ESPN's Bill Barnwell named Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan as one of seven NFL coaches in danger of losing their jobs at the end of the 2024-25 NFL seaosn. The article comes on the heels of Tennessee's 42-19 loss at the hands of the Washington Commanders (8-5).
A non-contest from the start after a 21-0 first quarter in favor of Washington, the defeat dropped the Titans to 3-9 in Callahan's first year on the job.
Titans nightmarish season continues
Special teams, plagued by fumbles and penalties, nuked the game.
Tennessee had zero answers, defensively, for both the Washington rushing (267 yards, 3 TDs) and passing (207 yards, 3 TDs) attacks. Two false start penalties on both starting offensive tackles killed the first drive, followed by a punt, a Tony Pollard fumble and Jha'Quan Jackson losing the ball on a later kickoff return ensued.
28-0 was the score five minutes into the second quarter of a game that the Commanders had in hand.
"It's crushing, to be honest," Callahan said on Sunday in postgame. "Improvement is not always linear, but I did not think we were going to look like that today. I'm disappointed in that. I'm disappointed in myself. I thought we were making some strides, and that we'd come play really good against a good football team on the road again and we didn't do that."
Five games is enough time for Callahan to put himself on more solid ground ahead of next year, but there will be an offseason filled with difficult decisions ahead.
Improvement must come quickly. The Titans are 30th in scoring margin (-9.3) in 2024 and losing by an average of 15.3 points per loss. Credibility is at stake.
