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Titans-Browns had Dawg Pound drama and a whole lotta Pollard pop. The Titans stunned Cleveland 31-29 on Sunday, stealing one on the lakefront thanks to a ground-and-pound masterclass from Tony Pollard (25 carries, 161 yards, 2 TD) and just enough red-zone bite from rookie QB Cameron Ward (14/28, 117 yards, 2 TD). Upset alert confirmed in the 216, folks. (espn.com)

Tennessee came out swinging: Ward dropped a dart to Elic Ayomanor for six, then Pollard hit turbo for a 65-yard sprint to daylight to make it 14-3. Cleveland’s rookie gunslinger Shedeur Sanders (364 yards, 3 TD) kept the Browns in it with explosives to Jerry Jeudy and a short toss to David Njoku, then used his legs late for a score. But twice the Browns chased two and came up empty in the fourth, leaving them stuck playing catch-up instead of catch-even.

The hinge points? A third‑quarter pick by Xavier Woods flipped the field and set up Pollard’s second house call, a 32-yard glide that reestablished control. In the fourth, Cedric Gray pounced on a fumble to put Tennessee on the doorstep, and Ward found rookie Chimere Dike (5 catches, 24 yards, TD) for a five-yard punch-in. Add a blocked punt that teed up Joey Slye’s 41‑yarder, and you’ve got the Titans stacking gritty, special-teams-and-defense moments to keep Sanders’ late surge just short.

Make no mistake, this was an upset — Cleveland entered as a field‑goal‑plus favorite — and it even nudged the top of the 2026 draft order picture. That’s a big dill ripple for December football. (espn.com)

Big Dill of the Game: Tony Pollard. The veteran back was the tone-setter and the closer, ripping off chunk runs all afternoon and cashing in both times he sniffed daylight. That’s winning football, and that’s a big dill. Big Dill Sports, out.