Ka’imi Fairbairn kicked a 54-yard discipline aim as time expired in time beyond regulation and the Houston Texans rallied from a 13-point deficit with out C.J. Stroud to beat the Tennessee Titans 19-16 Sunday.
The Texans (8-6) entered the day one spot outdoors of the AFC’s seven-team playoff discipline. They saved tempo by profitable with out a number of key gamers, together with Stroud — their standout rookie quarterback — together with prime receiver Nico Collins, proper sort out George Fant and a pair of defensive starters out injured.
Case Keenum made his first begin since Week 17 of the 2021 season for Cleveland. He crammed in for Stroud, the No. 2 general choose who didn’t apply all week whereas within the concussion protocol and didn’t journey. Keenum threw for 229 yards and helped Houston outgain the Titans 340-204.
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Case Keenum #18 of the Houston Texans palms the ball off to Devin Singletary #26 of the Houston Texans throughout the second half at Nissan Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Justin Ford/Getty Pictures)
Titans (5-9) rookie quarterback Will Levis left with 1:49 left in time beyond regulation after being sacked for the seventh time together with his left leg caught beneath him within the pile. He didn’t put stress on the leg as he was helped off initially, then walked off. He was jogging on the sideline after a examine within the medical tent.
Fairbairn, in his first sport again after lacking the final 5 with an injured quadriceps muscle, helped the Texans claw again. He made discipline targets of 23, 27 and 53 yards because the offense stalled near the aim line.
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Keenum drove the Texans to their lone landing with 3:03 left, serving to tie it at 16 and power time beyond regulation. He discovered Noah Brown for a 3-yard TD go.
Devin Singletary ran for 121 yards and almost completed the sport with a 34-yard TD run within the remaining seconds of time beyond regulation. His run was worn out by a holding name on John Metchie, organising Fairbairn’s discipline aim.
Treylon Burks #16 of the Tennessee Titans runs previous Jimmie Ward #1 of the Houston Texans throughout the second quarter at Nissan Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Justin Ford/Getty Pictures)
The loss clinched the second consecutive dropping season for the Titans in coach Mike Vrabel’s six seasons.
The Texans additionally spoiled Tennessee’s day sporting sporting their Oilers’ throwbacks in opposition to the workforce that changed them in Houston. The oil derrick brand workforce founder Bud Adams introduced with him to Tennessee in 1997 was at midfield with the Oilers’ nickname in each finish zones and embellished the partitions alongside the sector.
Vrabel even wore a cowboy hat in honor of late Oilers coach Bum Phillips. Vrabel wore the hat to the stadium, on the sector throughout pregame warmups and within the tunnel as his Titans ran onto the sector earlier than kickoff.
Earl Campbell, the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame working again with the Oilers and the NFL MVP in 1979, attended and visited pregame with the franchise’s present speeding chief Eddie George and present working again Derrick Henry.
Case Keenum #18 of the Houston Texans makes an attempt a go throughout the first quarter in opposition to the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Pictures)
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Billy “White Shoes” Johnson was inducted into the workforce’s Ring of Honor at halftime.
