Titans vs. Commanders Week 5: Tennessee Intercepts Wentz at Goal Line and Wins 21-17
The Washington Commanders (1-3) look to snap their three-game losing streak as they host the Tennessee Titans (2-2) Sunday afternoon at FedEx Field.
Today's game is highlighted by Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr.'s NFL debut. Robinson missed the first four games of the season after he was placed on the Non-Football Injury (NFI) List as a result of gunshot wounds in his knee.
Miraculously, Robinson is ready to go six weeks after his life-changing moment and will be on a pitch count for today's game.
While Robinson is active, here's a look at who is inactive for the Commanders ...
S Percy Butler (Quad)
RT Sam Cosmi (Finger)
WR Jahan Dotson (Hamstring)
TE Logan Thomas (Calf)
QB Sam Howell
CB Tariq Castro-Fields
LB David Mayo
And here's a look at the Titans inactives ...
OLB Ola Adeniyi (Neck)
ILB Zach Cunningham (Elbow)
OLB Bud Dupree (Hip)
LB Joe Jones (Knee)
S Amani Hooker (Concussion)
DB Ugo Amadi
OG Nate Davis
WHAT: Washington Commanders (1-3) vs. Tennessee Titans (2-2)
WHERE: FedEx Field, Summerfield, Maryland (82,000)
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, 1 p.m. ET
TELEVISION: CBS | FuboTV (try it free)
RADIO: WMAL 105.9
BETTING via SI SportsBook
SPREAD: Titans -1.5
TOTAL: 43 (o -110, u -110)
MONEYLINE: Titans -118, Commanders +100
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Washington won the toss and deferred. Tennessee will get the ball to start the game.
Ryan Tannehill drops back to pass on the first play of the game and gets sacked by Montez Sweat for a seven-yard loss. On second and 17, Tannehill completes a pass to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for an 11-yard gain. On third and six, Tannehill is hit by Jonathan Allen as he throws and the pass falls incomplete.
Ryan Stonehouse's punt goes 39 yards and is downed at the Commanders' 33-yard line with 13:33 left in the quarter.
Change of possession.
Carson Wentz hands it off to Antonio Gibson and he runs for three yards. On second and seven, Wentz bobbles the snap then scrambles for a three-yard gain. On third and four, his pass intended for Curtis Samuel falls incomplete.
Tress Way's punt goes 41 yards to Tennessee's 20-yard line with 11:53 left in the quarter.
Change of possession.
Derrick Henry gets his first handoff of the game and runs for four yards. Henry gets the ball again on second down and he gains four yards. On third and two, Sweat jumps offsides and that gives the Titans a first down.
Tannehill hands it off to Henry but this time he's stopped by Sweat for a four-yard loss. On second and 14, Tannehill drops back and his pass to Kyle Philips gains seven yards. On third and seven, Tannehill is forced out of the pocket and throws it away but there was a flag on both teams. A holding call on Tennessee and illegal contact on Washington forces them to replay third down. Tannehill has all day and goes deep to Westbrook-Ikhine and it falls incomplete.
Stonehouse comes back out to punt and Dax Milne is tackled at Washington's 19-yard line with 8:29 left in the first.
Change of possession.
Wentz hands it off to Brian Robinson Jr. and he gains a few yards, but it's negated by a holding call on Armani Rogers. Wentz hands it off to Robinson again but he only gains two. On second and 17, Wentz drops back and his pass to Cole Turner is incomplete. On third and 17, Wentz dumps it off to J.D. McKissic and he only gets back to the original line of scrimmage.
Way's punt only goes 34 yards and Tennessee will start the drive at its 48-yard line with 6:30 remaining in the first.
Change of possession.
On first down, Tannehill finds Robert Woods for a nine-yard gain before he runs out of bounds. On second and one, Tannehill drops back to pass again, but it falls incomplete. On third and short, Tannehill hands it off to Henry and he runs through multiple defenders to gain three yards for a first down.
Tennessee goes back to Henry on first down and he runs for three yards. On second down, Tannehill dumps it off to Henry and it turns into a huge gain. Henry runs for a 24-yard gain to set up the Titans at Washington's 13-yard line.
Tannehill drops back and finds Dontrell Hilliard on the screen and he runs it 13 yards for a touchdown.
Randy Bullock's extra point is good with 3:58 left in the first quarter.
Titans 7, Commanders 0
Change of possession.
Washington starts the drive at its 25-yard line after the touchback.
Wentz drops back to pass on first down and finds Curtis Samuel for a huge play. He gains 33 yards and the Commanders are at Tennessee's 42-yard line.
Gibson gets the handoff on first down and he barely gets back to the line of scrimmage. On second and 10, Wentz finds Samuel for an 11-yard gain and a first down.
Wentz drops back to pass on first down and his pass intended for Cole Turner is batted down at the line of scrimmage. On second down, Wentz's pass to Samuel is complete but only goes for two yards. On third and eight, a bad snap hits Wentz in his knee and he manages to recover the ball at the 32-yard line for only a two-yard loss.
Joey Slye comes out to attempt a 50-yard field goal and it's good with 25 seconds left in the quarter.
Titans 7, Commanders 3
Change of possession.
The Titans begin the drive at their 25-yard line after the touchback.
On first down, Tannehill hands it off to Henry and he runs for four yards. That was the final play of the first quarter.
Second Quarter:
On second and six, Tannehill is pressured by Sweat and his pass intended for Woods falls incomplete. Tannehill drops back to pass on third down and gets sacked by Sweat for s seven-yard loss.
Stonehouse's punt goes 56 yards to Washington's 21-yard line. Milene gains four yards on the return to the 25-yard line with 14:06 left in the second quarter.
Change of possession.
On the first play of the drive, Wentz goes deep and finds an open Dyami Brown and he runs it in for a 75-yard touchdown.
Slye's extra point is good with 13:56 left in the half
Commanders 10, Titans 7
Change of possession.
The Titans begin the drive at their 25-yard line.
Tennessee hands it off to Henry and he gains four yards. On second and six, Henry breaks a big gain for 15 yards and a first down.
Tannehill hands it off to Henry again and he gains three yards but a holding call on Cody Hollister moves Tennessee back eight yards. On first and 18, Tannehill flips it to Chigoziem Okonkwo for a six-yard gain, but an ineligible receiver downfield moves them back five more yards. Tannehill's pass on second down is incomplete. On third and 23, Tannehill is sacked by Allen and Daron Payne for a 14-yard loss.
Stonehouse comes out to punt and it goes all the way to Washington's 15-yard line. He runs it to the 33-yard line, but a holding call on Christian Holmes will move the Commanders back to the eight-yard line when their offense takes the field.
Change of possession.
Wentz hands it off to Robinson and he gains five yards. On second and five, Wentz finds Terry McLaurin and he breaks multiple tackles for a 25-yard gain and a first down.
Wentz drops back to pass on first down and is forced to scramble. Wentz gets sacked as he's going out of bounds by Jeffery Simmons for a loss one-yard loss. On second and 10, a false Nick Martin moves Wahington back. On second and 15, he goes deep to Brown again but it falls incomplete. On third and long, Wentz's pass to McLaurin falls incomplete.
Way's punt gets downed at Tennessee's 19-yard line.
Change of possession.
Tannehill tosses it to Henry and he breaks a big run for 17-yards but there's a flag on the play. An illegal block in the back negates the big run by Henry and moves Tennessee back to first and 15. Henry gets the ball again and he gains nine yards. On second down Tannehill keeps it and barely gets back to the line of scrimmage. On third and five, Tannehill is in the grasp of Sweat but gets the ball to Hilliard and he runs it eight yards for a first down.
Tannehill hands it off to Henry on first down and he gains 14 yards for a first down.
Henry gets the ball again on first down but he's stopped for a one-yard gain. On second and nine, Tannehill's pass to Woods is complete for a 12-yard gain and a first down.
Tannehill hands it off to Henry on first down and he gains two yards. On second and eight, Tannehill's pass to Hilliard is incomplete as the game reaches the two-minute warning. Sweat jumps early and Tannehill dumps it off to Hilliard for a short gain. There was also a roughing the passer on Efe Obada which gives Tennessee a first down.
Tennessee has the ball at Washington's 21-yard line. They hand it off to Henry and he gains five yards. Henry gets the ball again and he runs for eight yards to make it first and goal. The Titans takes a timeout before they run another play.
Henry gets the ball after the timeout but he only runs for two yards and Washington takes its first timeout with 54 seconds left in the half. On second and goal from the seven-yard line, Tannehill's pass goes to Henry and he's stopped a yard short of the goal line. Tennessee takes its second timeout with 20 seconds left. On third and goal from the one-yard line, Henry runs it in for a touchdown.
Bullock's extra point is good with 17 seconds left in the first half
Titans 14, Commanders 10
Change of possession.
Jonathan Williams returns the kickoff to Washington's 33-yard line. Wentz comes out and takes a knee as they go to halftime.
Halftime.
Third Quarter:
Milne takes the kickoff to the 16-yard line and is met by a big hit from Andrew Adams.
On the first play of the second half, he finds McLaurin in traffic and he holds onto the pass for a 34-yard gain.
Wentz drops back to pass and is forced to run and scrambles for five yards. Wentz hands it off to Robinson on second down and he gains just one yard. On third and four Wentz's pass to Turner is incomplete.
Way comes out to punt and it bounces out of bounds at Tennessee's four-yard line.
Change of possession.
Henry gets the handoff but only gains two yards on first down. Tannehill drops back and his pass to Woods is dropped. On third and eight, Tennessee runs a screen to Hilliard but he's tackled for a two-yard loss.
Stonehouse comes out to punt and Milne receives it at Washington's 46-yard line. Milne gets to Tennessee's 46-yard line before getting tackled with 11 minutes left in the third quarter.
Change of possession.
Wentz hands it off to Robinson on first down but he only gets back to the line of scrimmage. Robinson gets the ball again and finds more success, bouncing outside for a six-yard gain. On third and four, Wentz's pass to Brown is deflected by Simmons and falls incomplete. Tennessee defensive end Demeco Autry is down on the field.
The Commanders decide to go for it on fourth down. Wentz drops back and his pass gets deflected by Rashad Weaver for a turnover on downs.
Change of possession.
Daron Payne tackles Henry for a four-yard loss on first down. On second down, Obada sacks Tannehill for a two-yard loss. On third and long, Tannehill throws it away as he's pressured by Allen.
Stonehouse's punt is caught by Milne at the 14-yard line. Milne runs it back to Washington's 19-yard line with 7:50 left in the third quarter.
Change of possession.
Wentz dumps it off to Gibson on first down and he turns it into a 15-yard gain.
Wentz passes it to Gibson again and this time he gains nine yards. On second and one, Gibson runs it for three yards and a first down.
On first down, Wentz finds an open John Bates for 20 yards. Washington has first and 10 at Tennessee's 33 yard-line.
Robinson is back in the game and runs it for three yards. On second and seven, Wentz finds Brown again and he makes a one-handed grab for a 33-yard touchdown.
Slye makes the extra point with 4:36 left in the quarter.
Commanders 17, Titans 14
Change of possession.
Tennessee starts the drive at its 25-yard line.
Henry gets the handoff on first down and only gains two yards. On second and eight, Tannehill hits Westbrook-Ikhine for a huge gain. The pass goes for 62 yards to Washington's 12-yard line.
On first and 10, Tannehill finds Okonkwo open in the end zone, but he hits the ground out of bounds for an incomplete pass. A false start moves Tennessee back five yards. On second and 15, Tannehill finds Woods for a 13-yard gain to make it third and two. Before they can snap it, a delay of game is called on the Titans. On third and seven, Tannehill completes the pass to Austin Hooper and he gets to the line to gain for a first down.
Henry takes the direct snap but he's stopped at the one-yard line. Henry gets the direct snap again and he leaps in for a touchdown.
Bullock's extra point is good with 1:03 left in the third quarter.
Titans 21, Commanders 17
Change of possession.
Milne fields the kickoff and runs it back to Washington's 23-yard line.
Wentz finds McLaurin running across the field but it only gets two yards. On second and eight, Wentz maneuvers around the pocket and completes the pass to Gibson just short of the sticks. That play is negated by a holding call on Andrew Norwell. Washington will have second and 18 to start the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter:
On second and long, Wentz's screen pass to McLaurin only gains five yards. On third and 13, Wentz is sacked by Autry for a nine-yard loss.
Way's punt goes to the 50-yard line where Woods calls for a fair catch.
Change of possession.
Tannehill drops back to pass and it's complete to Woods for a three-yard gain. Tannehill tosses it to Henry and he gains five yards. On third and two, Tannehill's pass intended for Woods is dropped. Tennessee decides to go for it and they hand it off to Henry. Henry gets four yards for a first down.
Tannehill hands it off to Henry and he gains four yards on first down. Henry gets the ball again on second and six and he's held to no gain. On third down, Tannehill is sacked for a 19-yard loss by James Smith-Williams.
Stonehouse's punt goes out of bounds at Washington's 10-yard line with 9:53 left to play.
Change of possession.
Robinson gets the handoff on first down and gains just one yard on first down. Tennessee cornerback Kristian Fulton is hurt and gets attended to on the field as he takes a knee.
On second and nine, Wentz's pass is intended for Cam Sims and falls incomplete. A flag was thrown and Simmons is called for roughing the passer and gives Washington a first down.
With a new set of downs, Washington moves backward before they run a play as Norwell is called for a false start. The Commanders keep moving in the wrong direction as Simmons sacks Wentz for an eight-yard loss. On 2nd and 23, Wentz dumps it off to McKissic for a 14-yard gain. On third and long, Wentz's pass is complete to McKissic but he's stopped well short of a first down.
Way comes out to punt and it's fielded by Woods at Tennessee's 25-yard line.
Change of possession.
A false start pushes the Titans back before they can even run a play. Henry runs three yards to make it second and 12. On second and long, Tannehill rolls out and completes a pass to Geoff Swaim for five yards. On third and six, Tannehill rolls out and keeps it this time and only gains a yard before being tackled.
Stonehouse's punt lands around Washington's 30-yard line and rolls all the way to the 11-yard line with under five minutes to play.
Change of possession.
Wentz completes a short pass to Gibson and he gains nine yards. On second and one, Wentz's pass is slightly behind Gibson and he drops it. Wentz drops back to pass and his pass to Sims forces him to dive and it's ruled incomplete. Ron Rivera throws the challenge flag to challenge the ruling of an incomplete pass.
The call stands and Washington decides to go for it deep in its own territory. Wentz hands it off to Robinson and he gains two yards for a first down.
Wentz fields a bad snap but manages to complete the pass to Bates for a nine-yard gain. Wentz hands it off to Robinson and he runs for two yards and a first down.
Wentz's pass to Sims gains nine yards. On second and one, he finds an open Samuel over the middle of the field for a first down as the game reaches the two-minute warning.
On first down, Wentz's pass to McKissic gains five yards as they move into Tennessee territory. Wentz drops back to pass and rushes for eight yards and a first down.
Wentz's pass on first down falls incomplete but there's a flag. Martin is called for illegal hands in the face and Washington moves back 10 yards. Wentz finds Bates along the sideline for a 10-yard gain with a minute left to play. On second down, Wentz completes a short pass to McLaurin. he jukes a defender and runs out of bounds at Tennessee's 29-yard line for a first down.
Cornelius Lucas jumps for a false start and Washington moves back five yards. On first and 15, Samuel is tackled out of bounds for a two-yard gain. The clock keeps running since Samuel was moving backward and the Commanders call their second timeout of the game with 36 seconds left.
Wentz avoids pressure and flips it to McKissic and he gains eight yards. Washington is forced to call its last timeout. On third and five, Wentz completes a pass to Samuel for an eight-yard gain and a first down. Samuel also got out of bounds to stop the clock.
On first and 10 from the Titans' 16-yard-line, Wentz's pass to McLaurin in the end zone falls incomplete but Fulton is called for pass interference. Washington gets the ball at Tennessee's two-yard line with 19 seconds left to play. The Titans call a timeout.
Wentz's pass is intended for Bates but it falls incomplete. On second and goal, Wentz's pass to McKissic is also incomplete. On third and goal, Wentz's pass is intercepted by David Long he runs it back to midfield as time expires.
Final: Titans 21, Commanders 17
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