Titans Offense Struggles As Tennessee Falls Short In Divisional Playoff Game

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The Titans 2021-22 season came to a painful ending all too familiar to Tennessee fans as the No. 1 seed lost 19-16 to Joe Burrow‘s Bengals on Saturday, Jan. 22.

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill struggled early, throwing an interception with his first pass of the game. The Bengals took that opportunity to score a field goal, going up early. The Titans offense also failed to ever get Derrick Henry going as he only ran for 62 yards on 20 carries.

Tannehill threw two more picks before the end of the game, the last of which came with less than 28 seconds left in the game. This led the way for the Bengals to score the winning field goal.

The Titans defense was the biggest hero of the day, keeping Tennessee in the game by putting massive pressure on Burrow and the Bengal’s offense. The defensive line, led by Jeffery Simmons, sacked Burrow nine times with Simmons tallying three of those sacks.

Even with the strong defensive performance, the Titans offense couldn’t find a way to get anything done. Tannehill only threw one touchdown pass and 220 yards. Henry’s backup, D’Onta Foreman, ran for 66 yards on four carries, but only had one carry in the first half and didn’t get his second until the fourth quarter.

After a successful regular season and dealing with so many injuries, Saturday’s performance fell short of many fans’ expectations.

The Titans are now 0-4 when holding the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

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