Titans fans spent Sunday watching Cam Ward trade punches with Joe Burrow, and the snap sheet from the 43-36 overtime loss to the Bengals shows a new name in the middle of it. Chimere Dike went from 13 snaps in Week 7 to 63 (82%) in Cincinnati, according to PFF, and caught five passes for 71 yards and a touchdown.
With rookie Carnell Tate ruled out with a shoulder injury, Dike handled a starter’s workload. As long as Tate is sidelined, that role looks like his.
Receiver snaps shifted to Robinson and Dike
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Wan’Dale Robinson rarely left the field, jumping from 38 snaps to 72 (94%). Dike’s jump was the bigger one, though, and 43 of his 63 snaps came on pass plays. We broke down what Tate’s absence meant for Ward before kickoff, and Ward still threw for 304 yards and two touchdown passes.
Elic Ayomanor slipped from 56 snaps to 50. Calvin Ridley, who did not play in Week 7, logged 40 snaps (52%) after being listed as questionable with a hip injury.
Tony Pollard played 63 snaps, up from 47, and ran 21 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns. His 83.0 run grade led the offense, according to PFF, which only feeds the conversation about his trade value. Up front, JC Latham played 42 snaps and James Hudson III played 35 after taking three in Week 7.
Amani Hooker’s three picks weren’t enough
Amani Hooker played all 74 defensive snaps and intercepted Joe Burrow three times, earning an 84.9 defensive grade from PFF. He allowed five catches for 44 yards and a touchdown on seven targets.
Jacob Martin made his 47 snaps count with eight pressures and three sacks, according to PFF, which landed him in our Week 8 stock report.
With Jeffery Simmons traded to the Bears before the game, Solomon Thomas jumped from 25 snaps to 51 and John Franklin-Myers went from 35 to 43. Alontae Taylor, who did not play in Week 7, logged 51 snaps at cornerback, while Marcus Harris dropped from 53 to eight.
The back end struggled. Joshua Williams allowed seven catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns on eight targets, and Cor’Dale Flott gave up 87 yards on nine targets as Burrow threw for 462 yards and five touchdown passes.
Titans Week 8 snap counts vs. Bengals
Snap counts and percentages are according to PFF. The Titans ran 77 offensive snaps in the overtime loss, up from 63 in their Week 7 loss at Cleveland, and played 74 defensive snaps after 70 a week earlier.
Offense (77 snaps)
Player |
Pos. |
Snaps (%) |
Week 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cam Ward |
QB |
77 (100%) |
63 |
Dan Moore Jr. |
LT |
77 (100%) |
63 |
Austin Schlottmann |
C |
77 (100%) |
63 |
Atonio Mafi |
RG |
77 (100%) |
63 |
Wan’Dale Robinson |
WR |
72 (94%) |
38 |
Tony Pollard |
RB |
63 (82%) |
47 |
Chimere Dike |
WR |
63 (82%) |
13 |
Peter Skoronski |
LG |
60 (78%) |
63 |
Elic Ayomanor |
WR |
50 (65%) |
56 |
Gunnar Helm |
TE |
49 (64%) |
53 |
JC Latham |
RT |
42 (55%) |
63 |
Calvin Ridley |
WR |
40 (52%) |
— |
James Hudson III |
LT |
35 (45%) |
3 |
Daniel Bellinger |
TE |
31 (40%) |
30 |
Garrett Dellinger |
LG |
18 (23%) |
— |
Michael Carter |
RB |
13 (17%) |
16 |
Julius Chestnut |
RB |
2 (3%) |
— |
David Martin-Robinson |
TE |
1 (1%) |
3 |
Defense (74 snaps)
Player |
Pos. |
Snaps (%) |
Week 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
Amani Hooker |
S |
74 (100%) |
70 |
Cor’Dale Flott |
CB |
74 (100%) |
70 |
Joshua Williams |
CB |
74 (100%) |
70 |
Anthony Hill Jr. |
LB |
71 (96%) |
70 |
Kevin Winston Jr. |
S |
68 (92%) |
70 |
Jermaine Johnson |
EDGE |
52 (70%) |
47 |
Alontae Taylor |
CB |
51 (69%) |
— |
Solomon Thomas |
DL |
51 (69%) |
25 |
Jacob Martin |
EDGE |
47 (64%) |
43 |
John Franklin-Myers |
DL |
43 (58%) |
35 |
Cody Barton |
LB |
39 (53%) |
39 |
Cedric Gray |
LB |
33 (45%) |
39 |
Timmy Horne |
DL |
30 (41%) |
15 |
Keldric Faulk |
EDGE |
29 (39%) |
18 |
Tony Adams |
S |
23 (31%) |
9 |
Nazir Stackhouse |
DL |
17 (23%) |
16 |
Oluwafemi Oladejo |
EDGE |
15 (20%) |
15 |
Jonah Laulu |
DL |
10 (14%) |
— |
Marcus Harris |
CB |
8 (11%) |
53 |
Terrell Burgess |
S |
2 (3%) |
— |
Truman Jones |
EDGE |
2 (3%) |
2 |
More on the Tennessee Titans
- Cam Ward’s Late Sack Took Away the Titans’ Winning Kick. The Fix Is a Quick Throw and a Timeout
- Is Cam Ward the Titans’ Franchise QB? A Career-High 304 Yards in Cincinnati Builds the Case
- Three Building Blocks and Three Bye-Week Fixes From the Titans’ 43-36 Overtime Loss
- Is the Titans’ Up-Tempo Offense Real? What Their Week 8 Loss in Cincinnati Told Us
