The Tennessee Titans are 5-0 heading into a Week 7 matchup with the 5-0 Pittsburgh Steelers after a thrilling 42-36 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
The Titans got a monster effort from Derrick Henry, who scored the game-winning touchdown on a direct snap in overtime. Check out the power of the former Heisman winner from Alabama.
Direct snap to Derrick Henry. You know what happens next…
GAME.@Titans WIN! @KingHenry_2 pic.twitter.com/gmBef8NiC4
— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2020
Henry rushed for 212 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also had a 53-yard reception in the victory.
With 212 rushing yards in the @Titans OT victory today, RB Derrick Henry (@KingHenry_2) becomes the first player in @NFL history to record a game with 200+ rushing yards in three consecutive seasons. pic.twitter.com/LBhKg0AbTh
— NFL345 (@NFL345) October 18, 2020
He was not the lone hero for the Titans. Ryan Tannehill found A.J. Brown with a 7-yard TD pass with four seconds remaining. Stephen Gostkowski’s PAT tied the game at 36.
WE LOVE YOU @Brown1arthur!
📺: Watch #HOUvsTEN on CBS pic.twitter.com/BuHvD1xqC6
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) October 18, 2020
The Titans won the coin toss for the extra period, got the ball, and drove for the game-winning TD.
When you lose the toss knowing Derrick Henry is getting the ball pic.twitter.com/JtGq3LzZLB
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) October 18, 2020
Tennessee scored 42 points on Tuesday against Buffalo and came right back days later with 42 against Houston.