Jeffery Simmons and Denico Autry also made noise up front, stuffing the Bills' ground game, forcing a key turnover and ultimately sealing the Titans' shootout win with a goal-line stand. Defensively, Mike Vrabel's squad epitomized the "bend-but-don't-break" strategy, with guys like Breon Borders falling victim to several deep plays but also stepping up in the red zone. Brown and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, while Julio Jones chipped in with the game's most acrobatic catch before leaving with yet another hamstring issue. Tannehill, to be fair, made up for some of his early misfires by building a crunch-time connection with A.J. Here are some takeaways from Monday night's Titans victory: Why the Titans wonĬan you say Henry? On a night when Ryan Tannehill was off the mark until late in the contest, the bulldozing back ripped off one big gain after another against Buffalo's typically stingy rush defense, averaging more than 7 yards per carry and scoring three times to carry Tennessee's offense. The Bills could have kicked a field goal and tried to send the game into overtime, but elected to go for it and try to win in regulation - only to come up short.
Josh Allen had a huge game in defeat, throwing for 353 yards and three touchdowns, but he had a tipped pass get intercepted late in the first half, and he was stopped on a crucial fourth-and-inches QB sneak on Buffalo's final drive of the game.
The Titans were helped by several big plays, as well as several miscues by the Bills - with a holding penalty on a potential game-winning kick return taking a score off the board.
The Tennessee Titans pulled off a home upset on "Monday Night Football," coming from behind several times to defeat the Buffalo Bills 34-31.ĭerrick Henry once again had himself a monster evening, rushing 20 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner late in the fourth quarter.
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