The Tennessee Titans simply weren’t able to get it done as their historical season was halted by the dominance of a Kansas City Chiefs team now on an eight-game winning streak as they prepare for a Super Bowl appearance.
The Titans struggled to get the ground attack going and couldn’t accomplish enough in the passing game, while Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes victimized the defense.
Here are five takeaways from the 35-24 loss.
1. The Chiefs tamed the beast that is Derrick Henry.
Hardly any team has been able to come up with an answer to a Titans ground attack led by Henry, who finished the 2019 regular season with the NFL’s rushing title and only seemed to improve over the postseason.
Kansas City limited the big back to just 69 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries in their home win Sunday.
That total doesn’t even begin to touch that of his last two outings, when he rushed for 195 yards on 30 carries in the 28-12 win over the Baltimore Ravens and 182 yards with a touchdown on the ground in a 20-13 victory over the New England Patriots to open the postseason.
The last time the Titans faced the Chiefs back in November was a totally different story, when Henry put up 188 yards and two rushing touchdowns on 23 carries.