With the Chargers in town, sparks flew early for the Tennessee Titans.

A quick defensive touchdown and the first punt return for a touchdown in 13 years electrified the crowd at Nissan Stadium.

But the Titans couldn't sustain the positive energy in this one because the offense couldn't finish drives, the defense had trouble slowing down the Chargers, and the team hurt itself with too many penalties and mistakes.

It all added up to a 27-20 loss, which dropped the team to 1-8 on the season.

"Real disappointed," quarterback Cam Ward said of the offense's inability to produce enough points. "Especially just because we know that's the biggest problem – we have to execute on drives, and we didn't.

"Special teams, defense, they did their jobs today to put us in a situation to win. But offens

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