NASHVILLE — Coach Brian Callahan's first year leading the Tennessee Titans (3-10) has been a nightmare. Sunday's 10-6 loss to the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars (3-10) brought a new low in a season filled with them.

Tennessee failed to score an offensive touchdown against Jacksonville, something they had at least been able to accomplish in every other game to date.

Titans Loss To Jaguars Is the Kind That Costs People Jobs

What must controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk be thinking right now?

The Jaguars defense ranks 32 out of 32 in total yardage allowed, EPA per play and EPA per pass. Jacksonville came into Week 14 on a five-game losing streak allowing 28.3 points per game in 2024 and 29.0 points per game in their last three. The Titans "offense" managed six points and contributed to their last-place standing in the AFC South.

Callahan's opening press conference statements just flat-out missed the mark.

"Lot of positive things, disappointed in the outcome," said Callahan. "Our defense played their tails off today. I thought we recovered well on special teams. They were challenged to not let them start outside the 30, we never let them do that. We played great run defense for most of the game, and at the end of the day we needed to score in the red zone. We were 0-for-two down there and that's the difference in a tight ballgame in a divisional game and that's—you got to score touchdowns down there and we didn't. So, we're 0-for-two and that's the difference in the ballgame.

"Again, I thought there was a lot of positive things. We put ourselves in position and didn't execute when we had to have it the most, which is down there tight. Again, I'm disappointed in the outcome, certainly. But at the end of the day, we didn’t do enough to win again."

A 3-10 coach must point out the positives for job security, if nothing else.

Losing to this Jaguars team might not get anyone fired this week. It should force ownership to seriously re-evaluate the front office and coaching staff they brought in to elevate this franchise and have failed so miserably to do so. Rash, emotional decision-making should also, obviously, be avoided. 

"To our fans, thank you for your support and for sticking with us," Strunk said in January at Callahan's introductory press conference. "You deserve a championship team, and we're going to get there. I can't wait for you to get to know Brian and his family."

The fan base is checked out, the team appears to have no answers, and those championship aspirations have never felt further from reach.

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