Titans QB Cam Ward on What Allowed Him to Feel Comfortable vs. Bengals

We saw something from Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward on Sunday that we hadn't seen before in his NFL career. 

Before Sunday, his career-high for passing yards in a game was 256 in the 30-24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks last season. Ward set a new career high for passing yards in a game in the 43-36 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Ward finished with 304 passing yards and two touchdowns. It was also the first time since Week 16 of the 2025 season that he had two or more passing touchdowns in a game. 

It's been an inconsistent year for Ward so far, but one thing that has benefited him when he's looked good is the play of the offensive line. 

The Titans have done a good job of keeping Ward upright this year. Sunday tested the offensive line. 

The Titans lost two starters on the offensive line due to injuries throughout the game. J.C. Latham went down with a finger injury, and Peter Skoronski exited the contest with a hamstring injury. 

Late in the game, the Titans' offensive line consisted of Dan Moore Jr., Garrett Dellinger, Atonio Mafi, Austin Schlottmann and James Hudson. 

Still, the team was able to give Ward plenty of time to throw. He was only sacked twice, which was fewer times than Joe Burrow was. 

Ward shouted out the play of the offensive line, crediting them with allowing him to feel comfortable in the pocket. Even in the face of multiple injured starters, the offensive line did a good job. 

"Just continue to apply practice to the game," Ward said. "You know, give my guys chances. Those guys getting open. And then I think the O-line, you know, continued doing a good job. Even though we lost, you know, Pete and J.C. down the stretch, they did a good job keeping me upright." 

It was another close loss for the Titans, but the fact that the offensive line played as well as they did without two starters on the field is a further testament to the job that Carmen Bricillo has done this year. 

In his first year as the offensive line coach, he has turned one of the worst position groups for the Titans in recent years to a strength. The Titans have been inside the top 10 for most sacks in the last three or four years. 

This season, the Titans are ninth in fewest sacks allowed (19). The Titans understood that nothing they do is going to matter if they don't fix the offensive line. 

While we didn't see it result in a loss, the Titans offense we able to operate smoothly on the road because of how the offensive line gave Ward a mostly clean pocket. 

If Ward continues progressing like this, the offensive line is going to deserve more and more credit.