Titans’ fresh start produces one of their most embarrassing losses yet

You don't want to overreact to Week 1 in the NFL (they say Week 1 is a liar), but some football fans understand how bad the Tennessee Titans' 23-10 season-opening loss to the New York Jets was. You surely didn't see them very much on RedZone.

The debate in Nashville last week was whether Week 1 was a "must-win game." Sure, it's just one game that has nothing to do with playoff hopes, but consider all that was at stake. You had a new head coach trying to exorcise the demons of his past against his former team. A franchise touting a rebrand paying tribute to the Oilers of old, playing their last season opener in the stadium that housed the first edition of the Titans, which captivated a city with a Super Bowl run in their very first year of existence. And they were playing another bottom dweller that hasn't registered a winning season in a decade. The result? A 23-10 beatdown where it felt like the Titans didn't stand a chance. Against the JETS. This was New York's first wire-to-wire victory and largest win since 2024, per CBS Sports Research.

If you want to know how bad it…

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