Tony Pollard scored three touchdowns and Tennessee led Cleveland by 14, but the Titans couldn't make the plays to finish off a game that should have suited them.
By PAUL KUHARSKY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – I’ll take incrementally better. But was that it?
The Titans grabbed a 14-point lead and looked lively. Tony Pollard had the kind of day that should win a game for a team built like this one. But there was so much time for so many things to go wrong, and the Titans stuffed them all into the remainder of a 27-24 loss to the Browns at Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
Tennessee is 1-6 and not that different than the team that got rolled by the Jets on opening day. There isn’t anything the Titans really do consistently except talk about losses and, maybe, progress.
No, they aren’t getting blown out with regularity, but you’d be crazy to bet on them pulling things out at the end.
Pollard had a tremendous day, with the best individual rushing game for the franchise since his 161 yards at Cleveland on Dec. 7 last year and the first three-TD rushing performance since Derrick Henry against Buffalo on Oct. 18, 2021. Pollard posted 25 carries for 129 yards and three touchdowns.
Tony Pollard NOT EVEN MIDWAY THROUGH 1ST QTR 8 rush 77 rush yards 2 TD https://t.co/MsunM3w4x2
— PFF (@PFF) October 25, 2026
