In Week 9 the Kansas City Chiefs will come off their bye week to host the Tennessee Titans on “Sunday Night Football”.
Tennessee handed the Chiefs their worst loss of the 2021 season, dominating them from start to finish with a 27-3 final score. The Titans got off to an 8-2 start and appeared to be the strongest team in the AFC, but stumbled a bit down the stretch, going 4-3 in their final seven games.
Their 12-5 overall record was still good enough to secure the No.1 overall seed in the AFC. Many people labeled the Titans as one of the weakest No. 1 seeds in recent memory. Unfortunately, for Tennessee, that was proven right after going one-and-done in the playoffs, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals in the divisional round.
The Titans lost a trio of former Pro Bowlers from their offense this offseason in receivers A.J. Brown, Julio Jones, and guard Rodger Saffold. To restore their ailing wide receiving corps, Tennessee traded for Robert Woods and drafted Treylon Burks in the first round.
Defensively the Titans will return most of their starters from 2021. They lost cornerback Janoris Jenkins, who played well last season, but they replaced him with second-round pick Roger McCreary who they are very high on.
Let’s take a look at some of the Titans’ key players and their outlooks heading into the regular season: