Tennessee Titans' biggest winners and losers from preseason Week 3 win

Mike Moraitis

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The Tennessee Titans are officially done with their 2024 preseason after beating the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, 30-27.

The Titans gave their starters multiple series in this contest and things went well, especially in the passing game. Will Levis looked on point and the offensive line kept him upright.

With the preseason in the books, the Titans will turn their attention to cutting the roster down to 53 players. The deadline for that falls on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 4 p.m. ET, but Tennessee could make moves in the days leading up to it.

As we wait for that, here's a look at the team's biggest winners and losers from preseason Week 3.

Tennessee Titans winners and losers

Winner: QB Will Levis

Levis' streak of leading touchdown drives in the preseason ended at three, but the Titans still managed to get a field goal on his second and final series.

The Kentucky product was accurate and completed 7-of-8 passes for 118 yards and had three completions of 20-plus yards, including one to Calvin Ridley, one to Tyler Boyd and another to Nick Vannett on a screen. He looks ready for Week 1.

Loser: OLB Rashad Weaver

It's Year 4 and Weaver is still a zero in coverage. He is also terrible at finishing when he actually goes get his hands on the quarterback. Hopefully we see a lot more of Jaylen Harrell than Weaver this year.

Winner: Starting offensive line

While the run-blocking wasn't great, the offensive line gave Levis all the time in the world to throw the football and he wasn't sacked once. Also, the screen game worked to absolute perfection, with the Titans grabbing a few big gains off it.

Loser: RB Hassan Haskins

Haskins didn't play a single snap in the first half while his competitors for a roster spot, Julius Chestnut and Jabari Small, both saw action and outperformed him on offense. Haskins is very clearly only going to make this team if Tennessee really values his special teams play.

Winner: DL T'Vondre Sweat

Sweat made three impact plays on the opening drive, with two run stops and one pressure. The pressure was even more significant because it came on third down. Some analysts didn't think Sweat could be a three-down player.

Winner: TE David Martin-Robinson

Robinson has done nothing but make plays this preseason. He tallied four catches for 45 yards, including a long of 21. DMR also shined as a blocker. At this point, it would be surprising if he isn't on the initial 53-man roster.

Winner: TE Thomas Odukoya

Odukoya only had one catch for 10 yards on two targets, but his hustle play to save a touchdown at the end of the first half was one of the best plays of the game. After a missed 58-yard field goal, the Saints nearly returned it for a 100-plus yard score, but Odukoya ran the length of the field to stop it.

Winner: P Ryan Stonehouse

Ahead of preseason Week 3, Titans head coach Brian Callahan made it clear he wanted to get Stonehouse some work after he hadn't punted in a game since his season-ending knee injury last December. It took almost three full quarters but Stonehouse finally got his chance and promptly blasted it 53 yards. He had a second attempt that he dropped inside the Saints' 10.

Winner: RB Jabari Small

Small had a fumble but quickly made up for it by carrying the ball 10 times for 64 yards, including a long gain of 20, and he added one catch for 10 yards. It was his best showing of the preseason, and it comes at the right time. We'll see if it'll be enough for him to make the 53-man roster.

Winner: WR Bryce Oliver

Oliver caught a pair of touchdowns on Sunday, including the game-winner. One of his scores came from 34 yards out and he finished with a team-high 52 receiving yards.

Unfortunately for Oliver, he picked the wrong year to join the Titans. If it were 2023, he probably would have made the roster after a standout offseason, but the Titans have a much more crowded situation in 2024. He'll end up on the practice squad if he makes it through waivers.

Winner: QB Malik Willis

After getting absolutely abused early on thanks to terrible pass protection, Willis settled in and completed 3-of-4 passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns and added three carries for 29 yards. His highlight was a beautiful 34-yard pass to Oliver.

It remains to be seen if Willis has done enough to force the Titans to keep a third quarterback, but there's no question he has made strides this offseason.

Mike Moraitis

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After cutting his teeth with Bleacher Report, Mike Moraitis has covered the Los Angeles Rams and Tennessee Titans for FanSided, and the Titans and New York Giants for USA TODAY Sports Media Group. On top of his duties with Sporting News, Mike is the managing editor and lead writer for Titans Wire.