Tennessee Titans: Reasons for optimism and concern vs. Chiefs

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KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 24: Defensive end Frank Clark #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with defensive end Chris Jones #95, after sacking quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of a preseason game at Arrowhead Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

Concern: Chiefs pass-rush

The Chiefs have done a good job getting to the quarterback in 2019. Kansas City has totaled 26 sacks, the sixth-most in the NFL. On the flip side, the Titans are still putrid upfront, surrendering the most sacks in the NFL with 38.

To make matters worse, the Chiefs have a stud up the middle in defensive lineman Chris Jones. One year after totaling 15.5 sacks, Jones has just three this season, but as we’ve seen from interior defensive linemen in past games, the Titans are always a perfect bounce-back spot. Tennessee will also have to defend against defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah, who is in the midst of a career year with 4.5 sacks.

If the Titans are lucky, defensive end Frank Clark could miss his third straight game. If not, Clark is yet another nightmare the Titans will have to worry about.

It’s getting kind of pointless to even specifically point out an opposing team’s best pass-rushers because the Titans have been a sieve against any and all defensive linemen who take the field week to week.

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