At what point do we start including the Titans among the league’s elite offenses? They’re 6-1 since they put Ryan Tannehill in the starting lineup, with only the Ravens averaging more points. They’ve scored at least 3 TDs in all of those games.
Only three other teams have averaged over 30 points in the last eight weeks, and they’re all ones that we hear a lot more about – Ravens, 49ers, Saints.
They look like a team that could go on a run in January. With their ability to run, pass and score, they potentially could win on the road against a more-heralded opponent like Baltimore, New England or Kansas City.
SCORING SINCE WEEK 7 | |
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Team | Points |
Baltimore | 35.1 |
Tennessee | 31.4 |
San Francisco | 31.3 |
New Orleans | 30.9 |
Tampa Bay | 29.3 |
Kansas City | 28.4 |
Minnesota | 27.0 |
Dallas | 25.9 |
Seattle | 25.1 |
LA Chargers | 24.1 |
Green Bay | 23.9 |
Atlanta | 23.6 |
Buffalo | 23.0 |
Indianapolis | 22.9 |
LA Rams | 22.6 |
Miami | 22.4 |
Houston | 22.1 |
Cleveland | 21.9 |
New England | 21.1 |
Detroit | 21.0 |
NY Jets | 20.4 |
Arizona | 19.7 |
Chicago | 19.5 |
NY Giants | 19.4 |
Philadelphia | 19.4 |
Pittsburgh | 19.4 |
Oakland | 19.4 |
Carolina | 19.1 |
Denver | 18.6 |
Jacksonville | 16.1 |
Cincinnati | 14.4 |
Washington | 14.0 |
Tannehill isn’t doing it by himself. Derrick Henry, for one, is piling up plenty of rushing yards and wearing down defenses. Over the last eight weeks, only Baltimore has put up better rushing numbers (that’s using 6 for touchdowns and 1 for every 10 rushing yards).
RUSHING SINCE WEEK 7 | |||
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Team | Yards | TDR | F Pts |
Baltimore | 198.4 | 1.29 | 27.6 |
Tennessee | 149.9 | 1.71 | 25.3 |
San Francisco | 129.9 | 1.13 | 19.7 |
Seattle | 149.6 | .71 | 19.2 |
Indianapolis | 128.0 | 1.00 | 18.8 |
Buffalo | 132.6 | .75 | 17.8 |
Minnesota | 115.9 | 1.00 | 17.6 |
Cleveland | 128.4 | .71 | 17.1 |
Kansas City | 101.9 | 1.14 | 17.0 |
Carolina | 109.9 | 1.00 | 17.0 |
Philadelphia | 125.1 | .71 | 16.8 |
Houston | 121.9 | .71 | 16.5 |
LA Chargers | 111.9 | .86 | 16.3 |
Dallas | 111.4 | .86 | 16.3 |
New Orleans | 111.1 | .86 | 16.3 |
LA Rams | 100.3 | 1.00 | 16.0 |
Tampa Bay | 91.6 | 1.14 | 16.0 |
Green Bay | 108.0 | .86 | 15.9 |
Washington | 117.9 | .57 | 15.2 |
Arizona | 100.6 | .86 | 15.2 |
Oakland | 112.1 | .63 | 15.0 |
Cincinnati | 110.9 | .57 | 14.5 |
Denver | 99.1 | .71 | 14.2 |
New England | 91.6 | .71 | 13.4 |
Atlanta | 87.0 | .71 | 13.0 |
Pittsburgh | 110.3 | .29 | 12.7 |
Miami | 73.0 | .88 | 12.6 |
Chicago | 87.5 | .63 | 12.5 |
Detroit | 99.9 | .25 | 11.5 |
Jacksonville | 97.7 | .29 | 11.5 |
NY Jets | 82.9 | .50 | 11.3 |
NY Giants | 83.9 | .14 | 9.2 |
But the passing production has been very good also. On Tannehill’s watch, Tennessee is averaging 266 passing yards per game, with 15 TD passes in his seven games.
PASSING SINCE WEEK 7 | |||
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Team | Yards | TDP | F Pts |
Tampa Bay | 337.4 | 2.00 | 45.7 |
New Orleans | 290.0 | 2.43 | 43.6 |
Dallas | 319.7 | 1.86 | 43.1 |
Detroit | 285.3 | 2.13 | 41.3 |
San Francisco | 264.6 | 2.38 | 40.7 |
Minnesota | 271.3 | 2.14 | 40.0 |
Tennessee | 265.7 | 2.14 | 39.4 |
Atlanta | 304.4 | 1.43 | 39.0 |
LA Chargers | 284.1 | 1.71 | 38.7 |
Green Bay | 240.7 | 2.14 | 36.9 |
Houston | 255.3 | 1.86 | 36.7 |
NY Giants | 236.6 | 2.14 | 36.5 |
LA Rams | 287.3 | 1.14 | 35.6 |
Kansas City | 260.1 | 1.57 | 35.4 |
Oakland | 255.6 | 1.63 | 35.3 |
Miami | 259.6 | 1.50 | 35.0 |
Seattle | 245.4 | 1.71 | 34.8 |
Carolina | 264.1 | 1.29 | 34.1 |
New England | 249.1 | 1.43 | 33.5 |
Chicago | 232.6 | 1.63 | 33.0 |
Philadelphia | 243.9 | 1.43 | 33.0 |
NY Jets | 238.9 | 1.50 | 32.9 |
Jacksonville | 260.3 | 1.14 | 32.9 |
Baltimore | 177.4 | 2.43 | 32.3 |
Cleveland | 230.4 | 1.43 | 31.6 |
Indianapolis | 225.8 | 1.50 | 31.6 |
Buffalo | 205.4 | 1.63 | 30.3 |
Arizona | 203.1 | 1.29 | 28.0 |
Pittsburgh | 210.3 | 1.14 | 27.9 |
Cincinnati | 230.0 | .71 | 27.3 |
Denver | 197.6 | 1.14 | 26.6 |
Washington | 153.0 | .43 | 17.9 |
—Ian Allan