The Tennessee Titans were much improved on Sunday, but still lost to the Rams 33-19 in their home opener at Nissan Stadium. Cam Ward showed some promising glimpses, throwing his first career touchdown on Sunday to Elic Ayomanor. This gives a vision of what could be a possible one-two punch for the Titans for the next three-to-five years.

The Titans even led at halftime, 13-10, before the wheels came off. The Titans found ways to score once again this week, but still struggle to find the end zone. They kicked four field goals for the second straight week, as Joey Slye has been the kicker of the year thus far in the NFL. He is 8-8 on the season and 3-3 from 50+ yards out.

Tennessee had a great opportunity to retake the lead in the fourth quarter while trailing 20-16, but Ward fumbled on his 25 and the Rams immediately cashed in, going up 27-16. The Titans never found their same rhythm offensively, and their constant mistakes hampered them again.

Although the team looked much better, the same issues kept arising. Ward will make a mistake here and there, but that will be the growing pains of a rookie quarterback. However, the offensive line continues to struggle, and the Titans have committed 23 penalties in two games. That leads the NFL thus far, as well as 193 penalty yards to go with it, which also leads the NFL. The Titans were a team that was rarely penalized with Mike Vrabel, but the same can’t be said under Brian Callahan, who now has a 3-16 record as coach of the Titans.

With the defensive talent that this team possesses, it is unacceptable to see these results. Tennessee also leads the league in sacks given up, as Ward has been sacked 11 times this season for an average of 5.5 per game. They've also lost a total of 82 yards from those sacks.

The problems Tennessee had in Week 1 played a major role in the loss in Week 2. There is only so much that can be said if the same mistakes are made again in Week 3. Callahan doesn’t seem like the motivator that the Titans need going forward, and against a tough Colts team this week, there can’t be any mistakes.

Daniel Jones has revamped the offense in Indianapolis, and the Colts have yet to punt the ball this season. This Colts team could win the AFC South if it stays healthy, and this was one of the games I had the Titans winning in their first seven games before the season started. Now, I'm not so sure.

One team has gotten better, while the other is slowly improving but still making the same mistakes. The Titans need to come out and show grit this week, as starting 0-3 could take any confidence away that this team has moving forward.