Eagles at Titans predictions for Week 2 of 2026 NFL season

Eagles at Titans predictions for Week 2 of 2026 NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Eagles (1-0) are traveling to Nashville to play the Tennessee Titans (0-1) at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Here are our predictions:

Reuben Frank (1-0)

The schedule is going to get much harder starting next week when the Eagles begin a stretch against the Bears in Chicago, the Rams at the Linc and the Jaguars in London. So getting the lowly Titans in Week 2 is perfect timing for the Eagles, who should – and better – get out of Nashville 2-0. This is a terrible Titans team that opened the season with a two-touchdown home loss to a Jets team that hadn’t won a road game by two touchdowns in three years. Perfect chance for the Eagles to fix what didn’t go well in their opener – pass rush, running game, pass protection, run defense – against a team they should dominate. The Titans are 9-36 in their last 45 games and the Eagles need to take advantage of this opportunity and blow this team out and get themselves to 2-0 before things get tougher. 

Eagles 30, Titans 17

Dave Zangaro (1-0)

The Eagles are big road favorites this weekend and they need to go down to Nashville and take care of business. This is one of those games the Eagles need to win and it would be nice if they didn’t let an inferior team hang around. If they have two too-close-for-comfort wins, they’d be 2-0 but there would probably be some serious questions about this team going forward.

With that said, I don’t think this game is going to be particularly close. The Titans just lost to the Jets by two touchdowns and are coming off a three-win season in 2025. I really don’t think they’re going to be much better in 2026. Cam Ward is talented but hasn’t been able to put it together and as nice as it probably was for him to get the No. 4 overall pick, Carnell Tate, in the building, it’s not going to change this team overnight. Their overall weapons aren’t great and that offensive line might not be able to hold up against the Eagles’ DL. I know, I know. We said that last week, but this is another opportunity for the Eagles’ pass rush to thrive.

On the other side of the ball, the Eagles will have to help out the interior of their line as they face All-Pro Jeffery Simmons. But a healthy Drew Kendall gives the Eagles a much better shot than a clearly hampered Landon Dickerson. As long as Simmons doesn’t wreck the game, the Eagles should be able to move the football on the ground and through the air.

Eagles 24, Titans 10

Barrett Brooks (1-0)

I’m looking for run production on the offensive side of the ball. There were times when I saw the new scheme take an L because it is so new to the line. The new run scheme is based heavily on zone blocking. I like to call it track blocking. The Eagles’ O-line has previously been in a man blocking scheme. Now they must block a space and when someone enters the space, latch on and block that defender. I know it was disappointing in Week 1, but I see how good this scheme can be for the offense. There are little adjustments and tweaks that will lead to great runs and make the play-action game a viable option. 

The defense at times looked amazing. I know everyone is harping on the sack production, but the defensive ends actually had a better game than statistics showed. I believe the edge rushers were told to stay in their rush lanes and mush Rush QB Jayden Daniels. He is such a good scrambler that the ends would have to rush through the OTs, instead of trying to beat them around the hump. The ends had to collapse around the QB and keep Daniels in the pocket.

I said all that to say: the Eagles should manhandle the Titans. The Titans are in the middle of a rebuild. The Eagles are still in position to go deep into the playoffs. They must not play to the level of any of their opponents. The Eagles must set the gold standard from this point forward. 

Eagles 31, Titans 12

Mike Mulhern (1-0)

The Eagles have never won in their three previous trips to Nashville, and it’ll be a scorcher on Sunday with near-100 degree temperatures. Thankfully, they face a Titans team lacking in talent that just got run over by the Jets. The brain trust of Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll led a pair of New York football franchises into the ground, then went out and acquired all the former Jets and Giants they could. That’s not exactly a recipe for success. 

In the end, it comes down to 2025 first overall pick Cam Ward. It’s been a disappointing start to his career. He was the 40th-rated passer as a rookie and matched that 80.2 rating in their Week 1 loss. He’s also lacked the flashes of “wow” moments fans can cling to for hope. Vic Fangio’s defense should feast on the young signal caller.

Expect an improved run game with the injured Landon Dickerson being replaced in the starting lineup by (presumably) Drew Kendall. The Eagles shouldn’t need Jalen Hurts to save them this Sunday. He can simply “play QB” and they should walk away with an easy win.

Eagles 27, Titans 13

Ashlyn Sullivan (1-0)

I don’t think this game is as much of a cakewalk as everyone thinks it is. I could see the Eagles offense especially coming out slow and this being a closer game than we imagined, at least in the first half. The one strength of the Titans matches up with the biggest weakness the Eagles have right now: the uncertainty on the offensive line with guard Landon Dickerson being placed on IR. Titans interior defensive lineman Jeffrey Simmons is one of the best defensive tackles in the NFL, and pairing with John Franklin-Myers makes for a pretty tough matchup for the Eagles guards this week. I think this will be a big game for the Eagles defensive line and they will find the pass rush that was lacking last week. Titans quarterback Cam Ward will put the ball in danger and take some sacks — he was sacked three times alone last week. I think the Eagles offense eventually finds its footing in the second half and the Eagles advance to 2-0 on the season. 

Eagles 31, Titans 14

Ryan Fowler (1-0)

Week 2 in Nashville is the definition of a trap game. For the Eagles, a massive Week 3 showdown looms with the Chicago Bears, but the focus this week will be to not glance too far over the horizon at what’s next. Instead, it’s about handling business in the form of a Titans team that struggled mightily on either side of the ball against the Jets in Week 1.

On offense, I expect Philadelphia to execute at a high level as a unit this week. I’d like to see some more screen game and targets for Makai Lemon beyond the line of scrimmage, but this is the game where Sean Mannion’s group should control the clock with the ground game before taking their shots downfield. The operation wasn’t perfect against Washington, but this is a chance to grow as a unit, open up the playbook a bit, and take care of business early. An underwhelming front seven (8 total pressures in Week 1) and a weak secondary for Tennessee sets the stage for what should be a nice day for all involved with limited push to stop the run and a lack of juice off the edge on passing downs. 

For Vic Fangio’s group, go hunt this week. Multiple sacks on the first series, force a few turnovers, heck, score a touchdown on defense. That’s my expectation for this group in Week 2. Cam Ward has all the arm talent to make every throw in the book, but his mechanics and process under center along with the correlating surroundings and structure of the offense was flat out ugly to open the year. There’s perimeter talent present in Wan’Dale Robinson and 2026 first-round WR Carnell Tate (Ohio State), but I just don’t see a path here where Ward and the Titans threaten this Eagles defense other than a few plays here and there and a possible late score in garbage time. Combine the fact that Ward is a primary pocket passer and nothing like we saw last week with Jayden Daniels’ ability to extend plays, and I expect a massive week for Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, and Jalyx Hunt — whose seven pressures against Washington ranked 5th-most among all defenders in Week 1. 

Eagles 24, Titans 3

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