![]() It wasn’t enough at the end of the game and the boo birds started to sing in Lambeau as the Packers dropped their sixth in seven games. They went three-and-out twice and turned it over on downs in four plays in their next three possessions as Aaron Rodgers threw for just 227 yards and two touchdowns on Thursday night. He did throw a late interception, but the Packers weren’t able to capitalize on the turnover. Tannehill went 22/27 for 333 yards and two TDs. ![]() Hooper would polish of the night on the next drive with his second touchdown catch of the night, this one delivered by Tannehill who threw a strike between two defenders and let the defense do the talking from there on out. The lead was cut to three in the final minutes of the third quarter, but Tannehill had an answer. Rodgers hit a couple big passes to Randall Cobb and Allen Lazard to bring the Packers inside the red zone and Rodgers found Watson for his second touchdown of the night, and fifth in the last four days. He may not have had a terrific game on the ground, but in the opening drive of the second half Henry had a 42 yard reception on a screen pass and then threw for a TD on a hand off turned jump-pass to Austin Hooper to stretch the lead to 20-9. Matt LeFleur’s team came out of the break with the ball, and managed a field goal on their first drive, but Tennessee answered with a touchdown as Derrick Henry broke loose. After holding the Pack to three and out, the Titans punched it into the end zone right before halftime with a four yard touchdown run from Henry to go up 14-6 at half. The Packers came up with a huge defensive stop on 4th an inches with the Titans inside their 10 yard line, but couldn’t do anything with their next possession. Knowing he had a free play, he launched the ball into the end zone for who other than Christian Watson, who was coming off a three TD performance against the Dallas Cowboys. In a moment of brilliance, Aaron Rodgers ran a quick snap just before the first quarter clock hit zero and caught the Titans offside. Green Bay would punch back with a TD drive of their own at the end of the first quarter. The Titans ran a steady dose of Henry who ran for 84 yards on 28 carries, but it seemed like every time Tennessee needed a big play, Tannehill came through. Tannehill threw the ball five time on the first drive, completing four of those passes including a 14 yard strike to Dontrell Hillard for the opening touchdown of the night. All indications pointed at the Titans using a steady dose of Derrick Henry, but instead Mike Vrable’s team relied on Ryan Tannehill’s arm to lead them to victory and they used that game plan from the get go. It was an icy night in Green Bay as temperatures dropped well below freezing. Titans let it fly on frigid night in the Tundra Ryan Tannehill threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns in the 27-17 victory. The Tennessee Titans won their seventh game in their last eight on Thursday night when they held off the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
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