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Rob Bironas booted a 53-yard field goal with 47 seconds remaining and Kris Brown missed a potential tying kick for a second straight game as Tennessee continued its resurgence with a 20-17 victory over the Houston Texans.
The folks over at Battle Red are still working through the aftermath to form their postgame thoughts. However at least a few commenters are already making their feelings known about kicker Kris Brown, who missed a game-tying field goal as the clock ticked down. It’s the second time in as many games that Brown has cost his team a chance and the fans are less than thrilled.
If there is any accountability in the world this guy needs to be out of a f***ing job. You’re telling me there’s NO one who can make a goddamned kick on the waiver wire? The f***ing Ravens just picked up Billy f***ing Cundiff and he hit 5 field goals. This guy has cost us the chance to win our last two games, and when we’re 8-8 again at the end of the season we’ll need only to look back on this guy who got the yips.
Kris Brown, stay indoors for a while.
Vince Young still owns the city of Houston and the Texans. It is truly amazing to see the transformation he made in his time off. He knows this offense inside and out, something that couldn’t be said of him before, and he has that confidence and swagger that we all loved watching his rookie season. He is making smart throws and pulling the ball down and running at the right time.
What more is there to be said about Chris Johnson? He stays on pace for his 2,000 yards with another 151 tonight on 29 carries.
Rob Bironas booted a 53-yard field goal with 47 seconds remaining and Kris Brown missed a potential tying kick for a second straight game as Tennessee continued its resurgence with a 20-17 victory over the Houston Texans.
Vince Young connected on 12-of-22 passes for 116 yards with a score and also ran for 73 yards for the Titans (4-6), who are making a remarkable turnaround after beginning the season with six consecutive defeats. Chris Johnson rushed 29 times for 151 yards and Kenny Britt caught a touchdown pass.
Bironas, who kicked an NFL-record eight field goals during a 38-36 Titans win over the Texans on October 21, 2007 at Reliant Stadium, put the visitors ahead with his second kick of at least 50 yards in the second half.
Young and the Titans’ offense then watched as Matt Schaub moved the Texans (5-5) into field goal range. Brown, who missed wide left on the final play of a 20-17 loss two weeks ago at Indianapolis, was again off the mark to the same side from 49 yards away with a second remaining.
Schaub completed 25-of-39 passes for 305 yards with a pair of scores for Houston, which will host the unbeaten Colts on Sunday.
It was the 100th regular season win in the Titans’ era (1999-09). They next have a home game against Arizona before facing the Colts in Indianapolis on December 6.
For more on the Texans and the Titans, check out Battle Red Blog and Music City Miracles, respectively.
(Sports Network) - Clearly, there is little time for the Houston Texans to dip their collective toe back in the water following the team's Week 10 bye. At 5-4, the Texans' margin for error is slim if they wish to keep their playoff hopes intact, and the resurgent Tennessee Titans don't figure to make things easy on Houston at Reliant Stadium Monday night.
The Texans already own a win over the Titans this season - a 34-31 thriller in Nashville back in Week 2 - but this Tennessee team has a new quarterback, and seemingly a new energy. Tennessee is 3-0 since quarterback Vince Young entered the starting lineup, making the Texans' prospects at their first home-and-home sweep of the Titans since 2004 seem daunting indeed.
Houston had an extra week to lick its wounds after a disappointing Week 9 that saw them drop a 20-17 decision to the first-place Indianapolis Colts.
The Texans, who were less than 15 minutes from making a statement win after Steve Slaton's 1-yard touchdown run put them ahead, 17-13, couldn't finish in their eventual loss, allowing Peyton Manning to engineer an 8-play, 61-yard touchdown drive culminating in a two-yard touchdown run by Houston native Joseph Addai with 7:11 left in the fourth quarter.
A Matt Schaub interception in Colts territory with 2:20 to play provided a glancing blow to the team's comeback prospects, but Houston fought its way off the ropes and got in position for a makeable 42-yard field goal for Kris Brown with one second to play that would have sent the game to overtime.
But Brown's kick went wide left, essentially taking Houston out of the equation for its first-ever AFC South title, and damaging their wild card prospects as well.
That said, the Titans would love to be where the Texans are at this moment, even though their recent work would suggest that the team is nearly back after its 0-6 start.
In last Sunday's 41-17 rout of the Bills, Tennessee running back Chris Johnson continued his recent exhilarating display, carrying 26 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and also catching nine balls for 100 yards out of the backfield to become the first player in franchise history to hit triple-digits via both the ground and air since Billy Cannon on Dec. 10, 1961.
Johnson has inserted himself into the NFL Offensive Player of the Year discussion during a three-game stretch that has seen the second-year-pro pile up 495 rushing yards and six touchdowns. The second-year back out of East Carolina leads the NFL in rushing yards (1091), and the Titans are No. 1 in the league in yards per carry (5.3) and rushes of 20 yards or longer (17).
Alongside the running back during his explosive run has been quarterback Vince Young, who maintained his efficiency by completing 17-of-25 passes for a season-high 210 yards, a touchdown, an interception, and 29 rushing yards in a winning effort last week.
The Titans' defense has also been a credit to the cause after some major problems during the first six weeks, and last week saw safety Vincent Fuller and cornerback Rod Hood help put the game away with pick-six touchdowns against the Bills.
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VIDEO: Highlights From Titans Vs. Texans
Need a five-minute primer on last night’s game? Then this is the video for you! Of particular note is the run by Chris Johnson at the 1:30 mark. That dude is unbelievable:
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