Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - POSTCAST: Derrick Henry Leads Tennessee Titans To Victory Over Houston Texans

Episode Date: October 31, 2022

The Tennessee Titans dominated the Houston Texans on both sides of the ball. Derrick Henry becomes the Titans all time leader in touchdowns and goes over 200 yards again on Houston. Jeffery Simmons controlled the Texans offense from start to finish even with a bum ankle. The Titans defense swarmed all game and never let the Texans truly breathe. Malik Willis won his first ever start, but it would be fair to say the Titans won in spite of the young QB who did not look entirely ready, but flashed some bright spots. Tyler goes over the win in this INSTANT REACTION to the Titans Week 8 win!!Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFLBuilt BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!PrizePicksFirst time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDONSimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnNFL to learn more.BlueNileMake your moment sparkle with Blue Nile. Go to BlueNile.com and use code lockedon to save fifty dollars on your purchase of five-hundred dollars or more.BetterHelpThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Betterhelp.com/LockedOn and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to a Locked on Titans postcast. The Tennessee Titans defeated the Houston Texans 17-10 on Sunday for their fifth straight win. The win was led by none other than King Henry who goes for over 200 against Houston again and becomes the all-time leader in touchdowns scored in Tennessee Titans history. The defense also was dominant led by Jeffrey Simmons and the boys up front. And we'll discuss Malik Willis' first ever NFL start and win. All of that and more on a Locked on Titans postcast. Tighten up!

You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Titans fans, it is a fifth straight win, and the Titans have gone from 0-2 to 5-2 in the thick of it in the AFC and with a stranglehold on the AFC South. Malik Willis starts in this game for the Titans. We get the news late on Friday night into Saturday morning, and we knew that the Titans would have to lean heavily on their run game no matter who was starting at quarterback.

And I got to tell you, I really don't think that it mattered who was starting at quarterback for the Titans in this game because Derrick Henry owns the Houston Texans. Derrick Henry goes for over 200 yards again, 32 carries, 219 yards and two touchdowns. He becomes the leading scorer in Tennessee Titans history, no one else has scored more touchdowns than Derrick Henry. In Titans history, not only that, but this is Derrick Henry's fourth straight game, going over 200 yards and having two touchdowns against the Houston Texans. Ladies and gentlemen, let me throw an insane stat at you. Ladies and gentlemen, let me throw an insane stat at you.

Since 1950, Derrick Henry has six games of over 200 yards and at least two touchdowns. Six of them. That is the most in NFL history. Not only that, but second place on that list of over 200 yards rushing and two plus touchdowns is Derrick Henry against the Houston Texans with four. Behind that is Barry Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Jim Brown with only three.

Barry Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Jim Brown with only three. So Derrick Henry has doubled the next closest person on the list. And Derrick Henry against the Texans alone would be in second place, only behind Derrick Henry. I mean, if that stat does not absolutely blow your mind, I don't know what could. And shout out to the Titans offensive line, who was not tested in pass protection. The Titans only threw 10 passes on the day and that was a good thing

because one of those was a sack by Dennis Daly and obviously Malik out there in his first NFL start. The Titans had to come out and run the ball down the Texans throat. They were the worst rush defense in the NFL coming into the game. And Derrick Henry delivered tenfold. I mean, this guy, just incredible. You got Taylor LeJuan on Twitter saying, Derrick Henry is the GOAT in Tennessee Titans history. Now, I'm not willing to go that far right now. But it just shows you the kind of impact that this guy has had on this franchise.

Derrick Henry running wild in Houston. We do need to talk about the defense though. The Titans defense setting aside a garbage time touchdown drive absolutely dominated Houston in this game. It was embarrassing, quite frankly, from Houston's perspective. It was a pathetic effort. The Titans just made them look like garbage in the run game, in the passing game. Yeah, let them have their little pity touchdown at the end, but this was the most one-sided seven-point ball game I think I've ever seen. Before we do, though, I want to let you know that today's postcast is brought to you by BetterHelp Therapy Online. I have actually done some work with BetterHelp myself. I think they're absolutely fantastic. One of the things that I really enjoyed about BetterHelp is during the sign-up process, they really ask you some direct questions that allow them to set you up with the best therapist for you. So I love that personal touch where they're really trying to get to know

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Titans fans, thank you for tuning in to this week eight postcast celebrating the Titans win over the Houston Texans. It was a dominant victory. We talked about Derrick Henry. Started touching on Jeffrey Simmons in that defensive line. I want to talk about them quick, and we'll cap things off talking about Malik Willis and his first start and first win in the NFL.

Before we get into that, I do want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. Make sure you subscribe for Monday through Friday, free Tennessee Titans content on all platforms all year round. Make sure you throw a thumbs up on the video right now if you're

happy about the Tennessee Titans win over the Houston Texans. I am going to be doing my full game, full 30-minute recap posting that later on tonight on YouTube around 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Tomorrow, we're going to look at the next stretch of games for the Titans, how difficult it's going to be, talk about what their expectations are going to be.

Wednesday, re-watch Wednesday. I'm breaking down what I saw on tape schematically from the Titans and bringing it to you guys. Thursday will be crossover Thursday with my guy Chris from Locked On Chiefs. And then Friday will be a game plan Friday. Next Sunday, I'll be here to break down everything. So you don't want to miss any of the free content I'm putting out Monday through Friday all year round.

Make sure you subscribe on whatever platform you do. Stream your team every day here on Locked On Titans. But that defense, Jeffrey Simmons is an absolute monster. On a bum ankle, nonetheless, Jeffrey Simmons absolutely dominant. He had two tackles for loss. He had a sack. He consistently put pressure into the Texans' backfield. It was absolutely fantastic.

Not only that, but Bud Dupree has a sack tackle for loss. T.A.R. Tartt has a tackle for loss and four tackles. David Long making plays coming up through the line of scrimmage. He had two tackles for loss himself, eight tackles total. Christian Fulton with the interception. The Texans only had 161 yards. And everybody's saying that the Colts lose. Indy going down.

Tell me what's going on, guys. I'm recording. I'm staring at a wall right now. I don't have the game in front of me. Somebody in the comments, put what's happening in that Colts game. Looks like the commanders are going to win. Who scored?

What happened? What's the score right now? Love that, baby. If we could celebrate a Titans division win and the Colts going down, it's a lovely, lovely day. Excellent stuff, man. The Titans just have an absolute,

again, stranglehold on this division. But the Texans had 161 total yards in this game. And I mean, more than half of it. Scary Terry with a massive catch over Gilmore in the clutch. The Colts go down. I have Terry McLaurin in some fantasy leagues. It's been an up and down year. That's great news as well.

So you love to hear that. But the Titans just dominated this game on defense other than a Malik Willis interception that set up a field goal and that pitiful garbage time touchdown at the end. The Titans gave the Texans absolutely nothing. Just a wonderful performance. Now I do want to cap things off

talking about Malik Willis. So it was Malik Willis' first start in the NFL. He's 1-0. He is 1-0. And the Titans offense was much better in this game than it was last week. But let's all cut the crap here. That has to do with how pitiful the Texans run defense is. The Titans were going to win this game with Ryan Tannehill as well. Malik Willis, 6 for 10, 55 yards, did have the interception, ran 5 times for 12 yards. And guys, look, I said this during the week. It's not time to make bold proclamations. It's not time to say, oh, Malik Willis is a bust. He'll never be good in the NFL. Oh, the Titans offense looked better with Malik Willis. Ryan Tannehill should sit, play Malik Willis the rest

of the time. Why can't we just enjoy getting a taste of Malik, seeing where he's at in his progression, understanding still that he needed a redshirt year all along, and just be happy that he was able to guide him to a victory and him not being ready didn't cost the Titans a division win. Why can't we all just calm down? We don't have to make these proclamations. Malik had the bad interception.

It was behind. But then he's throwing to Cody Hollister, of all people. This offensive line and this set of weapons is not conducive to help a rookie quarterback win. We saw guys like Sam Ellinger really struggle. We saw guys like Zach Wilson really struggle on the day. We saw guys like Matt Jones struggle here recently as well. There are other young quarterbacks in the NFL that are certainly struggling at a very high rate. So let's calm down on saying Malik's terrible because it wasn't a good day.

Yes, the interception was bad, but the cast is bad. There was that bad throw on third and two when he probably could have ran it and instead he threw it out of bounds. Just run the ball, set up the field goal. And then he takes the bad sack at the end of the half. The false starts, obviously the Titans offense didn't have their rhythm out there, but hey, look, he wasn't so terrible that the Titans lost. The game plan with him was able to produce 17 points. So look, no big proclamations either way. He's not a complete bust. We knew he was going to need an entire wrench or ear.

He did not look ready. But even though the Titans offense scored some points out there, finally, it's definitely not time to say that we want to see Malik long-term. This team needs Ryan Tannehill back as soon as possible, especially with the stretch of games that's coming ahead. So that's Derrick Henry, the Titans' incredible defensive line led by Jeffrey Simmons, and then Malik Willis' first start.

That is a Week 8 victory postcast. Again, I'm going to be back later on tonight with a full 30-minute recap at about, well, maybe not 8 o'clock Eastern with it being a late game, but I would say by about 8.30. I should have that to you guys. And then Tuesday, breaking down the stretch of games

that lies ahead for the Titans. Wednesday, rewatch Wednesday, breaking down the film. Thursday, crossover Thursday to go behind enemy lines on the Chiefs. And then Friday, a game plan Friday for me to break down what I want to see from the Titans in that next matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. So a lot of free content coming your way Monday through Friday and Sunday nights here on the Locked on Titans podcast.

I'll talk to you guys later on this evening. Tighten up.