The Tennessee Titans picked up a 19-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Robert Saleh's first preseason game as head coach. 

While the Titans won on the road, it revealed many flaws in the team. For one, the offense completely stalled out after scoring on their opening drive. 

The Titans took the ball 95 yards and scored on a run from Tony Pollard, but then couldn't find the end zone for the rest of the game. 

The pass defense was a liability, as De'Zhaun Stribling and Jordan Watkins kept exposing Alontae Taylor and Cor'Dale Flott throughout the game. 

There were a few positives as well, with the offensive line looking solid with the starters. The run defense didn't allow the 49ers to move the ball on the ground, recording 84 yards as a team. 

This game was eye-opening, to say the least, but still had its fair share of pros and cons. I went through and highlighted two Titans players who caught my eye and two who struggled during the game. 

Here's who I was paying attention to on Thursday: 

We all know how bad the running game was last year. 

The Titans had the third-worst rushing offense in the league, averaging 93.5 yards per game. On Thursday night, however, the Titans ran the ball quite well. 

The team finished with 167 rushing yards and one touchdown on the night. Tony Pollard scored the team's only touchdown of the evening in the first quarter. Julius Chestnut led the way with 47 rushing yards on five carries. 

Tyjae Spears had a few highlight plays, including when he bounced off a would-be tackler and went upfield for more yards. 

Nicholas Singleton impressed me, too. Robert Saleh implied that Singleton needed to earn his spot in the running back rotation earlier this offseason, and he made a good case to be included in it on Thursday. 

Singleton got the most carries of any Titans running back, finishing with 31 yards on eight touches, averaging nearly four yards each time. 

The running backs really stood out to me in the win. 

There was uncertainty surrounding the Titans' kicking situation after it was reported that the team had worked out Younghoe Koo, John Parker Romo and John Hoyland. 

Joey Slye proved that he's still got it on Thursday night. He went 4-for-4 on field goals, with his longest make being a 58-yarder. The offense struggled after that first drive, but Slye proved that he can be reliable when the Titans call on him. 

He definitely paid attention to the workouts, and it's safe to say that it fueled his performance versus the 49ers. 

As I mentioned before, Taylor and Flott had less-than-stellar preseason debuts for the Titans. 

What's worse is the quarterback who was throwing the ball to the 49ers' receivers. Brock Purdy didn't play, and neither did Mac Jones, so the 49ers trotted out Kurtis Rourke. 

Rourke is entering his second year in the league in 2026, but the Titans made him look like a veteran. Stribling and Watkins had very little resistance when he targeted them.

Stribling caught seven passes for 63 yards, nearly averaging a first down with every catch. Watkins wasn't too far off, going for 59 yards and six receptions. 

The Titans still looked like the teams of old with this franchise, with a poor pass defense and good run defense. 

There's been a lot of hype surrounding Cam Ward this offseason. 

The Titans saw the promise he showed as a rookie and invested in him with Wan'Dale Robinson and Carnell Tate. After all the attention he's gotten in the offseason, Ward looked decent on the first drive but then fell flat. 

He looked lost out there, which isn't something that we're used to seeing from him. He finished with 57 passing yards on 5-of-12 completions. 

Sure, Ward is learning a new offense, and it's his first game since January, but fans expected more from their second-year quarterback. 

It appeared to be a mechanics issue, which is fixable, but man was he bad at times.