Cam Ward on What's Holding Titans Offense Back Amid 0-4 Start

The Tennessee Titans have yet to score more than 20 points in a single game this season. 

They scored 10 points in the season opener against the New York Jets. They then played better but lost 24-20 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2. 

In Week 3, the offense took a major step back. They finished with more total yards of offense against the New York Giants than against the Jets, but the Titans couldn't convert a single third down in the first half. 

The Titans lost 12-7 after the offense got its act together too little too late. 

The offense was a problem again on Sunday. The Titans kept pace with the Ravens in the first quarter, scoring on a Tony Pollard run inside the goal line to tie the game at seven. 

Then, the Ravens put up 17 points in the second quarter to take a 24-7 lead into the break. The offense couldn't build momentum to close out the first half. The second half was barely different. 

Lamar Jackson didn't play the entire second half due to an ankle injury. He was replaced by Tyler Huntley. 

The defense held the Ravens scoreless in the second half, but the Titans couldn't capitalize. The offense put up 10 points in the final two quarters and didn't score its first touchdown until the last two minutes of the game. 

The Titans made it 24-18 after a two-point conversion but still needed to recover an onside kick. The Ravens recovered and won.

Tennessee's scoring issues go back to last year. The team scored more than 20 points only six times last season. 

Quarterback Cam Ward weighed in on what has been causing these issues. He believed that the team needed to focus on limiting bad plays on offense and defense. 

"Be critical, and, you know, on the good plays, but, you know, we really have to hone in on the bad plays and how we can limit that," Ward said. "That's what's holding us back offensively. That's what's holding the team back. We have to limit the bad plays on both sides of the ball, not just offense. I think once we do that, we'll put ourselves in good situations and win the game." 

Third downs remained a problem for the Titans. They went 2-for-10 on third downs against the Ravens. 

The sad thing is that the Titans (32) had more first downs than the Ravens (27) did and still lost. The Titans also had issues in the red zone. 

Tennessee went 2-of-4 on red zone trips in the game. One of those involved a goal-line stand by the Ravens' defense after the Titans called four straight running plays. 

It finally looked like the tide was turning for the offense, but then things fell apart. If the Titans can just play a game of complete football for four quarters, they may have a chance to turn things around.