The Tennessee Titans’ run for a Super Bowl title ended in Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon, halted by a Kansas City Chiefs team that shut down the Tennessee rushing attack in a 35-24 home victory.
There are a lot of things that could have gone better for the Titans, but there were some bright spots.
Here’s a look at five players who particularly stood out on the loss.
1. WR Corey Davis.
We haven’t seen a tremendous amount of Davis this season as he’s fallen into the shadow of rookie wideout A.J. Brown, but he certainly made his presence felt on Sunday.
Davis finished the game with five receptions for 65 yards to finish as the team’s leading receiver.
2. TE Anthony Firkser.
If the Titans had any chance of sparking a last-ditch effort at a comeback, it came from the 22-yard touchdown reception by Firkser at the bottom of the fourth quarter.
It was his only reception of the day, but could have contributed greatly to the outcome of the contest if things had gone differently if the Titans had played with more urgency and accomplished more in the final 15 minutes.
3. LB Kamalei Correa.
Within a Titans defense that’s usually much more stout than they appeared to be today, Correa isn’t a name you hear as the likes of Rashaan Evans, Jayon Brown, Kevin Byard and Jurrell Casey.
But he arguably made more of a difference on the defensive side of the ball than any other Titans player.
Correa led the defense with 10 total tackles — six of which were solo — and one of the team’s only two sacks on day where they struggled to put any pressure at all on Mahomes.
4. K Greg Joseph.
The Titans hadn’t made a field goal since Dec. 1 until Sunday, and Joseph finally got a chance to show what he can do.
He nailed his first field goal attempt for the team, and was responsible for six of the Titans’ 24 points.
5. OT Dennis Kelly.
Two touchdowns in one season by an offensive lineman is not something you hear every day.
Kelly was responsible for one of three Titans touchdowns on Sunday, with running back Derrick Henry and Firkser accounting for the other two.
At 6-foot-8, 321 pounds, Kelly also became the heaviest player to catch a postseason touchdown.
