

Jacob Martin recovered for Houston at the Titans 4, and Watson found Randall Cobb at the right pylon for a 4-yard TD pass and a 23-21 lead. The Titans lost left tackle Taylor Lewan to an injured knee on the next drive, and Watt sacked Tannehill two plays later, stripping him of the ball. Houston safety Justin Reid blocked a 27-yard field goal attempt by Gostkowski, who later missed a 37-yarder wide left, in the third quarter to set up David Johnson’s 1-yard TD run. And as a leader of the defense, I put that squarely on my shoulders.

“We had multiple opportunities and we didn’t do it. “We did not finish the game on defense,” Texans star J.J. The Texans (1-5) came in as the two-time defending AFC South champs and nearly gave Crennel a second straight victory. “He just has that rare size, strength and speed combination that it’s extremely rare,” Tannehill said. He had seen Henry make huge plays before coming to Tennessee. Tannehill finished with 364 yards and four TD passes. Their win, combined with Pittsburgh’s victory over Cleveland, sets up a showdown between the AFC’s last two undefeated teams here in a week. The Titans have their second-best start in franchise history since this franchise won its first 10 games in 2008. “I just had to do my job,” Henry said more than once. Asked about his performance, Henry kept giving credit to his teammates. The Titans are 16-0 when Henry runs for at least 100 yards. He capped the six-play, 82-yard drive with his second TD of the game, finishing with 212 yards rushing and 52 yards receiving. In overtime, he took a screen pass 53 yards on the second play. Henry ran for 202 yards in regulation, including a 94-yard TD run. Crennel also didn’t take a timeout before the game-winning TD. Coach Romeo Crennel, in his second game since replacing the fired Bill O’Brien, said he went for the conversion in a bid to put the game out of reach. Watson’s final TD pass put Houston (1-5) up 36-29 with 1:50 left, but his pass to Randall Cobb on the 2-point conversion attempt failed. That helped them overcome two turnovers, Stephen Gostkowski having a field goal blocked and missing another and the defense giving up 335 yards passing and four touchdown passes to Deshaun Watson. The Titans (5-0) finished with a franchise-record 601 yards of total offense. “Obviously, we all witnessed somebody taking a game over,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said of Henry.

Henry took a direct snap and ran 5 yards for a touchdown 3:30 into overtime and the Titans remained undefeated, rallying to beat the Houston Texans 42-36 on Sunday. Last season’s rushing leader keeps finding new ways to top himself, taking the Tennessee Titans along with him yet again.

Expectations for Derrick Henry already are pretty high, with his history of mighty stiff arms and long touchdown runs. Twitter users reacted to the trick play, and stressed how Henry throwing touchdowns in addition to running for touchdowns, is unfair.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu Derrick Henry throws jump pass touchdown vs. In reality, he handed the ball off to Henry, who ran to the line of scrimmage and threw a jump pass to tight end Austin Hooper for the touchdown. On second-and-goal, quarterback Ryan Tannehill faked a pass. On Thursday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers, the Titans found themselves three yards out of the end zone. As Henry has shown in the past, he can also throw touchdown passes. He can run the ball up the middle and stiff arm defenders to the field, in addition to catching passes out of the backfield. Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry can do a ton of damage to opposing defenses. Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry ran for a touchdown, and also threw a touchdown pass at the expense of the Green Bay Packers.
