The Tennessee Titans’ 2022 offense was beyond dismal for the majority of the season after the team ranked near the bottom of the league in a plethora of different categories.
As bad as things were overall, the Titans’ troubles were amplified after the halftime break.
Tennessee only scored a combined 94 points in the second half of games last year, which is good enough for an average of 5.52 points per second-half outing.
You don’t get those types of results without some disastrous offensive football being played.
That’s why it’s not surprising to see Tennessee also ranked dead last in the number of second-half drives that ended up in three-and-outs.
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Titans didn’t convert a single first down on 48 percent of those post-halftime drives, seven-percent higher than the next closest team (Bears, 41 percent).
% of 2nd half drives that went 3-and-out
48% – TEN
47%
46%
45%
44%
43%
42%
41% – CHI
40%
39% – NO, LAR
38% – DAL, NE, TB, DEN
37% – HOU, NYJ, CAR
36% – MIN
35% – PIT
34% – CIN, BUF, LAC
33% – MIA, JAX
32% – IND, ARI, LV, WAS
31%
30% – CLE, BAL, PHI
29%
28% – GB, SEA
27%
26% -…— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) June 4, 2023
To add more salt to the wound, the Titans’ former offensive coordinator and Falcons head coach, Arthur Smith, produced the fewest amount of second-half three-and-outs in 2022.
Everyone knew there would be some type of drop-off after Smith left for Atlanta, but the impact of his loss can’t be overstated enough when discussing the Titans’ offensive regression over the last two years.
Let’s hope Tim Kelly is capable of getting the Titans’ offense back on track in 2023. Needless to say, getting a few more first downs early and often would be a nice start toward fixing things.
