TEAM NOTES
- The Titans overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win 22-21 at Arizona. It was the team's largest fourth-quarter comeback in a victory since a 21-point comeback to defeat the New York Giants 24-21 on Nov. 26, 2006. Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, the only other game won by the Titans franchise after trailing by 15 or more points in the fourth quarter was Nov. 1, 1987 against Cincinnati, when the team erased a 15-point margin to win 31-29.
- Since the beginning of the 2024 season, the Titans and Buffalo Bills (Sept. 7, 2025 vs. Baltimore) are the NFL's only teams to overcome a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win.
- The Titans' largest deficit was 18 points (21-3) in the second quarter.
- It was the team's first victory at Arizona since Oct. 26, 1997.
- Mike Borgonzi earned his first win as Titans general manager, and rookie Cam Ward earned his first career win as a starting quarterback.
- The Titans played their second of three consecutive road games. They will finish the road swing next Sunday at Las Vegas (3:05 p.m. CT).
- Titans rookie safety Kevin Winston Jr. made his debut and became the ninth and final member of the team's nine-member 2025 draft class to participate in a game this season. The last time the Titans had nine or more rookie draft picks participate in at least one game was 2016, when 10 members of their draft class did so.
- A season-high five rookies were in the starting lineup for the Titans: quarterback Cam Ward, wide receiver Chimere Dike, tight end Gunnar Helm, tackle Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson (jumbo tight end) and outside linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo.
- Nine total rookies participated for the Titans to match their season high.
- Joey Slye's game-winning field goal was the 56th game-winning field goal in franchise history and the first since Nick Folk's game-winner against New England on Nov. 3, 2024.
- It was the 16th one-point victory in franchise history and the first since a 28-27 win at Miami on Dec. 11, 2023.
- The Titans won the turnover battle with three takeaways and two turnovers. All three takeaways were a result of Arizona fumbles. It was the first game for the Titans since Nov. 27, 2011 against Tampa Bay (four fumble recoveries) in which the Titans were credited with at least three opponent fumble recoveries.
- For the first time in 2025, the Titans had more net passing yards than their opponents (249 to 192).
- For the second time in 2025, the Titans offense scored on its opening possession. They went 44 yards on 12 plays, culminating with a 44-yard field goal by Joey Slye. The Titans also had a field goal to open the season at Denver on Sept. 7.
- The Titans defense generated three sacks from three different defenders: Jeffery Simmons (1.5), Arden Key (0.5) and Sebastian Joseph-Day (1.0), combining for the Titans highest sack total in 2025.
- The Titans defense allowed zero points in the second half for the first time since Oct. 1, 2023, against Cincinnati.
- In the fourth quarter, the defense allowed just two Arizona first downs, 16 net passing yards and one third down conversion on four attempts.
CB JALYN ARMOUR-DAVIS
- Registered a career-best nine tackles and a pass defensed.
WR ELIC AYOMANOR
- Caught two passes for 18 yards.
- Became the team's first rookie since Tajae Sharpe (2016) to record at least two receptions in each of the first five games of his rookie season.
LB CODY BARTON
- Participated in his 100th NFL game (regular season).
- Recorded seven tackles.
S KENDELL BROOKS
- Made his season debut and logged a stop on special teams.
T BRANDON CRENSHAW-DICKSON
- Registered his first NFL start in the offense's jumbo package.
S QUANDRE DIGGS
- Participated in his 150th NFL game (regular season).
- Recorded two tackles.
WR CHIMERE DIKE
- Contributed two receptions for 17 yards, three punt returns for 33 yards, and four kickoff returns for 136 yards.
- Provided a spark with a 65-yard kickoff return in the second quarter. It was the second-longest kickoff return of his rookie season (71 at Denver on Sept. 7). It gave him two of the NFL's top five longest kickoff returns to date in 2025. His 71-yarder against Denver was the second longest of the season and his 65-yard return ranked fourth.
LB CEDRIC GRAY
- Collected 11 tackles, including a stop for loss.
- Led the team in tackles for the second consecutive game.
- His 28 total tackles in Weeks 4-5 ranked second in the NFL behind Miami's Jordyn Brooks (31).
P JOHNNY HEKKER
- Averaged 54.2 gross yards and 47.0 net yards on five punts with three punts inside the 20.
- Logged his fifth career game and his first since Dec. 15, 2019 in which he punted five or more times and averaged at least 54.0 gross yards and 47.0 net yards with three or more punts inside the 20.
- Pinned Arizona on its 11-yard line with a 50-yard punt in the second quarter.
- In the third quarter, his 50-yard punt pinned the Cardinals on the seven-yard line.
TE GUNNAR HELM
- Caught four passes for 34 yards.
S AMANI HOOKER
- Notched four tackles, marking his fifth consecutive game with at least four tackles.
- One of three Titans defenders (Cody Barton, Cedric Gray) to record at least four tackles in every contest this season.
OLB DRE'MONT JONES
- Recovered a Cardinals fumble in the third quarter, registering his second career fumble recovery (Dec 26, 2021 at Las Vegas).
- Added three tackles.
DE SEBASTIAN JOSEPH-DAY
- Recorded his first sack of the season in the fourth quarter, bringing down Kyler Murray for a 10-yard loss.
- Added five tackles and an additional stop for loss. It was his first career game with at least five tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.
OLB ARDEN KEY
- Recorded a half sack in the second quarter, his second consecutive week with at least a half sack. Combined with Jeffery Simmons to bring down Kyler Murray for a loss of eight yards.
- Key has logged 14 sacks since signing as a free agent in 2023, most among active Titans in that span.
WR TYLER LOCKETT
- After an interception by the Cardinals defense, Lockett recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. It was the team's first touchdown by an offensive player on a fumble recovery in the end zone since Treylon Burks on Nov. 27, 2022 against Cincinnati.
- Added one reception for six yards.
TE DAVID MARTIN-ROBINSON
- Registered his first start of the season.
LB DORIAN MAUSI.
- Tied for the team lead with two special teams tackles.
TE CHIG OKONKWO
- Posted four receptions for 48 yards.
RB TONY POLLARD
- Participated in his 100th NFL game (regular season).
- Led the team with 67 rushing yards on 14 attempts and added 11 yards on three catches.
- Scored his second touchdown of the season and the 30th rushing touchdown of his career on a one-yard carry in the fourth quarter.
- In the third quarter, he reached the 5,000-yard career rushing mark.
WR CALVIN RIDLEY
- Led the team with five receptions for 131 yards. It was the sixth-highest receiving yardage total of his career.
- Logged his 17th career 100-yard game.
- Hauled in a 25-yard pass late in the first quarter.
- His 400th career reception resulted in a 13-yard gain to convert a third-and-four in the second quarter.
- Caught a 47-yard pass from Cam Ward in the fourth quarter to help set up a touchdown.
- Helped set up the game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter with a 38-yard grab.
DT JEFFERY SIMMONS
- Second consecutive game with a sack.
- Recorded 1.5 sacks along with a season-high eight tackles. Added a stop for loss.
- Dropped Kyler Murray in the second quarter for a 10-yard loss to force a Cardinals punt.
- Also combined with Arden Key to bring Murray down in the third quarter, giving him 4.5 sacks over the first five games of the 2025 season.
- Simmons' 2.5 sacks over the past two games are the fifth most in the NFL. His five tackles for loss are the most leaguewide in the span (through late afternoon games on Oct. 5).
K JOEY SLYE
- Participated in his 100th NFL game (regular season).
- Made three field goals, including the game-winning 29-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter. It was his first career game-winning field goal.
- Also made a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 51-yarder in the second quarter.
- His game-winner was his 13th field goal of the season. He joined Ryan Succop (13 in 2018) and Nick Folk (13 in 2023) as the only players in franchise history with 13 or more field goals in the first five games of a season.
CB L'JARIUS SNEED
- Affected Emari Demercado as he lost a fumble through the back of the end zone in the fourth quarter, resulting in a touchback and returning possession to the Titans. The turnover preceded 16 Tennessee points in the final frame to capture the 22-21 victory.
- Also logged four tackles.
RB TYJAE SPEARS
- Made his first appearance of the season after being activated from injured reserve during the week.
- Contributed 14 yards on four carries.
DT SHY TUTTLE
- Logged his first start at defensive tackle in a Titans uniform.
- Recorded two tackles.
QB CAM WARD
- Earned his first career win as a starting quarterback.
- Completed 21 of 39 passes for 265 yards.
- Engineered a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback in the win. He was 13-of-18 passing for 193 yards in the fourth quarter.
- Credited with his first career game-winning drive, which ended with Joey Slye's game-winning field goal as time expired. Ward completed five of his six passes on the drive for 67 yards, including a 38-yard pass to Calvin Ridley to help set up the field goal.
- The Titans trailed by 18 points in the second quarter. The 18-point deficit that Ward overcame to win tied for the second-largest deficit by any quarterback in their first career win as a starter in the Super Bowl era (21 by Atlanta's Mike Moroski in Week 13, 1983; 18 by New York Giants' Daniel Jones in Week 3, 2019; 18 by Seattle's Jon Kitna in Week 16, 1997).
- Since 2000, Ward joined Vince Young (Nov. 26, 2006 against the New York Giants) as the only NFL rookie quarterbacks to win a game in which they trailed by 15 or more points in the fourth quarter.
- Found Ridley for a 25-yard completion late in the first quarter.
- Hit Ridley in the fourth quarter for a 47-yard pass, which was the longest of Ward's career to date, to help set up a touchdown.
- Joined Marcus Mariota as the only rookie quarterbacks in franchise history to start the first five games of a season. Mariota started the first five games as a rookie in 2015 before missing the team's sixth game.
OLB JIHAD WARD
- Contributed one tackle, two quarterback hits and one pass defensed.
LB JAMES WILLIAMS SR.
- Tied for the team lead with two special teams tackles.
S KEVIN WINSTON JR.
- Made his NFL debut. He was the last of the Titans' nine 2025 draft picks to debut with the team.
