Eagles vs. Titans in Week 2: Here are the numbers that matter
The data suggests the Eagles would do well to get frequent pressure on Titans quarterback Cam Ward.
The Eagles hit the road for their first away game of the 2026 season when they take on the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
Coming off an uneven 24-22 victory over the Washington Commanders, the Eagles are big favorites over the Titans, with most sportsbooks and data sites giving them an advantage of about a touchdown.
The Titans lost a 23-10 home game in Week 1 to the New York Jets and have some issues on both sides of the ball. The Eagles should have plenty of advantages on Sunday.
Where might their biggest edges be?
Here’s a look at the numbers that could prove to be important Sunday afternoon in Nashville:
41%
That’s how often second-year Titans quarterback Cam Ward was under pressure when he dropped back Sunday vs. the Jets, according to Next Gen Stats. He was 3-for-10 for 17 yards when under duress.
Ward is in the bottom tier of NFL quarterbacks, and he’s protected by an offensive line that Pro Football Focus ranks 29th in the NFL. That’s not a recipe conducive to a lot of success.
Rookie right guard Fernando Carmona allowed three pressures on 39 pass blocking opportunities in his NFL debut, according to PFF. Left guard Peter Skoronski is probably the best of the five starting linemen, but the Eagles should have an edge up front, inside and out.
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The Jets applied pressure to Ward on six of their nine blitzes and had a pressure rate of 33.3% when they sent four or fewer pass rushers, according to Next Gen. It all added up to a pass rush win rate of 65%, according to ESPN, third-highest in the NFL in Week 1.
Vic Fangio said Tuesday that he thought his unit’s pass rush was “inconsistent and really wasn’t good enough.” But the Eagles pressured Jayden Daniels on 19 of his 38 dropbacks. Fourteen of those 19 pressures, and a 48.3% pressure rate, came with a four-man pass rush. They did only get Daniels to the ground once, though.
It remains to be seen if the Eagles get a boost with Jonathan Greenard’s return Sunday against the Titans, but they have the personnel up front to cause havoc Sunday regardless.
176
Jalen Hurts threw for 203 yards in Week 1, and 176 of them came on throws that traveled at least 10 air yards, according to Next Gen, which counts any throw of 10 or more air yards as a “downfield” pass.
Hurts completed six of his nine downfield attempts and the Eagles scored all three of their touchdowns that way.
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The running game struggled, and Hurts faced too much pressure, but the explosive plays to Dontayvion Wicks, Dallas Goedert, and DeVonta Smith showed some of the potential of the new-look offense.
The Titans allowed the sixth-most downfield passing yards last season, according to Next Gen, and they didn’t show in Week 1 that they’ll be less susceptible to it in 2026. The Jets completed four of their five downfield throws for 111 yards.
16
That’s how many times Cooper DeJean lined up across Wan’Dale Robinson last season when the receiver was with the New York Giants. Those reps amounted to zero targets in Robinson’s direction. DeJean, according to Next Gen, was the only defender with at least 10 snaps against Robinson to go without a target. Robinson ran 25 routes from the slot against the Eagles without DeJean as his primary defender last season and caught six of seven targets for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Only nine receivers have accounted for more receiving yards from the slot than Robinson since he entered the league in 2022, according to Next Gen. The Jets did a good job against him in Week 1, allowing only two catches on three targets for 18 yards from the slot.
DeJean had one of his worst games since he entered the league in 2024, allowing six catches on eight targets for 73 yards and a touchdown. He was absent from practice on Wednesday.
The third-year defensive back mentioned his eyes can sometimes “get bad” in coverage and it can hurt him.
“I think it can happen at times and at times it’s helped him, too,” Fangio said Tuesday when asked about DeJean’s comments. “He’s just got to make sure he can stay tight enough to his assignment and not let his vision get too skewed to where he gets out of position.”
It’ll be an interesting matchup with Robinson and DeJean Sunday, given their history and DeJean’s struggles in Week 1.
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