The Titans head coach is the last person who should be criticizing Cam Ward right now - but he did it anyway
Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan did not spare Cam Ward from criticism on Sunday after their team’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Both teams entered the Week 6 contest with identical 1-4 records. But the Raiders outperformed the Titans in the 20-10 affair at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.
During his postgame press conference, Callahan admitted he was “incredibly discouraged” by how the game unraveled. He then singled out Ward for not playing up to expectations.
“We’ve all got to be better. Cam’s a part of that too,” Callahan said. “Cam’s got to play better football as well. We’ve got to coach better, we’ve got to play better — all those things. It’s not all just him, but he is a part of it. We’d like to be able to start seeing some more good football being played.”
Tennessee went scoreless at halftime, with Ward committing two costly turnovers in the second quarter. With the Titans trailing 3-0 midway through the period, the rookie QB coughed up a fumble a couple of yards away from his team’s end zone. The Raiders scored a touchdown three plays later.
The Miami alum also ended the game with another fumble before even getting touched by a defender.
Ward went 26/38 for 222 yards with a touchdown, an interception, and a pair of fumbles in the loss. He also got trolled by Maxx Crosby after the Raiders linebacker sacked him into oblivion.
It’s not the first time Callahan has been critical of his quarterback. Callahan often had choice words for last year’s starter Will Levis throughout the team’s disastrous 2024 campaign.
Titans Take Step Back in Loss to Raiders
The Tennessee Titans are back in the loss column after falling 20-10 to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6 inside Allegiant Stadium.
The Titans struggled to get things going, putting together a scoreless effort in the first half. Meanwhile, the Raiders were able to build a lead off of a Daniel Carlson field goal and a touchdown to tight end Michael Mayer, building a 10-0 advantage going into the locker room.
The Titans had chances to make some noise in the first half, but a fumble by quarterback Cam Ward led to the Mayer touchdown and the rookie threw an interception with seconds to go in the first half as Tennessee was driving into Las Vegas territory.
The Raiders continued to build their lead with a drive that lasted almost eight minutes, finishing in a touchdown by rookie running back Ashton Jeanty. The Titans responded with a field goal to make it a two-score game once again, but it was too little, too late for Tennessee.
While the Titans made some noise in the fourth quarter with a Cody Barton interception and a touchdown from tight end David Martin-Robinson (the first of his career), the effort wasn't enough to get back into the game.
The game marked Ward's worst of his career so far. He was sacked five times for a loss of 47 yards.
The Titans offense also lost top wide receiver Calvin Ridley to injury. He left the game in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return.
The defense also took a blow, losing rookie linebacker Femi Oladejo to a calf injury. He also did not return for the Titans.
Overall, the Titans are definitely trending in the wrong direction with a loss. For a third straight week, the team scored three points or less in the first half, while showing signs of pure struggle throughout the game.
Not a single contest has appeared easy for the Titans through six weeks, which is a sign that things are not improving. Things could change in Week 7 against the New England Patriots at home, but it will be a challenge as former head coach Mike Vrabel makes his return to Nashville with the Pats rocking a 4-2 record through six games.
Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield Again Makes Fools of Browns
The Cleveland Browns have a handful of dubious claims to fame, among them the lack of a true franchise QB stretching back decades.
But here’s the thing — they did have one. The decision-makers in Cleveland just didn’t realize it.
The Browns dumped Baker Mayfield following the 2021 season, four years after drafting the former Heisman Trophy winner No. 1 overall. And while it took Mayfield a while to find his footing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he has been ascendant ever since.
Mayfield earned Pro-Bowl honors in each of the past two seasons, inking a $100 million contract with Tampa in March 2024. The Bucs have posted back-to-back winning campaigns with Mayfield under center, claiming consecutive NFC South Division titles and making the playoffs both years (1-2 postseason record).
Mayfield has started 40 of a possible 40 regular-season contests with Tampa Bay, and 43-of-43 possible games of all kinds. And following the team’s Week 6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, the Bucs are 5-1 in 2025, while Mayfield is garnering praise across the NFL landscape as an early frontrunner for MVP.
“If I was this crowd, I’d be chanting MVP right now.” – @tonyromo is beyond impressed with Baker Mayfield
“If I was this crowd, I’d be chanting MVP right now,” CBS broadcaster and former pro QB Tony Romo said Sunday while calling Mayfield’s game.
Remember when Baker Mayfield was a free agent quarterback? As in available?
Tampa snatched him up & originally he signed on a 1-year $4M deal in 2023 before a $100M extension the next year.
Moral of the story: DONT LET ANYONE DEFINE YOUR NARRATIVE.
Lot of folks were wrong… pic.twitter.com/CTq9z7bQCA
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) October 12, 2025
“Remember when Baker Mayfield was a free agent quarterback? As in available? Tampa snatched him up & originally he signed on a 1-year $4M deal in 2023 before a $100M extension the next year,” Josina Anderson of CBS posted to X. “Moral of the story: DON’T LET ANYONE DEFINE YOUR NARRATIVE. Lot of folks were wrong about him. Love the snarl at the end of this play. #Bucs.”
“Baker Mayfield is now the third favorite at +425 to win MVP,” PFF Betting posted to X.
Browns’ Trade, Contract for Deshaun Watson Arguably Worst 2 QB Moves in NFL History
While Mayfield has tallied 10,083 passing yards, 81 TDs and 27 INTs over his past three seasons with the Bucs (40 games/24-16 record), the guy that the Browns ditched him for has accomplished far less.
Deshaun Watson, now in the fourth year of his fully-guaranteed $230 million contract, is currently rehabilitating from a twice-torn Achilles tendon and has not taken a snap since October 20, 2024 — 357 days ago.
In Watson’s first three years with the franchise, he tallied 3,365 yards, 19 TDs and 12 INTs (19 games/9-10 record).
Browns Trying to Erase Deshaun Watson Errors With Rookie QBs Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders
Watson’s limited availability, the low quality of play he has produced when available and the off-field issues that have dogged him over the years, and the franchise by association, all have combined to render the contract to which Cleveland signed Watson arguably the worst deal in NFL history.
That the Browns gave up three first-round picks, a third-round selection and two fourth-rounders to the Houston Texans to trade for Watson before inking him to that contract renders the agreement exponentially worse.
Now that Mayfield is tracking toward a potential MVP award, the player that Cleveland gave up on so that it could make a catastrophic trade for Watson before signing him to a catastrophic contract is the cherry on the sundae of misery that is the Browns’ most recent attempt to secure a true franchise quarterback.
The team — which is owned by the same couple (Dee and Jimmy Haslam), run by the same general manager (Andrew Berry) and led by the same head coach (Kevin Stefanski) as it was when it made those horrible decisions — is now two games in to the Dillon Gabriel era, but is 0-2 to start.
Fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders is the backup, while Cleveland has two first-round picks in the 2026 draft and may look to add another young signal-caller to the roster as the search for its defining QB of this century continues.
