HOUSTON (AP) — Derrick Henry reached 2,000 yards rushing by running for a career-high 250 yards and Sam Sloman's 37-yard field as time expired lifted the Tennessee Titans to a 41-38 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday to give them the AFC South title.
A 51-yard field goal by Houston tied it with 18 seconds left. The Titans (11-5) then drove down the field quickly thanks to a 52-yard reception by A.J. Brown and got the win when Sloman's kick bounced off the right upright and through the uprights for the field goal.
This is the first time the Titans have won the AFC South title since 2008.
That was the only way that could have ended.
— Steve Layman (@SteveLayman) January 4, 2021
Sam Sloman from 37 yards out, off the upright and in. #Titans win 41-38 and capture the AFC South title for the first time since 2008 on the final play of the season. @NC5
Unbelievable.
Derrick Henry is now the eighth player in NFL history to run for 2,000 yards in a season. Henry, who entered the game with 1,777 yards rushing, reached the mark on a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter.
He's the first player to do it since Adrian Peterson had 2,097 in 2012.
Henry finished that drive with a career-high 246 yards rushing, to give him the franchise record for yards rushing in a season with 2,023.
