Tennessee Titans (4-7) – Carolina Panthers (1-10): 17-10
The decisive action of this match reflects the match. Fourth attempt and six yards to gain, two minutes to play. Bryce Young (18/31, 194 yards) finds DJ Chark (3 rec, 34 yards) on a short pass, hopes he does enough to get the first down… and no.
As in eight of their ten offensive series of the evening, the Panthers did not score. Young is helped neither by his line nor by the ground game (3.0 yards/run) nor by his receivers.
The Titans haven’t been much brighter. They had the ball for less time. They only gained 264 yards. But they haven’t lost the leather. And they set foot in the end zone twice. Will Levis (18/28, 185 yards) distributed the ball as best he could. But he doesn’t get any help either. Behind a line in ruins, Derrick Henry (18 races, 76 yards, 2 TDs) does what he can, but he most often hits a wall.
A fatal fumble for the Panthers
With two teams so inefficient, any mistake could be fatal. Bryce Young surely committed the decisive fumble in the second quarter. His team led 7-3, the number one in the last Draft let the ball escape on a sack 15 yards from his own end zone. Result, two actions later, the Titans led 14-3 thanks to Derrick Henry.
The Titans get a strip sack on Bryce Young ⚔️
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Stunned, Carolina players stalled twice in the three minutes before halftime. The Titans take the opportunity to add a kick (17-3).
The silent Titans… no big deal
The Panthers finally wake up after the break. Chubba Hubbard punctuates a long drive with a touchdown. Hope is reborn. All the better to die in the offensive ineffectiveness of both teams.
Seven punts followed until Carolina’s last possession, capped by the failure on fourth attempt by Young and Chark.
