Tennessee Titans Snap Counts & Takeaways from Week 8 Win Over Atlanta Falcons
The Tennessee Titans' win over the Atlanta Falcons featured some new players and some lineup mixtures we have not seen before. That made for some interesting takeaways from the Week 8 snap counts.
Offense
Tennessee Titans Week 8 Offensive Snap Counts
Obviously, the big story here is the snap counts for Will Levis. Levis played 66 snaps and was excellent. There was also some controversy about Malik Willis who played two snaps, but was booed relentlessly when he went on the field after being involved in a fumble on his first snap. Let's not rotate the quarterbacks anymore, Mike.
Also worth pointing out that Andre Dillard ended up playing 37 snaps after the injury to Chris Hubbard forced the benched Dillard back into the game. Nicholas Petit-Frere bounced back to the right side with Dillard going back to left.
With tight end Josh Whyle out, we also saw a major rise in the snap counts of the other two top tight ends. Trevon Wesco and Chig Okonkwo both played over forty snaps as they tried to fill in the gap of Whyle's absence.
Defense
Tennessee Titans Week 8 Defensive Snap Counts
With the trade of Kevin Byard early in Week 8, the question of who would fill his role at safety was asked. The answer is clearly Elijah Molden. Molden played all 68 snaps along side Amani Hooker. We saw Terrell Edmunds, acquired in the Byard trade, play 17 snaps as well in a dime safety role on passing downs.
Eric Garror also got his first extended action in an NFL game. Garror played 62 snaps at slot corner in place of Roger McCreary. Garror had his struggles on defense, but also added contributions on special teams as well as a punt returner.
Edge rusher Trevis Gipson also got his highest amount of snaps all year with 17 and played well. He was consistently setting the edge in run defense and got some pressure on the Falcons' quarterbacks.
Related Titans-Falcons stories
- TITAN UP-TITAN DOWN: The Tennessee Titans got a huge win over the Atlanta Falcons that featured a fantastic debut for Will Levis, but other good and bad performances as well. Here are the top three winners and losers from the 28-23 victory. CLICK HERE
- WEEK 8 PHOTO GALLERY: The Tennessee Titans beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-23 on Sunday, with rookie quarterback Will Levis throwing four touchdown passes in his NFL debut. Our photographers had a great day, too. Here are 20 images from the game at Nissan Stadium. CLICK HERE
- WEEK 8 DRIVE CHART: The Tennessee Titans were led by rookie quarterback Will Levis on Sunday and beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-23. Levis had an incredible debut and here is a recap of what happened on every offensive drive. CLICK HERE
- SEE LEVIS THIRD TD PASS: The Tennessee Titans took a 21-9 lead on the Atlanta Falcons on Will Levis' third touchdown of the day as he connected with DeAndre Hopkins for a third time. CLICK HERE
- LEVIS HITS HOPKINS AGAIN: The Tennessee Titans head into halftime with a 14-3 lead over the Atlanta Falcons and rookie quarterback Will Levis has played well. He hit DeAndre Hopkins in the red zone for the pair's second scoring play of the day. CLICK HERE
- SEE MALIK WILLIS FUMBLE: The Tennessee Titans have kicked off their Week 8 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons and on Malik Willis' very first snap of the game there was a fumble that led to three points for the Falcons. CLICK HERE
- WILL LEVIS FIRST TOUCHDOWN: The Tennessee Titans took the lead on a huge pass from rookie quarterback Will Levis to DeAndre Hopkins that went for a 47-yard touchdown. It was Levis' first career passing touchdown. CLICK HERE
