Titans Clips
The Jets scored a touchdown on their first offensive possession in Tennessee on Sunday and they added another one on their first possession of the second half.
Running back Breece Hall sprinted around the left side of the line for a four-yard touchdown to extend the Jets’ lead to 17-7 with 9:41 left to play in the third quarter. Hall now has 14 carries for 49 yards and two catches for 16 yards on the day.
Hall’s touchdown came two plays after quarterback Geno Smith went deep to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell for a 40-yard gain. Smith and Garrett Wilson also connected for a 31-yard gain during the scoring drive and the quarterback is now 14-of-18 for 169 yards in his first start for the Jets since 2016.
The Jets have suffered a couple of injuries that will require monitoring as they move into Week 2. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (groin) and wide receiver Omar Cooper (ankle) have been ruled out.
The Jets dominated time of possession in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Titans and they have a halftime lead to show for their effort.
Rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq scored a rushing touchdown to cap the first Jets possession and they added three more points at the end of a 19-play drive that ran into the second quarter while eating up nearly 12 minutes of the clock.
Jason Sanders missed a 54-yard field goal later in the quarter, however, and the Jets’ final drive of the half ended without points, so it is a 10-3 lead for the road team.
The long scoring drive featured 15 rushing plays as the Jets leaned heavily on an offensive line that features a pair of former first-round picks in tackles Armand Membou and Olu Fashanu. Breece Hall ended the half with 13 carries for 45 yards while Braelon Allen picked up 31 yards on six opportunities.
All of the running meant that Geno Smith didn’t have to do much through the air to keep the chains moving, but he did find first-round wideout Omar Cooper for a 30-yard gain to set up Sadiq’s touchdown and finished the half 11-of-15 for 90 yards. Cooper later left the game with an ankle injury and the Jets have also seen defensive backs Minkah Fitzpatrick and Jarvis Brownlee depart with injuries.
The Titans had the game’s only turnover when kick returner Chimere Dike lost a fumble and that contributed to their lack of possession throughout the first 30 minutes of play. They’ll get the ball to start the second half and will need to find a better groove on both sides of the ball to come back in this one.
The Jets lead the Titans in the first quarter of Sunday’s game in Nashville, but they’ve lost a couple of players to injuries early in the game.
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper are both called questionable to return. Fitzpatrick injured his groin while trying to chase Titans quarterback Cam Ward down on the first Tennessee possession.
Cooper had a 30-yard gain on a third down on his first NFL catch to set up a Jets touchdown, but is dealing with an ankle injury.
Titans punt returner Chimere Dike needed medical attention after getting run into by one of his teammates while trying to field a Jets punt late in the first quarter, but the team has not updated his condition yet.
Two of the Jets’ three first-round picks played big roles in the team’s first offensive possession of the 2026 season.
Quarterback Geno Smith found wide receiver Omar Cooper on a third down in Titans territory and Cooper wiggled free for a 30-yard gain that set the Jets up inside the Tennessee 5-yard-line. Cooper’s fellow rookie Kenyon Sadiq wound up getting the ball into the end zone on a three-yard run as offensive coordinator Frank Reich found a creative way to get the ball into the tight end’s hands.
Jason Sanders’s extra point put the Jets up 7-0 with 10:45 to play in the first quarter.
Smith was 2-of-3 for 37 yards and running back Breece Hall had four carries for 15 yards. The Titans also gave up 10 yards on a pass interference penalty.
A report on Sunday morning indicated cornerback Joey Porter Jr. was unlikely to be in the Steelers’ lineup for their season-opening game against the Falcons and official word on his status came 90 minutes before kickoff in Pittsburgh.
Porter is officially inactive for the game. Porter was listed as questionable with a back injury after spending all of training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
Porter’s inactivity this summer was also thought to be connected to his desire for a contract extension that never came together. That has reportedly opened the door to a trade as the Steelers have a team policy against negotiating contracts during the regular season.
Updates on where things stand with Porter for Week 2’s game against the Patriots and beyond will likely come this week. For Sunday, though, he’ll just be a spectator.
Falcons at Steelers
Falcons: QB Tua Tagovailoa, QB Michael Penix, DB Billy Bowman, DB Malcom DeWalt, LB Christian Harris, OL Ethan Onianwa
Steelers: CB Joey Porter Jr., QB Drew Allar, G Gennings Dunker, DL Kevin Jobity, DL Gabe Rubio, QB Will Howard
Bears at Panthers
Bears: QB Tyson Bagent, S Xavier Woods, OT Ozzy Trapilo, OL Jordan McFadden, DL Jayden Loving, DL Jamree Kromah, QB Miller Moss.
Panthers: TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, WR John Metchie, QB Haynes King, S Zakee Wheatley, OT Albert Reese, LB Patrick Jones, DT Cam Jackson
Buccaneers at Bengals
Buccaneers: DL DeMonte Capehart, CB Ayden Garnes, WR Jalen McMillan, G Billy Schrauth, DL Elijah Simmons, OT Justin Skule, RB Sean Tucker
Bengals: WR Ke’Shawn Williams, CB Josh Newton, OT Myles Hinton, C Connor Lew, TE Jack Endries, DT Landon Robinson, DE Shemar Stewart
Saints at Lions
Saints: TE Oscar Delp, RB Alvin Kamara, OT Mason Murphy, DE Cam Jordan, DT John Ridgeway, DT Khristian Boyd, QB Zach Wilson
Lions: CB Christian Izien, LB Jimmy Rolder, DE Ahmed Hassanein, CB Ennis Rakestraw, DL Mekhi Wingo
Bills at Texans
Bills: RB Ty Johnson, WR Skyler Bell, OT Jude Bowry, G Ar’maj Reed-Adams, DL T.J. Sanders, LB Mike Danna, S Jalon Kilgore
Texans: OL Febechi Nwaiwu, CB Collin Wright, LB Aiden Fisher, OL Nate Thomas, DL Jaden Crumedy, TE Brevin Jordan
Ravens at Colts
Ravens: QB Joe Fagnano, WR Devontez Walker, WR Elijah Sarratt, G Emery Jones, CB Chandler Rivers, DT Nnamdi Madubuike, LB Teddye Buchanan
Colts: LB Austin Ajiake, CB Jonathan Edwards, RB DJ Giddens, DE George Gumbs, QB Riley Leonard, G Dalton Tucker
Browns at Jaguars
Browns: QB Taylen Green, LB Justin Jefferson, CB Noah Igbinoghene, S Daniel Thomas, CB Toriano Pride, C Parker Brailsford, G Teven Jenkins
Jaguars: QB Quinn Ewers, S Jalen Huskey, DE Bryan Thomas, OL Daniel Faalele, TE Tanner Koziol, DE Wesley Williams
Jets at Titans
Jets: CB D’Angelo Ponds, RB Kene Nwangwu, K Blake Grupe, LB Trevin Wallace, LB Joseph Ossai
Titans: CB Jaylon Jones, OL Atonio Mafi, RB Nick Singleton, LB Cedric Gray, DT Jackie Marshall, OT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, LB Owen Pappoe
The Titans tweaked their offensive line ahead of Sunday’s game against the Jets.
The NFL’s daily transaction report for Friday shows that they have claimed guard Atonio Mafi off of waivers. The Raiders dropped Mafi when they claimed guard Bryce Cabeldue on Thursday.
The Titans waived guard Garrett Dellinger to open a roster spot.
Mafi was a Patriots fifth-rounder in 2023 and he played for the Colts in 2024 before landing with the Raiders last season. He started five games as a rookie, but has only played in a reserve role over the last two seasons.
The Titans plan to start Peter Skoronski at left guard and fifth-round pick Fernando Carmona at right guard this week.
The Titans’ plans to induct Chris Johnson into the Ring of Honor this weekend have been put on hold.
The team released a statement on Friday afternoon announcing that they will still celebrate Johnson’s career at halftime of the game, but that the official induction ceremony will take place at a later date.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Chris Johnson and his family are no longer able to travel to Nashville for this Sunday’s game,” the statement said. “Knowing how much he and his family desire to be in person at Nissan Stadium for his induction into the Titans Ring of Honor, we will postpone the official induction ceremony and look forward to celebrating the moment with them at a future date.”
Johnson revealed that he has ALS earlier this year. The 2008 first-round pick spent six seasons with the Titans and also played one season for the Jets, who will be the visiting team in Tennessee this weekend.
The Titans will play without linebacker Cedric Gray this weekend.
Gray suffered a concussion in a utility task vehicle accident last week and did not take part in practice at all this week. Head coach Robert Saleh confirmed that he will miss the game against the Jets as a result of the injury.
Gray started all 16 games he played for Tennessee last season and is listed as a starter on their depth chart for this year. He had 164 tackles, a sack and two fumble recoveries last year.
Cody Barton, James Williams, Anthony Hill, and Owen Pappoe are the other linebackers on Tennessee’s 53-man roster. Saleh said Mohamoud Diabate will also be elevated from the practice squad for the game.
A couple of new Jets will likely have to wait at least another week before making their debut for the team.
Linebacker Joseph Ossai will definitely be waiting as the the team has ruled him out for their game in Tennessee due to a foot injury. Head coach Aaron Glenn called Ossai week-to-week moving forward.
Rookie cornerback D’Angelo Ponds is also on track to miss the game. Ponds has a calf injury and Glenn said he will be listed as doubtful to face the Titans.
Wide receiver Tim Patrick (groin) has been ruled out along with Ossai. Kick returner Kene Nwangwu (back) will join Ponds in the doubtful category.
Jason Sanders will be the Jets’ kicker when the regular season begins on Sunday against the Titans.
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said today that Sanders will kick in Week 1, but going forward Sanders will continue to compete with Blake Grupe to win the kicking job. Sanders has been with the Jets since June, while Grupe just signed last week.
“Jason will kick this week. He’s had most of the reps,” Glenn said. “Grupe, I want to make sure he gets a solid chance. He just got here last week. He hasn’t had a lot of chances to get a lot of work with [long snapper Thomas Hennessy and holder Austin McNamara]. I want to make sure I give him the proper chance for the competition, so I want to let this thing play out.”
Sanders kicked for the Dolphins from 2018 to 2024. He missed the entire 2025 season with a hip injury.
