NASHVILLE – It’s almost inexplicable how unprepared the Tennessee Titans looked when they took the field at Northwest Stadium to battle the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon.
“Battle” is generous, to be honest. Because one quarter into the game on Sunday, the Titans had managed to punt twice, fumble twice, and trailed 28-0 in a flash.
Tennessee was penalized 11 times in the first half and made mental and physical errors alike.
It left many people wondering what happened to the team that upset the division rival Houston Texans one week earlier. Jeffery Simmons even said it felt like they played hungover. But the answers provided in the Titans locker room after the game were somehow even worse.
According to rookie cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., the sloppy and slow start and be blamed on…the cold weather?
Now let’s make one thing very clear. It’s not like the Titans were playing a snow game in Buffalo in January. It was a clear day with temperatures at 41 degrees at kickoff. You could certainly do worse for Landover, Maryland in December.