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Syndication: The Tennessean
I wrestled with making the defense an in between, but with the injuries to the outside linebacker position, it’s hard to have too much of an issue with what we saw from this unit on Sunday.
Despite not having Harold Landry, Bud Dupree and Ola Adeniyi and only tallying one sack in Week 3, the Titans actually got pretty good pressure throughout the game, which no doubt aided the secondary a bit.
Rashad Weaver was responsible for the one sack and a pair of QB hits, and Tennessee hit Derek Carr five times in total. It was a much better showing than anyone could have expected considering the circumstances.
As far as the secondary was concerned, it was a very up-and-down performance but encouraging overall.
Tennessee’s unit made Mack Hollins look like a superstar and gave up way too many chunk plays, but it was able to keep Davante Adams (5-36-1) and Darren Waller (3-22) in check.
And, while the defense’s showing was shaky at times, it did come up with some game-saving plays during a second half of football in which the offense did nothing.
Whether it was Kevin Byard’s pick in the end zone, Dylan Cole tipping a pass on the two-point conversion try or the defense holding the Raiders to 1-for-5 in the red zone and 1-for-12 on third downs, the unit came up big in Week 3.
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