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Late in the schedule, the Titans will be tasked with limiting one of the best young quarterbacks in the National Football League. Justin Herbert has never faced Tennessee in his career, but he was just one of two quarterbacks to throw for at least 5,000 yards in 2021.
Despite a 9-8 record, Herbert has played well at SoFi Stadium, completing 66.2 percent of his passes and posting a 34-to-12 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
The Titans will need a solid game plan to account for running back Austin Ekeler and receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. Herbert can also pick up first downs and then some with his feet, rushing for 364 yards in 2021.
Dating back to 1993, the Titans haven’t had much luck playing the Chargers, dropping 11-of-13 contests over that span. The last time that Tennessee won on the road against the Bolts was in 1990 when the Titans were the Houston Oilers and the Chargers were still in San Diego.
The last time these two teams got together in 2019, Jeffery Simmons made his NFL debut, playing a major role in the Titans’ game-saving goal-line stand.
