The Tennessee Titans continued their inconsistent ways in Week 5 by dropping their third game of the 2023 campaign in a 23-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
In what was a surprise, the Titans’ run defense was absolutely shredded in this game. In what wasn’t a surprise, cornerback Kristian Fulton struggled mightily, as he was bad in coverage and committed a pair of awful pass interferences to aid two Colts scoring drives.
Buy Titans TicketsWhen asked about his performance after the game, Fulton pointed the finger at the officials and not really at himself.
“I feel like I was very sound today,” Fulton said, per Paul Kuharsky. “Besides one play, the one with No. 11 (Michael Pittman) when he caught that out, it was on me, I guess.
“For the most part, I think today was technically sound. Obviously, they made some plays or whatever, but it’s hard when you’ve got to play against the refs and the receivers. It’s life as a DB.”
Kristian Fulton feels like he’s playing vs. WRs and officials. #Titans pic.twitter.com/XnczxEf767
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) October 8, 2023
Now, a look at what head coach Mike Vrabel and more Titans had to say about their Week 5 loss to Indy.
CB Kristian Fulton
#Titans Kristian Fulton vows to keep challenging and showing up every week, his confidence is still high . pic.twitter.com/mCTTsXwYt9
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) October 8, 2023
HC Mike Vrabel
“That’s a part of it, our (inability) to score touchdowns down there,” Vrabel said, per Jim Wyatt. “But it’s much more than that. We have to play better on defense, and we have to be able to run the football and do the things we know are going to help us win.”
Vrabel said there were guys out of their gaps in run defense. Said Moss 56 yard drive skewed numbers a bit but still there were issues.
— Terry McCormick (@terrymc13) October 8, 2023
Mike Vrabel said sitting Kristian Fulton was a consideration. They talked about double moves during half time and there was a PI call on a double move in the 2nd half.
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) October 8, 2023
LB Azeez Al-Shaair
#Titans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair not happy with team’s performance on run defense. pic.twitter.com/OurtLAGdB6
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2023
S Kevin Byard
Kevin Byard on the #Titans defense struggling vs the run. pic.twitter.com/bJPu5iHu6L
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) October 8, 2023
#Titans safety @KevinByard: We have to find a way to play better. pic.twitter.com/WdQchlrowD
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2023
WR DeAndre Hopkins
#Titans receiver @DeAndreHopkins after Sunday’s loss. pic.twitter.com/2xQ84XBJk0
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2023
DeAndre Hopkins and Derrick Henry almost connected for an early touchdown. Hopkins said they've talked about the play for a while. pic.twitter.com/yWG7PYMaKS
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) October 8, 2023
QB Ryan Tannehill
#Titans QB @ryantannehill1 after Sunday’s loss. pic.twitter.com/A5F2zs9nzN
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2023
DL Jeffery Simmons
Jeffery Simmons on the #Titans run defense: We have to edge, wall and swarm. We didn't do that today. They came in saying they wanted to run the ball and that's what they did. pic.twitter.com/eYP7C35ofB
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) October 8, 2023
RB Tyjae Spears
#Titans RB Tajae Spears on his first NFL touchdown. pic.twitter.com/gmRQ22jaua
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2023
RB Derrick Henry
#Titans RB @KingHenry_2 after Sunday’s loss. pic.twitter.com/x9i43iT8oi
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2023
OLB Arden Key
A brutally honest assessment from @ardenkey of Sunday’s #Titans loss. pic.twitter.com/VrDeGFXhv8
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2023
