Titans-Texans Week 12 Postgame Notes

TEAM NOTES

• The Titans' 32-27 victory improved their all-time record against the Texans to 24-21.
• The win improved the Titans' record within the AFC South in 2024 to 1-1. Four of their final six games of the season are within the division.
• The Titans established a season high with 32 points scored at Houston, exceeding their previous high of 31 points at Miami on Sept. 30.
• With fourth-round linebacker Cedric Gray making his NFL debut, all seven of the team's 2024 draft picks have appeared in at least one game. All seven of the picks played at Houston, with three recording starts: left tackle JC Latham (first round), defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat (second round) and cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (fifth round). Gray, wide receiver Jha'Quan Jackson (sixth round), linebacker James Williams (seventh round) and outside linebacker Jaylen Harrell (seventh round) appeared as reserves.
• The Titans tied a season high (Nov. 3 vs. New England) with nine total rookies appearing in the game at Houston.
• The Titans won the time-of-possession battle, holding the ball for 34 minutes and 29 seconds. It was their seventh time in 2024 with a time of possession above the 30-minute mark.

TEAM NOTES – OFFENSE

• The Titans scored on four out of their six possessions in the first half, registering two field goals and two touchdowns.
• For the first time in 2024, the Titans scored on each of their first three drives of the game. On their first series at Houston, Nick Folk booted a 51-yard field goal, and to cap their second series, Will Levis and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine connected for a 38-yard touchdown pass. Tony Pollard capped their third drive with a 10-yard touchdown run. Prior to their game at Houston, the Titans had not scored on their first two drives in a game in 2024.
• The Titans had two plays of 60-plus yards: a 63-yard completion from Will Levis to Calvin Ridley, and a 70-yard touchdown pass from Levis to Chig Okonkwo. It was the Titans' first game with two scrimmage plays of 60-plus yards since they accomplished the feat against Jacksonville on Nov. 24, 2019. It was also the Titans' first game with two completions of 60-plus yards since they had a pair of such plays against Detroit on Sept. 23, 2012.
• For the third time in 2024, the Titans scored on their opening drives of each half. They previously accomplished the feat against New England (Nov. 3) and at the Los Angeles Chargers (Nov. 10).
• The 369 total yards by the Titans were the second-most yards allowed by the Texans defense in a game in 2024.

TEAM NOTES – DEFENSE

• Harold Landry III registered the second safety of the season for the Titans, marking the team's first season with two or more safeties since it had two in 2010.
• The Titans defense limited the Texans offense to 40 rushing yards on 17 attempts (2.4 avg.), including 14 carries for a season-low 22 yards by running back Joe Mixon.
• The Texans' 40 rushing yards were the fewest by a Titans opponent since Jacksonville totaled 19 rushing yards against the Titans on Jan. 7, 2023.
• The Titans defense notched its second performance of the season with at least four sacks and two interceptions. They previously reached both totals against New England on Nov. 3. Prior to the New England game, the defense had not accomplished the feat since Nov. 7, 2021 at the L.A. Chargers.
• The Texans recorded their third-lowest total of the season with 260 net yards.
• The Titans defense limited the Texans to three conversions on 13 third-down attempts. The 23.1 percent conversion rate was the third-best of the season for the Titans defense.

LB JEROME BAKER

• Tallied his first start in a Titans uniform and totaled three tackles.

WR TYLER BOYD

• Led the offense with six receptions for 55 yards, including a 19-yard grab.
• His six catches and 55 yards set season highs through 11 games.

CB JARVIS BROWNLEE JR.

• Posted four tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception and a team-high three passes defensed.
• Registered his first career interception, picking off J. Stroud at Houston's 29-yard line in the second quarter. The takeaway led to a Titans field goal as time expired in the first half.
• Became the second rookie cornerback in 2024 with three passes defensed and one interception in a game, joining Tarheeb Still of the L.A. Chargers (Nov. 3 at Cleveland).

RB JULIUS CHESTNUT

• Totaled three kickoff returns for a career-high 91 yards and a career-best average of 30.3 yards per return.
• Recorded a career-long 39-yard kickoff return in the first quarter, leading to a Titans field goal.

OLB ALI GAYE

• Posted his first career sack, dropping J. Stroud for a 10-yard loss in the fourth quarter.

K NICK FOLK

• Made all three field goals and all three extra point attempts.
• Connected on attempts of 51 yards in the first quarter, 56 yards in the second quarter and 51 yards in the third quarter. He registered his second career game with three field goals of 50-plus yards, equaling what he accomplished for the first time in his career this season at Miami on Sept. 30.
• Joined Pittsburgh's Chris Boswell (twice) and Houston's Ka'imi Fairbairn (twice) as the NFL's only kickers in 2024 to make three 50-yarders in two different games. No other NFL kicker had done so in a single game prior to Week 12.
• Matched his career long with a 56-yarder as time expired in the first half. He previously hit a 56-yard field goal at Denver on Oct. 17, 2010.
• His 56-yard field goal tied for the second-longest field goal in franchise history behind Rob Bironas' 60-yarder against Indianapolis on Dec. 3, 2006. Bironas also made a 56-yard field goal (Nov. 19, 2007 at Denver), as did Al Del Greco (Oct. 27, 1996 vs. San Francisco).
• With 399 career field goals, he surpassed Matt Bryant (397) for 15th place in NFL history.

LB CEDRIC GRAY

• Made his NFL debut and recorded a special teams tackle.

OLB HAROLD LANDRY III

• Totaled three tackles, including a sack for a safety.
• Credited with his first career safety, helping to secure the victory with a sack of J. Stroud in the end zone with 1 minute and 13 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Landry was the first individual Titans defender to tally a safety since outside linebacker Cameron Wake at Cleveland on Sept. 8, 2019.
• On his safety, he was also credited with his sixth sack of the season.
• Increased his career total to 47.5 career sacks, which ranks ninth in franchise history. He needs a half sack to tie Robert Brazile (48.0) for eighth place on the list. Landry owns the third-highest sack total for the team in its "Titans era" (1999–present), trailing only Jevon Kearse (52) and Jurrell Casey (51).
• Secured his fourth career season with at least six sacks.

QB WILL LEVIS

• Completed 18 of 24 passes for 278 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
• His 123.3 passer rating ranked third in his career in a game in which he attempted at least 20 passes.
• His 75.0 completion percentage ranked third in his career in a game in which he attempted at least 20 passes.
• Credited with his second career game-winning drive after completing the go-ahead 70-yard touchdown pass to Chig Okonkwo in the fourth quarter.
• Completed his first 11 passes of the game, setting a career high. Since 1997, Levis' 11 straight completions to begin a game tied for the second most by a Titans/Oilers signal caller. In that span, Levis' total trailed Marcus Mariota's 19 at Houston on Nov. 26, 2018 and tied Ryan Tannehill's 11 against Kansas City on Oct. 24, 2021.
• His statistics during the first two quarters included 11-of-12 passing for 177 yards with one touchdown, no interceptions and a passer rating of 146.5. His 177 passing yards in the first half set a career high for passing yards in the first half of a game.
• Completed a 38-yard touchdown pass to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine in the first quarter.
• Converted a third-and-11 with a 63-yard pass to Calvin Ridley in the second quarter. At the time, it was the second-longest completion of his career before he threw a 70-yarder in the fourth quarter.
• Tossed a 70-yard touchdown pass to Chig Okonkwo in the fourth quarter, which was the second-longest completion of his career behind his 98-yarder in the previous game against Minnesota.
• Threw his seventh career touchdown pass of at least 40 yards.
• With 10 touchdown passes in 2024, he surpassed his 2023 rookie total of eight touchdown passes.

CB ROGER McCREARY

• Ranked second on the defense with six tackles, including two tackles for loss.
• Increased his season total to 11 tackles for loss, which leads all NFL defensive backs in 2024.
• Logged his fifth consecutive game with at least one tackle for loss.

LB KENNETH MURRAY JR.

• Led the team with seven tackles to go along with one interception, a career-high two passes defensed and two tackles for loss (tied career high). He became the first NFL player in 2024 to reach all four marks in the same game and the Titans' only player to do so since the beginning of the 2000 season.
• Notched his first interception of the season and the third interception of his career, picking off J. Stroud in the third quarter and returning the ball six yards.
• Notched his first career game with at least two tackles for loss and two passes defensed.

TE CHIG OKONKWO

• Took a pass from Will Levis 70 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. It was the longest reception of his career. He registered his second touchdown of 2024 and the sixth touchdown catch of his career.
• Set a career high for receiving yards in a game (68 at Philadelphia on Dec. 4, 2022).
• Tracked by Next Gen Stats at 20.03 miles per hour during his 70-yard touchdown reception. It was the fastest speed an NFL tight end reached on a touchdown-scoring play from scrimmage since Week 9 of 2023, when then-Falcons tight end Jonnu Smith hit 21.15 MPH on a 60-yard touchdown reception against the Vikings.
• His 70-yarder was the franchise's longest catch a tight end since Jared Cook's 80-yard score on Oct. 2, 2011. It was the NFL's longest reception by a tight end since Detroit's J. Hockenson had an 81-yard reception (no touchdown) for Detroit against Seattle on Oct. 2, 2022. Okonkwo recorded the longest touchdown reception by an NFL tight end since Cleveland's David Njoku scored on a 71-yard catch against the L.A. Chargers on Oct. 10, 2021.

RB TONY POLLARD

• Led the team with 119 yards and a touchdown on 24 rushing attempts. He added 10 yards on three receptions.
• Logged his ninth 100-yard rushing game and his second 100-yard performance of 2024. His 119 yards made up the fifth-best rushing yardage total of his career.
• It was his sixth career game with 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.
• Rushed for a 17-yard gain in the second quarter and added a 27-yard gain on a draw play later in the second quarter.
• Reached the end zone on a 10-yard carry in the second quarter, giving him four rushing touchdowns in 2024 and 27 career rushing touchdowns.

WR CALVIN RIDLEY

• Totaled a team-high 93 yards on five receptions.
• Recorded his fifth consecutive game with at least four receptions.
• Helped convert a third-and-11 with a 63-yard reception in the second quarter. It tied for third-longest reception of Ridley's career.
• Logged his sixth consecutive game with a catch of at least 20 yards, exceeding his previous career-best streak of five games in both 2018 and 2023.
• Reached 600 receiving yards (634) for the fifth season of his career.

DT JEFFERY SIMMONS

• Totaled two tackles, one sack and one pass defensed.
• Took down J. Stroud for a sack at Houston's one-yard line, leading to a Titans safety on the next play. The sequence, which occurred inside the final game's final two minutes, helped secure the victory.
• Increased his season total to four sacks and his career total to 30.5 sacks. He became the franchise's 10th player to reach 30 sacks since individual sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, as well as the organization's sixth player in its "Titans era" (1999–present) to reach 30 sacks.
• Secured his fourth consecutive season with at least four sacks.

P RYAN STONEHOUSE

• Averaged 50.0 yards (45.2 net) on five punts with two punts placed inside the 20.
• Recorded his 18th consecutive game with at least one punt of 55-plus yards. It is the NFL's longest such active streak, which is also the longest streak of his career.
• Tallied his 13th career game with a minimum 50.0-yard gross average and a 45.0-yard net average (minimum four punts). Only Las Vegas punter AJ Cole (14) has more such games since Stonehouse entered the NFL in 2022.
• Launched a 62-yard punt in the fourth quarter, giving him consecutive games with a long punt of 62 yards. His 42 career punts of 60-plus yards rank first in the NFL since the beginning of the 2022 campaign.

DT T'VONDRE SWEAT

• Registered his first career sack, taking down J. Stroud for a nine-yard loss on third down during the fourth quarter.
• Totaled two tackles.

WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE

• Totaled 48 yards and a touchdown on a pair of receptions.
• Hauled in a 38-yard touchdown pass from Will Levis in the first quarter.
• Registered his sixth touchdown reception in a seven-game stretch.
• Became the team's first player to register a touchdown catch in six or more games in a season since J. Brown (10) and Jonnu Smith (six) accomplished the feat in 2020.
• His 35.3 percent rate of touchdowns on receptions (six touchdowns on 17 catches) is the best in the NFL in 2024 among players with at least 15 receptions through the early afternoon games of Nov. 24.
• His six touchdown receptions since Week 6 ranked third in the NFL through the afternoon games of Nov. 24.

DB DARYL WORLEY

• Logged his first start in a Titans uniform.
• Totaled four tackles and one pass defensed.