The ball hasn’t bounced the Tennessee Titans’ way much this year, but that wasn’t the case on Sunday, against the Arizona Cardinals. The Titans were the beneficiaries of quite a few fortuitous bounces, head-scratching decisions, and just good old-fashioned luck, as they finally won their first game of the season. That was most on display with an unorthodox touchdown Tennessee scored in the fourth quarter.
Trailing 21-12, attempting a comeback, rookie quarterback Cam Ward dropped back and fired a pass that was intercepted by Cardinals defensive back Dadrion Taylor-Demerson. As Taylor-Demerson tried to get up and return the interception, he fumbled the ball. Several players from both teams then kicked the ball around as they tried to recover it, and it ultimately ended up in the end zone, where Titans receiver Tyler Lockett recovered it for a score.
Picked!
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Fumbled!
Touchdown!
A WILD @TITANS TD! pic.twitter.com/o22RMgaghL
Wild Titans touchdown catapults Tennessee to first win of the season
This score, that is impossible to draw up, cut the lead to 21-19. After forcing the Arizona Cardinals to punt, the Titans quickly got the ball back, and put together an 11-play, 71-yard drive that ended with a game-winning field goal. Tennessee went ahead 22-21 as the clock expired, securing the team’s first win of the season. The comeback wouldn’t have been possible without the wacky play that led to the Titans’ penultimate score.
If Taylor-Demerson would’ve secured the interception and gave the ball back to Arizona’s offense, the Titans likely lose this game. While Cam Ward probably isn’t excited about throwing an interception, he can exhale, because the turnover somehow led to a score for the Titans, which helped Tennessee win the game. The win didn’t come in the fashion the Titans hoped it would, but as the saying goes, it’s better to be lucky than good.