In seeking to make progress despite suffering one loss after another, Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward took some encouraging steps in Sunday’s 38-14 defeat at Indianapolis.
But the bottom line is that the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft guided his team to just two touchdowns, an all-too-common occurrence for a Titans offense that ranks last in the NFL in scoring — averaging a meager 13.8 points per contest.
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