Thursday Night Football: Titans roll over Packers 27-17 to move to 7-3

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The Packers overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit on Sunday, beating the Cowboys in overtime. They couldn’t come back down 10 in the fourth quarter Thursday night.

The Titans led from start to finish, dominating the Packers in a 27-17 victory that wasn’t that close.

Tennessee moved to 7-3, while Green Bay fell to 4-7. The Packers ended a five-game losing streak with a 31-28 victory over the Cowboys four days ago.

They couldn’t keep the momentum going.

Derrick Henry ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass and topped 1,000 rushing yards for the season; Austin Hooper caught two touchdown passes; and Ryan Tannehill threw for 333 yards.

Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, who was questionable to play with an ankle injury, had a quiet night until it mattered most. On the Packers’ final drive, which began with 4:54 left, Simmons sacked Aaron Rodgers for a 12-yard loss. Then, two plays later on fourth-and-one, Simmons stopped Aaron Jones for no gain.

The Titans outgained the Packers 408 to 271.

Henry had 87 yards on 28 carries, scoring on a 4-yard run, caught two passes for 45 yards and completed both passes he attempted, including a 3-yard jump pass to Hooper.

Titans rookie receiver Treylon Burks caught seven passes for 111 yards, including a 51-yard reception at the two-minute warning when the Packers least expected Tennessee to throw.

Rodgers struggled much of the night, going 24-of-39 for 227 yards, though he did throw two touchdown passes to rookie Christian Watson. Watson, who had three touchdowns against the Cowboys on Sunday, had four receptions for 48 yards.

60 responses to “Thursday Night Football: Titans roll over Packers 27-17 to move to 7-3

  1. Green Bay Packer standards: uninspired and soft football. they probably let Kylin Hill go because he tried too hard.

  2. Packers shutdown Henry but Tannihill played lights out. Rodgers had wide open WRs but missed every chance in 2nd half. That kid Watson is going to be special. Another loss coming for the Pack in Philly. Stick a fork in the cheese.

  3. Packers are done along with Rodgers, they should not have draft J Love and drafted a couple receivers.

  4. The Packers could have received multiple first-round picks for Rodgers in the offseason. Now, he’s untradable. They might as well tank.

  5. Rag on Rodgers all you want. Pack front office made their bed when they reached for Love instead of adding peripheral talent. Then doubled down by letting Davante walk. Love will never start in the NFL. Watch.

  6. Rodgers just flat out missed a lot of throws. Who or what will get the blame this time? Bottom line: the Titans came into Lambeau and imposed their will on the Packers tonight. They’re a dangerous team.

  7. The packers have a horrid pass defense but the offense is just as bad this year. Perhaps the jungle juice Roggie took messed with his mind. Now he doesnt care if they throws the ball in the dirt, god told him its okay not to be perfect. Unless your on that Wednesday talk show!

  8. mascadcar says:
    November 17, 2022 at 9:59 pm
    Packers will win comfortably.
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    Well, Mascadcar did post this at halftime. However, virtually everyone (including myself) realized at halftime the Pack had ZERO hope of even coming close to winning this game.

  9. MDS’s take: I’m not ready to throw dirt on the Packers just yet, and after Sunday’s win over the Cowboys I think they’re going to go on a little run here and put themselves in playoff contention.>>>>

    Ready to pick up that shovel YET?

    Let it gooo, Let it goooo.

  10. As someone on the outside looking in, I feel really bad for LaFleur. It must be tough having to coach someone who thinks they’re bigger than the team and who is probably changing and calling his own plays at the line of scrimmage.

  11. What’s wrong with Rodgers? Some of those missed throws were really bad.
    +++++
    His thumb doesn’t let him snap the ball, and he refuses to take the checkdown.
    Plus Green Bay should stop trying to throw the ball behind the line of scrimmage.

  12. Titans are a tough team. One and done in the playoffs most of the time, but nobody looks forward to playing them.

  13. Anyone who blames Rodgers for the demise of this team either isn’t paying attention or doesn’t know football. The Packers have absolutely no talent at WR, those clowns are dropping passes that hit them in the hands. They also have no help on OL, they can’t protect Rodgers and he has no time to throw. And with the passing game so anemic, defenses can play the run so the running game can’t open up the passing game. So when the offense keeps going 3 and out, the defense is constantly on the field and too exhausted to make a stop. Aaron Rodgers is the least of the Packers’ problems, their drafts have been absolutely terrible the last few years.

  14. Rodgers is prolly the most overrated QB in NFL history. Built his career on a few lucky Hail Mary’s, tons of slant routes, and stacked Packer teams.

  15. Vikes could have the division completely wrapped up before December. That’s awesome! Man, how the mighty have fallen.

  16. Who would have ever thought giving an almost 40 year old QB $50 million a year would turn out to be a bad idea??

  17. Several factors for GB’s subpar season.

    The biggest: GM should have acquired veteran, high-quality receivers BEFORE the draft….He signed one pedestrian veteran UFA WR: Sammy Watkins, who has contributed little.

  18. Like I said the end of last season instead of paying Arron all that money he demanded the Pack should have traded Rodgers and used that money to start the rebuild, they’d have still had all the same pieces including Adams with Love at QB and it would have saved them a lot of extra money and they have gotten a lot of extra picks they could have used on upgrading a lot of positions of need. Then if Love would have even been a game manager the Pack would be in contension now unlike with Rodgers but now they’ll be hard pressed to get nearly as much out of him after this year!

    Then there’s the fact that with his contract he’s going to have a very limited market that can afford the cap hit and be willing to give up all those picks!

  19. PartyonWayne says:
    November 17, 2022 at 11:36 pm
    Rag on Rodgers all you want. Pack front office made their bed when they reached for Love instead of adding peripheral talent. Then doubled down by letting Davante walk. Love will never start in the NFL. Watch.
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    NO the pack made their bed when they caved to Rodgers demand to be the highest paid, they knew by paying him they’d be forced to let talent go and they did it anyhow!

    Rodgers was worth a lot at the end of last season and the Pack could have gotten many top picks so they’d have been farther ahead especially considering Rodgers age, they should have rolled the dice and made the trade. After this season they won’t get anywhere close to what they could have!

  20. We all remember when the media crowned the Colts division champions after they signed Matt Ryan, despite the fact that the Titans were reigning division champions and the #1 seed just a few months prior.

    God help the league if our receivers find their rhythm.

  21. Calvin Hobbes says:
    November 17, 2022 at 11:52 pm
    Anyone who blames Rodgers for the demise of this team either isn’t paying attention or doesn’t know football. The Packers have absolutely no talent at WR, those clowns are dropping passes that hit them in the hands. They also have no help on OL, they can’t protect Rodgers and he has no time to throw. And with the passing game so anemic, defenses can play the run so the running game can’t open up the passing game. So when the offense keeps going 3 and out, the defense is constantly on the field and too exhausted to make a stop. Aaron Rodgers is the least of the Packers’ problems, their drafts have been absolutely terrible the last few years.

    ——————————————

    R.E.L.A.X. Aaron. We know it can’t POSSIBLY be your fault. Now breathe in…hold it….breath out….

  22. Calvin Hobbes says:
    November 17, 2022 at 11:47 pm
    The Titanics didn’t beat the Packers, the Packers beat themselves.
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    Even Aaron Rodgers biggest apologist can’t come up with anything new. Apparently the Packers spend a whole lotta time…ahem…”beating themselves”. Maybe that’s why Rodgers has a noodle arm?

  23. Calvin Hobbes says:
    November 17, 2022 at 11:52 pm
    Anyone who blames Rodgers for the demise of this team either isn’t paying attention or doesn’t know football. The Packers have absolutely no talent at WR, those clowns are dropping passes that hit them in the hands. They also have no help on OL, they can’t protect Rodgers and he has no time to throw. And with the passing game so anemic, defenses can play the run so the running game can’t open up the passing game. So when the offense keeps going 3 and out, the defense is constantly on the field and too exhausted to make a stop. Aaron Rodgers is the least of the Packers’ problems, their drafts have been absolutely terrible the last few years
    ——–
    So you’re saying is a good QB when the rest of the team is good, but just an average QB when the rest of team is average…hmmm

  24. Calvin Hobbes says:
    November 17, 2022 at 11:52 pm
    Anyone who blames Rodgers for the demise of this team either isn’t paying attention or doesn’t know football. The Packers have absolutely no talent at WR, those clowns are dropping passes that hit them in the hands. They also have no help on OL, they can’t protect Rodgers and he has no time to throw. And with the passing game so anemic, defenses can play the run so the running game can’t open up the passing game. So when the offense keeps going 3 and out, the defense is constantly on the field and too exhausted to make a stop. Aaron Rodgers is the least of the Packers’ problems, their drafts have been absolutely terrible the last few years.
    ……………………………………..

    They must have a ton of cap?

  25. Would be hilarious if the Packers never took the all time wins record from the Bears after finally tying it. It’s honestly not looking like they will.

  26. For those of us of the right age, I could’ve sworn I heard Don Meredith saying “Turn out the lights… the party is over….”

  27. Rodgers was as bad as everyone says but on the last Packers offensive play of the game Jones looked like he was going to run to the left before cutting back and plowing into the pile for no gain. If he continues to the left side of the line it looked like there was daylight to at the very least fall forward for the 1 yard they needed.

  28. Except for Calvin Hobbes, the rest of the Packer fans realize that Rodgers off season deal has crippled the team’s future.

    Aaron isn’t worth what his new deal gave him and they can’t get rid of him. They have to keep him at least one more year.

    If they sat Rodgers now, they could at least get an opportunity to see how good or bad Love actually is before they have to make a decision on the 5th year option.

  29. NFL (Niners Football League) says:
    November 17, 2022 at 11:29 pm
    What’s wrong with Rodgers? Some of those missed throws were really bad.
    //////
    He old, slow, and doesn’t care.

  30. packerlies says:
    November 17, 2022 at 11:50 pm
    What’s wrong with Rodgers? Some of those missed throws were really bad.
    +++++
    His thumb doesn’t let him snap the ball, and he refuses to take the checkdown.
    Plus Green Bay should stop trying to throw the ball behind the line of scrimmage.
    /////////
    Your last couple of takes kind of contradict each other.

  31. A favorite moment was when Vrabel CLEARLY coached up his guys to negate Rodgers always looking for a substitution. That and baiting PI seem to be half of his tool box.

  32. Except for Calvin Hobbes, the rest of the Packer fans realize that Rodgers off season deal has crippled the team’s future.
    ============

    If he retires, his remaining guarantees ($40~mil) are split over 2 years.

    Thats it. Over. Done.

    Hardly “crippling”

  33. NO the pack made their bed when they caved to Rodgers demand to be the highest paid, they knew by paying him they’d be forced to let talent go and they did it anyhow!
    ============

    The contract FREED UP money in the short term.

    They resigned Campbell, an All-Pro LB last year, and Douglas, and they offered Adams MORE than the deal he took from the Raiders.

    It is hysterical listening to people blather on about this deal.

    Rodgers will LITERALLY never see $100mil of the bonuses on the backend. They may as well not even exist.

  34. A favorite moment was when Vrabel CLEARLY coached up his guys to negate Rodgers always looking for a substitution. That and baiting PI seem to be half of his tool box.
    ==========

    Yeah, its pretty funny.

    He’s been doing that for a decade. Teams gameplan for it. And he still nails them regularly.

  35. Aaron Fraudgers is still better than your QB says:
    November 18, 2022 at 12:19 pm
    NO the pack made their bed when they caved to Rodgers demand to be the highest paid, they knew by paying him they’d be forced to let talent go and they did it anyhow!
    ============

    The contract FREED UP money in the short term.

    They resigned Campbell, an All-Pro LB last year, and Douglas, and they offered Adams MORE than the deal he took from the Raiders.

    It is hysterical listening to people blather on about this deal.

    Rodgers will LITERALLY never see $100mil of the bonuses on the backend. They may as well not even exist
    ——————————————
    Sooooo….. what is the purpose of including all that in the contract then? Oh, that’s right….. Aaron Rodgers’ ego. And the $42 mil cash payout for this season and guaranteed $101 mil for two years work. That number gets bigger if he plays a third year of this contract, and after seeing his performance this year, I really really hope he does. And as to your last line….. it’s a $150 mil contract with $101 mil in guarantees. How do you figure he doesn’t see $100 mil of it? I’m really curious on this one

  36. How do you figure he doesn’t see $100 mil of it?
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    The option and roster bonuses (2024-2026, $100,725,000) will not be paid unless he’s on the roster.

    His remaining guarantees, if he retires after this year, total $40,313,568. That would be split over 2 seasons.

  37. KnowsMoreThanYou says:

    Your last couple of takes kind of contradict each other.
    ++++++
    How so? Checkdowns are when the back or tight end leaks out short, underneath the receivers downfield.

    Green Bay throwing sideways to wide receivers behind the line of scrimmage hasn’t worked since 2015, but those are designed plays (or Rodgers audibles), not checkdowns.

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