The Tennessee Titans and quarterback Will Levis are going through some growing pains. First-year coach Brian Callahan’s challenge is speeding up Levis’ learning curve after a very painful lesson, blowing a 17-point lead to lose the season opener 24-17 in Chicago.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis waits to talk with reporters after his team’s 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis meets with reporters after his team’s 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan meets with reporters after his team’s 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept.
The Titans know well enough they let a season-opening win on the road slip away. Center Lloyd Cushenberry said they also know they have a lot of room for improvement and need to put their foot down when up by double digits.. Tennessee held Chicago to 148 yards. The Titans held the Bears to an average of 2.79 yards per play. Chicago was theto win averaging fewer than 2.8 yards per play and first since Seattle beat Dallas 21-12 on Dec. 24, 2017.
Callahan, who is calling the offensive plays, said he can be better. The Titans also hurt themselves with eight penalties for 50 yards. Communication also needs to improve. Callahan noted one play where Levis threw to a spot where he expected receiver Calvin Ridley to be when the veteran was somewhere else.RG Dillon Radunz. The second-round pick out of FCS North Dakota State in 2021 earned the starting job this preseason, helped when Saahdiq Charles abruptly retired.
Levis drifted left almost into a defender instead of moving up in the pocket, and Callahan said Levis reverted to some footwork issues the coach thought had been fixed. That’s when Levis threw the pick-6 instead of taking the sack. The Titans had a final chance to force overtime when Levis’ final pass on fourth down was picked off. Levis had only four interceptions in nine starts as a rookie.gave up some pressures, including on the strip-sack of Levis. T’Vondre Sweat was the other rookie who started and he had a couple of quarterback pressures in 38 defensive snaps.The Titans host Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets on Sunday with the Jets not only playing a second straight road game.
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