The Tennessee Titans are moving in the right direction in the NFL power rankings of experts after notching their first win of the 2022 campaign in Week 3 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
As we usually do in our weekly NFL power rankings round-up for the Titans, we start with USA TODAY’s Nate Davis, who has Tennessee moving up three spots to No. 27.
Here’s what Davis had to say:
Another offense experiencing serious left tackle issues after the loss of Taylor Lewan to a season-ending knee injury, Tennessee needs more from replacement Dennis Daley.
The Titans actually did get more from Daley, at least in pass protection. The veteran backup turned starting left tackle posted the highest Pro Football Focus pass-blocking grade on the O-line in Week 3 with a 75.6
That’s a 61.1 increase from Daley’s showing in Week 2. Where Daley didn’t do so hot on Sunday was in run-blocking, where he posted the lowest grade among Tennessee’s offensive linemen with a 41.9.
Now, a look at where other experts are ranking the Titans.
Syndication: The Tennessean
Robert Zeglinski and Christian D’Andrea, For The Win:
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Derrick Henry had over 140 yards from scrimmage, and the Titans imposed their physical will on a team, this time the Raiders. That’s how Tennessee will win games and climb out of an 0-2 hole — by simply giving the ball to Henry … a lot. Some teams should consider themselves so lucky to have such a…
