The NFL coaching cycle is rocking and rolling and Tuesday evening saw it take an even more eventful turn as the Baltimore Ravens fired John Harbaugh. Pretty wild stuff. Way back in the middle of the season, the Tennessee Titans became the first team to be in the market for a head coach this cycle as they fired Brian Callahan.
Cam Ward threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, and the Tennessee Titans snapped an 11-game home skid by beating the Kansas City Chiefs 26-9 on Sunday. The Titans (3-12) improved to 1-7 at home this season with their first win at Nissan Stadium since 3 November 2024. The skid matched the franchise's worst since moving to Tennessee in 1997.
"I want to meet all of them," Ward said of the next candidates. "Every coach who gets the opportunity to come here, I want to have conversations throughout the process with them. I'm going to be here for that whole time." Ward said president of football operations Chad Brinker and general manager Mike Borgonzi had spoken with him about his involvement in the search. The rookie quarterback said he'll be all in on the next head coach regardless of whether it's a defensive- or offensive-minded hire.
Among the regularly scheduled encounters on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills faced the Tama Bay Buccaneers in a crucial clash, the Minnesota Vikings were in action against the Chicago Bears, and the Cincinnati Bengals were back from their bye week to face the Pittsburgh Steelers. Elsewhere New York Giants took on the Green Bay Packers, the Tennessee Titans faced the Houston Texans, and the Jacksonville Jaguars played the Los Angeles Chargers.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Diggs asked for and was granted his release. Diggs was in his second season with the Titans. This is actually the second season in a row in which Diggs won't finish the season for Tennessee. Diggs' 2024 campaign came to a close after eight starts when he suffered a season-ending Lisfranc injury. He played one more game for the team this year before being granted his exit.
Good teams win the games they should win - and the Chargers are out to prove they're a good team. They travel to Tennessee on Sunday to face rookie quarterback Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall pick, who has shown flashes of promise but isn't yet where he wants to be in his career. The Chargers are riding high after an Oct. 23 win over Minnesota that marked the return of outstanding left tackle Joe Alt.
The Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan on Monday in the midst of his second season with the team, logging a 4-19 record over his time in Tennessee. Senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy was named Callahan's replacement as the interim head coach. He'll be tabbed with trying to turn around the last-place Titans, who'll take on a Patriots team that's 4-2 and unexpectedly in first place in the AFC East entering Week 7.
