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Titans Players React to Blowout Loss
The Tennessee Titans are frustrated and disappointed after a 52-14 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in their Week 8 matchup.
With the loss, the Titans fall to 1-6, which is now the worst record in the AFC. Only the 1-7 Carolina Panthers have a worse record than the Titans at the moment.
Quarterback Mason Rudolph showed some resolve with the offense in the first half, leading two touchdown drives, but it was nowhere near enough to pull out a win.
“Unfortunately, it’s the same story – giving them some easy ones once again, putting our defense on a short field,” Rudolph said via team reporter Jim Wyatt. “There were some good things in the first half, but none of it matters when you get your butt kicked.”
There was a bright spot with Rudolph and wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who had his best game with the Titans with 10 catches for 143 yards. However, the loss burned any happiness or excitement Ridley could have.
“We came here, and tried to turn the season around, and get better,” Ridley said via Wyatt. “This, this is not good.”
The Titans were tied 14-14 early in the second quarter, but poor special teams play and turnovers led to 38 unanswered points. Even though the Titans defense held the Lions to just 85 passing yards, the lack of complementary football between the offense, defense and special teams cost Tennessee dearly.
“It’s the same thing every week,” Titans pass rusher Key said via Wyatt. “We don’t play complementary football. One week it might be the offense, one week it might be the defense, one week it might be special teams. We haven’t yet played complementary football in all three phases of the game.”
The Titans usually have one or two units out of three play well, and that leads to some form of hope during the game. However, the miscues ultimately lead to another loss. If the Titans want to get back in the win column, there needs to be far more consistency across the board.
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Tennessee defensive lineman Josh Schell has entered the transfer portal, he announced on social media on Jan. 6.
Schell had a short stint at Tennessee after transferring from Grand Valley State in April. He played all 13 games and made one tackle in the 2025 season.
Schell played more than 100 snaps, mostly on special teams. He never cracked the rotation on the defensive line.
Schell spent three seasons at Grand Valley State, including a redshirt year, and one season at Tennessee. He has one season of eligibility remaining.
The 6-foot-4, 265-pounder is from Camden, New Jersey. His best college season was 2024 at Grand Valley State, when he played 13 games and recorded 35 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, six pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
He was also a pitcher on the Grand Valley State baseball game in the 2023 season.
Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.
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The Tennessee Titans’ search for their next head coach is coming into focus, and the initial interview phase is in full swing.
Following the news that Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy would be having a first virtual interview on Thursday, the dates and times for some interviews for other candidates have come out.
Multiple reports on social media indicate that Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo will meet with Mike Borgonzi on Wednesday, followed by Nagy on Thursday. The team will then follow that up by meeting with former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski on Saturday and former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on Monday.
Tennessee will also meet with interim head coach Mike McCoy, and is rumored to have interest in former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
It’s an ever-changing process in Nashville. Stay up to date with all the coaching search news with us here at Titans Wire, and please sound off with your thoughts.
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