Tony Pollard's three touchdowns were the payoff as Brian Daboll leaned more heavily on gap concepts and the offensive line delivered its strongest rushing performance of the season.
By DREW BEATTY, film analyst
With a bitter 27-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns at Nissan Stadium, the Robert Saleh-led Tennessee Titans lost their fourth one-score game of the 2026 season through seven weeks. While their current record of 1-6 speaks for itself, this game did tell a new story for the offense in comparison to every previous game. Through the first five weeks, the offense was on a historically poor pace, but the unit as a whole looked much more cohesive against a stout Cleveland defense.
A pivotal piece of this newfound offensive competence was Tennessee’s dominant run game on Sunday. Running back Tony Pollard recorded 129 yards and three touchdowns on 5.2 yards per carry on the box score. This outing was his most impactful since the last time he played the Browns defense in Week 14 of 2025.
Brian Daboll and the Titans’ rushing attack showed a clear change in rushing habits, the offensive line dominated and Pollard took full advantage to give the offensive unit its most efficient performance of the year so far.
