Opponent Preview: The Tennessee Titans

The Colts at the moment stand at 2-0 after their home victories vs the Dolphins and Broncos, while their AFC South rival Titans are at 0-2 after a loss by 8 points to the Broncos and a home loss to the Rams by 14 points. The Titans are attempting to rebuild after their 2024 season ended with them finishing 3-14 and earning the first overall pick to draft Miami’s Cam Ward as their new QB. The early results have been far from great so far.

Titans Stat Ranks VS Colts Stat Ranks

Offense

• Points Scored Per Game: 15.5 (30th) | 31 (4th)
• Yards Per Game: 192.5 (32nd) | 445.5 (2nd)
• Yards Per Play: 3.2 (32nd) | 6.5 (Tied 1st)
• 3rd Down Conversion Rate: 27.59% (31st) | 46.43% (Tied 6th)
• Red Zone TD Rate: 20% (30th) | 41.67% (26th)
• Turnovers Per Game: 1.5 (Tied 21st) | 0 (Tied 1st)
• Punts Per Game: 6.5 (32nd) | 0 (1st)
• EPA/Play: -0.34 (31st) | 0.19 (Tied 1st)

The Titans Offense has sputtered so far in 2025, suffering from poor execution, penalties (11.5 penalties per game, most in the NFL), bad offensive line play, drops, and the inconsistencies of a young QB making his first NFL starts against two tough defenses.

They have been a bottom 3 Offense so far this season, scoring just 12 points against the Broncos (4 Field Goals) and 19 Points (4 Field Goals and a running crossbody TD throw by Ward) versus the Rams.

Passing Offense

• Pass Rate: 60.5% (13th) | 47.4% (30th)
• Pass Rate Over Expected: -4% (25th) | -4.3% (27th)
• Passing Yards Per Game: 102.5 (32nd) | 284 (Tied 2nd)
• Passing Yards Per Dropback: 2.8 (32nd) | 8.7 (1st)
• Play Action Rate: 18.1% (Tied 24th) | 38.5% (2nd)
• Pressure Rate Allowed: 45.3% (31st) | 38% (Tied 18th)
• Time To Throw: 2.89 (Tied 21st) | 2.65 (Tied 7th)
• Yards After Catch: 153 (29th) | 261 (7th)
• EPA/Pass: -0.4 (31st) | +0.37 (1st)

The Titans Passing Offense has been pass heavy, albeit not by their own intention. Often forcing themselves into obvious passing situations, they still want to establish the run to ease the burden on their young QB and give Ward more Play Action to capitalize on Defenses’ hesitation.

The disfunction all starts at the trenches, where the Titans Offensive Line has made Ward the 3rd Most Pressured QB in the NFL behind Tyrod Taylor (11/16 Dropbacks for 68.8% Pressure Rate) and Joe Burrow (20/44 Dropbacks for 45.5% Pressure Rate) with his 34 Pressures on 75 Dropbackes for a 45.3% Pressure Rate. Guards Peter Skoronski and new vet addition Kevin Zeitler have been the bright spots, scoring a 76.8 and 62.2 Pass Pro Grade from PFF and allowing just 2 and 3 Pressures respectively.

But the other 3 spots with $82 million man Dan Moore Jr. (40.1 Pass Pro Grade), 2024 1st Round Pick JC Latham (41.3 Pass Pro...