The Tennessee Titans fell to the Denver Broncos in their season opener on Sunday, 20-12. There were many similarities to how the Titans looked last season, including a botched second half. There were too many drops and too many pressures on Cam Ward. And the penalties! Way too many of those.

The defense was a bright spot, with two interceptions and a sack against one of the top offensive lines in the league. The Broncos didn’t score on every play; they punted four times and lost two fumbles, on top of the two interceptions.

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This week, the Titans host the Los Angeles Rams, who are coming off a 14-9 victory over the Houston Texans.

As we enter Week 2, here’s a look at where the Titans place in a multitude of power rankings.

Nate Davis, USA TODAY: 29 (-1)

They’re starting a quarterback who’s never won an NFL game. They committed 13 penalties Sunday. But they somehow managed to hang with a decidedly superior team before succumbing. Better days should lie ahead.

This will be said often until the change is made: There’s no upside to playing Russell Wilson over Jaxson Dart. Maybe it’s bad for Dart’s development to play behind an offensive line without tackle Andrew Thomas, but it’s clear the Giants wouldn’t be worse right now with Dart at QB.

Diante Lee, The Ringer: 27 (+1)

Last season, Tennessee was tied for the second most penalized team in the NFL, nd they ranked in the bottom five teams for the most EPA lost on both offense and defense. The 2025 Titans don’t lseem much more disciplined. THey tied New Orleans for the most penalties committed in Week 1 – highlighted by a backbreaking unnecessary roughness call against star defender Jeffery SImons in the fourth quarter of their loss to Denver.

Callahan’s offensive game plan in Cam Ward’s debut left Tennessee’s tackles on islands against one of the league’s bet pass rush units (surrendering sicks sacks), and receivers dropped several impressive throws from Ward. Tennessee’s offense was one of the week’s worst perfomers in the red zone, and it converdted just a piar of its 13 third-down attempts. Since Gllahan was hired, it feels like every week this team is trying to overcome its coaching, and I don’t know ho long that can continue.

The Titans took their expected offensive lumps in Cam Ward’s debut in facing a nasty Denver pass defense, from Nik Bonitto to Patrick Surtain. At least their own playmaking defense gave them a surprising chance.

Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: 30 (+1)

They played a solid defensive game in the loss to the Broncos. But they didn’t get enough from Cameron Ward in his first NFL start, even if it was a tough place to open a career.

Brian Callahan is over the barbecue on Monday for a less-than-ideal explanation for a non-challenge that factored in heavily to a one-possession loss in Denver. I would be more concerned about some of the dropbacks Cam Ward had that offered very little in the way of answers for the young quarterback, who had no choice but to be exceptional.

The Titans offense never got inside the Broncos’ 10-yard line. Cam Ward completed 12 of 28 passes for a mere 112 yards. Their leading receiver was Tony Pollard, who had one catch for 29 yards. Yes, the Denver defense is good. But that was ugly.

Barry Werner, List Wire: 25 (+6)

Won’t be too cruel about Cam Ward averaging four yards a pass while going for 112 yards against the Broncos. Denver has a great defense and the first overall pick is just what he was a rookie making his first start. The Titans were in the game long enough to scare many people in Survivor pools.

The good news for the Titans was that they played a turnover-free game and had a chance to win in a tough environment in Denver. The bad news for the Titans was that they accumulated just 133 net yards of offense.

NFL Nation, ESPN: 28 (NC)

Dike was thrust into the returner job after the Titans released James Proche. The rookie responded by returning a kick 71 yards to the Broncos’ 24-yard line, setting up kicker Joey Slye for a field goal just before halftime. Dike hit 20.5 mph on the return, which was the top speed for a Titans ball carrier on the day, per NFL Next Gen Stats. In total, he had 144 yards on four kick returns.

This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: NFL Power Rankings Roundup: How do Titans fare heading into Week 2?