The Tennessee Titans try to string together consecutive wins for the first time this season when the Cleveland Browns come to Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
Game details
| When | Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET |
| Where | Nissan Stadium |
| TV | CBS |
| Line | Cleveland Browns -2.5 | O/U 37 (market view) |
| Cleveland Browns record | 4-2 |
| Tennessee Titans record | 1-5 |
Overview
The Titans sit at 1-5 but enter on a one-game winning streak after beating the Indianapolis Colts 26-20 on the road in Week 6. Before that win, Tennessee had dropped four straight, including a 3-26 loss to the Houston Texans and a 20-24 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Browns are 4-2 and also carry a W1 streak, having knocked off the Baltimore Ravens 13-10 at home last week. Cleveland's other recent results include a loss to the New York Jets and wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Point totals tell part of the story here. Tennessee has been outscored 129-84 on the season, while Cleveland has been outscored 122-106 despite the better record. The market makes the Browns a 2.5-point favorite with the total set at 37.0, and the projected score has Cleveland winning 20-17.
Cleveland holds the edge on paper given the record gap and the fact that Deshaun Watson has a TD pass in five of his past six games. But the Titans just won on the road and bring a defense that forced two sacks from Jermaine Johnson and a fumble recovery from Jeffery Simmons last week, giving Tennessee a path to make this closer than the spread suggests.
Key players
Cam Ward passed for 102 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 and has a TD pass in three of his past four games for the Titans.
Carnell Tate caught six passes for 70 yards and his first career touchdown last week, and the rookie leads all rookies in receptions with 29 while ranking second in receiving yards with 344.
Tony Pollard led the Titans with 76 rush yards in Week 6 and is chasing his sixth straight game with 50-plus scrimmage yards.
Deshaun Watson completed 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards for the Browns in Week 6 and has a touchdown pass in five of his past six starts.
Denzel Boston ranks first among all rookies in receiving yards with 345 and in receiving touchdowns with three, while sitting sixth in receptions with 17.
Keys to the game
Tennessee needs Tony Pollard to keep piling up scrimmage yards against a Cleveland defense that just held Baltimore to 10 points.
The offensive line has to give Cam Ward time against Maliek Collins, who is chasing his fourth straight game with a sack.
The Titans defense, paced by Jeffery Simmons and Anthony Hill, needs to turn pressure into takeaways against Deshaun Watson the way Cor'Dale Flott did with his first interception of the season last week.
Fantasy angles
Start Tony Pollard with confidence: he led the Titans in rush yards last week and is projected for 8.5 DraftKings points as he chases a sixth straight 50-yard scrimmage game.
Start Carnell Tate as a reliable target: he's projected for 10.5 points and leads all rookies in catches while ranking second in receiving yards.
Cam Ward is a streaming option at 11.0 projected points given his touchdown pass in three of his last four outings.
Wan'Dale Robinson is a flex consideration at 7.5 projected points in an offense that's finding more ways to move the ball.
Joey Slye is a low-end option at 6.2 projected points given how few points this Titans offense has produced this season.
Prediction
The market has this one pegged at Browns 20, Titans 17, and that lines up with Cleveland's better record and Deshaun Watson's recent touchdown streak. Tennessee's defense, with Jeffery Simmons and Anthony Hill flying around, gives the Titans a chance to keep it tight, but the projected score suggests the Browns escape Nissan Stadium with a three-point win.
Injury report
| Player | Team | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Gabriel | Cleveland Browns | QB | Out |
| Dylan Sampson | Cleveland Browns | RB | Questionable |
| Grant Delpit | Cleveland Browns | S | Questionable |
| Kalia Davis | Cleveland Browns | DT | Out |
| Mike Hall Jr. | Cleveland Browns | DT | Out |
| Teven Jenkins | Cleveland Browns | OG | Out |
| Quincy Williams | Cleveland Browns | LB | Questionable |
| Denzel Ward | Cleveland Browns | CB | Questionable |
| Carson Schwesinger | Cleveland Browns | LB | Limited in practice (no game status yet) |
| Calvin Ridley | Tennessee Titans | WR | Questionable |
| Dorian Mausi | Tennessee Titans | LB | Questionable |
| Kevin Winston Jr. | Tennessee Titans | S | Questionable |
| Tony Adams | Tennessee Titans | S | Questionable |
| Tyjae Spears | Tennessee Titans | RB | Questionable |
Depth chart
| Pos | Tennessee Titans |
|---|---|
| QB | Cam Ward |
| RB | Tony Pollard, Tyjae Spears |
| WR | Carnell Tate, Wan'Dale Robinson, Elic Ayomanor |
| TE | Gunnar Helm |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | Wk6 W 26-20 vs Indianapolis Colts, Wk5 L 3-26 vs Houston Texans, Wk4 L 18-24 vs Baltimore Ravens |
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.