UNDER MONDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Taking part in a lot the sport with out star receiver Tyreek Hill, Miami pale once more, this time dropping at dwelling for the first time this season. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMIDOLPHINS.COM
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Rookie Will Levis threw for a career-high 327 yards and directed two landing drives within the final 4½ minutes, and the Tennessee Titans rallied to stun Miami 28-27 on Monday night time, knocking the Dolphins out of the highest spot within the AFC.
The Titans (5-8) held Tua Tagovailoa and Miami’s explosive offense in examine for a lot of the recreation however nonetheless fell behind by two touchdowns within the fourth quarter, because of vital errors that gave quick fields to the Dolphins (9-4). Raheem Mostert ran for TDs of three yards and 5 yards to place Miami forward 27-13.
Levis, a second-round draft decide making his sixth profession begin, took over from there. He led a nine-play, 75-yard drive that took 1:54, capping it with a 3- yard landing move to DeAndre Hopkins and a 2-point conversion throw to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine.
The Titans received a cease and Levis rapidly went to work, hitting Hopkins for 28 yards and Chigoziem Okonkwo for 16 yards to get into scoring place. Derrick Henry scored on a 3-yard rush and the additional level gave the Titans a one-point lead.
Levis ripped off his helmet, screamed for pleasure and embraced coach Mike Vrabel on the sideline.
The Dolphins took over with no timeouts left and received to their very own 45, however
Harold Landry III sacked Tagovailoa to place the sport away. Miami misplaced at dwelling for the first time this season, and its three-game profitable streak was snapped. Baltimore now has a onegame lead for one of the best file within the convention.
Miami performed a lot the sport with-out star receiver Tyreek Hill, who sat out the second quarter and majority of the third after injuring his ankle within the first quarter. He returned and caught passes of 23 and 25 yards to arrange Jason Sanders’ 31-yard field aim that tied it at 13 at first of the fourth. Hill, who leads the NFL in receiving yards, was out and in of the sport from there and finished with 61 yards.
Tagovailoa was 23 of 33 for 240 yards and had his streak of 21 consecutive video games with a landing move snapped.
Levis went 23 of 38 with a landing move and an interception. Hopkins had seven catches for 124 yards, and Henry ran for 2 scores.
A grind-it-out recreation took a wild flip within the fourth quarter, starting when Tennessee’s Eric Garror tried to field a bouncing punt with the sport tied at 13- all with 6:16 remaining. The ball caromed off his arms and Elijah Campbell recovered for the Dolphins on the 7.
Mostert punched it in, then scored once more after the Titans fumbled on their subsequent possession on a botched pitch by Levis to Henry. Mostert leads the NFL with 16 speeding touchdowns.
Henry, who finished with 34 yards, moved to fifteenth in NFL historical past in speeding yards when he scored his 87th profession speeding TD within the first quarter that tied the sport at 7 going into the half.
Miami’s top-ranked offense was held scoreless within the first half towards a Titans protection that has given up the fewest crimson zone touchdowns within the NFL. The Dolphins had been 2 of 5 within the crimson zone and misplaced a fumble on the Titans 2 on a nasty quarterback-center trade on their first possession.
Miami went forward 7-0 when defensive sort out Zach Sieler intercepted Levis on the 5 and took it to the top zone. The Dolphins have had a pick-6 in three straight video games for the first time in franchise historical past.
Tagovailoa confronted extra strain than ordinary with the Dolphins lacking three starters on their offensive line. Left sort out Terron Armstead (knee/ankle) and proper guard Rob Hunt (hamstring) didn’t play, and middle Connor Williams injured his knee within the first quarter.
Sanders transformed a 20-yard field aim that tied the sport at 10-all within the third quarter. He additionally had a 44-yard field aim blocked by Denico Autry. INJURIES
Williams didn’t return after he damage his knee. … CB Xavien Howard briefly left the sport after he collided with teammate Brandon Jones. … WR Jaylen Waddle left briefly after he took a tough hit on Miami’s first drive. … S DeShon Elliott left with a rib damage and to be evaluated for a concussion. He didn’t return.
UP NEXT
Dolphins host New York Jets on Dec. 17.