Saleh Faces the Jets as Titans and New York Chase a Season-Opening Spark
Robert Saleh faces his former team as Tennessee seeks its 500th franchise win and New York tries to end a 15-year playoff drought.
- On Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, the New York Jets travel to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans in the 2026 NFL season opener, with the Titans holding a 25-21-1 series lead.
- Titans head coach Robert Saleh faces his former employer after the New York Jets fired him five games into the 2024 season; Jets head coach Aaron Glenn now controls defensive play-calling.
- Jets running back Breece Hall, who rushed for a career-high 1,065 yards last year, cleared medical protocols after a groin injury and will play Sunday. Quarterback Geno Smith starts for the first time since October 23, 2016.
- Tennessee's redesigned defensive front, anchored by All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons with career-high 11 sacks, will test a Jets offensive line that allowed 60 sacks in 2025. Chris Johnson enters the Ring of Honor at halftime.
- Both franchises enter with historical struggles: the Jets attempt to end a 15-year playoff drought, the longest active skid in the NFL, while the Titans seek to reverse four consecutive losing seasons.
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