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Titans rally past Texans in OT, set up 5-0 showdown with Steelers

AP photo by Wade Payne / Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) is congratulated by teammates after he scored the winning touchdown against the Houston Texans in overtime Sunday in Nashville. The Titans won the matchup of AFC South rivals 42-36 to improve to 5-0, the second-best start in franchise history.
AP photo by Wade Payne / Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) is congratulated by teammates after he scored the winning touchdown against the Houston Texans in overtime Sunday in Nashville. The Titans won the matchup of AFC South rivals 42-36 to improve to 5-0, the second-best start in franchise history. AP photo by Wade Payne / Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) is congratulated by teammates after he scored the winning touchdown against the Houston Texans in overtime Sunday in Nashville. The Titans won the matchup of AFC South rivals 42-36 to improve to 5-0, the second-best start in franchise history.

By TERESA M. WALKER / The Associated Press 5 min read

NASHVILLE – Expectations for Derrick Henry already are pretty high, with his history of mighty stiff-arms and long touchdown runs.

The NFL’s 2019 rushing leader keeps finding new ways to top himself in 2020, and he’s taking the Tennessee Titans along with him again.

Henry took a direct snap and ran 5 yards for a touchdown 3:30 into overtime as the Titans remained undefeated, rallying to beat the Houston Texans 42-36 in Sunday’s matchup of AFC South rivals at Nissan Stadium.

“Obviously, we all witnessed somebody taking a game over,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said of Henry, whose dominance crossed over from the 2019 regular season to the playoffs as he helped the team reach the AFC title game.

The Titans (5-0) needed Henry again Sunday, when they had plenty of mistakes to overcome: two turnovers, Stephen Gostkowski having one field-goal attempt blocked and missing another, and the defense giving up 335 passing yards and four touchdown passes to Deshaun Watson.