Jets Secure Victory Against Titans in Close Contest

Jets vs. Titans: Game Recap

NASHVILLE – It was a painful ending to the home opener for the Titans.

A last-second rally fell short, as the Titans lost 24-17 to the Jets.

The Titans are now 0-2 on the season.

Titans quarterback Will Levis completed 19-of-28 passes for 192 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the contest.

The Titans, like last week in the season opener at Chicago, once again made mistakes, including a pair of turnovers and another special teams blunder, and it came back to haunt them.

Calvin Ridley flashed his speed early, as the Titans raced ahead. Ridley got into the corner of the end zone after taking a handoff from Levis and scored on a 10-yard run to give the Titans a 7-0 lead with 2:30 left in the first quarter. The play capped a nine-play, 68-yard drive that also included a 15-yard catch from Ridley on third down.

The Titans had a chance to expand the lead in the second quarter, but a mistake by Levis, who tried to pitch the ball back to Tyjae Spears as he was going down, was ruled a fumble and recovered by the Jets at the 12-yard line. The Titans had driven the ball to the New York seven, and seemed poised to extend their lead.

Levis was intercepted on a deep ball to Treylon Burks on the team’s next possession.

The Titans defense was swarming early, creating havoc. A third and one stop by Ernest Jones and Jeffery Simmons fired up the Nissan Stadium crowd, and sent Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the sideline after one series. The group looked fast and physical.

But the Jets put together a 12-play, 73-yard drive late in the second quarter, and capped it off with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to running back Braelon Allen just 1:47 before halftime.

The Titans took a 10-7 lead at halftime, however, on a 41-yard field goal by kicker Nick Folk.

The Jets took the lead early in the third quarter after a drive was kept alive on a roughing the passer penalty on Simmons. Instead of the Jets punting, they capped a 70-yard drive off with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to running back Breece Hall to take a 14-10 lead at the 12:08 mark of the third quarter.

Another special teams mistake – Ryan Stonehouse had another punt blocked – set the Jets up for more points, as they cashed it in for a Greg Zuerlein field goal to take a 17-10 lead at the 5:58 mark of the third quarter.

The Titans struck back in a hurry, scoring on a deep ball – a 40-yard pass from Levis to Ridley – to make it 17-17 with 3:22 left in the third quarter.

But the Jets got it done late when Allen’s 20-yard touchdown run capped a seven-play, 74-yard drive to make it 24-17 with just 4:31 remaining.

The Titans had a first-and-goal at the 10 in the final minute, but they were unable to score.

The Titans return to action next Sunday at Nissan Stadium against the Green Bay Packers.