Tennessee Titans DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard rushed nine times for 44 yards, adding four receptions on four targets for 19 yards, in a defeat to Los Angeles on Sunday. It was a down performance for Pollard, who was semi-game scripted out of this one with the Titans playing from behind most of the game. Tyjae Spears actually bested Pollard in the rushing department for the first time all season on two fewer carries. The former Cowboy also appeared to tweak his ankle late in the first half but was able to come back in the game shortly after. Pollard will be susceptible to down games like this due to the nature of the Titans' incompetent offense, but he remains a featured player who will see around 15-20 opportunities per game, even with Spears back in the mix. Up next is an extremely tough matchup against the Vikings' top rush defense, which will likely demote Pollard to only a flex option, down from his usual RB2 spot.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis completed 18-of-23 passes for 175 yards and two scores in a 27-17 defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers. Levis returned to action after missing the past two games with a shoulder injury and had his first zero-turnover game of the season. The Kentucky product got off to a hot start, hitting Calvin Ridley for a 41-yard touchdown on the Titans' first drive. Unfortunately he was unable to maintain that momentum, taking seven sacks in the game and failing to put together consistent drives. Levis ended the game with the third-best QBR in his young career, but that was inflated by his 2nd touchdown pass to Ridley with under a minute to go when the game was squarely out of reach. It was still a fairly promising performance for the young gunslinger in his first action back, but things do not get any easier next week when the Titans face the stout Minnesota Vikings defense lead by Brian Flores. He will check in as a low-end QB2 for Week 11.

Tennessee Titans running back Julius Chestnut (foot) is officially active for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. He had been listed as questionable after logging a limited practice on Friday. Chestnut saw additional opportunities over the last few weeks with Tyjae Spears (hamstring) inactive. However, now that Spears is healthy, Chestnut will return to the No. 3 running back role in Tennessee, keeping him off the fantasy radar in all leagues.

New England Patriots kicker Joey Slye cannot be trusted in fantasy football ahead of his Week 10 matchup versus the Chicago Bears. Slye had a brief stretch of solid performances early in the year, but he has settled back into mediocrity while struggling with accuracy here and there. All in all, he is 13-for-13 on extra points and 12-for-15 on field goals. He missed a kick as recently as last week. In general, scoring opportunities have been tough to come by for the Patriots, and Slye is no exception. Even in a relatively favorable matchup against the Bears, Slye belongs on fantasy waivers.

Tennessee Titans tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo faces the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10. The good news for Okonkwo is that he posted his second-highest yardage total of the season last week versus New England, but the bad news is that it only amounted to 38 yards. Both of his most productive games have been without quarterback Will Levis (shoulder) quarterbacking the team, but he has been announced as the Week 10 starter. Okonkwo is not worthy of a roster spot in most leagues at the moment and remains off the fantasy radar in Week 10 against a great defense.