Titans vs Broncos Match Player Stats | Week 1 Sunday 2025

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Titans vs Broncos Match Player Stats | Week 1 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 1 Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 7th
07/09/25 16:05:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Tennessee Titans Game Today

In regards to pass-blocking (and the positive impact it has on all pass game stats), the O-line of the Broncos grades out as the best in the league last year.

Last year, the porous Titans defense has allowed a colossal 72.8% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing teams: the 8th-worst rate in the league.

As it relates to cornerbacks in pass coverage, Tennessee’s group of CBs has been easily exploitable last year, grading out as the 6th-worst in the NFL.

The Titans are a giant 8-point underdog in this game, likely creating an extreme passing game script.

The Broncos defense has been a notorious pass funnel last year, causing opposing QBs to attempt the 3rd-most passes in the league (36.6 per game) last year.

The model projects Chigoziem Okonkwo to accumulate 5.2 targets in this week’s game, on average, putting him in the 86th percentile among TEs.

With an impressive 13.9% Target% (80th percentile) last year, Chigoziem Okonkwo places as one of the TEs with the most usage in the NFL.

As it relates to air yards, Chigoziem Okonkwo ranks in the towering 78th percentile among tight ends last year, accruing a colossal 23.0 per game.

Accounting for their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Denver Broncos to run on 46.6% of their chances: the 3rd-highest rate among all teams this week.

The opposing side have rushed for the 6th-most adjusted yards in the league (136 per game) vs. the Titans defense last year.

Opposing QBs have passed for the 6th-most adjusted yards in the NFL (240.0 per game) vs. the Denver Broncos defense last year.

In this contest, Evan Engram is anticipated by the model to land in the 90th percentile when it comes to TEs with 5.6 targets.

When talking about air yards, Evan Engram grades out in the towering 91st percentile among tight ends last year, averaging a massive 40.0 per game.

Evan Engram rates as one of the best tight ends in the pass game last year, averaging an excellent 40.0 adjusted yards per game while checking in at the 83rd percentile.

Last year, the shaky Titans pass defense has conceded a massive 78.0% Adjusted Completion Rate versus opposing TEs: the 7th-highest rate in the league.

At the moment, the 6th-most run-oriented team in the NFL (41.3% context-neutralized) according to the projections is the Titans.

The model projects Tony Pollard to total 16.7 rush attempts in this week’s contest, on average, putting him in the 94th percentile when it comes to running backs.

Tony Pollard has garnered 64.6% of his offense’s carries last year, putting him in the 96th percentile among running backs.

Tony Pollard has picked up 62.0 adjusted rushing yards per game last year, one of the largest marks in football among running backs (85th percentile).

The Denver defensive ends profile as the 5th-worst collection of DEs in the NFL last year when it comes to defending the run.

The projections expect Courtland Sutton to earn 7.5 targets this week, on balance, placing him in the 85th percentile when it comes to wideouts.

Courtland Sutton has accumulated a staggering 105.0 air yards per game last year: 98th percentile when it comes to wideouts.

Courtland Sutton’s 69.7 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that measures high-value offensive involvement) ranks among the best in the league: 96th percentile for WRs.

With an exceptional 73.0 adjusted receiving yards per game (92nd percentile) last year, Courtland Sutton ranks as one of the top wide receivers in the game in football.

The predictive model expects Calvin Ridley to accrue 8.0 targets in this contest, on average, placing him in the 89th percentile among WRs.

Calvin Ridley has notched a whopping 106.0 air yards per game last year: 99th percentile among wide receivers.

Calvin Ridley’s 66.0 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced metric that calculates high-value offensive usage) puts him in the company of the league leaders: 93rd percentile for WRs.

Negatives with the Denver Broncos Game Today

An extreme running game script is indicated by the Broncos being a giant 8-point favorite in this week’s game.

Our trusted projections expect the Denver Broncos to be the 3rd-least pass-focused offense on the slate this week with a 53.4% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.

The projections expect this game to see the 3rd-lowest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 125.6 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.

Opposing offenses have averaged 26.9 pass attempts per game vs. the Titans defense last year: fewest in the NFL.

Last year, the strong Tennessee Titans defense has allowed a feeble 190.0 adjusted passing yards per game to opposing quarterbacks: the 2nd-best in football.

At the present time, the 6th-least pass-focused offense in the league (58.7% context-neutralized) according to our trusted projection set is the Titans.

The model projects the Titans to call the 2nd-fewest plays on offense among all teams this week with 61.9 plays, accounting for their underlying play style and game dynamics.

The Titans have run the 9th-fewest plays in the league last year, averaging just 56.5 plays per game.

The Titans offensive line profiles as the 9th-worst in the league last year in protecting the QB, which has a negative influence on all air attack metrics across the board.

With a bad 6.4 adjusted yards per target (23rd percentile) last year, Chigoziem Okonkwo ranks among the worst pass-game tight ends in the league.

As it relates to the defensive tackles’ role in defending against the run, Tennessee’s group of DTs has been one of the most skilled last year, profiling as the best in the league.

The Broncos defense has been quite strong when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, yielding an average of 4.82 yards-after-the-catch last year: the 5th-fewest in the NFL.

The leading projections forecast Evan Engram to be a much smaller piece of his offense’s passing attack in this game (18.0% projected Target Share) than he has been last year (25.0% in games he has played).

Tony Pollard’s ground effectiveness (3.79 adjusted yards per carry) has been some of the worst in the NFL last year (19th percentile when it comes to RBs).

Last year, the feeble Broncos run defense has surrendered a colossal 3.94 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC) to the opposition’s running game: the 31st-biggest rate in the NFL.

Courtland Sutton grades out as one of the bottom wide receivers in the NFL at grinding out extra yardage, averaging a lowly 2.11 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) last year while grading out in the 9th percentile.

Calvin Ridley checks in as one of the most unreliable receivers in the NFL, catching just 56.4% of passes thrown his way (adjusted for context) last year, ranking in the 13th percentile among WRs

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