TEAM NOTES

• The Titans played their first road game of 2026 and will travel again next week, taking on the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 4 (noon CT).
• The game at MetLife Stadium was played in a steady, light rain. The official weather at kickoff was 62 degrees with winds at 10 miles per hour.
• The Titans captains at the coin toss were long snapper Morgan Cox, wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson and defensive end Jacob Martin.
• The Titans outgained the Giants 262 yards to 238, including a second-half advantage of 208 yards to 103.
• The Titans defense notched seven tackles for loss in the first half, tying for their most in the first half of a game since the start of the 2001 season (four previous times, last Oct. 12, 2025 at Las Vegas). The defense finished the contest with eight tackles for loss.
• The Titans did not allow an opponent touchdown for the first time in 2026 and for the third time since the beginning of 2023.
• The Titans defense did not allow a touchdown in two trips by New York inside the red zone, both of which were also goal-to-go situations.
• The Titans offense did not allow a sack for the first time since Dec. 14, 2025 at San Francisco.
• The Titans offense amassed 262 total yards, including 208 yards in the second half, the most second half yards the team has gained since recording 212 yards in the second half against Kansas City on Dec. 21, 2025.
• Tennessee had three players gain more than 50 yards of offense with Tony Pollard amassing 96 total yards (74 rushing, 22 receiving), Carnell Tate recording 58 receiving yards and Wan'Dale Robinson recording 57 receiving yards.
• The Titans offense totaled three drives in the second half, each of which lasted at least 12 plays and went inside New York's 10-yard line.

WR ELIC AYOMANOR

• Logged a first-down catch from Cam Ward for 11 yards in the fourth quarter.

LB CODY BARTON

• Totaled five tackles and a pass defensed.

TE DANIEL BELLINGER

• Started at tight end in his return trip to New York.
• Recorded a 10-yard reception from Cam Ward in the second quarter.
• Finished with two receptions for 16 yards.

WR CHIMERE DIKE

• Returned four punts for 38 yards and two kickoffs for 54 yards.
• Hauled in one reception for three yards.

DL JORDAN ELLIOTT

• Appeared in his 100th NFL regular season game and posted two tackles.

DE KELDRIC FAULK

• Logged three tackles and a sack and also tied for the team lead with two tackles for loss.
• Helped end a Giants drive in the fourth quarter with his first career sack, a 10-yard takedown of Jameis Winston on third down.

DL JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS

• Posted a tackle for loss and a pass defensed.

LB CEDRIC GRAY

• Logged his first start of the season and totaled six tackles. He added a stop on special teams.

CB MARCUS HARRIS

• Totaled six tackles and tied for the team lead with a career-high two tackles for loss.

TE GUNNAR HELM

• Finished with two receptions for 14 yards.
• Has recorded at least one reception in each of the first 19 games of his NFL career.

LB ANTHONY HILL JR.

• Finished second on the defense with eight tackles.
• With 34 tackles through three games, Hill posted the second-largest total for the Titans through three games of a season since 2000. His number was topped only by Akeem Ayers, who claimed the mark with 37 tackles through three games in 2012 (GSIS statistics).
• Since 2000, the only NFL rookie with more tackles through his team's first three games than Hill was Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard, who had 41 stops through three games as a rookie in 2018.

S AMANI HOOKER

• Totaled six tackles and a pass defensed.

DE JERMAINE JOHNSON II

• Appeared in his 50th career regular season game and tallied four tackles.

RB TONY POLLARD

• Led the team with 17 carries for 74 rushing yards.
• Added four receptions for 22 yards.
• It was his 13th game with at least 90 yards from scrimmage since joining the Titans in 2024, and his 32nd career game with at least 90 scrimmage yards.
• With 2,334 rushing yards as a member of the Titans, Pollard surpassed Allen Pinkett (2,324) for 13th place in franchise history in career rushing.

WR WAN'DALE ROBINSON

• Led the team in his return trip to New York with seven receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown, all highs for his debut season as a Titan through three contests.
• Recorded his first touchdown as a Titan on a four-yard reception from Cam Ward in the fourth quarter.
• Three of Robinson's receptions resulted in first downs.
• Extended his streak to 45 consecutive games with at least one reception.

DT JEFFERY SIMMONS

• Set a career high and led the defense with 10 total tackles. His previous career high for tackles in a game was nine (twice, last at Indianapolis on Dec. 22, 2024).
• Also totaled a sack and two tackles for loss.
• Credited with a three-yard tackle for loss against running back Cam Skattebo in the first quarter.
• In the second quarter, he helped end a Giants drive with a seven-yard sack of Jameis Winston. His second sack of the season gave him 44.5 career sacks, tying him with Derrick Morgan for 11th on the franchise career sack list and for the fourth most in the franchise's "Titans era" (1999 to present).
• His seven total tackles in the first half set a career high for any single half (previous high of six tackles in the second half at Pittsburgh on Nov. 2, 2023 and at Indianapolis on Dec. 22, 2024). He became the first defensive tackle in 2026 to post seven tackles in a half.

G PETER SKORONSKI

• Extended his team-best active streak to 50 consecutive starts.

G JACKSON SLATER

• Saw action at right guard after starter Fernando Carmona Jr. was injured on the team's first offensive play of the game.

WR CARNELL TATE

• The rookie receiver established season-bests with a team-leading 58 yards on six receptions.
• Connected with Cam Ward for a 20-yard completion in the third quarter to earn Tennessee a fresh set of downs.
• Also recorded a 13-yard reception in the fourth quarter.

CB ALONTAE TAYLOR

• Totaled four tackles, including a sack.
• Registered his first sack of the season on the final play of the first quarter. The play gave him eight career sacks, which is more than any other NFL cornerback since Taylor entered in the NFL in 2022.

P TOMMY TOWNSEND

• Averaged 45.4 net yards on five punts (47.8 gross average) with three punts placed inside the 20.
• Credited with a 53-yard punt in the first quarter that pinned the Giants on their five-yard line.

QB CAM WARD

• Finished the game with 181 yards on 23-of-36 passing, with a four-yard touchdown pass to Wan'Dale Robinson.
• On a fourth-quarter scoring drive, completed all eight pass attempts for 54 yards and a touchdown.
• In the second half, completed 16-of-23 passes (69.6 percent) for 141 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ward's 16 completions in the second half tied for the second-most in any half in his career.
• Prior to his interception—his first since Dec. 7, 2025 at Cleveland—he attempted 208 consecutive passes without an interception to break the franchise record, previously set by Marcus Mariota, who had 205 consecutive pass attempts without an interception from 2018 to 2019.
• Logged his eighth consecutive game with either a passing touchdown or a rushing touchdown.

S KEVIN WINSTON JR.

• Credited with four tackles and a forced fumble.
• Posted his first career forced fumble (ball out of bounds).