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3 troubling stats for the Tennessee Titans defense

By Jamisson Hiffner

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 27: Jadeveon Clowney #99 of the Tennessee Titans speaks with his teammates on the bench in the first quarter of the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 27: Jadeveon Clowney #99 of the Tennessee Titans speaks with his teammates on the bench in the first quarter of the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) /
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3. Opponent Passing Yards Per Game

As of writing this, Tennessee owns the 27th-ranked passing defense in the league.

The Titans are allowing, on average, 268.7 passing yards per game against them. By the way, the only teams that are statistically worse against the pass than the Titans are Jacksonville, NY Jets, Minnesota, Atlanta, and Seattle. Save for Seattle (and the Titans), all these teams are absolutely dreadful in 2020.

One thing you will notice upon watching a Tennessee game is how far off the cornerbacks play. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that Jonathan Joseph is always 10 yards away from the receiver he’s supposed to be covering. Joseph has been abysmal in a starting role this year, but he is not the only problem.

Adoree Jackson has yet to contribute due to injury, Malcolm Butler has been average-at-best, and rookie Chris Jackson has simply looked overmatched in limited action.

As mentioned earlier, the addition of Desmond King will assuredly help this pass defense. Unfortunately, King does not play on the boundary, so we might be stuck watching Jonathan Joseph for a little while longer.

Meanwhile, the Titans are also ranked 30th in passing TD’s allowed.

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