{"id":340239,"date":"2025-09-04T05:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/340239\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T05:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:41:24","slug":"tennessee-titans-rookie-quarterback-cam-ward-ready-for-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/340239\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward ready for week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) \u2014 The Tennessee Titans kick off the 2025 season on Sunday against the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the regular season debut for rookie quarterback Cam Ward.<\/p>\n<p>Ward will have his hands full.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8 TITAN UP all season long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkrn.com\/sports\/tennessee-titans\/?ipid=titans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:with the latest news and notes on the Tennessee Titans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">with the latest news and notes on the Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Denver led the NFL with 63 sacks last season, which means Ward is going against arguably the toughest defense he\u2019ll face all season.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention, there are expected to be more than 51,000 fans screaming at him.<\/p>\n<p>The environment will be unlike anything Ward has ever experienced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Tennessee took me for a reason; I\u2019m capable of throwing the ball and leading the offense to score a lot of points,\u201d Ward said. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to do my one-eleven. Everybody has a job in our offense; everybody got to contribute. So hopefully we\u2019re coming out of there with a win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Broncos head coach Sean Payton is expected to test Ward.<\/p>\n<p>Payton has won more than half of his games when facing a rookie quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u23e9\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkrn.com\/?ipid=newsbreak-lower-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read today\u2019s top stories on wkrn.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Read today\u2019s top stories on wkrn.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Titans head coach Brian Callahan said Ward is ready for the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s played a lot of football. This is not any different,\u201d Callahan said. \u201cThe talent is different. The environment is going to be fun, but you walk on the field, and it\u2019s still 100 yards long, ten-yard end zones, and 53 and a third yards wide, and it doesn\u2019t really change. That approach helps. We don\u2019t need him to do anything superhuman. We just need him to play good football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. Sunday in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkrn.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKRN News 2.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKRN News 2. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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