Early on during the Tennessee Titans’ matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers, it looked like they were facing a worst-case scenario as they tried to lock in a playoff spot.
When starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill tried to keep an early third down alive, he was wrapped up awkwardly in a way that twisted his ankle in the turf. While he would eventually be OK and come back into the game, Tannehill’s injury didn’t look great at first glance. He would be evaluated in the medical tent before having to be carted off.
Of course, with so much riding on the end of the Titans’ season, Tannehill couldn’t help but check what was happening in the game. Cameras caught him hilariously peeking out from the top of the tent during his evaluation:
Ryan Tannehill was checking in on the game while being looked at in the medical tent.
Big time football guy pic.twitter.com/wc6ZkArrDp
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 18, 2022
Knowing Tannehill turned out to be OK made this a great light moment for a player who was still so invested in his team’s play despite a potentially severe injury. Naturally, fans turned it into a meme when they saw Tannehill’s commitment to pro football shining through.
NFL fans turned Tannehill checking on the Titans from the medical tent into a hilarious meme
What's #Titans QB Ryan Tannehill thinking about in the tent here? Wrong answers only. pic.twitter.com/GSqh95bpBU
— Nick Kieser (@KieserNick) December 18, 2022
Someone please help Ryan Tannehill. He is stuck in the medical tent and I have Tennessee +3 pic.twitter.com/r44IpMttBy
— Gamers Against Vegas (0 Days Until Football) (@GamersVsVegas) December 18, 2022
Ryan Tannehill sitting in the blue tent like: pic.twitter.com/nRJ2BcwH4J
— Michael Peterson (@ZoneTracks) December 18, 2022
— Kevin Arp (@PAC4CLE) December 18, 2022
Checking in on Ryan Tannehill checking in on the game while getting checked out in the blue tent. 👀 pic.twitter.com/hnGpUz5ReA
— Sportsbook Review (@SBRReview) December 18, 2022
Ryan Tannehill watching the Titans season go up in flames pic.twitter.com/FZ7zwogq3N
— Brandon (@BHVATH) December 18, 2022
Ryan Tannehill looking for monsters outside 🤣 pic.twitter.com/RK3WT4j5mP
— Tanner Johnson (@Tannermack18) December 18, 2022
I’m Ryan Tannehill looking at everyone else’s fantasy teams doing that scoring thing today pic.twitter.com/iOjTGPfGzX
— Pete Fiutak (@PeteFiutak) December 18, 2022
