Tennessee Titans rise in NFL power rankings

The Tennessee Titans are reaching the end of a game for the first time this season after defeating the Miami Dolphins 31-12 on Monday Night Football at Hard Rock Stadium.

The win comes after three ugly losses, two of which saw the Titans lead at halftime. Luckily, they were able to step on the gas in the second half against the Dolphins instead of blowing their lead.

Sports Illustrated writer Conor Orr saw the win as a reason to move the Titans up one spot in his weekly power rankings. After coming in at No. 31 last week, Tennessee is now ranked No. 30.

“The Will Levis experiment appears to be over in Nashville, barring one injury. Like Dave Canales in Carolina, Brian Callahan only had so much time to spend fixing a quarterback who might be a little off. “Mason Rudolph wasn’t spectacular and the Titans have been practicing against a version of this defense all summer, but the absolutely game-changing plays are gone for now,” Orr writes.

A large part of the win against the Dolphins was due to a lack of turnovers, which happened to occur when Levis left the game with a shoulder injury. Before his exit, he threw his sixth interception of the season, tied for the NFL lead in interceptions for four games, tied with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson.

Even though the offense looked smoother with Levis on the sideline, coach Brian Callahan is sticking with his quarterback as long as he’s healthy.

“If Will (Levis) was healthy, he would be our quarterback,” Callahan said, via Titans insider Paul Kuharsky. “It wasn’t a decision based on anything other than his health and protection, particularly during the break week. With the shoulder not feeling good, I didn’t want to let him out again and knew I was going to go. “He’s our starter when he’s healthy and we’re ready to play with him.

Levis may still be the quarterback, but Rudolph has just warmed up his spot a little, and if he doesn’t get back to form after the bye, the calls for his job will only get louder.

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