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Posted November 18, 2022 11:12 AM

GREEN Bay, Wisc. – On Amazon Prime, the Titans delivered at Lambeau Field.

The team's 27-17 win over the Packers arrived just in time.

"It felt good," Titans running back Derrick Henry said. "On a short week, we came in determined, paying attention to the little details and focused on getting better. We came into a great environment, a hostile environment, and we were able to get the win. We played a great game as a team."

Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed 22-of-27 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns in the contest, along with an interception.

Henry ran for a touchdown, and he also threw for another. He also went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season, thanks to 87 rushing yards against the Packers.

With the win, the Titans improved to 7-3.

"I'm proud of the way the guys came out and competed," Tannehill said. "We came in and wanted to be the more physical team, and I thought we were."

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said the win "is indicative of who we are."

Rookie receiver Treylon Burks had a breakout game with the Titans, as he caught seven passes for 111 yards.

Tight end Austin Hooper caught a pair of touchdowns, including one from Henry.

Defensively, the Titans held the Packers to just 271 yards of offense, and 15 first downs.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 24-of-39 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns, but the Titans stopped the run, and got off the field at critical times. The Packers were 0-2 on fourth down.

"It feels great, to come to Lambeau and get a big W," Titans safety Kevin Byard said, "especially against a Hall of Fame quarterback."

The Titans took a 7-0 lead early on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to running back Dontrell Hilliard, which capped an eight-play, 83-yard drive.

The Packers cut the lead to 7-6 on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Christian Watson, with Kristian Fulton defending. Denico Autry blocked the extra point attempt, and it was 7-6 Titans at the end of the first quarter.

The Titans dominated the second quarter, when they surged ahead.

After an 18-play drive was stopped inside the Green Bay five when Henry was stuffed on fourth-and-one, the Titans forced a three-and-out, and they got the ball back.

The Titans then put together an eight-play, 41-yard drive that was capped off with a four-yard run by Henry, which made it 14-6 Titans at the half. The Titans ran 27 offensive plays to Green Bay's six in the second quarter, as they dominated play.

The Packers cut the lead to 14-9 on a 39-yard field goal by kicker Mason Crosby at the 8:25 mark of the third quarter.

The Titans scored a touchdown on a little trickery on their next possession, as Henry threw a "jump pass" to Hooper for a three-yard touchdown. The score made it 20-9, as the extra point attempt by Josh Lambo was no good.

"When it got called in the huddle, I was like, "It's time," Hooper said. "Luckily it worked like it did in the walk-through."

The Packers responded, as they cut the lead to 20-17 on another touchdown pass from Rodgers to Watson, this one from eight yards, and a successful two-point try.

But the Titans just kept on coming, and Tannehill connected with Hooper for a 16-yard touchdown to cap off a five-play, 63-yard drive, to make it 27-17.

The Titans return to action on November 27 against the Bengals at Nissan Stadium

Disappointment at its peak as another game gets away from Packers

Once again, teams fails to build on anything good that happens

GREEN BAY – Defense gets a huge fourth-down stop near the goal line in a one-point game. Offense goes three-and-out.

Offense gets a touchdown and two-point conversion to pull within three points late in the third quarter. Defense gives up a 63-yard TD drive in five plays.

Defense gets an interception in the fourth quarter in a 10-point game. Offense goes three-and-out.

Special teams provides a 24-yard punt return across midfield with the deficit still just 10. Offense goes four-and-out.

That was the story of Thursday night's 27-17 loss to the Titans at Lambeau Field, and it has been pretty much the story of a 4-7 season.

When one phase of the Packers' game makes something happen, another phase experiences a letdown. Any surge is fleeting. Momentum temporary at best.

The moniker "complementary football" gets tossed around a lot, but the Packers can't get it to stick.

The Packers' defense did what it has done most of the year. It had an awful stretch of possessions – in this case three straight worth 20 Tennessee points – making its good moments not enough good.

The offense, meanwhile, had even more opportunities than it's had in several losses – not just possessions or chances, but true missed opportunities, especially down the stretch.

Sammy Watkins and Allen Lazard were wide open over the middle on back-to-back third downs in the fourth quarter, but Aaron Rodgers' throws were off target.

Rodgers refuses to make any excuses about his injured thumb, but he's said it hasn't really improved since the original injury in London six weeks ago, and TV cameras catch him shaking his throwing hand here and there.

"I've got to throw the ball better than I did tonight," he said.

He also was flagged for a costly intentional grounding near Green Bay's own goal line in the second quarter, helping give Tennessee great field position to score before halftime. And he took a sack in the fourth quarter after holding the ball for several seconds but never escaping the pocket.

The good from the offensive side? Randall Cobb returned from injury and led the team with six catches for 73 yards. Rookie receiver Christian Watson built on his three-TD performance in last Sunday's victory with two more scores.

Rodgers lauded the youngster's confidence and practice work of late, stating the obvious that the ball needs to find him more.

Aaron Rodgers was admittedly off in latest Packers loss: 'I threw a lot of kinda wobblers tonight'

As snow swirled through Lambeau Field, it's likely the Green Bay Packers' realistic playoff aspirations fluttered away, as well.

Amid an uncharacteristic autumn in Wisconsin, the latest unconventional chapter saw Aaron Rodgers miss badly on myriad throws and the Packers booed by cold and disenfranchised fans during Thursday night's 27-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

"Interesting," Rodgers said of the boos. "That's the best I can give you."

On the evening, Rodgers finished 24-of-39 passing for 227 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and a 94.7 rating. At a glance, it's hardly a bad night, but throughout the course of Green Bay's sixth loss in its last seven games, Rodgers misfired on passes he's long been right on the mark with. And on Thursday, he missed a few badly.

Rodgers admitted his play was sub-par, but wasn't certain to why it came to be, though he was quick not to place blame on the injured right thumb he's been nursing since Week 5.

"I couldn't tell you, point to one thing," the two-time reigning AP NFL Most Valuable Player said. "I'm not going to make excuses about my thumb, it's been the same since New York. I don't know. I gotta go back and look at it. It felt like fundamentally I was in a good spot. I just didn't have the same type of consistent grip and ball coming out the same way. I threw a lot of kinda wobblers tonight. There was some wind. I just missed a few throws I shoulda had."

With thoughts of a comeback still dancing through their heads trailing, 27-17, early in the fourth quarter, the Packers came away with no points over their final four possessions.

There was a three-and-out with two incompletions. Then there was another three-and-out that ended when Rodgers missed a wide-open Sammy Watkins on a crossing route by at least three yards on third down. Thereafter, the Packers turned it over on downs when Rodgers skied a ball 10 yards past Allen Lazard on fourth-and-3. Green Bay's final possession came up short on fourth again, this time with Aaron Jones getting stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-1.

This is not the Packers team anyone expected at the genesis of the season, and this not the Rodgers anyone has ever expected.

Coming off an overtime win against the Dallas Cowboys, there was merit to reason a turnaround could be ahead. Any thoughts of such a turnaround were grounded out by the Titans.

"I think last week showed us a lot, the possibilities," Rodgers said. "This week we didn't play as complimentary in all three phases."

Though it's still technically autumn, it's more than likely that the Packers are in the winter of their 2022 campaign. They're currently 10th in the NFC standings and have seemingly been searching all season long for their identity, for a rhythm, for anything to keep their expectations alive.

Rodgers is still a believer, but much like too many of his passes on Thursday, it seems those playoff hopes are wayward.

"We gotta play up to our potential," Rodgers said. "If we play up to our potential, we can win our last six games. I'm confident of that. Obviously I gotta play up to my potential; tonight wasn't it."

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