The Tennessee Titans claimed their first victory of the 2025 campaign on Sunday, defeating the Arizona Cardinals 22-21 via thrilling fashion in Week 5. On Sunday, the Titans will attempt to achieve something
they haven’t done in four seasons. If they defeat the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6, it’ll mark their first consecutive victories since 2022.
The Titans last won consecutive games over the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers on November 13/17 during the 2022 campaign. That Mike Vrabel-coached team was 7-3, but concluded the campaign losing seven straight to miss the postseason at 7-10. Vrabel’s 2023 Titans finished 6-11, never winning consecutive contests.
Brian Callahan’s debut season obviously went terribly. The Titans went 3-14. Their three victories occurred in Weeks 4, 9, and 12. They dropped their final six contests, helping them earn the No. 1 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, and the right to draft Cam Ward, who already looks like a franchise quarterback.
Sunday represents a terrific opportunity for the Titans to end this lackluster multi-year streak. The Raiders share Tennessee’s record at 1-4. Though while the Titans are coming off an emotional and exciting victory, the Raiders are trending in the opposite direction, fresh off an embarrassing 40-6 defeat to the Indianapolis Colts.
The Raiders have dropped four straight contests. Their defense is allowing 27.8 points per outing. Starting quarterback Geno Smith has three multi-interception games this year, having thrown a league-leading nine interceptions.
Smith and the offense have failed to score more than 24 points throughout their ongoing losing streak. Twice, they’ve been held under 10 points. Pete Carroll’s struggling squad is searching for answers.
The Titans should also have JC Latham on Sunday. Hopefully the Week 5 victory over the Cardinals got players like Ward and Calvin Ridley trending in the right direction. If so, it could power the Titans to their first consecutive victories since 2022.
