The game has long been over. There’s no reset button, so there’s absolutely no way to change the result. The Tennessee Titans, in what was supposed to be one of the easy wins on their schedule, walked into MetLife Stadium and laid an egg versus the New York Jets.
This one feels like some sort of weird karma took over, like the Titans supernaturally were paid back for something they did wrong years ago. We can’t call it a bad dream because we all saw it.
Here’s the best that we can do to describe how disappointing this one was. If you recorded this game on your DVR, whether you were a Titans or a Jets fan, you no doubt did so because you expected a Titans victory.
And if by chance, you had done all that you could to avoid hearing the final score and someone spoiled the outcome for you before you made it home anyway, you might have still gone home and turned the game on with the expectation that you were lied to and the Titans somehow avoided a loss to a bad football team with a rookie quarterback and head coach.
This was a three-hour nightmare that played out on television.
Here are some reactions from Tennessee Titans Nation on social media.
As you might expect, the Twitterverse and just about every other social media outlet has been on the verge of a Titan Sized explosion (pun intended) as Tennessee falls to a 2-2, .500 record at the end of the first month of the NFL season. Here are some of the best tweets following the loss.
Here’s one from our friends at Horsehoe Heroes, FanSided’s site that is dedicated exclusively to Indianapolis Colts content.
The Titans losing to the Jets was ... absolutely incredible for Colts fans to watch!!https://t.co/GnMpK2rYMO
— Horseshoe Heroes (@HorseshoeHeroes) October 3, 2021
Here are e few more.
For those who want to blame the #Titans loss on Julio and AJ being out, I don’t want to hear it. The factors in the loss today were reoccurring issues and it’s time for Mike Vrabel, Todd Downing, and Shane Bowen to take a serious look at themselves in the mirror and make some
— Max Greenberg (@MaxGreenberg176) October 3, 2021
Derrick Henry had 157 yards against one of the best Run defenses in the NFL.
— J. Guzman (@TheJoezilla) October 3, 2021
He truly is unstoppable , except by his own team and play calling #Titans
Classic #Titans Trap Game
— TicTacTitans (@TicTacTitans) October 3, 2021
Two of the #Titans' first four games have been abject disasters. Squarely on the shoulders of Mike Vrabel.
— Luke Worsham (@luke_worsham) October 3, 2021
I don't want to hear a single player talking during the week about how "no one believes in us" or "we've gotta rise above the adversity."
Tannehill and Henry played their asses off.
— Two-Tone Blue Nation (@TwoToneBlueNat1) October 3, 2021
WR’s couldn’t get separation or catch the ball.
Offensive line couldn’t block. (14 hits, 7 sacks allowed)
Defense just got torched by an offense that hasn’t scored a TD in 2 weeks.
The Titans have A LOT of work to do.
#Titans allowed 25 sacks all season in 2020
— Wes on Broadway (@TitansStats) October 3, 2021
Some are on him, some in the Oline, some are just great plays by defenders.
ESPN’s website says he was hit 14 times today - FOURTEEN https://t.co/6TroJ5e2cD pic.twitter.com/A3bGCCIaAJ
That loss was so bad that we're gonna bump @AtoZSports Primetime up to 7 CT tonight pic.twitter.com/4olErIqtcj
— Buck Reising (@BuckReising) October 3, 2021
For the emotional health of this entire fan base, we move to shorten the 24-hour rule. The sooner this team can move on from this loss and focus on their upcoming game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars the better. The question is this.
What can we expect in that one? Derrick Henry is amazing. Ryan Tannehill is one tough son of a gun, but raise your hand if you have no idea who this team is anymore.