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Titans Punter Makes NFL History

The Tennessee Titans punting game found success this season amid constant offensive struggles.
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Oct 20, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Tennessee Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse (4) makes contact with the ball in the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images
Oct 20, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Tennessee Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse (4) makes contact with the ball in the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images | Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

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The Tennessee Titans didn't have much to celebrate this season, mainly because of a unproductive, turnover-prone offense that was unable to help a solid defense.

But as a result of these offensive struggles, Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse got a chance to make NFL history this season, becoming the first player to ever finish with three straight seasons averaging over 50 yards per punt. Stonehouse ended the 2024 campaign with 50.6 yards per punt, completing his third season with the team while doing so.

Impressive punting statistics doesn't exactly equal Super Bowl wins, but it's certainly something positive for Stonehouse and the Titans to take into 2025 after a 3-14 season. Along with the punting yardage average, he finished the year with 73 punts for 3,691 yards with 22 punts inside the 20-yard line and just nine touchbacks. This included a long of 75 yards, a mark Stonehouse reached in the 20-17 Week 6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Across 46 career regular-season games in the NFL (all with Tennessee), Stonehouse has posted 216 punts for 11,282 yards and 20 touchbacks.

Stonehouse suffered a season-ending knee injury in last year's 31-28 Week 13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. He talked about that experience in Jan. 2024.

"You feel sorry for yourself for a day," Stonehouse said, per the team website. "Because your whole life has changed from doing one thing to totally doing something opposite. I think you maybe sit in it for two days. The first day you are confused. What do I do now? When do I get surgery? What does the (recovery) process look like? The next day, it sets in: Well, my season is over, and this sucks."

The Titans have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, which begins on Thursday, April 24 in Green Bay,

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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