Titans Out-Coached and Overwhelmed: Scouting Breakdown Of Browns' Game

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By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No run game, no passing game and poor tackling are not things that usually combine for the Titans, even in a loss.

But those and many more negatives piled up for them Sunday in Cleveland.

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel watches the game during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.
  Mike Vrabel in Cleveland/ © Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Titans’ offense was about as poor as I have seen under a Mike Vrabel-coached team. The Titans have had issues over the past few years with personnel and not being able to match up with some of the better teams, but they usually don’t lose with coaching. In this one, they got outcoached and could not figure out a formula on offense or defense to stop the Browns.

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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.