The Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Chargers will both be looking to avoid a dreaded 0-2 start on Sunday when they meet at Nissan Stadium.
Both teams have a loss in common but went about dropping their respective season-openers in different ways.
The Titans’ defense was stellar, outside of the secondary giving up some big plays. But the offense struggled mightily, mostly because of quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
Meanwhile, the Chargers were on point offensively, dropping 34 points on the Miami Dolphins, but their defense didn’t hold up its end of the bargain, surrendering 36 points in the losing effort.
If the Titans get another performance like the one they saw from Tannehill in Week 1, they’ll have no shot to win this game unless the defense can pitch a shutout, which is too much to ask against a good Chargers offense.
But while Tannehill is a major concern going into this one, there’s also reason for optimism with him. Here’s a look at that and more going into Week 2.