After a 1-1 start, there are some positive stats we can point to for the Tennessee Titans.
It’s hard to be positive after the Tennessee Titans dropped their Week 2 game against the Indianapolis Colts, but there are some stats that show the Titans are doing some things right.
We’ve seen nothing but negativity since Sunday, and rightfully so, the result of the Titans-Colts game didn’t go as a lot of us expected.
Regardless, there are some positive things to look at after two games. So, let’s try to keep it positive on this Wednesday.
Through two games, the Titans have committed 11 penalties, which is tied for the least in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers.
The @Titans have been penalized 11 times in two games. They are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts for the fewest penalties in the NFL.
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) September 17, 2019
Since head coach Mike Vrabel took over in 2018, the Titans have been penalized 5.2 times per contest and 93 times overall, which is the best in the NFL. The next closest team, the Panthers, have 10 more than the Titans.
Under HC Mike Vrabel, the @Titans are averaging a league-best 5.2 penalties per game dating back to last season. Their 93 total penalties over an 18-game span are 10 better than the second-ranked Panthers (103, or 5.7 per game).
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) September 17, 2019
The Titans have totaled eight sacks and four interceptions thus far in 2019, which is tied for the best franchise start since 2008.
The #Titans defense’s 8 sacks & 4 interceptions are each tied for second-best in the NFL.
— Erik Bacharach (@ErikBacharach) September 17, 2019
In franchise history, there have been only two prior seasons in which the Titans/Oilers produced at least 8 sacks & 4 interceptions through the first two weeks of the season: 1987 & 2008. pic.twitter.com/iOdQYud3De
The Titans lead the NFL in turnover margin, and it is just the fourth time in franchise history that the team has not committed a turnover through two games.
The @Titans lead the NFL in turnover margin through two weeks with five takeaways and no turnovers. This year’s squad became the franchise’s fourth team without a turnover through the first two games of a season, joining the 1977 and 1998 Oilers and the 2013 Titans.
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) September 17, 2019
Dating back to last season, running back Derrick Henry has six consecutive games with 80 yards or more after doing it twice to start this season. Should he do it again in Week 3, Henry would become the third back in Titans/Oilers history to do it in seven straight games.
With another 80-yard performance this week vs the @Jaguars, @KingHenry_2 would achieve the third streak in franchise history of at least seven games with 80 or more rushing yards. The first two players to accomplish the feat: Earl Campbell (7) and Chris Johnson (12). @Titans
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) September 17, 2019
Former back Chris Johnson holds the franchise record with 12 straight games of 80 yards or more. It certainly isn’t crazy to think Henry could threaten that record this season.
What’s even more impressive is that dating back to December 6th of last year, no running back in the NFL has more rushing yards than Henry, who has totaled 750 in that span and 170 more than the next closest running back, Saquon Barkley.
.@KingHenry_2's 750 yards on the ground since December 6 of last season leads the NFL and is 170 yards more than the next-closest runner: Saquon Barkley (580) of the Giants. @Titans
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) September 17, 2019
With all the negativity surrounding Marcus Mariota, did you know that he has the seventh-best passer rating in the league against the blitz this season?
Through two weeks of #NFL games, here are the top ten QBs vs blitz: #GoPats #Seahawks #BoltUp #RavensFlock #GoNiners #LARams #Titans #HTTR #DallasCowboys #OnePride @gregcosell | @MattBowen41 pic.twitter.com/CEt0kY9I0i
— NFL Matchup on ESPN (@NFLMatchup) September 17, 2019
There, do you at least feel a bit better now?