Battle of the Undefeated: The Titans Stiff Arms down the Bills

In the battle of the undefeated, the Titans stood over the Bills like a big brother to a little brother. The Titans won 42-16 and the game was never in doubt since the opening drive. Josh Allen looked mortal and not like the new Josh Allen we have come to see. Ryan Tannehill is continuing to look like a steal for his new contract and the Titans look good as a team even after the COVID-19 testing. 

This game was never in doubt for the Titans as they started the game off with an interception of Josh Allen. Malcolm Butler got an easy one as Andre Roberts let the pass go through his hands and right into Butler’s waiting arms. The Titans then went down and scored to capitalize on the turnover with an AJ Brown fade. The Bills then showed some fight with a 15 play, 76-yard drive that ended in an Isaiah McKenzie three-yard touchdown catch. 

After trading punts, the Titans went on a seven-play scoring drive following a big return by Kalif Raymond. This ended with a Derrick Henry one-yard touchdown that gave the Titans the lead for good. Again the Bills tried to answer with a field goal on the next drive but it wasn’t enough as the Titans finished out the half with a 12 play, 90-yard touchdown drive that ended in a 10-yard scamper from Ryan Tannehill. 

With a resounding lead coming out of the half, the Titans just needed to rely on their workhorse back in Henry. While the Bills needed to get something going on offense as they had been stifled for most of the first half. It started to look promising as the Bills forced a punt and then was marching down the field to a likely score. Unfortunately, Malcolm Butler had other plans as he grabbed another interception and then returned it 68 yards to set up a Jonnu Smith seven-yard strike from Tannehill. Now having capitalized on both turnovers with a touchdown, it pushed for the Bills to strike quickly and in a hurry as they didn’t have much time left. It may have taken a bit longer than they wanted, but the Bills did score on a 14-play drive that was capped with a TJ Yeldon pass from Josh Allen for the score. 

It was too bad that by this point Henry was already warmed up and was throwing defenders off him like rag dolls. He stiff-armed multiple defenders but was exceptionally aggressive to Josh Norman whom he threw like a JV squad player. Henry even finished off the next drive with a nine-yard run to put the game away for good. Then on the ensuing kickoff, things only got worse for the Bills. Andre Roberts got stripped of the ball this time and it was recovered by Tennessee. Tannehill put the final touches on an impressive performance with another strike to Jonnu Smith for his fourth total touchdown of the day to end the game. 

This game just showed us that even with all the new weapons and look of the team, the Bills need to work on some things before they can be a legit title contender. As for the Titans, if they can get COVID under control they are serious contenders this year.

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-By: Darren Braxton