Titans' Ryan Tannehill frustrated; 'just want to move on' - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ryan Tannehill's frustration with his performance in Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Saints hit a climax Wednesday.

«Guys, I just want to move on to San Diego [Los Angeles Chargers],» Tannehill said. «I'm not going to answer any more questions about what happened Sunday. I'm not happy about it. No one in this building's happy about it, but at the end of the day, it's over.»

The Tennessee Titans quarterback completed 16 of his 34 pass attempts for 198 yards and three interceptions in a disappointing 16-15 loss to the Saints. It was the third time that he had at least three interceptions in a game since becoming the Titans' starter midway through the 2019 season.

To make matters worse, unlike those other games, Tannehill failed to connect with any of his pass catchers for a touchdown and only completed 47.1% of his passes, which was the lowest percentage of his career in Tennessee.

«It's a sick feeling in your gut,» Tannehill said after the game.

The sick feeling resulted from more than just statistical shortcomings. He missed multiple opportunities to get the ball to open receivers for big plays.

The first came on the initial drive, when Tannehill rolled out to his right and saw Nick Westbrook-Ikhine coming open on a wheel route. Saints defensive end Cam Jordan was closing in, but Tannehill had time to make the throw. He managed to avoid Jordan before getting tackled by another Saints defender.

Tannehill has made many throws before with a defender closing in on him. Perhaps the most popular of those came in a 33-30 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2 of the 2020 season, when Tannehill — just prior to getting blasted by a defender — launched a beautiful 18-yard touchdown pass to Adam Humphries.