The Tennessee Titans continued on their downward spiral with a fifth-straight loss in a 19-14 defeat at the hands of the Houston Texans in Week 16, and as a result, they are mostly moving down in the NFL power rankings of experts.
We start with USA TODAY’s Nate Davis, who ranks the Titans at No. 23 on his list, falling four spots from last week. Here’s his take on Tennessee:
23. Titans (19): Rookie QB Malik Willis has started three games yet hasn’t passed for 100 yards in any of them. Starting to become apparent why he slipped into the third round.
It’s definitely true that Willis hasn’t done much through the air in three starts, but it was always understood he would need time to develop and wouldn’t be ready in Year 1.
It also hasn’t helped that Willis has to overcome bad play-calling, poor pass protection, and one of the worst wide receiver corps. in the NFL.
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