Crash of the Titans a horror show

The Titans have made the NFL playoffs four of the past five seasons and were the AFC’S No. 1 seed last season, so few people expected them to start this year 0-2.

What’s more surprising is that they were pushed around by the Giants in the season opener and then the Bills, who embarrassed them 41-7 on “Monday Night Football.”

But Raiders coach Josh Mcdaniels, whose team — also 0-2 — plays at Tennessee on Sunday, knows it’s only a matter of time before the Titans find their identity.

“They are always prepared; nothing’s easy,” Mcdaniels said. “They don’t concede 1 yard on defense. I don’t care what play it is, what game it in, and making sure that everybody sees it the same way that I do.”

Defensively, the Titans miss edge rusher Harold Landry, who was lost for the season to a knee injury last month. And star outside linebacker Bud Dupree will miss Sunday’s game because of a hip injury, furthering affecting the pass rush.

The Titans are a proud bunch, though, and believe the key to getting back on track begins with themselves.

“There’s a lot of belief within our locker room, and that’s where it all starts,” Tannehill said in a story on the Titans’ website. “We know what we’re capable of. We haven’t put that on the field so far, but we have the guys we need and the belief that we need to go out and do it.”

Kirk Irwin The Associated Press Derrick Henry’s inability to get going on the ground is emblematic of the Titans’ surprising 0-2 start. The Raiders get the reeling Titans coming off a short week Sunday.