As we continue to hold our nose while sorting through the stink that was the Tennessee Titans’ Week 3 showing against the Cleveland Browns, it’s time to take a look at the snap counts.
Unlike last week, the Titans were only replacing one missing starter in left guard Peter Skoronski — and his replacement was exactly who we thought it would be after the disaster that was Xavier Newman last week.
Buy Titans TicketsThe most notable thing to come from the snap counts was how little running back Derrick Henry was on the field. It has been a long time since he played such a low number of snaps.
We’ll take a look at who replaced Skoronski, how many snaps Henry got and more in our analysis of the team’s Week 3 snap counts.
Snap counts and analysis: Offense
-Dillon Radunz got the start at left guard in place of Peter Skoronski.
-Derrick Henry’s 18 snaps were the lowest total he’s had in a game since Week 10 of 2018. A lot contributed to that, as the Titans had to abandon the run thanks to a sizeable second-half deficit, and the ground game wasn’t working to begin with. In addition, Tennessee routinely found itself in less-than-manageable situations on second and third downs. Tyjae Spears saw the field for nine more plays than Henry.
-Nick Westbrook-Ikhine led all Titans receivers in snaps for the second straight week. Treylon Burks and DeAndre Hopkins had three and four less, respectively. Perhaps the Titans should consider giving Chris Moore (18 snaps) more looks moving forward after he made yet another long (and great) catch.
-Despite Andre Dillard’s struggles with Myles Garrett, the Titans only had their best blocking tight end, Trevon Wesco, on the field for 20 of 48 snaps. That number needs to increase moving forward.
Snap counts and analysis: Defense
-Monty Rice got his first defensive snaps of the season, although they likely came in garbage time. Jack Gibbens continues to dominate the snaps next to Azeez Al-Shaair.
-Harold Landry played a season-low number of snaps and snap percentage (42 snaps, 59 percent), but I would assume some of that had to do with how the game got out of hand late.
-Trevis Gipson, who is shaping up to be the next Josh Reynolds (a good player who inexplicably isn’t utilized), was inactive for the second straight game after playing just seven snaps in Week 1. Maybe the Titans should dust him off and give him a shot after two disappointing performances in a row from the pass-rush.
-After seeing significant snaps over the first two games, Elijah Molden was relegated to just 20 in Week 3. Some of that undoubtedly had to do with the returns of Kristian Fulton and Amani Hooker, both of whom played almost every snap.
-Despite being a game-time decision, Denico Autry still played 39 snaps, which is right around the total he played over the first two games.
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