NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons isn’t happy with how the Tennessee Titans are playing in now their fourth straight losing season.
Not the defense. The Titans got four sacks and forced Houston to settle for three field goals in a 16-13 loss to the Texans.
It’s Tennessee’s inability offensively to play anything close to complementary football.
The NFL’s worst unit in total yards or points went three-and-out five times in the ninth consecutive home loss. The Titans (1-9) couldn’t build more than a meager 6-0 lead and hurt themselves too often with five false starts including back-to-back on the opening drive. They finished with nine penalties.
“We’re tired of sugarcoating it. I’m tired of sugar coating it,” Simmons said. “We need to be better. Especially at home. Can’t have that many false starts. We need to be better. I mean we can’t keep sitting up here saying the same thing, trying to sugarcoat it for the media, for anybody.”