TEAM NOTES
· With their 24-16 victory at Minnesota, the Titans improved to 1-1 this preseason. The win improved Mike Vrabel's career preseason record to 7-9.
· The Titans rushed for 281 yards at Minnesota. The total included 98 yards by Julius Chestnut, 91 yards by Malik Willis, 57 yards by Tyjae Spears, 29 yards by Jacques Patrick and six yards by Mason Kinsey. The group collected the most rushing yards by an NFL team in a preseason game since at least the beginning of the 2017 preseason. The highest previous NFL total in that span was 256 rushing yards by the Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville on Aug. 29, 2019. The Titans' previous high in that span was 181 rushing yards against Chicago on Aug. 28, 2021. In regular season contests in all of franchise history, the Titans have recorded 281 or more rushing yards on only eight occasions.
· The Titans' final four offensive drives resulted sequentially in a field goal, touchdown, touchdown and a drive that drained the final 5 minutes and 50 seconds off the clock to seal the victory.
· The offense converted seven of its 13 third-down attempts, a rate of 53.8 percent.
· The Titans defense limited the Vikings offense to three conversions on 13 third-down attempts, a rate of 23.1 percent. The Titans defense also thwarted the Vikings on a fourth-down attempt on the first series of the game.
· The Titans defense forced the Vikings to attempt field goals on two of their three trips inside the red zone. In two preseason contests, opponents have scored one touchdown (at Chicago) in six total possessions inside the 20.
· The Titans outgained the Vikings 352 yards to 262 yards.
· The Titans won the time-of-possession battle 32:29 to 27:37.
DB SHYHEIM CARTER
· Tallied four tackles on defense and added a team-high two special teams stops.
RB JULIUS CHESTNUT
· Led the team with 98 rushing yards on 13 carries for an average of 7.5 yards per attempt. He scored two touchdowns—one on a rushing attempt and one on a reception.
· Took a handoff and went 55 yards in the third quarter to set up a go-ahead field goal. Chestnut's gain was the longest rushing attempt by a Titans player in the preseason since Aug. 13, 2016, when Demarco Murray had a 71-yard touchdown run. It was also the NFL's fourth-longest rushing attempt to date during the 2023 preseason.
· Scored his first touchdown of the preseason on a five-yard run in the third quarter.
· Added a one-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Malik Willis in the fourth quarter.
· Leads the team through two preseason games with 144 rushing yards on 20 attempts.
CB ERIC GARROR
· Started and registered four tackles and one pass defensed.
· Led the team with 22 yards on two punt returns.
WR KEARIS JACKSON
· Led the team with 48 yards on two kickoff returns, including a 33-yarder.
S TYREQUE JONES
· Led the team with seven tackles and added a pass defensed.
WR MASON KINSEY
· Led the team with four catches and 37 receiving yards.
· Took two snaps at quarterback in the third quarter and recorded one rushing attempt for six yards.
· Leads the team through two preseason games with eight receptions and 77 receiving yards.
DB ARMANI MARSH
· Finished second on the defense with six total tackles.
OLB CALEB MURPHY
· Tallied four tackles, including a team-high two sacks.
· Recorded the second sack of his rookie preseason in the second quarter, dropping Nick Mullens for a 13-yard loss.
· In the third quarter, he added his second sack of the game on a seven-yard takedown of Jaren Hall.
· He also registered a sack in Week 1 of the preseason at Chicago and leads the team through two preseason games with three total sacks.
TE CHIG OKONKWO
· Started and caught one pass for a 19-yard gain.
RB TYJAE SPEARS
· Started and rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on seven attempts.
· Sprinted for a 33-yard touchdown in the first quarter, recording the first rushing touchdown of his rookie preseason. It was the Titans' longest rushing touchdown in a preseason game since Aug. 13, 2016, when Demarco Murray had a 71-yard touchdown run and Bishop Sankey rushed 41 yards for a score against the San Diego Chargers.
P RYAN STONEHOUSE
· Averaged 51.5 yards (42.5 net avg.) on four punts with two punts placed inside the 20.
· Booted a 62-yard punt in the third quarter.
NT TEAIR TART
· Started and was credited with one tackle for loss and one pass defensed.
OLB RASHAD WEAVER
· Started and notched his first sack of the preseason in the second quarter, dropping Nick Mullens for a nine-yard loss.
QB MALIK WILLIS
· Started and completed 10 of 17 passes for 85 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
· Rushed for 91 yards on 11 attempts for an average of 8.3 yards per carry. Five of his rushing attempts resulted in first downs.
· Completed a one-yard touchdown pass to running back Julius Chestnut in the fourth quarter for his first touchdown pass of the preseason.
· Led a nine-play, 70-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter.
· Rushed for a 26-yard gain in the third quarter, and in the fourth quarter, his 23-yard run helped seal the victory.
· Leads the team through two preseason games with 274 yards on 26-of-42 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions.
K TREY WOLFF
· Made a 22-yard field goal in the third quarter, the first successful field goal of his rookie preseason.
· Made both of his extra point attempts.
