Scout's Take: 'The Titans’ defensive front should be ashamed'

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By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- This game started out feeling like the Buffalo Bills vs. the Titans early in the year. The Bills took the Titans lightly because of all the distractions surrounding the Titans’ COVID-19 issues.

The Titans looked overconfident early against the Bengals, because of all the injury issues the Bengals had with four starting offensive linemen and their starting RB out.

FansTitanUpThe Bengals have just enough offensive skill players to make suspect defenses pay.

Tennessee underestimated rookie quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals wide receivers.

But the Titans grossly underestimated the Bengals offensive line full of replacement players.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.