Tennessee Titans beat down Cleveland Browns: Winners and Losers

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans grabs the face mask of Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns while fighting for positive yards during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 8, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Tennessee defeated Cleveland 43-13. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans grabs the face mask of Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns while fighting for positive yards during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 8, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Tennessee defeated Cleveland 43-13. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith.
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Winner: Arthur Smith, OC

If there was any concern over Arthur Smith as the new OC, that looks like a non-issue now. Granted the Titans defense turned the second half into an absolute blood bath, but there were points left on the field thanks to some drops and a bad throw.

However, looking at the game now you can see that Marcus Mariota had 3 TDs and 0 INT, which is the first time he has topped 3 TDs since November 13, 2016.

I will touch more on Henry later, but the way that he used all of his weapons was outstanding. He managed to distribute the ball pretty evenly and although Corey Davis wasn’t featured at all, that just wasn’t how the Titans schemed to win this week.

It was all about attacking the weaknesses of the Browns at linebacker and at safety, and even though the offense was hampered by the loss of Taylor Lewan and Kevin Pamphile on the OL, you would never know it.

43 points was the second most ever scored by the Titans in the Marcus Mariota era.