Sunday Night Football odds: Titans favored as reigning champion Seahawks sit Sam Darnold

The Seattle Seahawks travel to Nissan Stadium to face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, with kickoff set for 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX. The market prices Seattle at 40% and Tennessee at 60%, as of this writing.

Seattle enters as the reigning Super Bowl champion after beating New England in Super Bowl LX, but that pedigree has not shown up in the Kalshi price. The two teams held a joint practice in Nashville on Friday, the second of three straight weeks the Titans have practiced against a preseason opponent.

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Traders have the Titans as a clear favorite at 60% to Seattle's 40%, as of this writing, despite Seattle's status as defending champion. Seattle's established starters, including Darnold, sat out the entire Week 1 loss to Dallas, while Tennessee's Cam Ward has already logged extended live snaps.

According to Kalshi's 2026 NFL market-implied power rankings, Seattle enters as the No. 2 team in the league while Tennessee ranks 28th, one of the wider gaps in this week's slate, though the rankings reflect season-long championship odds rather than Sunday's backup-heavy matchup on Seattle's side.

Seattle's injury list includes backup guard Bryce Cabeldue, who left practice with an apparent neck and head injury, and rookie running back Jadarian Price, who has not taken part in a padded practice in more than a week with a lower-body issue, though coach Mike Macdonald said Price is "on the mend."

Tennessee's report is led by rookie edge rusher Keldric Faulk, who is being evaluated for a shoulder injury the team hopes is just a stinger, while first-round receiver Carnell Tate was held out of a recent practice with tightness unrelated to an earlier hit.

Sam Darnold has not played in a single preseason game this summer, with Drew Lock and Jalen Milroe again expected to handle the bulk of Seattle's snaps.

Ward, by contrast, threw for just 57 yards in a shaky Week 1 outing against San Francisco and will look to build on Friday's joint practice, in which he went 20-of-26 with two touchdowns. Saleh has said he wants his starters to play the entire first half Sunday, giving Ward a meaningful run against the defending champions' first-team defense.

Both rosters are shaped by first-year regimes on one side of the ball. Seattle is trying to defend its title with essentially the same core that won it, while Tennessee's Robert Saleh is installing a new program around Ward after last season's 3-14 finish, using this stretch of joint practices as a proving ground for a young, rebuilding roster.

Tennessee is priced at 47% to win by more than 4.5 points, as of this writing.

The total is priced at 45% to go over 38.5 points, as of this writing.

Seattle is priced at 29% to win the NFC West, as of this writing, with Los Angeles leading the division at 49%.

Tennessee is priced at 9% to win the AFC South, as of this writing, with Houston leading the division at 46%.

Kalshi markets now predict:

When is Seattle vs. Tennessee? Sunday, August 23, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Where is the game? Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
How can I watch? FOX.
What is Kalshi traders' current number? Seattle is priced at 40% and Tennessee at 60%, as of this writing.

Tennessee is the clear favorite at home against the defending champions, with Kalshi traders pricing the Titans at 60% while Sam Darnold remains without a preseason snap this summer.

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