Ryan Tannehill secured Tennessee Titans starting job after Week 7 win

Ryan Tannehill made a great first impression in his first start in Tennessee, leading the Titans over the Los Angeles Chargers

When Ryan Tannehill was named the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday, it was met with mixed reviews from fans.

After a great performance in his starting debut against the Los Angeles Chargers, Tannehill may have just cemented his status as the starter for the rest of the season.

Tannehill went 23-of-29 for 312 yards, two touchdowns and just one interception, completing 79.3 percent of his passes as he helped lead the Titans to a 23-20 victory over the Chargers on Sunday, just their second victory over the Chargers in 13 attempts since 1993.

He was sacked just twice in the game, both being great plays by Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa. Other than that, the Titans offensive line mainly kept him upright.

His lone interception came when Chargers linebacker Uchenna Nwosu hit his arm while he was throwing, which caused the ball to fly straight up into the air, and into the arms of defensive back Roderick Teamer.

That was his lone mistake in the game, however, as throughout the game, Tannehill made a lot of throws into extremely tight windows, with each of them being right on the money.

Tannehill made smart decisions for the majority of the game, taking what the Chargers’ defense gave him and not doing too much.

Overall, the Titans’ offense looked a lot more polished and productive with Tannehill under center.

Though many Titans fans held hope that Marcus Mariota would return as the starting quarterback at some point this season, Tannehill’s performance on Sunday definitely hurt those chances.

According to Tannehill, Mariota was very supportive of him this week.

Mariota will hopefully get another opportunity next year on a new team, but as of right now, it’s looking like Tannehill is setting roots in as the starting quarterback for the Titans.