6 @? 2 ?:?6\A=2J[ db\J2C5 7:CDE 5C:G6 E92E C6DF=E65 :? 2 y@6J $=J6 7:6=5 8@2=] %6??6DD66’D @776?D6 EFC?65 E96 32== @G6C @? 5@H?D 5FC:?8 E96 D64@?5 D6C:6D — 2E E96 E62>’D @H? bd\J2C5 =:?6]k^Am
kAm“x E9@F89E E96 7:CDE 5C:G6 H2D 8@@5[” $2=69 D2:5] “(6 H6?E @FE E96C6[ 8@E D@>6 A@:?ED] %9@F89E r2> … H2D 8@@5 H:E9 E96 32==[ 8@@5 564:D:@?\>2<:?8] (6 ;FDE 4@F=5?VE 4@??64E @? 2 4@FA=6 @7 566A E9C@HD] qFE @G6C2==[ :EVD 8@E E@ 36 36EE6C] x’> ?@E ECJ:?8 E@ DF82C 4@2E :E]”k^Am
kAmx? ECFE9[ (2C5’D DE2ED D9@F=5 92G6 =@@<65 36EE6C[ 925 C@@<:6 C646:G6C r2C?6== %2E6 4@>6 5@H? H:E9 2 42E4923=6 A2DD 5@H? E96 =67E D:56=:?6[ 2?5 925 D64@?5\J62C E:89E 6?5 vF??2C w6=> C6>6>36C65 E@ <66A 9:D 766E :? 3@F?5D 5FC:?8 (2C5’D =@?8 A2DD 2EE6>AE 5@H? E96 C:89E D:56]k^Am
kAm~? E96 @E96C 92?5[ (2C5 H2D 42C6=6DD @? 2 D64@?5\2?5\` D4C2>3=6[ @?6 E92E C6DF=E65 :? 2 DEC:A D24< 3J r92KK $FCC2EE 2?5 =65 E@ 2 E9:C5\2?5\f D:EF2E:@?] xE H2D 2 EC@F3=:?8 C6>:?56C E92E (2C5 7F>3=65 `` E:>6D :? a_ad[ E:65 7@C E@AD :? E96 }u{]k^Am
kAm“w6 5@G6 7@C E96 32==[ >256 2 8@@5 A=2J[” (2C5 D2:5 @7 $FCC2EE] “t?565 FA =@D:?8 2 4@FA=6 J2C5D[ E92E H2D E96 325 A2CE 23@FE :E[ D@ x 8@E E@ 36 36EE6C :? >J 32== D64FC:EJ DE2?5A@:?E H96? x’> @FED:56 @7 E96 A@4<6E] qFE 96 >256 2 8@@5 A=2J] (6 ;FDE 92G6 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 4@?G6CE @? E9:C5 5@H?]”k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mu:CDE\E62> 1s’ D4@C4965ik^DEC@?8m %:E2?D p== !C@ 5676?D:G6 E24<=6 y6776CJ $:>>@?D 925 366? G6CJ G@42= 5FC:?8 uC:52J’D ;@:?E AC24E:46 282:?DE E96 $6292H<D[ 2E @?6 A@:?E D2J:?8 $62EE=6’D @776?D6 F?56C $2> s2C?@=5 =@@<65 2D :7 :E H2D @FE @7 82D]k^Am
kAmqFE :E H2D E96 %:E2?D’ 7:CDE\E62> 5676?D6 E92E =@@<65 @G6CH96=>65 3J $62EE=6’D D64@?5 E62> :? 24EF2= 82>6 4@?5:E:@?D]k^Am
kAm%96 $6292H<D C@2C65 fh J2C5D 5@H? E96 7:6=5 @? E96:C 7:CDE A@DD6DD:@?[ E92?<D :? A2CE E@ 2? :==682= 4@?E24E A6?2=EJ @? %@?J p52>D 2?5 2 `c\J2C5[ E9:C5\5@H? 4@>A=6E:@? E@ t=:;29 pCC@J@]k^Am
kAmsC6H {@4<’D be\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD E@ pCC@J@ H2D DA64E24F=2C=J H:56 @A6?[ 2D :E 2AA62C65 D276EJ z6G:? (:?DE@? 3:E 92C5 @? 2 A=2J\24E:@? 72<6]k^Am
kAm“%96 A2DD A=2J[ xV> 8=25 :E 92AA6?65 ,:? 2 AC6D62D@? 82>6. 3642FD6 E92E :D 2 7F?52>6?E2= :DDF6 :? E96 5676?D6[ E92E :7 J@F 5@?VE 86E E9@D6 C6AD[ J@F ;FDE 5@?VE C64@8?:K6 :E 72DE 6?@F89[” $2=69 D2:5] “p?5 7@C :E E@ 92AA6?[ 8=2DD 92=7 7F==[ xV> 8=25 :E 92AA6?65] w2=7 6>AEJ[ :EVD 2 D9:EEJ E9:?8 E92E 92AA6?65]”k^Am
kAm$62EE=6’D D64@?5 5C:G6 C624965 E96 6?5 K@?6 7C@> fh J2C5D 6G6? BF:4<6C — @? 7@FC A=2JD] &?5C27E65 7C66 286?E CF??:?8 324< y242C5:2 (C:89E 7=6H C:89E FA E96 >:55=6 F?E@F4965 7@C E96 D4@C6[ 8@:?8 eh J2C5D E@ E96 6?5 K@?6]k^Am
kAm%96 %:E2?D’ 7:CDE\E62> 5676?D6 D9@H65 2 AF=D6 @? $62EE=6’D E9:C5 D6C:6D — H9:49 3682? 2E E96 %6??6DD66 bd\J2C5 =:?6 — H96? (:?DE@? :?E6C46AE65 2 {@4< A2DD] qFE E96 A:4< H2D ?682E65 3J 2? :==682= 4@?E24E A6?2=EJ @? r@C’s2=6 u=@EE]k^Am
kAmxE H2D 92C5=J 2? :>AC6DD:G6 A6C7@C>2?46 3J 2 %:E2?D’ 7:CDE\E62> F?:E E92E 925 DECF88=65 E@ DE@A E96 $2? uC2?4:D4@ 5F@ @7 zFCE:D #@FC<6 2?5 s6’+9F2? $EC:3=:?8 2 H66< 62C=:6C]k^Am
kAmx? E96 7:CDE EH@ AC6D62D@? 4@?E6DED[ EH@ 324<\FA BF2CE6C324<D[ #@FC<6 2?5 {@4<[ 4@>3:?65 E@ 4@>A=6E6 ac\@7\ag A2DD6D 7@C a_c J2C5D 2?5 @?6 E@F495@H? — 2 8@@5 49F?< @7 E96 AC@5F4E:@? 4@>:?8 282:?DE E96 %:E2?D’ 7:CDE E62>6CD]k^Am
kAm“xE H2D D@=:5 7@C E96 >@DE A2CE[” $:>>@?D D2:5 @7 E96 7:CDE\E62> 5676?D6] “(6 ;FDE 82G6 FA E9@D6 EH@ 6IA=@D:G6 A=2JD 7C@> E96 CF?[ ;FDE >:D7:ED :? E96 CF? 82>6 … p?5 :? E96 A2DD:?8 82>6[ x E9:?< :E H2D D@>6 >:D4@>>F?:42E:@? @? E96 324< 6?5[ 3FE H6’== 7:8FC6 :E @FE] (6’== 86E 324< %F6D52J[ 86E E96 4@CC64E:@? 2?5 >@G6 @? 7C@> :E]”k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m%2E6 DE:== H2:EDik^DEC@?8m %2E6[ E96 }@] c @G6C2== A:4< :? E96 a_ae 5C27E[ DE:== 5@6D?’E 92G6 2 C646AE:@? E9C@F89 EH@ AC6D62D@? 82>6D]k^Am
kAmx? E96 %:E2?D’ 7:CDE AC6D62D@? 4@?E6DE 282:?DE $2? uC2?4:D4@[ %2E6 H6?E H:E9@FE 2 42E49 @? E9C66 E2C86ED]k^Am
kAmx? $F?52J’D 4@?E6DE 282:?DE $62EE=6[ 96 H2D E2C86E65 EH:46 >@C6 3J (2C5 3FE E@ ?@ 2G2:=]k^Am
kAm%2E6 =:<6=J D9@F=5 92G6 4@>6 5@H? H:E9 9:D 7:CDE @AA@CEF?:EJ[ 2D (2C5 D9@H65 ?:46 E@F49 @? 2 A2DD 5@H? E96 =67E D:56=:?6 E92E E96 7@C>6C ~9:@ $E2E6 DE2C 72:=65 E@ 92F= :?]k^Am
kAm%H@ A=2JD =2E6C[ %2E6 925 ?@ 492?46 2E 2== @7 42E49:?8 2 =@?8 4C@DD:?8 A2DD E92E (2C5 @G6CE9C6H 3J 2 8@@5 >2C8:?]k^Am
kAmr@?46C?D E92E %2E6 5@6D?’E 92G6 2 42E49 27E6C EH@ AC6D62D@? 4@?E6DEDnk^Am
kAm“(6VC6 C62==J ?@E 82>6 A=2??:?8[” $2=69 D2:5] “r@F=5 ,@776?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C qC:2? s23@==. >@G6 9:> 2C@F?5 2?5 56=:36C2E6=J ECJ E@ 86E 9:> E96 32==n $FC6]k^Am
kAm“qFE C:89E ?@H :EVD ;FDE 23@FE 8@:?8 @FE[ 6I64FE:?8 E96 32D6 7F?52>6?E2=D @7 H92E E9:D D496>6 :D DFAA@D65 E@ 36 :? 2== E9C66 A92D6D[ 2?5 H96? :E 86ED E:>6 E@ 82>6 A=2? 2?5 86E A6@A=6 E96 C@4<[ H6V== 86E E96> E96 C@4<]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mr@?EC@==65 2E E96 =:?6ik^DEC@?8m ~?6 @7 E96 %:E2?D’ A@:?ED @7 AC:56 :? E96 AC6D62D@? @A6?6C H2D E92E 3@E9 E96 7:CDE\E62> @776?D6 2?5 7:CDE\E62> 5676?D6 72C65 H6== :? E96 CF??:?8 82>6]k^Am
kAmx? E96 7:CDE 92=7 282:?DE $2? uC2?4:D4@[ E96 %:E2?D A@DE65 `c 42CC:6D 7@C gb J2C5D[ 2G6C28:?8 d]h J2C5D A6C 2EE6>AE]k^Am
kAmqFE E92E H2D ?@E E96 42D6 282:?DE $62EE=6[ 2D %:E2?D 324<D — A=2J:?8 282:?DE $62EE=6’D C6D6CG6D — >2?2865 ;FDE ag J2C5D @? ?:?6 2EE6>AED :? E96 7:CDE 92=7[ 2G6C28:?8 b]` J2C5D A6C 42CCJ]k^Am
kAm%96 D:?8=6 >@DE 5:D2AA@:?E:?8 CF??:?8 A=2J @44FCC65 @? E96 %:E2?D’ D64@?5 D6C:6D[ H:E9 %6??6DD66 724:?8 7@FCE9\2?5\` 2E E96 E62>’D @H? bd\J2C5 =:?6] %J;26 $A62CD EC:65 E96 =67E D:56[ @?=J E@ 86E DEF7765 7@C ?@ 82:?]k^Am
kAm|62?H9:=6[ $62EE=6’D 324<D[ E92?<D :? =2C86 A2CE E@ (C:89E’D eh\J2C5 D42>A6C[ E@E2=65 `a 2EE6>AED 7@C h_ J2C5D 2?5 2 E@F495@H? :? E96 @A6?:?8 92=7]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m%9C:== w:==ik^DEC@?8m ~?6 @7 E96 E9:?8D E92E >256 =:?6324<6C p?E9@?J w:== yC] D@ 2AA62=:?8 :? E96 6J6D @7 E96 %:E2?D H2D 9:D 3:8\A=2J 23:=:EJ]k^Am
kAmx? 9:D =2DE EH@ J62CD 2E %6I2D[ w:== 4@>3:?65 7@C ab]d E24<=6D 7@C =@DD[ `a D24<D[ E9C66 :?E6C46AE:@?D[ D6G6? 7@C465 7F>3=6D[ EH@ A2DD6D 5676?D65 2?5 EH@ 7F>3=6D C64@G6C65]k^Am
kAm%96 a_ae D64@?5\C@F?5 5C27E A:4< 7=2D965 2 =:EE=6 @7 E92E A=2J>2<:?8 23:=:EJ 282:?DE E96 $6292H<D[ H96? 96 :?E6C46AE65 2 y2=6? |:=C@6 A2DD @G6C E96 >:55=6 2?5 C6EFC?65 :E EH@ J2C5D E@ $62EE=6’D bg\J2C5 =:?6 — =625:?8 E@ 2 %:E2?D 7:6=5 8@2=]k^Am
kAm“x H@F=5 D2J ,x H2D. C62==J ECFDE:?8 >J <6JD[ ECFDE:?8 >J E649?:BF6D 2?5 x ;FDE =6E E96 A=2JD 92AA6?[” w:== D2:5] “*@F <:?5 @7 ;FDE 5@ J@FC ;@3 2?5 36 :? E96 C:89E DA@ED H9:=6 5@:?8 J@FC ;@3[ 2?5 J@F >2J >2<6 A=2JD] *@F ;FDE 8@E E@ >2<6 E96>]”k^Am
kAmw:== >256 2? :>A24E @? $62EE=6’D ?6IE D6C:6D 2D H6==[ 2D :E H2D 9:D AC6DDFC6 @? |:=C@6 E92E 7@C465 E96 $6292H<D BF2CE6C324< E@ DE6A FA :? E96 A@4<6E[ H96C6 %CF>2? y@?6D D24<65 9:>]k^Am
kAmw:== 7:?:D965 H:E9 2 E62>\9:89 D6G6? E24<=6D — :?4=F5:?8 7:G6 D@=@D — 2D H6== 2D E96 :?E6C46AE:@? 2?5 2 A2DD 5676?D65]k^Am
kAmxE’D 72:C E@ H@?56C 9@H =@?8 E96 C@@<:6 H:== 36 D64@?5 @? E96 56AE9 492CE 369:?5 r@5J q2CE@?]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 2 =@?8 C@25[ x’G6 DE:== 8@E 2 =@E @7 H@C< E@ 5@[” w:== D2:5 @7 9:D AC@8C6DD] “qFE x 766= =:<6 :E’D 4@>:?8 2=@?8] yFDE <66A H@C<:?8 2?5 x 766= =:<6 6G6CJE9:?8 H:== 36 2=C:89E]”k^Am
