Tyjae Spears Leads Titans' Backfield Split

2025 Fantasy Football Impact

Houston entered this game allowing the third-fewest rushing yards and they looked dominant in this one. 

Pollard carried 10 times for 22 yards. He had a long of 7 yards, which came on the opening drive of the game. In that 13-play drive, Pollard had 5 touches for 1 total yard.

Pollard also played in Tennessee's second drive, carrying one time for 1 yard.

Spears entered the game in the second quarter but matched Pollard one touch, 1-yard effort in another 3-and-out before half time.

In all, Pollard out-touched Spears 13-9, but Spears produced more yards thanks to his role in the passing game.

Pollard caught all 3 of his targets but only managed to record 4 receiving yards. Spears caught 5-of-5 targets for 31 yards. Both of those figures ranked second on the team. 

Spears has now out-scored Pollard in three straight games and four of the last five. His role in the passing game is the main catalyst for that edge. Spears has caught 3-plus balls in all five of those games. 

The Titans are underdogs in all of their remaining games. That's a more favorable script for Spears, who has taken 65% of Tennessee's long down and distance snaps since debuting in Week 5.

Don't count on either of the Titans' backs being reliable weekly fantasy options. The Titans' remaining schedule is the second-toughest for RBs. The Titans' next three games (vs. Seattle, vs. Jacksonville, at Cleveland) are all unfavorable matchups for the running game. 

Spears has been more productive and should continue to see more targets. That gives him he slight edge over Pollard for the rest of the season, but with both backs playing close to a 50/50 split, the their upside is limited.