Few signal-callers have made quite the transformation Ryan Tannehill has in less than one season.
Tannehill wasn’t seen as nearly the force he is now in Tennessee back when he was in Miami, so often hindered by his own inconsistency.
Different systems fit different quarterbacks, and it seems that Tannehill has certainly found his place now.
After finishing out the 2019 regular season with the highest passer rating in the NFL (117.5) of the year. That’s good for the fourth-best in NFL history, behind just Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in 2011 (122.5), Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning in 2004 (121.1), and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles in 2013 (119.2).
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Now, he’ll be at the helm of the offense as the Titans prepare to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in a battle for the AFC Championship title this week.
And Tennessee will be laying it all out on the line as the team looks to make its first Super Bowl appearance since 2000.
“We’re going to take some risks,” Tannehill said when he met with the media on Wednesday. “With no risk comes no reward.”
Going up against the Kansas City defense will present a new challenge for a Titans offense that has kept finding a way to come out on top.
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“They’ve done a really good job, especially since we played them,” Tannehill said. “They really play hard, they play physical. They play fast up front coming off the football. They’ve got good guys on the back side to cover. You know (Tyrann) Mathieu is all over the place making plays on the football… they really have the whole package on defense.”
.@Titans QB Ryan Tannehill on facing @Chiefs defense pic.twitter.com/8Ce0aiR8yU
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) January 15, 2020
Tannehill and the Titans will face the Chiefs at 2:05 p.m. CST on Sunday in Arrowhead Stadium.
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