The Titans’ offense has finally shown some signs of life over the past couple of games, scoring over 20 points in each contest thanks to Cam Ward’s combined four touchdown passes.
But it’s still a unit that operates in maddening fits and starts, at times marching down the field for scores and at other times failing to gain any traction whatsoever.
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