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Here is the Week 3 edition of Opposing Viewpoint:
The Titans are 2-0 for the first time since 2008. Tennessee was obviously a strong team in 2019, but what has stood out to you about the way the Titans have played in the first two games of this season?
JW: Well, so far the Titans have played just well enough to win – they needed field goals in the closing moments to pull games out. Offensively, quarterback Ryan Tannehill has picked up where he left off last season. He's completing 70 percent of his passes, with six touchdowns and no interceptions. The running game has piled up some yards, but it's still not where it needs to be. Defensively, the Titans are coming off a game when they gave up way too many yards and points. But as the team works through some corrections, and works to get better, the good news is the 2-0 record.
The Vikings struggled to stop the run in Week 2 against the Colts. That's not very good news with Derrick Henry coming to town. For those of us who don't get to see Henry up close very often, what makes him one of the league's top backs?
JW: Derrick Henry is a bruising back, and he's a workout warrior. And because of that, he able to take on a big workload on Sundays. Henry has already carried the ball 56 times in two games, for 200 yards. He's averaging just 3.6 yards per carry, however, with a long run of 14. So, there's room for improvement. But he's coming off a year when he led the NFL in rushing, and the feeling in Nashville is the best is yet to come this year. Henry doesn't shy away from contact, and he has a lethal stiff-arm. The Titans will keep riding him.