Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans
· National Football LeagueRookie kicks 3 field goals in 4th quarter as the Titans rally past Seattle 16-15
Winning with a walk-off? Even sweeter.
Brayden Narveson kicked his third field goal of the game as time expired, helping the Tennessee Titans rally twice in the fourth quarter to beat the Seattle Seahawks 16-15 Saturday night in an exhibition game.
“To win the game on a walk-off field goal to get in position was outstanding," Titans coach Brian Callahan said. "And then obviously Narveson hitting from 59 was something that I didn’t have on my bingo card today. So, that was really, really cool to see.”
Callahan credited special teams coordinator Colt Anderson with encouraging him to give Narveson, a rookie from North Carolina State, the chance at the 59-yarder with 7:53 left. Narveson is in camp to ease veteran Nick Folk's workload, and he made field goals of 21, 59 and 46 in the fourth quarter.
“That’s a grown man kick in the NFL,” Callahan said of the 59-yarder. "I mean that’s not easy to hit. So, that was great for him to put on tape for himself too. So really cool to see.”
The Titans signed Folk, who turns 40 in November to a new contract in March after he led the NFL in 2023 making a career-best 96.7% of his kicks. Someone retrieved the ball used on both the 59-yarder and the game-winner for Narveson, who said only that he can make kicks longer than 59 yards.
“This was probably the coolest,” Narveson said of his game winner.
That final one capped a nine-play drive with Mason Rudolph proving why he deserves the job backing up Will Levis at quarterback for Tennessee.
Jason Myers kicked his third field goal, a 50-yarder, for a 15-13 lead with 1:55 left as the Seahawks appeared ready to turn safety Ty Okada's late interception into a victory.
“We put ourselves in a situation to win the game,” Seattle first-year coach Mike Macdonald said. “Ty made a great play. We took the ball, Jason made a great kick, and we unfortunately didn’t close it out.”
Callahan started Malik Willis, the third-round pick in 2022 out of Liberty, giving him a chance to show what he could do with backups. His best drive used up 14 plays and 9:23 setting up Narveson's first field goal early in the fourth quarter to pull Tennessee within 12-10.
Rudolph didn’t need the start to show why he’s the Titans’ better option at backup quarterback. One drive was more than enough as he drove the Titans 78 yards in 10 plays and found Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 15-yard TD pass pulling them within 9-7 of Seattle.
Rudolph also set up Narveson's 59-yard field goal to give the Titans their first lead of the game at 13-12 midway through the fourth quarter.
Sam Howell started and played the first half, making his case to back up Geno Smith for the Seahawks with his best performance yet in a battle of almost all backups. He was 11 of 14 for 153 yards and a touchdown pass with a 136 passer rating and a 12-7 lead when he left the game at halftime.
Howell quickly drove the Seahawks downfield to set up Myers for his second field goal, a 48-yarder for a 12-7 halftime lead. Howell graded himself as “pretty solid," though he would've liked to have scored more points.
The Titans did play wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, who has started 30 of his 61 games as an undrafted player out of Indiana. But that's because Tennessee protected Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks with Tyler Boyd nursing a bruised foot and DeAndre Hopkins out with an injured knee.
Folk did handle the extra point for Tennessee after Myers' lone PAT try clanked off the right upright in the first quarter.
The Titans wrap up the preseason visiting New Orleans on Aug. 25.
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Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 1:09 | Easop Winston Jr. 23 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Jason Myers PAT failed) | |
FG | 2nd Period 5:04 | Jason Myers 27 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 2nd Period 0:38 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 15 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Nick Folk Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Jason Myers 48 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 4th Period 14:12 | Brayden Narveson 21 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 4th Period 7:53 | Brayden Narveson 59 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 4th Period 1:55 | Jason Myers 50 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 4th Period 0:00 | Brayden Narveson 46 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
SEA | TEN | |
---|---|---|
12 | 1st Downs | 23 |
9 | Passing 1st downs | 15 |
2 | Rushing 1st downs | 4 |
1 | 1st downs from penalties | 4 |
2-9 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-15 |
0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
43 | Total Plays | 69 |
239 | Total Yards | 338 |
5.6 | Yards per Play | 4.9 |
9 | Total Drives | 9 |
175 | Passing | 222 |
15/22 | Comp/Att | 22/33 |
7.0 | Yards per pass | 6.2 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
3-16 | Sacks-Yards Lost | 3-19 |
64 | Rushing | 116 |
18 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
3.6 | Yards per rush | 3.5 |
0-1 | Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-2 |
7-38 | Penalties | 10-90 |
0 | Turnovers | 1 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
0 | Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 |
22:11 | Possession | 37:49 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 60,200 · Capacity:
2024 NFC West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | T | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 329 | 347 |
Seattle | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 339 | 340 |
Arizona | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 344 | 342 |
San Francisco | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 331 | 349 |
2024 AFC South Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | T | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 347 | 327 |
Indianapolis | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 318 | 359 |
Jacksonville | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 277 | 396 |
Tennessee | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 284 | 417 |
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