The Tennessee Titans fell in epic fashion to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8. The Colts managed to repeat everything that happened in their Week 3 meeting, coming away with a 38-14 win.

There isn’t much to say about the Titans anymore. They rank last (or close to it) in every single set of power rankings. They rank last in offense. Their defense is struggling, and they went ahead and traded away Roger McCreary, who has been one of the most consistent players in the secondary. Nothing they do makes sense, and this team simply isn’t going to get better until they find and fix their systemic failures.

As we enter Week 9, here’s a look at where the Titans place in a multitude of power rankings.

Nate Davis, USA TODAY: 32 (-2)

Johnny Hekker, one of the best specialists who’s ever lived, booted his 1,000th career punt Sunday. He might reach 2,000 by season’s end.

The Titans have been outgained in every game this season. Their one win was a ridiculous fluke. The offense is the worst in the NFL and the defense is bottom five or six. Every loss has been by eight or more points. They’re very lucky they got that one win because there might not be another.

Diante Lee, The Ringer: 30 (+1)

Interim head coach Mike McCoy is making progress in fixing what was Tennessee’s broken offense, and rookie quarterback Cam Ward is gaining confidence in the pocket each week.

This season can’t be salvaged overall, but it was nice ot see the team have a more comprehensive offensive approach against the Colts this week. If McCoy can put together a few good game plans to showcase Ward’s impressive arm, that’ll be enough to call his interim stint a win.

The Titans are seeing flashes from Cam Ward, but that’s the end of their offensive promise as their defense keeps putting the rookie QB in tough spots.

Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: 32 (-3)

So much for firing Brian Callahan and bringing life to this team. This group is a mess right now, and it doesn’t matter who is coaching.

I have a lot of sympathy for Mike McCoy, who is apparently being directed to simply keep the ship straight while the Titans figure out a plan at head coach for the long term. But what is directly under his control are game events like fourth downs. If you were an interim coach, why would you attempt anything but complete radicalism? You know you’ll be somewhere else next year and that you’ll probably be hired to coach quarterbacks. Why not explore the ceiling of this opportunity and go for it all the time?

The 2025 No. 1 pick is 35th in the league in EPA per dropback (minus-0.21). Only Jake Browning is worse among qualifying quarterbacks, and the Bengals traded for Joe Flacco to keep from playing Browning. It’s unfair to blame Ward for the Titans’ struggles, but it’s getting so bad that it’s going to be hard to bounce back from this.

Barry Werner, List Wire: 32 (-1)

The Titans are well on their way to becoming the first team to pick first overall in the NFL draft since the 2017-18 Cleveland Browns.

The Titans are 1-7, but they’ve played against the Broncos, Rams, Patriots, and Colts (twice), so they’ve had five games against teams listed in Group B. They beat a Group C team, though they needed a lot of luck to do that. They then went back to their losing ways against the Raiders, as Maxx Crosby dominated Tennessee’s poor offensive line. Their ensuing losses to the Patriots and Colts were able to win us some money.

NFL Nation, ESPN: 32 (-1)

Dike has been a bright spot in an otherwise dismal season for the Titans. The 2025 fourth-round pick leads the league in all-purpose yards, thanks in large part to an NFL-high 991 return yards. Without top receiver Calvin Ridley (hamstring) for the past two weeks, Dike has led the team in receiving yards. His seven receptions for 93 yards against the Colts were both career highs. He and quarterback Cam Ward have spent increased time together in the film room to improve their chemistry.