<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-jeffery-simmons-calvin-ridley-among-players-out-vs-chargers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Jeffery Simmons, Calvin Ridley among players out for Chargers clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jeffrey-Simmons-Calvin-Ridley-among-players-out-for-Chargers-clash.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans’ Jeffery Simmons, Calvin Ridley among players out for Chargers clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-31T11:22:25-07:00">October 31st, 11:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-31T11:22:25-07:00">October 31st, 11:22am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Chargers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/chargers-vs-titans-bold-predictions-for-nfl-week-9-clash">Titans and Los Angeles Chargers meet for a Week 9</a> battle in Nashville. The Titans are already big underdogs, and on top of that, they will be without some of their best players on Sunday.</p><p>The Titans <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1984315255716020267" rel="noopener">have already ruled out</a> Jeffery Simmons, Calvin Ridley, Arden Key, and Xavier Woods for this contest. None of those four practiced this week, and they have a few others who did not either. Blake Hance, Chig Okonkwo, and Jihad Ward also did not practice on Thursday. Darrell Baker Jr., Tony Pollard, and Kevin Zeitler were all full participants on Thursday, while Bryce Oliver and James Lynch were limited. The Titans will need all the help they can get when taking on this rising Chargers team.</p><p>Simmons missed the game against the Indianapolis Colts last weekend and will miss his second straight game. The star defensive tackle is one of the top in the league, and his 4.5 sacks on the season lead all defensive tackles in the NFL. He adds 30 tackles on the season and one forced fumble. The Titans will seriously miss their star DT.</p><p>Calvin Ridley is the team’s top receiver, but that really isn’t saying much this season. The Titans’ passing game has been almost non-existent. Ridley has 16 catches for 290 yards and zero touchdowns. His hamstring injury is going to force Ridley to miss this contest, the second of the season for the veteran receiver. QB Cam Ward has only thrown three touchdown passes to wide receivers this season. Rookie Elic Ayomanor has two, and fellow rookie Chimere Dike has one. In fact, with rookie TE Gunner Helm also having a TD catch, the only person on the roster who has a touchdown catch that isn’t a rookie is second-year TE David Martin-Robinson.</p><p>Ward may seriously struggle taking on this elite Chargers defense on Sunday with inexperienced offensive talent. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/titans-news-cam-ward-showing-frustration-interim-coach-mike-mccoy">Ward is already showing frustration</a> with interim head coach Mike McCoy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Jeffery Simmons, Calvin Ridley among players out for Chargers clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/fantasy-sports/fantasy-football-streaming-nfl-week-9-wide-receiver');   ga('set', 'title', 'Last-minute Fantasy Football streaming options for NFL Week 9: Wide Receiver');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Wide-Receiver_3200dc.jpg"></figure><h1>Last-minute Fantasy Football streaming options for NFL Week 9: Wide Receiver</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-31T11:14:22-07:00">October 31st, 11:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-31T11:14:22-07:00">October 31st, 11:14am</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall Capps is a multi-media journalist and editor who is overly passionate about all sports (to his wife's dismay). He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Fantasy Sports</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In order to succeed in fantasy football, managers need to be flexible. Not only during the draft, but also with their in-season management. With Week 9 on tap in the NFL this weekend, it would be highly prudent for team owners to make the appropriate decisions with their roster.</p><p>There are four teams on bye this week: The Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That means fantasy owners are without the services of AJ Brown, Devonta Smith, Emeka Egbuka, and Garrett Wilson, who would all be lineup locks.</p><p>Granted, Wilson is <a href="https://www.profootballnetwork.com/garrett-wilson-out-injury-update-jets-week-9/">still recovering from a hyperextended knee</a>. But he seems likely to return following the Jets’ bye in Week 10.</p><p>Depending on your roster construction and injuries, fantasy football managers might be looking to scoop up a free agent to plug and play. So, here are the last-minute streaming options for Week 9 at the wide receiver position.</p><h2><b>Alex Pierce – Colts WR</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Colts-WR-Alec-Pierce-vs-Titans.jpg"><figcaption>© Robert Goddin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The first receiver on the list is the Indianapolis Colts’ deep threat, Alec Pierce.</p><p>Pierce has always been a boom-or-bust player, both in the NFL and fantasy circles. However, there are plenty of reasons to believe this week could be a boom week.</p><p>The Colts travel to Pittsburgh this week to face a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-losing-patience-defense-flopping">Steelers defense that looked hapless against the Green Bay Packers</a> last week. But their struggles go far beyond that. Despite being the highest-paid defense in the NFL, the Steelers’ secondary has struggled all season.</p><p>They are allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers. Meanwhile, Pierce leads the NFL in yards per catch at 21.4. He has 18 catches for 386 yards. The next closest is more than three yards fewer.</p><p>At home, I expect the Steelers to make Jonathan Taylor grind for his yards. That should allow some deep shots to pay off, which is where Pierce feasts.</p><h2><b>Tre Tucker – Raiders WR</b></h2><p>Another wideout that offers solid streaming appeal in Week 9 is another with a great matchup. The Las Vegas Raiders, coming off of their bye, will host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.</p><p>After their hot start, the Jags have come back to Earth the last few weeks. They have still done a good job limiting opposing run games, but have struggled against the pass. Jacksonville allows the eighth most fantasy points to receivers.</p><p>Tre Tucker is listed as the No. 2 wide receiver on the team’s depth chart. But is he really?</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-jakobi-meyers-trade-table-insider">Jakobi Meyers has already requested a trade from the Raiders</a> twice. He and first-year Raiders QB Geno Smith have yet to get on the same page. Meyers has just 29 catches for 329 yards. Tucker, who is available in 63% of Yahoo fantasy football leagues, has 29 catches for 389 yards and four touchdowns. He is also the deep threat for the team.</p><p>If you are looking for a wideout to stream this week, Tucker should be a prime candidate.</p><h2><b>Chimere Dike – Titans WR</b></h2><p>The next player on the list is not here because of his matchup. Instead, it is due to production.</p><p>Tennessee Titans rookie wide receiver Chimere Dike has built rapport with fellow rookie Cam Ward. Since the Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan, Ward has been letting the ball loose. Dike has been the primary beneficiary.</p><p>Over the last two weeks, he has 11 catches for 163 yards and a touchdown. Some people will push back that the production coincided with Calvin Ridley being out of the lineup. That is true. But guess what, Ridley was ruled out on Friday once again.</p><p>In a game where the Titans are large underdogs and likely to be trailing to the Los Angeles Chargers, Ward will be throwing a lot. So, despite facing a stingy secondary, Dike offers streaming appeal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Last-minute Fantasy Football streaming options for NFL Week 9: Wide Receiver

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tvondre-sweat-has-hilarious-description-of-justin-herbert');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ T’Vondre Sweat has hilarious description of ‘perfect QB’ Justin Herbert');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Titans-news-TVondre-Sweat-has-hilarious-description-of-perfect-QB-Justin-Herbert.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans’ T’Vondre Sweat has hilarious description of ‘perfect QB’ Justin Herbert</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-30T15:46:57-07:00">October 30th, 3:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-30T15:46:57-07:00">October 30th, 3:46pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Chargers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/chargers-vs-titans-bold-predictions-for-nfl-week-9-clash">Titans and Los Angeles Chargers meet for a Week 9</a> battle at Nissan Stadium. The Titans are aiming to finally get things going after a miserable start to the season. At 1-7, the Titans are in serious trouble.</p><p>The Chargers are back in the win column after a big-time 37-10 win against the Minnesota Vikings. Justin Herbert and the offense dominated the entire game and improved to 5-3 on the season. The Chargers can be a Super Bowl threat this season, and will look to prove it on Sunday with another blowout win.</p><p>The Titans are struggling, but they contain a great pass rush. Jeffery Simmons is one of the best defensive tackles in the league. T’Vondre Sweat plays alongside him, forming an elite duo. They have combined for 6.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss this season.</p><p>On Thursday, Sweat talked to the media about facing quarterback Justin Herbert on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">T’Vondre Sweat’s analysis of what makes Justin Herbert the perfect QB. No notes. <a href="https://t.co/Ts1TYEDjhy">pic.twitter.com/Ts1TYEDjhy</a></p><p>— Buck Reising (@BuckReising) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuckReising/status/1983986177490481336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“He’s a fast guy, he’s like a perfect quarterback,” Sweat told the media. “So you know, just get there, honestly.”</p><p>Sweat expanded on what makes Herbert the “perfect quarterback,” and he did so while chuckling.</p><p>“He’s a tall, white guy, fast… he can throw, right, I mean, everyone knows that. It’s true.”</p><p>Herbert is having a phenomenal season, but he needs to focus on limiting the interceptions. No quarterback in football has been pressured as many times as he has, but with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-chargers/chargers-news-jim-harbaugh-praises-joe-alt-even-his-kids-love-him">Joe Alt back at left tackle</a>, the offensive line is much better. Sweat and Simmons will aim to disrupt the Chargers’ flow, which has hurt them in the three losses this season.</p><p>The Titans recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-la-picks-up-cornerback-from-titans-pre-deadline-move">traded cornerback Roger McCreary</a> to the Los Angeles Rams earlier in the week. The NFL Trade Deadline is approaching.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ T’Vondre Sweat has hilarious description of ‘perfect QB’ Justin Herbert

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/chargers-vs-titans-bold-predictions-for-nfl-week-9-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chargers vs. Titans bold predictions for NFL Week 9 clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chargers-vs.-Titans-bold-predictions-for-NFL-Week-9-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Chargers vs. Titans bold predictions for NFL Week 9 clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-29T12:37:55-07:00">October 29th, 12:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-29T12:37:55-07:00">October 29th, 12:37pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Chargers battle it out on Sunday for a Week 9 contest at Nissan Stadium. The Chargers are 5-3 on the season and are big favorites to take down the 1-7 Titans on the road this Sunday.</p><p>The Bolts are coming off their biggest win of the season in blowout style at home against the Minnesota Vikings, 37-10. Los Angeles dominated that game from start to finish and saw some crucial players come back from injury. That really propelled the Chargers in that game, seeing the likes of Joe Alt, Denzel Perryman, Khalil Mack, and Trey Pipkins playing. Derwin James, Tarheeb Still, and Mekhi Becton got banged up in that game, and their statuses for this week are still up in the air. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-chargers/chargers-news-los-angeles-loses-star-corner-2-4-weeks-injury-woes-continue">Still won’t play in Week 9</a>, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-chargers/chargers-news-derwin-james-mekhi-becton-return-practice-week-9">James and Becton did practice on Tuesday</a>.</p><p>The Titans are coming off another loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8. The Colts scored 38 points for the second consecutive week as they are really pounding the AFC right now. The Titans just did not stand a chance on the road. They managed to reach the end zone twice, which is a positive for this team. In fact, the last time the Titans scored two touchdowns in a game was against the Arizona Cardinals in their lone win of the season. Tennessee will have another uphill battle against the Chargers on Sunday.</p><p>This outcome has a chance to be a blowout win for the Chargers, but the Titans are not going to quit. If Tennessee can limit turnovers and see success on third down, they have a chance to keep this game close.</p><p>Let’s get into some bold predictions for this Week 9 class in Nashville.</p><h2><b>Bold Prediction No. 4 – Tyjae Spears Scores For Second Straight Week</b></h2><p>The Titans have a chance at trading running back Tony Pollard after this Week 9 contest against LA. The odds of Pollard being utilized in a heavy workload are slim. Pollard should continue to get his share of carries, but he won’t be the running back that scores this weekend.</p><p>Backup Tyjae Spears is back from injury and could emerge as the starter soon. I expect Spears to find the endzone for the second consecutive week. Last week, Spears ran the ball nine times for 59 yards and one TD. All three were season highs, and I expect a similar performance against LA. The Chargers allow big plays, and Spears could be one of the guys who takes advantage of it.</p><h2><b>Bold Prediction No. 3 – Ladd McConkey Finishes With 100+ Rec Yards, 1 TD</b></h2><p>Ladd McConkey and Justin Herbert are dominating right now. Over the last three weeks, McConkey has caught 22 passes on 34 targets for 255 yards and two touchdowns. Herbert is looking for his rising star almost every play. That will continue against the Titans, who just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-la-picks-up-cornerback-from-titans-pre-deadline-move">traded away Roger McCreary to the Los Angeles Rams</a>.</p><p>McConkey will end the day with over 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. He will make big plays time and time again in what could be a very successful Sunday afternoon for the Bolts. This will be a true 10:00 AM game for the Bolts, but the last time they did that, they won 29-27 over the Miami Dolphins. McConkey caught seven passes for 100 yards and a TD in that win.</p><h2><b>Bold Prediction No. 2 – Justin Herbert Rushes For a TD</b></h2><p>It’s not a secret by now that the Chargers could have another big day against the Titans. They put up 37 points against the Vikings in a primetime game. In a game that won’t have nearly as much hype, the Bolts should dominate. The Chargers will reach the red zone multiple times, and this will be the first game this season where Justin Herbert rushes for a touchdown.</p><p>Over the last two weeks, Herbert has ramped up his rushing. Whether it’s been him escaping the pocket or tucking and running because he sees an opening, Herbert understands the team excels when he uses his legs. He’s run the ball 13 times for 93 yards the last two weeks. This week, he should see an opening in the red zone and run into the endzone for the score. He’s still expected to throw for at least one touchdown as well.</p><h2><b>Bold Prediction No. 1 – Cam Ward Throws Multiple Interceptions</b></h2><p>The toughest bold prediction of this game will be Cam Ward throwing multiple interceptions. The Chargers’ defense is going to make things very difficult for him. The Bolts have seven interceptions this season, with three in two games against Geno Smith and the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2 and Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins in Week 6. They picked up Carson Wentz last week for the 7th of the season. It’s only been three QBs, but the Bolts take advantage of poor play.</p><p>Ward has not been playing well this season. He’s doing a good job for the most part, limiting turnovers, but he just does not have the weapons to excel this season. He’s thrown one INT in six straight games, and this game, he will throw two in what should be another bad loss for the Titans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chargers vs. Titans bold predictions for NFL Week 9 clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-wilson-issues-clear-demand-after-jonathan-taylors-unreal-week-8');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Dennard Wilson issues clear demand after Jonathan Taylor’s unreal Week 8');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/USATSI_27426775_168404030_lowres.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Goddin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans’ Dennard Wilson issues clear demand after Jonathan Taylor’s unreal Week 8</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T10:13:48-07:00">October 28th, 10:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T10:13:48-07:00">October 28th, 10:13am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Colts flattened Tennessee 38-14, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-mvp-qb-endorses-jonathan-taylor">MVP drumbeat for Jonathan Taylor only got louder</a>. After another three-touchdown showcase punctuated by an 80-yard bolt after halftime, even quarterback Daniel Jones nodded toward the chants ringing through Lucas Oil Stadium.</p><p>Taylor’s burst scoring and home-run efficiency turned a competitive script into a rout, and it left the Titans searching for answers on a defense that couldn’t get ball carriers on the ground or get off the field.</p><p>Defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson <a href="https://x.com/jwyattsports/status/1983211602095542523" rel="noopener">didn’t sugarcoat the fix.</a> “Have to go back to the basics, and we have to tackle better,” he said, while giving Taylor his due but stressing that Tennessee’s tackling must improve, via Jim Wyatt on X.</p><p>That’s the directive now: fundamentals first, angles and leverage cleaned up, and rally-and-finish tackling that turns 8-yard gains into 3s instead of explosives. Wilson’s message also hints at practice emphasis, fit the run, secure edges, and trust the first tackler while the cavalry arrives, because one missed shot against Taylor turned into points in bunches.</p><p>The loss also exposed complementary football cracks. Tennessee’s offense struggled to sustain drives long enough to help the defense reset, which compounded the tackling issues and kept a tired unit on the field.</p><p>When the Titans did get to manageable down-and-distance, Taylor’s cutback patience and acceleration erased pursuit lanes. The remediation is equal parts technical (strike zone, wrap, run-through) and structural (front fits, force/contain, pursuit rules), and it has to show up fast with divisional stakes tightening.</p><p>And on the other sideline, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-80-yard-td-michael-pittman-jr">Taylor’s 80-yard dagger</a> had even his teammates shaking their heads. Michael Pittman Jr. described the play as a slow-build jaw-dropper, “a good 15-yard run… a good 30-yard run… and then 80 yards,” capturing how quickly Taylor flips field position and, by extension, game control.</p><p>It’s the third straight meeting with Tennessee in which Taylor hit the end zone three times, a brutal trend line the Titans simply must break.</p><p>There’s no mystery in Wilson’s blueprint. Strip the game back to core tenets: alignment, assignment, tackle, and then let the pass rush earn its chances on longer downs. If Tennessee cleans up the first contact and wins the pursuit math, days like Sunday stop snowballing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Dennard Wilson issues clear demand after Jonathan Taylor’s unreal Week 8

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-la-picks-up-cornerback-from-titans-pre-deadline-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams pick up cornerback from Titans in pre-deadline trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Roger-McCreary-with-Titans.jpg"><figcaption>Oct 19, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA;  Tennessee Titans cornerback Roger McCreary (21) walks off the field post game against the New England Patriots at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rams pick up cornerback from Titans in pre-deadline trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T10:24:54-07:00">October 27th, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T11:02:13-07:00">October 27th, 11:02am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams are positioned well to compete for the NFC West title after their bye week. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/clutchpoints-nfl-power-rankings-week-9-bills-packers-cruise-jets-win-first">LA is 5-2 heading into Week 9</a> and preparing for a winnable game against the Saints. The Rams added some much-needed reinforcements to their secondary on Monday in a surprising pre-deadline trade.</p><p>The Rams <a href="https://x.com/DMRussini/status/1982856548696375306" rel="noopener">have agreed to a trade</a> with the Titans for cornerback Roger McCreary, per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. They acquired McCreary and a conditional 2026 sixth-round pick <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-trade-cb-roger-mccreary-to-rams-as-teams-swap-draft-picks-in-2026-nfl-draft" rel="noopener">in exchange for a conditional 2026 fifth-round pick</a> per Titans writer Jim Wyatt.</p><p>Los Angeles was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-ravens-colts-lions-rams-making-trade-calls-same-position">rumored to be in the market for a cornerback</a> with Akhello Witherspoon on injured reserve.</p><p>The Titans drafted McCreary in the second round of the the 2022 NFL Draft. He has played in every game for the Titans this season and logged 21 total tackles, one sacks, and an interception.</p><p>Adding McCreary will give the Rams a big boost in their secondary. He should quickly push Cobie Durant, Quentin Lake, and Emmanuel Forbes for a spot in the starting lineup.</p><p>LA is coming off their bye in Week 8. McCreary may have to play an extra game in 2025 as Tennessee has not had their bye yet.</p><p>Perhaps the Rams will build in some rest as McCreary gets settled in LA.</p><h2><b>Rams to make playoff push following Week 8 bye, McCreary trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Puka-Nacua.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Rams are ready to assert themselves in the NFC West during the second half of the regular season.</p><p>While it is surprising to see LA add McCreary after their bye week, it is great to see them getting aggressive about upgrading the roster. Now is the perfect time to make a move during an important season for the organization.</p><p>LA would also love to get superstar Puka Nacua back from injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-puka-nacua-absent-practice-after-week-6-injury">Nacua has been out since Week 6</a> after suffering an ankle injury.</p><p>Rams fans will get their first clues about Nacua’s availability for Week 9 on Wednesday as practice reports start rolling in. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-sean-mcvay-truth-bomb-la-rout-jaguars-puka-nacua">LA proved they can win without Nacua</a>, but they’ll want him back ASAP no matter what.</p><p>But Nacua or no, the Rams will be under immense pressure to play even better as the season wears on.</p><p>LA can get things started on the right foot with a win in Week 9.</p><p>Rams vs. Saints kicks off at 4:05PM ET on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams pick up cornerback from Titans in pre-deadline trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/titans-news-cam-ward-showing-frustration-interim-coach-mike-mccoy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Cam Ward already showing frustration with interim coach Mike McCoy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Titans-quarterback-Cam-Ward-1-heads-to-the-locker-room.jpg"><figcaption>© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans’ Cam Ward already showing frustration with interim coach Mike McCoy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T04:45:39-07:00">October 27th, 4:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T04:45:39-07:00">October 27th, 4:45am</time><address><a>Jayesh Pagar</a>Jayesh Pagar is currently pursuing Sports Journalism from the London School of Journalism and brings four years of experience in sports media coverage. He has contributed extensively to NBA, WNBA, college basketball, and college football content, delivering in-depth analysis and breaking news coverage across multiple platforms.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward publicly showed his frustration with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-mike-mccoy-cam-ward-turnover-issues">interim head coach Mike McCoy</a> during Sunday’s loss. The sideline incident revealed growing tension between the pair.​</p><p>The Titans lost badly to the Indianapolis Colts. The final score was 38-14 in a game that was never really close. Tennessee dropped to 1-7 on the season. The Colts improved to 7-1 and look like playoff contenders.​</p><p>The controversy happened in the third quarter. The Titans trailed 17-7 and faced fourth-and-3 at the Colts’ 42-yard line. This was a key moment in the game. McCoy made the call to punt instead of going for it.​</p><p>Ward was furious about the decision. After the punt team came out, CBS cameras caught his reaction on the sideline. The rookie quarterback removed his helmet and <a href="https://x.com/SharpFootball/status/1982571753122767002" rel="noopener">appeared to yell at his coach</a>.​</p><h2><b>What did Cam Ward say to Mike McCoy on the sideline?</b></h2><p>Ward’s voice was not audible on the broadcast. But fans and analysts immediately started analyzing the footage. Multiple people who read lips came to the same conclusion. Ward appeared to say: “What the fuck are we doing, Mike? Go for it.”​</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">who reads lips <a href="https://t.co/BofkPCIn9q">pic.twitter.com/BofkPCIn9q</a></p><p>— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1982571753122767002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The conservative decision backfired immediately. Johnny Hekker’s punt sailed into the end zone for a touchback. The Colts got the ball at their own 20-yard line.​</p><p>On the very next play, disaster struck. Colts running back Jonathan Taylor broke loose for an 80-yard touchdown run. It was the longest run of his career. The score jumped to 24-7, and the game was essentially over.​</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JONATHAN TAYLOR 80-YARD HOUSE CALL!</p><p>TENvsIND on CBS/Paramount+<a href="https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt">https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt</a> <a href="https://t.co/6pVfiMe3kX">pic.twitter.com/6pVfiMe3kX</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1982570187162558465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ward struggled throughout the afternoon. He completed 22 of 38 passes for 259 yards. He threw one touchdown and one interception.</p><p>McCoy <a href="https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/cam_ward_frustrations_bubble_over_after_cowardly_move_by_interim_coach_mike_mccoy_in_loss_to_colts/s1_17313_42966699" rel="noopener">later admitted his mistake</a>. He told reporters he probably should have gone for it on fourth down. The interim coach said he expected the defense to make a stop.​</p><p>The incident highlights Tennessee’s struggles this season. Ward’s rookie year has been difficult, with coaching changes and mounting losses.​</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Cam Ward already showing frustration with interim coach Mike McCoy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-cam-ward-jeffery-simmons-tennessees-untouchable-players');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans rumors: Why Cam Ward, Jeffery Simmons are Tennessee’s only untouchable players');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tennessee-Titans-wide-receiver-Chimere-Dike-17.jpg"><figcaption>© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans rumors: Why Cam Ward, Jeffery Simmons are Tennessee’s only untouchable players</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T21:49:46-07:00">October 25th, 9:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T21:49:46-07:00">October 25th, 9:49pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Tennessee Titans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans will shop the roster ahead of the Nov. 4 trade deadline, but they’ve drawn a firm line: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-only-2-untouchable-players-before-2025-trade-deadline">rookie quarterback Cam Ward and defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons are off limits</a>, sources told ESPN. The move signals a front office <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46724341/sources-titans-unwilling-trade-cam-ward-jeffery-simmons" rel="noopener">that wants to retool</a> without tearing down its foundational pieces, after they fired Head Coach Brian Callahan.</p><p>Ward, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, gives Tennessee a young franchise signal-caller to build around. Team brass made clear he won’t be used as bait to acquire picks, even as the club explores offers for other veterans. That stance tracks with the franchise’s long-term plan to collect draft capital while keeping its centerpiece intact.  </p><p>Simmons, a three-time Pro Bowl selection and the anchor of the defensive front, also sits squarely in the untouchable category. He carries two years left on the four-year, $94 million extension he signed in 2023, and Titans coaches have publicly called him “our best player,” via Adam Schefter of ESPN. Sources say Tennessee believes Simmons’ presence on and off the field matters more than any one deadline return.  </p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/3-titans-who-100-must-be-sent-packing-before-2025-nfl-trade-deadline">That doesn’t mean the Titans won’t move pieces.</a> Executives have quietly floated names such as tight end Chig Okonkwo, cornerback Roger McCreary, and edge rusher Arden Key, players who could fetch mid-round picks or be flipped for immediate help. The club’s new regime, led by president of team operations Chad Brinker, has signaled a desire to reload with draft assets while avoiding a full-scale teardown.  </p><p>Interim coach Mike McCoy kept the team’s focus narrow and immediate, saying the staff is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/titans-vs-colts-bold-predictions-for-2025-nfl-week-8-clash">concentrating on the next opponent</a> rather than on deadline drama. With the Titans sitting 1-6, according to ESPN’s report, the club faces a delicate balancing act: improve the roster now or accelerate a rebuild that sacrifices veterans for draft capital.  </p><p>For contenders shopping for pass rush or a QB swing, Nashville will still answer the phone, but don’t expect a gettable price for Ward or Simmons. The Titans can still be active at the deadline, but their core players remain the foundation of whatever comes next. That clarity should speed talks and set expectations leaguewide as Nov. 4 approaches.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans rumors: Why Cam Ward, Jeffery Simmons are Tennessee’s only untouchable players

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He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Broncos</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The best fantasy football managers understand that a championship is not won during the draft, but from solid in-season management. The best players ensure that they have the proper handcuffs at the running back position, knowing how often injuries can derail their stud’s performance.</p><p>But over the last couple of seasons, the NFL has seen the running back position stay relatively healthy. Instead, it has been the wide receivers ravaged by injury.</p><p>The NFL Week 8 slate of games is no exception, with a ton of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy-sports/nfl-week-8-fantasy-football-injury-report-2025">stars on this week’s injury report</a>. With so many pass catchers banged up, it creates opportunities for fantasy managers to find solid streaming options.</p><h2><b>Troy Franklin &amp; Marvin Mims – Broncos WRs</b></h2><p>We will kick off this list with a pair of teammates.</p><p>Denver Broncos wide receivers Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims Jr. both offer strong streaming appeal for fantasy managers. The biggest reason is the opponent.</p><p>The Broncos face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. While Dallas’ offense is on fire, their defense is still a train wreck. They have allowed the most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers.</p><p>Yes, Courtland Sutton sits atop the depth chart in Denver. But both Franklin and Mims, who are widely available in fantasy leagues, can be started in your flex spot this week. For what it is worth, I slightly rank Franklin higher, as his depth per target is significantly greater.</p><h2><b>Elic Ayomanor – Titans WR</b></h2><p>The Tennessee Titans have the worst offense in football. That is pretty clear at this point. Rookie quarterback Cam Ward has failed to live up to expectations thus far. But that does not mean fantasy managers need to stay away.</p><p>The Titans’ top receiver, Calvin Ridley, is banged up and unlikely to play. That leaves Elic Ayomanor to receive the lion’s share of targets from Ward. They will face the 6-1 Indianapolis Colts this weekend.</p><p>The Colts are <a href="https://www.oddstrader.com/nfl/" rel="noopener">heavily favored by 14.5 points</a>. The over/under sits at 47.5, meaning the Colts are implied to win roughly 31-16. That is the perfect game script for Ward to sling the ball around, with Ayomanor, who has already had a couple of solid games, being the biggest beneficiary.</p><h2><b>Jaylin Noel – Texans WR</b></h2><p>The next wide receiver fantasy football managers might want to stream is another unheralded player: Jaylin Noel.</p><p>He is in a similar spot as Ayomanor. The Houston Texans’ top receiver, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-nico-collins-concussion-makes-houstons-brutal-night-even-worse">Nico Collins, is dealing with a concussion</a> and unlikely to play. Christian Kirk still is not practicing. Even tight end Dalton Schultz is questionable.</p><p>That leaves Noel and Jayden Higgins as the only pass catchers.</p><p>The Texans face the 5-2 San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, which should provide a positive game script for Noel to garner at least eight targets. You may not like it, but he offers streaming appeal.</p><h2><b>Jauan Jennings – 49ers WR</b></h2><p>The next player with streaming appeal for fantasy managers plays in that same game. 49ers’ wideout Jauan Jennings is looking at a breakout opportunity. Ricky Pearsall is highly unlikely to play, and we saw Jennings supplant Kendrick Bourne as the alpha wide receiver.</p><p>Whether it is Mac Jones or Brock Purdy under center, Jennings has a great chance for a big game. If fantasy managers left him on waivers amid the uncertainty in San Fran, scoop him up asap.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Last-minute Fantasy Football streaming options for NFL Week 8: Wide Receiver

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-ljarius-sneed-injured-reserve-with-quad-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans place L’Jarius Sneed on injured reserve with quad injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LJarius-Sneed.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans place L’Jarius Sneed on injured reserve with quad injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T11:36:08-07:00">October 23rd, 11:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T11:36:08-07:00">October 23rd, 11:36am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans are in full panic mode after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-fires-brian-callahan-brutal-1-5-start">firing Brian Callahan last week</a>. Tennessee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-chants-take-over-nissan-stadium-titans-demolition">lost 31-13 against New England</a> in Week 7, dropping their record to 1-6. To make matters worse, one of their best players suffered an injury during the game that will keep them out for several weeks.</p><p>The Titans have placed cornerback L’Jarius Sneed on injured reserve, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. He will <a href="https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1981406147593843076?s=46" rel="noopener">miss at least the next four games</a>.</p><p>In a corresponding move, Tennessee promoted linebacker Joe Bachie from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.</p><p>Sneed left Week 7’s game against the Patriots with a quad injury. Apparently it was severe enough to keep him out for multiple weeks.</p><p>The Titanas will be forced to rely on Marcus Harris, Jalyn Armour-Davis, and Roger McCreary at cornerback with Sneed on the mend.</p><p>Now that Tennessee’s season is essentially over, it is hard to imagine that Sneed will rush back from injured reserve.</p><h2><b>Titans only have 2 “untouchable” players ahead of trade deadline</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cam-Ward-of-the-Tennessee-Titans-5.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s no telling how ugly Tennessee’s season could get from here.</p><p>The Athletic’s Dianna Russini explained that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-only-2-untouchable-players-before-2025-trade-deadline">almost every Titans player is available</a> ahead of the NFL’s November 4th trade deadline.</p><p>“The Titans are open for business on every player but QB Cam Ward and defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons,” Russini wrote on Saturday. “They are looking to stockpile future picks.”</p><p>NFL insiders had already suggested that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-jeffery-simmons-not-among-laundry-list-trade-candidates">Simmons should not be traded</a>. But they did name a few players who make sense as trade pieces.</p><p>“The Titans were already poised to be active at the trade deadline, and the Callahan firing only expedites that process,” ESPN’s Fowler wrote on Wednesday. “They know they need draft capital to rebuild the roster. Pass rusher Arden Key, cornerback Roger McCreary and tight end Chig Okonkwo are among players on my radar. There could be more.”</p><p>It will be interesting to see how active the Titans are at the deadline this year.</p><p>Next up for the Titans is a Week 8 matchup against the Colts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans place L’Jarius Sneed on injured reserve with quad injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/titans-vs-colts-bold-predictions-for-2025-nfl-week-8-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans vs. Colts bold predictions for 2025 NFL Week 8 clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Titans-vs.-Colts-bold-predictions-for-2025-NFL-Week-8-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans vs. Colts bold predictions for 2025 NFL Week 8 clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T09:10:46-07:00">October 23rd, 9:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T09:10:46-07:00">October 23rd, 9:10am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The AFC South has been one of the most surprising divisions in the NFL this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/clutchpoints-nfl-power-rankings-week-8-cowboys-colts-roll-falcons-stumble">Indy has the league’s best record through seven games</a>. Their surprising rise to prominence is arguably the best story in the league right right now.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Texans have been a disappointment and nobody can be sure what the Jaguars are from week to week. As for the Titans, they’ve already thrown in the towel <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-fires-brian-callahan-brutal-1-5-start">after firing head coach Brian Callahan</a>.</p><p>But don’t be fooled by how lopsided this game looks on paper. Division games always feature a little bit of edge and unpredictability. After all, these are the teams that know each other the best.</p><p>Plus, the Colts are in the middle of a truly magical season. That alone is worth your attention. Colts running back Jonathan <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-locker-room-take-fans-super-bowl">Taylor explained the special feeling this season has</a> after Week 2.</p><p>“I just think that there’s a little bit of something extra. Of course, we know that we’re honoring Mr. (Jim) Irsay and, of course, we know that he’s looking down (on us), and we know that we have a little bit of that blessing on us,” said Taylor in a video shared by WISH-TV News’ Angela Moryan.</p><p>With all of that said, do the Titans actually have a chance against the Colts? And which players will play the most important roles in this game?</p><p>Below we will explore three bold predictions from the Week 8 matchup between the Titans and Colts.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Daniel Jones keeps rolling against lowly Titans defense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Daniel-Jones-3.jpg"><figcaption>Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>Danny Dimes is gone and Indiana Jones has taken his place.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/daniel-jones-deserves-not-just-an-apology-for-colts-renaissance-but-also-mvp-hype">Jones is in the middle of a complete career renaissance</a> with the Colts in 2025.</p><p>The veteran quarterback already has 1,790 passing yards for 10 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He has a passer rating of 105.9 and a completion percentage of 71.0%, one of the best in the NFL.</p><p>At this pace, Jones will most certainly have the best season of his career.</p><p>So how will he fare against the Titans?</p><p>Tennessee has not played great defense this season, but they are far from being a disaster. Especially when considering the bad situations their offense routinely puts them in.</p><p>The Titans allowed <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/stat/passing/table/passing/sort/netPassingYardsPerGame/dir/desc" rel="noopener">7.3 yards per attempt and 210 passing yards per game</a> through seven games. Those are both in the bottom half of NFL teams, but could be much worse.</p><p>Indy will certainly lean on their running game in this one (more on that in a second), but I think there will be space for Jones to put together a great game passing too.</p><p>I’m predicting that Jones will have 250+ passing yards, one rushing touchdown, and will remain efficient with his QBR and completion percentage.</p><h2><b>Jonathan Taylor has more rushing yards, touchdowns than Titans</b></h2><p>Indy is finally seeing the version of Taylor that the NFL fell in love with back in 2021.</p><p>The veteran running back has been the engine of Indy’s offense. He has 131 carries for 697 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns through seven games this season.</p><p>The Colts are making it very easy for Taylor, allowing him to get plenty of yards before contact and remain incredibly efficient. In fact, he is averaging 5.3 yards per carry and has not had lower than 3.9 yards per carry in any game this season.</p><p>Taylor has also been a touchdown machine, scoring three touchdowns in three separate games this season. That includes his Week 3 domination of the Titans, where he had 17 carries for 102 yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>He’s even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-jim-brown-priest-holmes-derrick-henry-territory">put himself in Jim Brown territory</a> after his impressive start to the season.</p><p>“Colts making weekly history,” Holder posted on X. “Here’s some: Jonathan Taylor became the 4th player with three separate games with 3 rushing TDs within his team’s first 7 games. The others: Jim Brown (1958), Priest Holmes (2004), and Derrick Henry (2021). Crazy.”</p><p>Let’s go big with this week’s prediction.</p><p>I am predicting that Taylor will have more rushing yards and rushing touchdown than the Titans in Week 8.</p><p>But exactly how bold is that prediction?</p><p>When just looking at rushing yards, Taylor actually accomplished this four times already this season. So adding that rushing touchdowns portion gives this some extra juice.</p><h2><b>Colts beat Titans, but only by one score</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Titans-quarterback-Cam-Ward-1-heads-to-the-locker-room.jpg"><figcaption>© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It can be easy to forget that the Titans are still a legitimate NFL team despite their terrible start to the season.</p><p>Much of the news around Tennessee focuses on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-only-2-untouchable-players-before-2025-trade-deadline">which player will not be traded away</a> ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline. And stories about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-grants-tyler-lockett-release-patriots-loss">Tyler Lockett requesting a release</a> do not help the perception that the Titans are a sinking ship.</p><p>While all of that can be true, it does not doom the Titans to lose the rest of their games this season.</p><p>It can be incredibly difficult to predict “trap games” ahead of time, especially when it means a team like the Titans getting a win. I won’t go that far this week, but I think this game could be much more competitive than it is currently being billed.</p><p>I’m predicting that Tennessee will keep this a close game and only lose by one score.</p><p>That is by far the boldest prediction on this list, as the Titans have only lost by that margin one time this season (20-12 against Denver in Week 1).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans vs. Colts bold predictions for 2025 NFL Week 8 clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-cam-ward-roasts-media-impromptu-test');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Cam Ward roasts media after impromptu QB test');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Titans-quarterback-Cam-Ward-1-heads-to-the-locker-room.jpg"><figcaption>© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans’ Cam Ward roasts media after impromptu QB test</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T19:59:02-07:00">October 22nd, 7:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T19:59:02-07:00">October 22nd, 7:59pm</time><address><a>Jayesh Pagar</a>Jayesh Pagar is currently pursuing Sports Journalism from the London School of Journalism and brings four years of experience in sports media coverage. He has contributed extensively to NBA, WNBA, college basketball, and college football content, delivering in-depth analysis and breaking news coverage across multiple platforms.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward addressed reporters on Wednesday at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. The rookie quarterback turned the tables on the media, challenging them to repeat complex play calls. They failed miserably, giving Ward a lighthearted moment <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-mike-mccoy-cam-ward-turnover-issues">amid a tough season</a>.</p><p>Ward <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1981159256994042321">decided to quiz the reporters</a> instead of taking their questions during his Wednesday press conference. The No. 1 overall pick rattled off intricate play calls, leaving the media stumped.​</p><p>“I want to see if y’all can repeat this play. And this is an easy one, too. Let’s just do this one. Let’s go, ‘gun deuce right closer Z top fire six jet rib boom F ship H burst on the turn,'” Ward said, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz.​</p><p>The reporters could not repeat it. Ward then offered what he called a simpler version.​</p><p>“I’ll give you an easy one. This is a base game plan right here. This is a base game plan. Gun, jam, right, baffle, two-jab, cosplay, wide basic. No chance. Oh, you got me sucked out there,” Ward added with a laugh.​</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Titans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Titans</a> QB Cam Ward tested the media today to see if they can repeat a play call he gave them:</p><p>They had no chance. “C’mon! You’re gonna get sacked out there.” 😂😂</p><p>(🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/TeresaMWalker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeresaMWalker</a>)<a href="https://t.co/f3CEioeiyZ">pic.twitter.com/f3CEioeiyZ</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1981159256994042321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Will Cam Ward turn around the Titans’ season?</b></h2><p>The playful moment came after another difficult loss for Tennessee. Last Sunday, the Titans lost 31-13 to the New England Patriots, dropping their record to 1-6.​</p><p>Ward completed 25 of 34 passes for 255 yards with one touchdown and one interception against the Patriots. The rookie has completed 57.6 percent of his passes for 1,356 yards, four touchdowns, and five interceptions this season. He has shown flashes of potential but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-cam-ward-most-obvious-statement-ever-bizarre-fumbles">dealt with inconsistency</a> throughout his first NFL campaign.​</p><p>Ward is now preparing for a rematch against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. The Titans lost their first meeting 41-20 in September, when Ward threw for 219 yards with one touchdown and one interception.​</p><p>The Colts enter the game with a 6-1 record, presenting another tough challenge for the struggling Titans. Tennessee hopes Ward’s growing grasp of the offense translates to better results on the field.​</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Cam Ward roasts media after impromptu QB test

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-grants-tyler-lockett-release-patriots-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans grant Tyler Lockett release request after Patriots loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/titans-grant-tyler-lockett-release-patriots-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans grant Tyler Lockett release request after Patriots loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-20T17:34:18-07:00">October 20th, 5:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-20T17:34:18-07:00">October 20th, 5:34pm</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans have waived Tyler Lockett, according to Adam Schefter. The wide receiver requested that the team allow him to pursue other opportunities after the team’s 31-13 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tyler-lockett-reveals-cam-ward-reason-signing">Titans are following through on Lockett’s request</a> with their <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1980402838514925900" rel="noopener">Monday release</a> of Lockett.</p><p>The 33-year-old Lockett had spent his entire career thus far with the Seattle Seahawks prior to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-add-free-agent-tyler-lockett-before-nfl-draft">joining the Titans last offseason</a>. He was not heavily involved in the first seven weeks of the 2025 season, with rookie quarterback Cam Ward under center. The veteran wideout recorded just 10 catches for 70 yards before asking the team to cut him loose.</p><p>Lockett’s most notable moment in “Titans Blue” came when he recovered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-bizarre-cam-ward-interception-turned-touchdown-leads-first-win">fumbled Cam Ward interception in the endzone,</a> for a touchdown. The score helped fuel a Tennessee comeback against the Arizona Cardinals. That win, which happened in Week 5, was the Titans’ first of the season. In turn, it was the first of Ward’s career.</p><p>Prior to Lockett’s arrival in Seattle, the Seahawks had just won Super Bowl XLVIII two years prior. They did not win again during his time there. Lockett, however, played in their Super Bowl XLIX loss and ended his career near the top of several franchise records.</p><p>Wide receiver Steve Largent had a legendary career with the Seahawks before his transition to the House of Representatives. He still holds the all-time ‘triple crown’ in their franchise record books, atop the lists of receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Largent tallied 4,495 more receiving yards throughout his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-tyler-lockett-announces-departure-10-seasons-message-fans">Seahawks career than Lockett did.</a> Lockett’s 8,594 yards, though, leave him firmly at No. 2.</p><p>The 2015 third-round pick in Lockett also has the second-most receptions and receiving touchdowns in franchise history. That renders him significant to those Seahawks record books underneath Largent’s residency at the top. The 33-year-old veteran caught 661 passes for 61 receiving touchdowns as a Seahawk. His production in Seattle was more than admirable, but did not translate to immediate impact in Tennessee.</p><p>The Titans are left with two veteran options at receiver with Calvin Ridley and Van Jefferson. The pair are 30 and 29 years old, respectively, and constitute the veteran contingent in Tennessee’s receiver room.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans grant Tyler Lockett release request after Patriots loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-mike-mccoy-cam-ward-turnover-issues');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike McCoy urges Cam Ward to fix turnover issues');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Titans-quarterback-Cam-Ward-1-heads-to-the-locker-room.jpg"><figcaption>© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mike McCoy urges Cam Ward to fix turnover issues</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-20T12:42:40-07:00">October 20th, 12:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-20T12:42:40-07:00">October 20th, 12:42pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It hasn’t been all glitz and glamour for Tennessee Titans rookie QB Cam Ward. A major reason for that has been<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-cam-ward-most-obvious-statement-ever-bizarre-fumbles"> his mounting number of turnovers</a>.</p><p>In Week 7, he fumbled the ball in the third quarter, which Patriots LB K’Lavon Chaisson turned into a touchdown. As a result, the Patriots defeated the Titans 31-13 and are 1-6 on the season thus far.</p><p>Throughout this season, Ward has turned the ball over with regularity. So far, he has fumbled five times in his first seven games. In Week 6, Ward turned the ball over twice against the Las Vegas Raiders, one of which turned into a touchdown in a 20-10 loss.</p><p>As such, Titans interim head coach Mike McCoy <a href="https://x.com/jwyattsports/status/1980341236830745083" rel="noopener">didn’t sugarcoat anything</a> when talking about Ward needing to clean up the turnovers, per Jim Wyatt of TennesseTitans.com.</p><p>“Cam Ward understands the importance of ball security,” McCoy said. “We’ll continue to stress it with him and it’s something he has to clean up.”</p><p>So far, Ward has accumulated 1,356 passing yards, four touchdowns, five interceptions, and a QB rating of 24.1 in his first season. All the while, the Titans are adjusting to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-mike-mccoy-interim-head-coach-brian-callahan-firing">McCoy taking over</a> following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-fires-brian-callahan-brutal-1-5-start">firing of Brian Callahan</a>.</p><p>In April, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-cam-ward-no-1-overall-pick-2025-nfl-draft">Ward was drafted by the Titans</a> as the No. 1 pick coming out of the University of Miami.</p><h2><b>How Cam Ward can get it together</b></h2><p>A significant reason for Ward turning the ball over has to do with his lack of pocket awareness. He has to do a better job of looking downfield, looking at who’s open, and making the throw.</p><p>Also, before the snap happens, Ward has to prematurely strategize and anticipate the coverage coming after him. Plus, not solely looking at a single receiver. Then, he has to do a much better job of holding onto the ball with two hands.</p><p>There is a tendency on the part of rookie QBs to hold the ball with one hand, but that can make them even more vulnerable.</p><p>If Ward could improve in those areas, things could start to pick up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike McCoy urges Cam Ward to fix turnover issues

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-cam-ward-most-obvious-statement-ever-bizarre-fumbles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Cam Ward makes the most obvious statement ever on his bizarre fumbles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Titans-quarterback-Cam-Ward-1-heads-to-the-locker-room.jpg"><figcaption>© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans’ Cam Ward makes the most obvious statement ever on his bizarre fumbles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T20:42:48-07:00">October 19th, 8:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T20:42:48-07:00">October 19th, 8:42pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cam Ward’s learning in the NFL continues. Even though he was the 2025 NFL Draft top-pick overall by the Tennessee Titans, Ward knows there’s a considerable learning curve in the pros, and he just got another lesson in that on Sunday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-chants-take-over-nissan-stadium-titans-demolition">during a 31-13 loss at home to the visiting New England Patriots</a>.</p><p>With the Titans behind 24-13 to the Patriots in the third quarter, Ward looked to march Tennessee’s offense down the field. However, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-cam-wards-fired-coach-bump-short-lived-commits-blooper">lost control of the ball while trying to attempt a pass</a> on a 1st-and-10 near the Titans’ end zone. Patriots linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson then picked up the loose ball and waltzed his way into the end zone for an easy touchdown that extended New England’s lead to  31-13 following a successful extra-point kick.</p><p>Ward acknowledged his costly blunder after the game, <a href="https://x.com/TDavenport_NFL/status/1980011381224091952" rel="noopener">saying the most obvious fix to his turnover woes</a> in his first year in the league.</p><p>“Got to hold on to it tight, but really just got to continue to emphasize it within myself, Ward said during the postgame press conference (via Turron Davenport of ESPN).</p><p>“Got to be better at it. I know that’s something that I can’t continue to happen. I got to cut that out next week.”</p><p>The former Miami Hurricanes star quarterback also admitted that <a href="https://atozsports.com/nfl/tennessee-titans-news/cam-ward-responds-to-his-alarming-fumble-problems/" rel="noopener">his fumble greatly hurt</a> the Titans’ chances of pulling off a come-from-behind win.</p><p>“Fumbling the football, I think that was what really set us back,” said Ward (h/t Buck Reising of AZ Sports). “If I don’t do that, the game does get out of hand that fast. So just got to continue to have ball security and get better.”</p><p>Ward now has a total of 10 turnovers through seven weeks in the 2025 NFL season. Apart from his fumble, he also got picked off by New England defensive back Marcus Jones with under four minutes left in the fourth quarter. That turned out to be the final drive of the game as well for Tennessee, which dropped to 1-6 overall amid a two-game losing skid.</p><p>It’s not about to get easier in Week 8 for Ward and the Titans, as they will next face the surging Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Oct. 26.  Tennessee lost to the Colts in Week 3 at home, 41-20, with Ward passing for 219 yard and a touchdown with an interception and four sacks taken.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Cam Ward makes the most obvious statement ever on his bizarre fumbles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-what-drake-maye-said-concussion-test-hard-head-smash');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Drake Maye said about concussion test after hard head smash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Patriots_4303b5.jpg"><figcaption>© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>What Drake Maye said about concussion test after hard head smash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T17:27:49-07:00">October 19th, 5:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T17:27:49-07:00">October 19th, 5:27pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Drake Maye shrugged off a scary third-quarter crash into the turf and made light of a quick concussion check as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-chants-take-over-nissan-stadium-titans-demolition">the New England Patriots rolled to a 31-13 win over the Tennessee Titans</a> on Sunday.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-avoids-injury-head-slams-hard-scary-moment">Maye, the 23-year-old starting quarterback, slammed the back of his head on the turf</a> after being brought down by Titans cornerback Roger McCreary. He <a href="https://x.com/zm_cox/status/1980002380025307263" rel="noopener">left the field briefly</a> for a sideline evaluation but returned just four plays later and helped set up a Rhamondre Stevenson touchdown on the next drive. Maye told reporters after the game, “Yeah, just landed awkward and felt all right.”  </p><p>The speed of Maye’s return drew immediate social-media skepticism, with fans questioning whether the concussion protocol was handled thoroughly after what appeared to be a hard hit. Clips of Maye entering and exiting the evaluation tent circulated quickly, fuelling debate over how quickly he was cleared.  </p><p>On the field, Maye kept plugging away. He completed 21 of 23 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns, finishing with a stellar 91.3 completion percentage <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-smashes-tom-brady-franchise-record-titans">that topped a franchise mark previously held by Tom Brady</a>. The efficient outing helped the Patriots build a 28-point cushion by the third quarter and sealed their fourth straight victory.  </p><p>New England’s offense controlled the line of scrimmage, piling up 387 total yards (212 passing, 175 rushing) while the defense made momentum swings, including a K’Lavon Chaisson scoop-and-score that turned the game in the Patriots’ favor. Tennessee managed a brief early lead but couldn’t sustain drives once New England found its rhythm.  </p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-patriots-stefon-diggs-reveals-savage-mike-vrabel-approach-to-titans-revenge-game">Coach Mike Vrabel, coaching in Nashville against his former team</a>, stayed measured after the game. The focus in the Patriots’ locker room remained on execution and health: Maye’s willingness to speak plainly about the hit and the team’s decision to let him return tempered some concern. The Patriots QB suffered a concussion last year that kept him out for some time, and fans just don’t want to see a repeat of that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Drake Maye said about concussion test after hard head smash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-chants-take-over-nissan-stadium-titans-demolition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Vrabel chants take over Nissan Stadium after Titans demolition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/New-England-Patriots-head-coach-Mike-Vrabel-3.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mike Vrabel chants take over Nissan Stadium after Titans demolition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T14:30:34-07:00">October 19th, 2:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T14:30:34-07:00">October 19th, 2:30pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-smashes-tom-brady-franchise-record-titans">New England Patriots advance</a> to a 5-2 record after dominating the Tennessee Titans 31-13 in Week 7. It was a big victory for head coach Mike Vrabel, as it was a win over his former team. After the game was over, Vrabel’s name was heard chanting throughout Nissan Stadium in Nashville.</p><p>Mike Vrabel’s name <a href="https://x.com/ezlazar/status/1979997070908969197" rel="noopener">was chanted by fans</a> in attendance of the game as Patriots quarterback Drake Maye kneeled out the clock, according to Senior Reporter Evan Lazar of Patriots Catch-22. It was salt in the wound for Tennessee to hear its former head coach be praised so much in a bad loss.</p><p>“‘Vrabel, Vrabel’ chants breaking out in Nashville as the Patriots kneel out the clock. The Pats get rolling in the second quarter to cruise to a 31-13 win over the Titans. New England is now 5-2. They’ve won four straight, including three in a row on the road.”</p><p>The 50-year-old head coach <a href="https://x.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/1980001116667445696" rel="noopener">downplayed the chants</a> during the postgame press conference. When asked about it, Mike Vrabel claimed that he was more proud of his players, as the Patriots are figuring out ways to win games.</p><p>“That’s neither here nor there,” said Vrabel about the chants. “I’m happy for our players. These guys, they’re figuring out how to win. They’re figuring out how to practice. I guess it’s humbling to have these people, whoever that is, want to cheer for us. Whether that’s the Patriots or Drake Maye, or me, or anybody else.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mike Vrabel on the chant of his name late in the game. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Titans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Titans</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> <a href="https://t.co/TARUCgyAvf">pic.twitter.com/TARUCgyAvf</a></p><p>— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/1980001116667445696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-avoids-injury-head-slams-hard-scary-moment">The Patriots move on</a> to Week 8, where they are scheduled to take on the Cleveland Browns. With New England playing rather well amid what has turned out to be an incredibly easy schedule thus far, the franchise is well on its way to potentially compete in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Vrabel chants take over Nissan Stadium after Titans demolition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-cam-wards-fired-coach-bump-short-lived-commits-blooper');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cam Ward’s fired-coach bump was short-lived as he commits unfathomable blooper');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Titans-QB-Cam-Ward.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: © Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cam Ward’s fired-coach bump was short-lived as he commits unfathomable blooper</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T14:03:15-07:00">October 19th, 2:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T14:20:50-07:00">October 19th, 2:20pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans came into the week looking for a fresh start after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-fires-brian-callahan-brutal-1-5-start">firing head coach Brian Callahan</a>. They may have to wait another week, because much of the same stuff that has happened over the week occurred in their matchup against the New England Patriots.</p><p>Cam Ward played a hand in what was a rough loss, and in the third quarter, he had a crazy play where he tried to pass the ball, but it <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1979983474434949588" rel="noopener">fumbled out of his hands</a>, just for the Patriots to scoop it up and score a touchdown.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Titans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Titans</a> QB Cam Ward just loses the ball trying to throw it and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> convert that into a TD: <a href="https://t.co/sI6EUt13ue">pic.twitter.com/sI6EUt13ue</a> <a href="https://t.co/TuhAlSaZnG">https://t.co/TuhAlSaZnG</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1979983474434949588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s not something that you see all the time, but unfortunately, it happened to the rookie. This is just one of the many things that have hurt the Titans this season, and their record shows it. Neither side of the ball has played well, and it’s hard to say that Callahan was the reason for all of their problems.</p><p>Nonetheless, Callahan is gone, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-dianna-russini-primary-candidates-replace-brian-callahan">Titans will need to look for a new coach</a> at the end of the season. There are already some names that have been thrown out who could possibly be candidates, which include Arthur Smith, Matt Nagy, Anthony Weaver, and Lou Anarumo. There will probably be more names to come up near the end of the season, and the hope is that they find someone who could be the best fit.</p><p>Throughout the past few years, the Titans have done a lot of shuffling when it comes to head coaches and general managers, and it feels like they need to get it right this time, especially with a quarterback like Cam Ward. Outside of the coaching staff, the next thing that the Titans have to do is add more talent on both sides of the ball, so they can truly be competitive for years to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cam Ward’s fired-coach bump was short-lived as he commits unfathomable blooper

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/3-titans-who-100-must-be-sent-packing-before-2025-nfl-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Titans who 100% must be sent packing before 2025 NFL trade deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/X-Titans-who-100-must-be-sent-packing-before-2025-NFL-trade-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Titans who 100% must be sent packing before 2025 NFL trade deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T12:25:03-07:00">October 19th, 12:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T12:25:03-07:00">October 19th, 12:25pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans are entering rebuild mode for the rest of the 2025 season. Tennessee more or less threw in the towel this week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-fires-brian-callahan-brutal-1-5-start">firing head coach Brian Callahan</a> after the team’s 1-5 start to the season. Now the buzzards have already descended to pick the Titans roster clean of any tradeable talent.</p><p>Tennessee is widely believed to be open for business. In fact, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-only-2-untouchable-players-before-2025-trade-deadline">only two untouchable players on the roster</a> are QB Cam Ward and DT Jeffery Simmons.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-jets-titans-getting-bombarded-with-trade-calls">Titans have already received significant trade interest</a> ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline on November 4th.</p><p>Tennessee wants to acquire plenty of draft picks so they can surround rookie QB Cam Ward with talent for years to come. It will be fascinating to see how much the Titans are dedicated to that belief, as they have several players who could be traded over the next few weeks.</p><p>But which players make the most sense for Tennessee to trade? And what could they get in return?</p><p>Below we will explore three Titans players who Tennessee needs to trade away at the NFL trade deadline.</p><h2><b>Calvin Ridley deserves to play on a competitive team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Calvin-Ridley.jpg"><figcaption>© Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ridley has played well ever since returning from his absence during the 2022 season.</p><p>The veteran wide receiver has over 60 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in each of the past two seasons. This shows just how reliable a receiver he is, even towards the end of his career.</p><p>That production has slowed down as Tennessee struggles to find itself. He only has 16 receptions for 290 yards through six games.</p><p>Ridley is a 30-year-old wide receiver whose best years are behind him. As such, he makes sense as a win-now type of player on a contending team. He is in the exact opposite situation on a rebuilding Tennessee squad.</p><p>The Titans should want to get Ridley’s contract off their books, especially if it means getting some draft picks in return.</p><p>Plus it would be nice to see Ridley play for a contender once again.</p><p>But Ridley’s contract could make that difficult. He signed a four-year, $92 million contract back in 2024 and has a large <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/25121/calvin-ridley" rel="noopener">$26.75 million cap hit in 2026</a>.</p><p>Unfortunately, I’m not confident that another team will trade for Ridley at the deadline. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-calvin-ridley-ruled-out-week-7-hamstring-injury">Ridley is currently out with a hamstring injury.</a> That, paired with his massive contract, does not make him an attractive trade candidate in the middle of a season.</p><p>I could see another team rescuing him from Tennessee during the offseason, but not during the season.</p><h2><b>Arden Key could be solid edge rusher for contending team</b></h2><p>It is finally time for someone to rescue Arden Key from the Titans.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-jeffery-simmons-not-among-laundry-list-trade-candidates">Key has been a popular trade candidate</a> in the past and that continues in 2025. In fact, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said that Key is one player on his radar to be traded at the deadline.</p><p>The 29-year-old linebacker has never been a hugely prolific pass rusher. But he is an excellent rotational player who can consistently get after the quarterback.</p><p>Key has at least four-and-a-half sacks every season since 2021. His ability to consistently get sacks, as well we defend against the run, make him a fascinating trade candidate.</p><p>But the question becomes: which contenders could use a pass rusher like Key?</p><p>The Detroit Lions spring to mind as an option, as they’ve been connected to every edge rusher over the past few years. But Key actually feels like he fits the DNA of someone the Lions could actually pursue.</p><p>Key can play on all three downs and has veteran experience. He would likely come at quite a cheap price, something GM Brad Holmes has preferred in the past.</p><p>I believe that Key is the most likely player on this list to actually get traded.</p><h2><b>Titans should get what they can for L’Jarius Sneed</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LJarius-Sneed-on-the-sideline.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Simmons / The Tennessean</figcaption></figure><p>The Titans made an aggressive move to acquire L’Jarius Sneed from the Chiefs back in 2024.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/chiefs-news-kansas-city-finalizing-ljarius-sneed-trade-to-titans">Tennessee traded a third-round pick for Sneed</a> and immediately signed him to a four-year extension worth $19 million a year. Sneed played like a superstar in Kansas City, so it made sense to give up so much to acquire him.</p><p>Unfortunately, Sneed has not played well in Tennessee.</p><p>Sneed has yet to log an interception with the Titans and has not held up as an elite coverage player.</p><p>Personally, I believe the situation is bad enough in Tennessee that they could easily convince another team that there’s untapped potential in Sneed. Essentially, the same player from the 2023 Chiefs is still there, he’s just in a bad situation.</p><p>I think the Titans should try to get whatever they can for Sneed in a trade. Even if it comes at a heft discount compared to what they acquired him for.</p><p>Time to start fresh in the secondary.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Titans who 100% must be sent packing before 2025 NFL trade deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/titans-news-jeffery-simmons-doesnt-look-lik-player-ready-return-game-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Jeffery Simmons doesn’t look like a player ready to return to game from injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Simmons-rushes.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Titans’ Jeffery Simmons doesn’t look like a player ready to return to game from injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T11:02:20-07:00">October 19th, 11:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T11:02:20-07:00">October 19th, 11:02am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-rumors-what-brian-callahans-dad-said-when-asked-stay-on-new-coaching-staff">Tennessee Titans took the field</a> at home for a game against the red hot New England Patriots as they look to pick up their second win of the season. It was the first game this year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-dianna-russini-primary-candidates-replace-brian-callahan">without Brian Callahan</a> patrolling the sidelines, as the team fired their head coach earlier in the week.</p><p>The Titans got off to a hot start in this one, with Cam Ward firing a nearly 50-yard touchdown strike to put the team up 10-3, but they did get some rough news regarding arguably their best player, pass rusher Jeffrey Simmons, who left the game in the first half with an unspecified injury and went into the medical tent and talked with trainers, per Paul Kuharsky on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>John Glennon of the Nashville Post then posted a video on X showing Simmons taking in the game <a href="https://x.com/glennonsports/status/1979967679869202461" rel="noopener">from the sidelines.</a></p><p>“Titans’ Simmons does not look like a guy on verge of returning,” he reported.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Titans’ Simmons does not look like a guy on verge of returning: <a href="https://t.co/b6LUbrvklx">pic.twitter.com/b6LUbrvklx</a></p><p>— John Glennon (@glennonsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/glennonsports/status/1979967679869202461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Greg A. Bedard of the Boston Sports Journal later reported that it was a hamstring injury for Simmons and that it “looks like Jeffrey Simmons is done for the game.”</p><p>Overall, Jeffrey Simmons was one of the few things holding this Titans defense together and keeping them from being truly awful, and it should come as no surprise that the second he went out of the game, Drake Maye and the Patriots’ offense turned things into gear, driving down the field and scoring a touchdown to tie the game at ten.</p><p>At this point, Titans fans aren’t exactly expecting their team to turn into a contender anytime soon, so losing Simmons doesn’t necessarily affect the team the same way it would a squad with a real chance of competing. However, for a fanbase that has been starved of winning football, it was a tough break on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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