Brian Callahan, the first-year head coach of the Tennessee Titans, is overseeing aspects he didn’t have to think about before as an assistant. He’s managing practice schedules, strength training and his staff — which happens to include his father, Bill Callahan, as offensive line coach. 

“It’s a dream come true,” Bill said. “We’re proud of Brian, as we are of all of our children, but this is really a unique and a rare situation that we’re in right now.”

Now a father and son from the same family tree — but slightly different coaching trees — are trying to get the Titans on track for success.

Their similarities and unique dynamic have led to a few misunderstandings and jokes along the way.

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Calvin Johnson, who holds just about every receiving record for the Detroit Lions, will be honored at tonight’s game by being inducted into the Pride of the Lions.

Johnson, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021, played in Detroit from 2007 till his retirement after the 2015 season.

Kansas City won its 11th consecutive road game over the Chargers yesterday, 17-10.

Rallying back from an early 10-point deficit, both teams were tied late in the fourth quarter. Chiefs running back Samaje Perine scored a 2-yard touchdown that gave Kansas City its first lead of the game, and when wide receiver Xavier Worthy later hauled in quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ third-down pass, the Chiefs earned their fourth straight victory of the year.

But it wasn’t all reason to celebrate for the Chiefs. Wide receiver Rashee Rice exited the game early in the first quarter with a knee injury that may be serious.

Previously unbeaten, the Steelers fell to the Indianapolis Colts 24-27 last night after a rocky defensive performance.

Even with Colts’ quarterback Anthony Richardson’s injury in the first half, the team was able to dominate thanks to 39-year-old Joe Flacco subbing in to relive Richardson – and throwing two touchdown passes of his own.

It might be a jarring sight for many casual football fans to see Mike Macdonald prowling the Seattle Seahawks sideline and not gum-chewing, cocksure Pete Carroll.

Macdonald, at 37, is the NFL’s youngest head coach and one of the few to have a head coaching job with no significant playing experience beyond high school.

And while he’s been a coordinator and assistant coach in the NFL and at colleges for several years, he’s never been the man in charge. Seattle earlier this year hired him away from the Baltimore Ravens, where he was the defensive coordinator.

No one is feeling more heat in Nashville than mistake-prone Titans quarterback Will Levis.

He’s thrown five interceptions in just 94 passes for a 5.3% pick rate, third highest in the NFL and Tennessee’s team offense of 260.3 yards per game is ranked No. 29.

But as shaky at those numbers have been, the 25-year-old QB, who graduated in the same high school class as Brock Purdy and Trevor Lawrence, has arguably fared worse in the eye test.

In a 24-17 loss to the New York Jets on Sept. 15, Levis made the blooper reel with a ridiculous, improvised lateral deep in New York territory that resulted in a turnover.