NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans’ turnaround, from hard-to-watch 2-4 dud to high-flying, must-watch 9-7 playoff qualifier has been a terrific story.

I wanted to find the play that turned it, and I figured it would require some serious digging.

There was a lot that went into the flip once Ryan Tannehill took over as the starting quarterback and started the work that amounted to the best stretch of offense in the franchise’s Tennessee history.TannehillStartedIt

Alas, the search was pretty simple. Start at the very beginning and stop right there.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.