Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans Derrick Henry BULLIES Cincinnati Bengals, Defense Dominates Joe Burrow in 27-3 Win

Episode Date: October 1, 2023

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Derrick Henry absolutely bullied the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennessee Titans won 20-7-3. We're going to break it all down on a week four edition of the Locked on Titans postcast. Let's get it. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to a week four postcast.

The Tennessee Titans beat the Cincinnati Bengals 27-3, led by a fantastic performance from Derrick Henry. We're going to get into all of it. Before I do, I want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen each and every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. Make sure you get subscribed, stay subscribed. It's your team every day here on the Locked on Titans podcast.

Shout out to my everydayers out there as well. Tune in Monday through Friday, bonus episodes on the weekends. Couldn't do it without you guys. Let me know who you are down below in the comments. Throw a thumbs up on this video. The show's always free. All I ask for in return is the press of a button. But the Tennessee Titans won, baby. And not only that, but they beat the Cincinnati Bengals. All right. For the Tennessee Titans to be sitting at one and two

after an embarrassing, one of the most embarrassing losses in Mike Vrabel's tenure as coach in week three. And to come into this game and not only win in the way that they did, but do it against the Bengals. Bye-bye Joe Burrow. All right? That is over. That is over.

The Titans hadn't beat Joe Burrow in his entire career coming into this game. To do this, to not only to do this, but do it against Burrow. This is huge. Bye Cincinnati. You don't own Nashville. This isn't Burrow's house. That was absolutely crucial.

And again, we got to talk about Derrick Henry. Derrick Henry moved into second place at all-time rushing yards in Tennessee Titans history in this game, passing Earl Campbell. Only Eddie George has left, and Mike Vrabel was even joking after the game letting Eddie George. Henry's coming for it. All right. Derrick Henry in this game. 22 carries. 22. For 122 yards. 5.5 yards per carry. By far the most efficient day that Henry's had in quite some time.

Had a rushing touchdown. The 29-yarder. Vintage Derrick Henry. Breaks through an arm tackle. Stiff arms. A linebacker. Not a defensive back. A linebacker. And takes it in down the sideline. I mean, vintage, vintage, vintage Derrick Henry. And not only that, and he can pass. We got King Cat, Derrick Henry jump throw, and man, there are some pictures of that jump throw

that are just absolutely gorgeous. Look for my thumbnail on my full 30-minute recap later on. I'm going to have one. I've got another good one on the thumbnail for this live postcast as well. Crowning the king in the end zone. Henry also caught one pass for 11 yards. I thought he just answered the bell nonstop at all points and times throughout the day. I had the 29-yard touchdown again, but had a lot of good runs that were situations where he was just breaking through tackles,

making people miss again. It was a vintage Derrick Henry performance, one that is deserving of him going into second place all time in rushing yards for the Tennessee Titans. It's the return of the king. It was Derrick Henry's best game in quite some time. He really led the team, but it wasn't just about Henry. The play-action passing of the Tennessee Titans in this game,

my lanta, was Derrick Henry and Ryan Tannehill's day incredibly, incredibly efficient. I mean, Tannehill averaged 9.6 yards per attempt, even while getting sacked three times. Tannehill was under some pressure. His pocket navigation is still not great, but in this game, it was excellent. It was excellent. He really bought time, got out of the pocket, moved around, found ways to get guys the ball. He went 18 for 25, 240 yards, did have the interception that was more like a punt at the end, but had the touchdown throw. I mean, this was just classic, fantastic, explosive play action.

Derrick Henry hammer football. And I mean, Tajay Spears five carries for 40 yards. He was explosive. Spears had three catches for 18. So this is when we all dreamt about an improved Tennessee Titans offense in the offseason. I don't care who you are. In the offseason, there was optimism

that the Tennessee Titans offense could get back on track. I almost lost all hope in that after what we saw last week. So for them to bounce back this week and do this and show it, just an incredible, incredible performance from the Tennessee Titans offense, led, of course, by King Henry, Ryan Tannehill, the play-action pass game. It was just great. It was great to watch. I mean, I don't know how you could be happier with what just happened. To do all that against the Bengals,

it just doesn't get much better than that, Titans fans. It surely doesn't. But with that being said, we got to talk about the defense as well because the defense had pressure on Joe Burrow all day that we're playing that tight man coverage, bringing five people in the blitz, just like we talked about in our Friday game plan episode. So hope my everydayers out there enjoyed kind of seeing a glimpse of what the Titans were

doing from the game plan. But we're going to talk about that in just a moment. Before we get into it though, do want to let you guys know that today's postcast is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. These days, every new potential hire can feel like a high-stakes wager for your small business. You want to be 100% certain that you have access to the best qualified candidates available.

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an utterly dominant performance by the Tennessee Titans, again, led by Derrick Henry. An incredible performance. Over 130 total yards. Two total touchdowns. He can catch. He can run. He can throw. It was a time machine game for me personally, seeing the play-action pass game being explosive,

seeing Derrick Henry be explosive. I mean, it felt like the best Tennessee Titans offense I had seen since A.J. Brown was traded. That's what it felt like. So a great thing to see from the Titans there. But on the defensive side of the ball, the Titans held Joe Burrow to 165 passing yards, 5.5 yards per attempt. Again, we just talked about Tannehill, 9.6 yards per attempt.

Joe Burrow, 5.5 yards per attempt. That's terrible. Sacked Burrow three times for negative 26 yards. And the Bengals ran for four yards per carry. Didn't matter. The Titans got out early, and they got on them. Jamar Chase had a good game with his 73 yards on seven catches, but it wasn't a great game. Nobody had a great game against the Titans. The Titans' defense held the Bengals without a third-down conversion

until like the middle of the fourth quarter, completely smothered the Bengals. We saw the strip sack from Travis Gibson. Welcome to the party. I mean, Aziz Alshire was everywhere. Everywhere in this game.

And of course, the guys up front, Jeffrey Simmons had the sack, had a tackle for loss, pressure all day long, really making it tough on the Bengals offensive line. I mean, this is what the Tennessee Titans defense is supposed to be. This is what they're supposed to be. The offense is explosive. I mean, the Titans scored 21 points in the

second quarter. And the defense was just giving the ball back. Giving the ball back. Giving the ball back to him. Constantly. Absolutely fantastic stuff from the Titans. Burrow lost the fumble. Travis Gibson again, making a good play. Arden Key made plays. I don't know what else to say. This is what the Tennessee Titans defense was supposed to be about. And I think one big thing to mention here for the Titans defense is when the Titans offense helps them out a little bit, gives them a little bit of help,

gets them off the field, lets them rest, this is what the Titans defense can do. So this reminds me of the Green Bay game last year. It's what it reminds me of. The Green Bay game last year. It's what it reminds me of. The Green Bay game last year. The Titans cannot stop now. They have a very, very, very important game against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5. A very important game, okay?

So the Titans have to continue what they did on offense here. This can't be a blip. This has to be something that we see more consistently. Okay? It has to be. It just has to be for the Titans. It's what they got to do.

But with that being said, that's going to do it for my postcast here. Also, let me just say this. Last thing. Those of you who follow me on Twitter, at TicTacTitans, know. My reverse jinx powers are truly undeniable.

Undeniable. So, you're all welcome for me just feeling so confident that the Titans would lose this game. Because of that, because of that and that alone, of course, that alone, is why the Titans won in the way they did.

My ability to reverse jinx this team to greatness is unmatched by any Titans content creator there is. It's unmatched. So, you're all welcome. I appreciate it. Remember, tonight, last few weeks, I've been posting around 8 p.m. Eastern time, but I'm going to have a full 30-minute recap of this game, of this win. Tighten up and tighten down.

Let me know your tighten up and tighten downs down in the chat right now to get ready, but I'll see you all later on tonight as I give my full 30-minute recap of this game. Offense, defense, tighten up, tighten down. Can't wait to talk about it all. Going forward, Tic Tac Tuesday, where we break down the film. What's next? Wednesday, where we take a look at the matchup ahead against the Colts. Crossover Thursday

for some information behind enemy lines. And then Game Plan Friday, we'll be right back. So make sure that you get subscribed, stay subscribed to the Locked on Titans podcast, where it's your team every day. That's going to do it for me though. I love a victory postcast. A lot better. A lot better

than what we had last week. So tighten up down in the chat. That's going to do it. Take care, everybody.