The Titans got their starting quarterback back, and Ryan Tannehill came through when the team needed him. Tannehill, who missed the past two weeks with an ankle injury, was slow out of the starting gate. But he showed some guts and made some big throws in clutch situations. Tannehill completed 19-of-36 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns in the game, and he also had an 11-yard run on a much-needed touchdown drive at the end of the first half. Tannehill completed a big third-down touchdown pass to Westbrook-Ikhine to end that drive, and he also executed the flea-flicker with a bomb to NWI. Tannehill made some big throws late, too, as the Titans surged ahead. “Things were ugly early,” Tannehill said, “but guys hung with me and kept battling and we found a way to start making some plays and take advantage of some looks we were getting and made some big plays down the stretch when we needed it.”
Let’s face it – the Titans were fortunate their opponent on Sunday was a listless Broncos team. Denver is scrappy on defense, and they play with grit. But the Titans made things even harder on themselves because of mistakes, especially on offense. Go ahead and question Todd Downing’s fourth quarter play call involving back-up QB Malik Willis, but Willis has to be able to execute that play without fumbling. The Titans made a number of blunders in this one, from drops by Geoff Swaim, Robert Woods and Derrick Henry to nine penalties for 60 yards. Some of the penalties were mental errors, like lining up offsides. The Titans are going to have to be better, because some much tougher opponents are on the horizon. “(We) just have to continue to focus, continue wanting to get better as a team in all three phases,” Henry said. “Just try and get better each and every day.”
Take a bow, punter Ryan Stonehouse. The Titans punter was a game-changer on Sunday as he punted eight times for 432 yards, including punts of 64, 66 and 66 yards. Stonehouse put three punts down inside the 10 –…
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