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Gunnar Helm was the highest-graded Tennessee Titans' player in Week 8

The Tennessee Titans fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in a Week 8 overtime event. The Titans jumped out to an early lead, but the Bengals caught up, and the two teams traded blows throughout regulation. When the game ended in a tie and went to overtime, there was still a feeling the Titans could win. That feeling quickly dissipated with the Bengals’ march down the field that ended in a touchdown, and fizzled completely when the Titans’ offense failed to do the same.

Several factors contributed to the Titans' loss, from poor officiating to poor play calling to poor execution. There were also a number of injuries sustained by the Titans on Sunday. If you combine those injuries and the loss of Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee's bye week comes at a really good time.

Let's look at the highest- and lowest-graded players from the Titans’ Week 8 loss, as graded by Pro Football Focus.

Top 5 offense

  • TE Gunnar Helm (86.4)

  • QB Cam Ward (85.6)

  • RB Tony Pollard (83.0)

  • TE Daniel Bellinger (75.8)

  • LT James Hudson III (71.5)

Bottom 5 offense

  • RG Atonio Mafi (41.4)

  • RT J.C. Latham (43.3)

  • WR Calvin Ridley (48.6)

  • C Austin Schlottmann (51.0)

  • RB Michael Carter (52.8)

Top 5 defense

  • S Amani Hooker (84.9)

  • LB Femi Oladejo (70.3)

  • DE Jacob Martin (68.4)

  • DT Jonah Laulu (64.1)

  • LB Cody Barton (61.5)

Bottom 5 defense

  • CB Joshua Williams (28.6)

  • DT Timmy Horne (30.6)

  • LB Cedric Gray (41.5)

  • DT Nazir Stackhouse (45.2)

  • CB Cor'Dale Flott (47.4)

Top 5 special teams

  • ST Truman Jones (86.1)

  • ST Xavier Restrepo (73.1)

  • ST Nicholas Singleton (72.9)

  • ST Micah Robinson (68.0)

  • ST Cody Barton (65.3)

Bottom 5 special teams

  • ST Terrell Burgess (28.9)

  • ST Nazir Stackhouse (30.9)

  • ST Femi Oladejo (38.6)

  • ST James Williams (44.4)

  • ST Tony Adams (50.7)

Other notables

  • WR Chimere Dike (68.7)

  • TE David Martin-Robinson (64.7)

  • LG Peter Skoronski (64.5)

  • LT Dan Moore Jr. (63.8)

  • LB Keldric Faulk (60.6)

  • S Terrell Burgess (60.2)

  • LB Anthony Hill Jr. (59.3)

  • LS Morgan Cox (63.0)

  • P Thomas Morestead (61.7, punts)

  • K Joey Slye (66.9, field goals)

  • ST Chimere Dike (62.9, returns)

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