The Tennessee Titans’ life without superstar running back Derrick Henry is off to one hell of a start after the boys in two-tone blue pulled off a stunning upset over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night, 28-16.
Well, it isn’t exactly stunning if you know this Titans team. Tennessee has routinely won games nobody expects them to the past few seasons, and this is yet another example of them doing just that.
It wasn’t a good night for the offense, which definitely struggled in its first game without Henry, but the defense more than picked up the slack in what was one of its most dominant performances of the 2021 campaign, which came against a high-powered Rams offense.
The pass-rush, led by Jeffery Simmons and Denico Autry, was causing havoc all night long, forcing Matthew Stafford into several bad throws and a pair of turnovers that the Titans turned into touchdowns.
The offense did put together two solid scoring drives without the help of the defense, but totaled just 194 yards overall, including 69 on the ground.
But, hey, a win’s a win and this was an enormous one for Tennessee, a team that maintains its lead atop the AFC at 7-2. Here’s a look at everything else we know from Tennessee’s fifth win in a row.