NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans are back home after a 10-day road trip and a split of their first two exhibition games in the NFL preseason.
How much the time together helps remains to be seen. The Titans are a work in progress, rebuilding after three straight losing seasons and leaning heavily on a rookie quarterback and a lot of other young players.
“At the end of the day, there’s not a whole lot of negatives to the whole process,” second-year coach Brian Callahan said Saturday. “And it’s going to help us down the road.”
The Titans wrapped up the road swing by beating the Atlanta Falcons 23-20 on Friday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Cameron Ward is 7-for-15 passing for 109 yards over five series through the first two exhibitions — the first a 29-7 loss a week earlier to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — while fellow rookie Gunnar Helm had a nice 25-yard touchdown catch on a pass from backup Brandon Allen against the Falcons.