NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are starting to see more than a glimmer of hope from an absolutely miserable season with rookie quarterback Cam Ward growing up with each passing game.
Interim coach Mike McCoy couldn’t praise Ward’s performance enough even as the Titans lost their 10th straight home game in a 30-24 defeat to Seattle.
“It’s taking that next step, and that’s what he’s done,” McCoy said. “We’ve been saying it from day one, the way he competes, the way he works every day. When we first came in in the offseason program, the early mornings, staying late, things like that, it’s starting to pay off.”
The No. 1 overall pick helped Tennessee score a season high in points and run a season-high 68 offensive plays and holding the ball a season-high 37 minutes, 25 seconds.
Ward also scrambled for a season high in yards with his first rushing touchdown and threw for 256 yards with one TD.