Titans
One Super Bowl appearance, and it came after the 1999 season. The last playoff win was the 2019 season and the two years since have each ended 3-14. Every Titans piece here works the same question. What would have to be true for this roster to play in February, who has to close that gap, and over what horizon.
Nine of Cam Ward's extra sacks belong to the line. Eight belong to him.
Cam Ward took 17 more sacks than a league average quarterback would have on the same 615 dropbacks. Nine trace to being pressured more often and eight to what he did once pressure arrived, and the split inverts on third and long.
Tennessee's average fourth down came with 8.5 to go from its own 49, and the early downs are why.
The Titans went for it at a league average rate and converted the obvious spots at a league average rate. Where they kept arriving at fourth down was not average. 4th longest and 4th deepest of 32.
Sacks Cost Cam Ward More Than Any QB in Football
Cam Ward's rookie season graded 27th of 27 qualifying quarterbacks in EPA per dropback. His 55 sacks erased 120.3 points of value, more than sacks cost any other quarterback in football.
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