The Tennessee Titans notched their third consecutive victory in Week 5 over the Washington Commanders, putting them in sole possession of first place in the AFC South going into their bye.
Tennessee’s latest victory has them moving up in the power rankings of experts. Our round-up starts with USA TODAY’s Nate Davis, who has Tennessee moving up five spots to No. 16.
16. Titans (21): Their defense has broken up 21 passes this season – most of those courtesy of mammoth DTs Teair Tart (5) and Jeffery Simmons (3). Go figure.
Love the shoutout for Tart here, as the 2020 undrafted free agent has been great for the Titans this season, even in pass coverage where he leads the team with five pass break-ups.
One of those five came on Sunday, when Tart dropped into coverage near the goal line and made a huge pass break-up on Washington’s final drive. Graceful doesn’t begin to describe Tart’s movement here. Elite.
#Titans leader in passes defended through 5 games with 5 PBUs:
DT Teair Tart
They even dropped him into coverage & he makes a play forcing the incompletion preventing a go-ahead TD🔥 pic.twitter.com/UR4bniiLG7
— Wes on Broadway (@TitansStats) October 10, 2022
Now, the rest of our power rankings round-up.