NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Through Mike Vrabel’s tenure with the Titans, he’s frequently judged his team on how it responds to adversity.

And he's generally been happy with the returns.A.J. Brown

The sample size for his current team is very small so far, but through three bad halves and one good, the question may be whether his team is a bit over-reliant on misfortune.

After their terrible showing in Week 1 against Arizona, Jeffery Simmons leaned hard on something the franchise has long used as a rallying cry. He spoke of how no one expected the team to go to Seattle and win. 

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