The Tennessee Titans left a lot on the field in their 20-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in a game where points were few.This season, the Titans’ offence has shined in the red zone. Tennessee had converted 74% of its red zone trips into touchdowns entering the game, ranking second in the NFL only to the Bengals (75%).
How the Titans’ best strength let them down in their defeat to the Bengals
However, one of the Titans’ greatest assets also occurred to be one of the key reasons for their defeat.Tennessee had three visits to the red zone on Sunday, but only managed to score six points. Caleb Shudak, who was standing in for the injured Randy Bullock, made two field goals in the red zone but missed a 35-yard effort four seconds before halftime.
“We had some opportunities where we stubbed our toe a little bit and stopped drives that could have continued,” Tannehill said.He said that the offense’s most essential section of the field needed to be cleaner.“We put a lot of care and attention into redzone practise, and we pride ourselves on being good down there, and today we didn’t execute well enough.“