‣ NFL 2027 Regular Season, Week 3 - Merdedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
(2-1) Tennessee Titans at Atlanta Falcons (1-2)
TEN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42
ATL | 7 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 38
Ward's Big Play Ability Shines Through in Titans Comeback Win Over Falcons
Edefuan Ulofoshio's 90-yard fumble return was the sixth touchdown play of over thirty yards and the fourth over sixty as the Atlanta Falcons seemed destined to pull out the victory, completing the 21-7 comeback win over the Tennessee Titans.
Cam Ward, however, had another big play in him.
Ward connected with Justin Jefferson for the duo's third touchdown of the night on a 89-yard bomb with two minutes left in the game and the Titans defense was able to keep the Falcons out of the endzone in the closing moments to beat the Falcons 42-38 on Sunday afternoon.
The Titans had taken the lead on a 69-yard (nice) touchdown from Ward to Xavier Restrepo with which would have been the highlight of the day in any other game. The Titans defense then forced a three-and-out, granting the Titans' offense a chance to seal the win with a touchdown or at the very least, make it a seven point game and eat clock.
They did the latter but not the former, going on an eleven play drive that had three third down conversions but with the ball on the Falcons' 4-yard line, Ward kept it on an option play and was stripped of the ball, his second turnover the day.
After a Tennessee three-and-out, it was the Falcons turn to potentially ice the game and seemed to be on their way to doing so after a 18-yard completion from Michael Penix Jr. to Drake London to get the ball near midfield but after back to back incompletions from Penix, Ward and the Titans got the ball with two minutes left.
The four Jefferson touchdowns set a franchise record for most in a game.
Following the Jefferson touchdown, Atlanta still had a chance to win the game with completions of thirteen, eight and six yards to Darnell Mooney, Eric Rivers and Kyle Pitts along with scrambles of nine, fourteen, four and ten from Penix to get the ball to the Titans 10-yard line with twenty nine seconds left following a spike on first and goal.
Penix's next two passes would fall incomplete, both throw aways, and on fourth and goal, Azeez Ojulari on a delayed rush would get home and sack Penix, icing the game.
Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
Justin Jefferson 1 Yd pass from Cam Ward (8:48)
Darnell Mooney 54 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr (2:35) Elic Ayomanor 14 Yd pass from Cam Ward (1:08)Quarter 2
Justin Jefferson 30 Yd pass from Cam Ward (8:48)Quarter 3
Dyami Brown 8 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr (8:57) Dyami Brown 4 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr (7:58) Justin Jefferson 74 Yd pass from Cam Ward (7:38) Darnell Mooney 33 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr (4:33)Quarter 4
Austin Seibert, 31 Yd FG (11:57) Xavier Restrepo 69 Yd pass from Cam Ward (11:41) Edefuan Ulofoshio, returned fumble 90 Yds (5:08) Justin Jefferson 89 Yd pass from Cam Ward (1:46)
QB Cam Ward: 22 of 30, 454 yards, 6 TD, INT, 2 fumbles (2 lost)
HB Mark Fletcher: 15 carries, 68 yards, 2 fumbles (0 lost)
HB Damien Martinez: 6 carries, 49 yards
WR Justin Jefferson: 6 receptions, 236 yards, 4 TD
WR Xavier Restrepo: 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD
LB Whit Weeks: 12 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
LB James Williams Sr: 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks
EDGE Rueben Bain Jr: 4 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
IDL Jeffery Simmons: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
NT Jamaal Jarrett: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
QB Michael Penix Jr: 22 of 36, 272 yards, 4 TD, sacked 3 times, 5 carries, 46 yards
HB Bijan Robinson: 13 carries, 152 yards
WR Darnell Mooney: 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
WR Drake London: 4 receptions, 50 yards
WR Dyami Brown: 3 receptions, 23 yards, 2 TD
CB Jaylen Watson: 8 tackles, interception
DT Justin Scott: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, fumble recovery
LB Edefuan Ulofoshio: Fumble recovery, touchdown
