Drive Chart: Here's What The Tennessee Titans Offense Did on Every Possession Week 1 vs New Orleans Saints

The Tennessee Titans opened their 2023 regular season against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday and this is what happened on every offensive drive.
Drive Chart: Here's What The Tennessee Titans Offense Did on Every Possession Week 1 vs New Orleans Saints
Drive Chart: Here's What The Tennessee Titans Offense Did on Every Possession Week 1 vs New Orleans Saints /

The Tennessee Titans lose to the New Orleans Saints by a score of 16-15. They will leave Week 1 with a 0-1 record. The Titans' defense of course did their part, but here is what the Titans' offense did on every drive on Sunday.

Drive No. 1

  • Game status:  14:56 to go in the first quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 4 plays, -8 yards
  • Result: 50-yard Field Goal
  • SMH Moment: Trevon Wesco false starts on the first play of the drive
  • Key Play: On 3rd & 18 the Titans throw a short pass that falls incomplete
  • The Skinny: Incredibly ugly drive with two penalties that lost yards after a great opening play by Amani Hooker

Watch the Hooker interception HERE

Drive No. 2

  • Game status: 10:18 to go in the first quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 11 plays, 66 yards
  • Results: 27-yard Field Goal
  • Key Play: Derrick Henry laid a massive stiff arm on a Saints defender on a 18-yard run.
  • The Skinny: The Titans fail to convert on third down again as Tannehill threw short of the sticks. Another failed chance.

Drive No. 3

  • Game status: 1:22 to go in the first quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 3 plays, 2 yards
  • Result: Punt
  • SMH Moment: Left tackle Andre Dillard got beat badly on third down forcing Tannehill out of the pocket and to the sideline for a three-and-out.
  • The Skinny: The Titans are running a lot of shotgun to start drives despite Derrick Henry averaging over seven yards per carry coming into the drive.

Drive No. 4

  • Game status: 11:44 to go in the second quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 3 plays, 4 yards
  • Result: Punt
  • SMH Moment: Tannehill was once again pressured on third down and was almost sacked before throwing an incomplete pass.
  • The Skinny: Andre Dillard continues to give up pressure on Tannehill. He isn't alone, but he is standing out.

Drive No. 5

  • Game status: 7:37 to go in the second quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 3 plays, 5 yards
  • Result: Interception
  • SMH Moment: Tannehill threw a terrible pass into double coverage and it was picked off by Marshon Lattimore
  • The Skinny: Just a bad decision by Tannehill on third down on the interception. Confusing play.

Drive No. 6

  • Game status: 4:29 to go in the second quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 7 plays, 57 yards
  • Result: 31 yard Field Goal
  • Key Play: Derrick Henry caught a screen and took it 46 yards for a huge gain.
  • The Skinny: The Titans just can't seem to capitalize on red zone opportunities and settle for another field goal.

Drive No. 7

  • Game status:  15:00 to go in the third quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 4 plays, 28 yards
  • Result: Interception
  • SMH Moment: Tannehill toss a deep ball into double coverage that was a bit short and it was deflected into an interception. Tannehill missed a wide open Okonkwo.
  • The Skinny: Turnovers and penalties have killed the Titans all game. Tannehill isn't helping.

Drive No. 8

  • Game status: 9:25 to go in the third quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 4 plays, 9 yards
  • Result: Punt
  • SMH Moment: Tannehill gets sacked on third down after a stunt beats Dillard and Peter Skoronski
  • The Skinny: A sack and a drop by Treylon Burks doomed this drive.

Drive No. 9

  • Game status: 4:38 to go in the third quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 3 plays, 5 yards
  • Result: Interception
  • SMH Moment: Bizarre underthrow by Tannehill to the sideline is intercepted.
  • The Skinny: Very bad game for Tannehill so far. Unacceptable.

Drive No. 10

  • Game status: 1:23 to go in the third quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 12 plays, 48 yards
  • Result: 45 yard Field Goal
  • SMH Moment: Tannehill missed a wide open Okonkwo on a trick play.
  • The Skinny: The Titans got a big penalty on third down during the drive, but ultimately had to settle for a field goal.

Drive No. 11

  • Game status: 6:42 to go in the fourth quarter
  • Quarterback: Ryan Tannehill
  • Plays/Yards: 9 plays, 62 yards
  • Result: 29-yard Field Goal
  • Key Play: Tannehill completes it to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for 24 yards.
  • The Skinny: The Titans continue to fail in the red zone and settle for field goals.

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Tyler Rowland
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Tyler Rowland is a Tennessee Titans fanatic for nearly 25 years and the host of the Locked On Titans podcast. While diving into all things Tennessee Titans, Tyler specializes in film study and providing grounded opinions on all of the latest Titans news.