Cam Ward led a touchdown drive in his preseason debut, a 29-7 Titans loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 9 at Raymond James Stadium. Ward was 5-for-8 for 67 yards, with all the completions coming in the second drive (following an opening drive three-and-out). Tennessee scored on the drive via a Tony Pollard 1-yard touchdown run.

The Tennessee Titans are the first to point out that rookie Cam Ward has room for improvement even as the No. 1 overall draft pick provided plenty of optimism.

Ward's first series ended in a three-and-out punt. On the next drive, Ward completed passes of 27, 10 and 13 yards to Calvin Ridley, added a seven-yard pass to Tyler Lockett and hit Chigoziem Okonkwo for 10 yards on third down. Then, he had an 11-play, 65-yard drive, which Tony Pollard ended with a one-yard touchdown run.