Goal-line stand helps Titans hold off Bills

Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Tennessee Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourthdown quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat visiting Buffalo 34-31 on Monday night, snapping the Bills’ winning streak at four games.

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 went for the win — and didn’t execute.

First, Allen was marked just shy of the first-down marker on a scramble. On 4th-and-1, the rugged quarterback moved from the shotgun to take the snap from under center. Tennessee’s defensive line surged forward to meet Allen, whose legs went out from under him.

The Titans (4-2) took possession with 12 seconds left to start a much-needed celebration for the defending AFC South champs.

“We’ve got some dogs over there,” Henry said of Tennessee’s defense. “They fight to the end. They showed it right there.”

Henry came into Monday as the NFL’s rushing leader even with most teams in the league having played six games, and he finished with 143 yards, topping 100 for the fifth straight game.

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