Cam Ward’s Four-Sack Sunday: Could He Break Records and Rewrite History?

Cam Ward’s rookie campaign has been anything but kind – the guy’s been getting obliterated in the pocket, clocking up the highest number of sacks in the league with 15 hits and counting . This Sunday in Houston, there’s a grim milestone hanging over his head: if he takes four or more sacks, he’d be in the notorious company of just two first-round QBs since the AFL-NFL merger to start their careers like that – Archie Manning back in ’71 and David Carr in ’02. But here’s the kicker, it’s not just about Ward — the Titans are still searching for their first win, stumbling through a brutal nine-game losing streak that’s got the heat rising fast under Coach Brian Callahan’s seat. Facing the 0-3 Texans might just be their last gasp. Feel the tension? I sure do. LEARN MORE

In his first NFL season, Titans quarterback Cam Ward has been under siege.

He leads the league with 15 sacks absorbed. On Sunday at Houston, he could join a very small club.

With four or more sacks, Ward would become only the third first-round quarterback since the AFL-NFL merger to be sacked four or more times in each of his first four games.

The others were Saints quarterback Archie Manning in 1971 and Texans quarterback David Carr in 2002.

More importantly for the Titans, they haven’t won a game. Their best chance yet comes when they face the 0-3 Texans on Sunday.

Dating back to last season, the Titans have lost nine in a row. And it feels like the seat is getting hotter and hotter on second-year coach Brian Callahan.