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          Titans secure first 10-win season since 2008 with 46-25 win over the Lions

          The Titans reached 10 wins for the first time since 2008 on the shoulders of Ryan Tannehill and Derrick Henry. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images
          • Turron Davenport, ESPNDec 20, 2020, 09:16 PM
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              Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show "Talking with TD" and you can follow him on Twitter: @TDavenport_NFL.
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          NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans offense was hitting on all cylinders in their 46-25 win over the Detroit Lions to push their record to 10-4 on the season. The Titans have not finished with 10 wins in a season since 2008 when they posted a 13-3 record before losing to the Baltimore Ravensin the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.

          Head coach Mike Vrabel took over for the Titans in 2018 and led the team to consecutive 9-7 records to give the team three consecutive seasons with the same record. Tennessee remains atop of the AFC South Division and in the No. 4 spot of the AFC playoff standings with two games to go.

          The Titans' offense scored 30 or more points for the fifth consecutive game. Titans wide receiver Corey Davis continues his breakout season by posting four receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown. Davis is now 55 yards short of his first career 1,000-yard season.

          When Davis wasn't catching passes, it was Derrick Henry terrorizing the Lions defense. Henry finished with 24 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown. The 6-foot-2, 247-pound back had another poster-worthy stiff arm during a seven-yard game, this time victimizing Lions defensive back Alexander Myres. Henry now has 1,679 rushing yards this season, which leads the league.

          BUY on a breakout performance: Davis continues to be a standout receiver for the Titans. He posted his fifth 100-yard receiving game this season after topping 100 yards just twice in his career before this year. Davis is finally healthy and the results are showing. He has also shown growth by consistently making contested catches like he did on a third-down across the middle to keep a touchdown drive going for the Titans in the second quarter.

          Pivotal play: The Lions put together a 75-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown pass from Matt Stafford to Marvin Jones to tie the score at 7-7. Ryan Tannehill found Davis for a 75-yard catch and score on the very next play. Tannehill led Davis perfectly on the pass and he ran it down and refused to allow safety Duron Harmon to deny him from getting to the end zone.

          QB Breakdown: Tannehill was ultra-efficient against the Lions. He finished a career day having completed 21 of his 27 pass attempts for 273 yards and three touchdowns. Tannehill's best throw came on playaction when he found Davis down the field for a 75-yard touchdown pass. He also connected with Jonnu Smith on a well-placed pass on a seam route. Tannehill ran for two touchdowns, both on bootlegs off of playaction.