The Tennessee Titans suffered as terrible a defeat as ever against the Washington Commanders

The Tennessee Titans’ 42:19 away defeat against the Washington Commanders on Sunday can be broken down to 3:9:

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Well, that was terrible. The commanders showed up ready to play. The Titans clearly did not do this. The result was a humiliating start for the Titans, who were dominated to a degree rare in the NFL in the first 20 minutes of this game. Any positive sentiment after last week’s surprise in Houston immediately disappeared. It was 28-0 with 10:59 minutes left in the second quarter.
What went wrong at the beginning of this game? Shoot, what not? Before the Titans’ first TD drive just before halftime, the Commanders had outscored them 237-37 in yards and built a 16-1 lead on first downs. The Titans finished the first half with 11 penalties for 85 yards. Tony Pollard fumbled and had the ball ripped away from him, which was better than kick returner Jha’Quan Jackson, who was barely touched when he coughed it up. Both fumbles led to touchdowns for the Commanders, who reached the end zone on their first four possessions. Washington QB Jayden Daniels completed 14 of 15 throws in the first half and Brian Robinson averaged 7.7 yards on 11 carries in the first half. The Commanders racked up more than 20 minutes of possession before halftime, even though the Titans got the football first.
That doesn’t make up for the terrible start, but the Titans were able to salvage some pride on offense. Will Levis ended up throwing 37 times, including 18 for 212 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. But the offense still failed to execute a crucial third-and-13 shotgun snap, forcing the Titans to kick another field goal when a third-quarter touchdown could have made it 28-17. They then allowed a 72-yard touchdown drive that ended any fading hope and continued a terrible afternoon for the Titans’ defense.
There’s not much to do on these Titans, but we do give credit to receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Two touchdown catches on Sunday gave him eight this season. Nobody else on the Titans has more than three.

Where the game revolved

Before the first play from scrimmage, Titans left tackle JC Latham was warned for a false start. Before the second play from scrimmage, Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere had a false start. So the Titans had completed one play (a 1-yard run) and had already lost nine yards.

From there, things only got worse before they got better.

Key number

35 – Rushing yards for the Titans. That would be a season low, but they only collected 33 against the Packers and Vikings. By the way, the Commanders managed 267 yards on Sunday.

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