Titans stop Allen’s sneak, hang on to top Bills 34-31
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Derrick Henry showed once again how important he is to the Tennessee Titans.
This time, he had help from the Tennessee defense.
Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourth-down quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo 34-31 on Monday night, snapping the Bills’ four-game winning streak.
The AFC East-leading Bills (4-2) drove to the Titans 3 on their final possession and could have sent the game to overtime with a field goal, but instead went for the win
— and didn’t execute.
First, Allen was marked shy of the first-down marker on a scramble. On fourth down, the rugged quarterback moved from the shotgun to take the snap under center. Tennessee’s defensive line surged forward to meet Allen, whose legs went out from under him before Titans tackle Jeffery Simmons smothered the quarterback.
The Titans (4-2) took over with 12 seconds left to start a much-needed celebration for the battered defending AFC South champs.
“We got some dogs over there,” Henry said of Tennessee’s defense. “They fight to the end. They showed it right there.”
Steelers’ Tomlin: little clarity on late review
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he still hasn’t received any “clarity” on why replay officials halted play in the final seconds of regulation last Sunday against Seattle.
Tomlin said Tuesday he did talk to league officials about what happened but stopped short of saying he was OK with the decision.
“I got an explanation, I wouldn’t necessarily say I got clarity, but I’m not going to discuss it any further,” Tomlin said. “It’s in our rearview. It doesn’t benefit me or us in any way to continue to hash it, rehash it. And so that’s my position.”