Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week ahead of Week 15.
Tannehill recorded yet another strong performance in last week’s 42-21 road win over the Oakland Raiders, completing 21-of-27 passes for 391 yards with three touchdown passes to post a passer rating of 140.4.
The quarterback has lost just one game since taking over as the starter of Marcus Mariota in the third quarter of Week 6’s loss to the Denver Broncos, with an overall record of 6-1.
According to the team’s Jim Wyatt, Tannehill and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (three games in 2011) are the only players to deliver on 75% or more of their passes with a passer rating of 130 or higher (minimum 10 attempts) in three back-to-back games in one season in the history of the league.
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On the season, he’s completed 149-of-203 pass attempts for a completion percentage of 73.4%.
It wasn’t long ago that many analysts saw the Titans selecting a quarterback early on in the 2020 NFL Draft, but Tannehill has changed all of that in the midst of what could be the best season of his career.
He’s passed for 1,993 yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions while making a serious case for himself to become the team’s long-term starter.
Tannehill and the Titans will look to stay hot as they face the division rival Houston Texans for the first time this season on Sunday at noon CT in Nissan Stadium.