NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The winless Tennessee Titans remain confident they have a team capable of winning the Super Bowl. On paper.
The Titans are 0-3 in a league where only six teams since 1979 have made the playoffs after starting 0-3 and only one since 2000. None won a Super Bowl. First-year coach Brian Callahan is trying to fix a franchise that has lost 21 of its past 27 after a 30-14 loss to Green Bay and a quarterback the Titans traded away at the end of August.
The Titans haven't struggled this much since going 5-27 in a span that cost Ken Whisenhunt his job in November 2015. This also is their worst start to a season since losing the first six in 2009 before salvaging an 8-8 record notable most for Chris Johnson becoming the sixth man in NFL history to run for 2,000 yards in a season. Callahan said every NFL team hits a rough patch every season and it's still early.
“We haven’t played anywhere close to what we’re capable of playing, and I think that our guys know that," Callahan said Monday. "My job is to make sure we keep pushing forward, and we still feel like we’ve got to go play football games. I mean, we’ve got a whole lot left.
There’s a lot of football left to play, and we got to find a way to play better. That's why the Titans insist their confidence remains high. Wide receiver Tyler Boyd, who worked with Callahan in Cincinnati, said the Titans need more consistency after showing flashes in each game.
He noted Houston is 2-1 atop the AFC South. �.