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Past 7 daysWinless Titans host winless Texans in rare 0-4-vs-0-4 divisional clash
Oct 8Tennessee and Houston both enter Sunday's Nissan Stadium game at 0-4 — only the seventh 0-4-vs-0-4 matchup of the Super Bowl era. Tennessee has lost ten straight divisional games; QB Cam Ward called it a must-win but is treating it as 'just another game.'
Titans' official Week 5 preview: 49th all-time meeting with Houston
Oct 8Sunday's Crucial Catch (cancer-awareness) game is the 49th meeting between the two AFC South rivals (series tied 24-24); Tennessee lost 24-18 at Baltimore last week despite a late Cam Ward touchdown to Wan'Dale Robinson.
Titans designate CB Joshua Williams to return from injured reserve
Oct 8Tennessee opened a three-week practice window for cornerback Joshua Williams, who has been on IR since Aug. 31 with a pectoral injury.
Titans' playcalling under scrutiny after Week 4 meltdown vs. Ravens
Oct 7A stuffed 4th-and-goal Wildcat call and seven straight Tony Pollard runs on goal-to-go snaps are drawing local criticism of OC Brian Daboll after Tennessee fell to 0-4 in a 24-18 loss to Baltimore; rookie WR Carnell Tate had a breakout game (9 catches, 145 yards) despite a lost fumble.
Titans fall 24-18 to Ravens, drop to 0-4 despite a 145-yard day from rookie WR Carnell Tate
Oct 6Tennessee reached 1st-and-goal from the 8 but came away empty; Baltimore answered with a 98-yard touchdown drive. Rookie WR Carnell Tate tied a franchise single-game receiving record with 145 yards; P Tommy Townsend set a franchise net-punting mark. LB Anthony Hill Jr. was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September.
Titans fall to 0-4 as early mistakes sink them against Baltimore
Oct 5Tennessee let an early 24-7 deficit grow after an interception, a failed goal-line call and a fumble by rookie WR Carnell Tate; Tate still finished with 145 receiving yards, and Cam Ward's fourth-quarter rally came up short.
Spears, Winston questionable; Pollard, Franklin-Myers cleared for Ravens
Oct 4Tennessee gets a depth-chart boost as Tony Pollard and John Franklin-Myers progressed to full practice participation.
Long snapper Morgan Cox returns to Baltimore for Titans-Ravens
Oct 4The 17-year veteran, who spent 11 seasons with the Ravens, faces his former team as Tennessee also manages right-guard uncertainty.
Titans' Spears, Winston Jr. questionable for Ravens game
Oct 3RB Tyjae Spears (ankle) and S Kevin Winston Jr. (shoulder) are questionable for Sunday's game at Baltimore, while DL John Franklin-Myers and RB Tony Pollard are both available.
Titans long snapper Morgan Cox returns to Baltimore, where his career began
Oct 3Veteran long snapper Morgan Cox heads back to the city where his 17-year NFL career started and where he won a Super Bowl, as Tennessee still hasn't settled on a starting right guard.
Robert Saleh says rookie QB Cam Ward is playing cautiously after last year's heavy sack total
Oct 2Ward has been sacked only 5 times in 3 games this season (vs. 55 as a rookie last year) but hasn't completed a pass 20+ yards downfield; Saleh says the line has protected him well and attributes his caution to lingering effects of last season.
Storylines
- A rare 0-4-vs-0-4 meeting carries extra weight after ten straight divisional losses.Oct 8
- Joshua Williams's practice window could add a needed body to the secondary.Oct 8
- Offensive playcalling accountability is the story heading into a home date with winless Houston.Oct 7
- Whether Tennessee's young core (Tate, Hill Jr.) can turn individual flashes into wins.Oct 6
- Titans' 0-4 start keeps the spotlight on fixing costly in-game mistakes.Oct 5
- Carnell Tate's big-play ability vs. his turnover risk is an early rookie storyline.Oct 5
- Titans' right-guard rotation remains unsettled as the winless stretch continues at Baltimore.Oct 4
- Tyjae Spears and Kevin Winston Jr.'s questionable tags are the main injury watch for Sunday's Ravens game.Oct 3
- Tennessee still hasn't settled on a starting right guard after injuries up front.Oct 3
- Cam Ward's rookie development under a new coaching staff as Titans seek a first winOct 2