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Recap: Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football

nick suss and dani mohr, nashville tennessean
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The Tennessee Titans will try to score their sixth straight win in a highly-anticipated Sunday Night Football showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the other top contenders in the AFC.

The Titans (5-2) visit the Chiefs (5-2) at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday (7:20 p.m., NBC). There's plenty of intrigue about what the Titans' offense will look like with questions still surrounding the status of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who missed last week's game and a number of practice days this week with a nagging ankle injury. Rookie third-round pick Malik Willis started in Tannehill's place against the Houston Texans and would be expected to do so again if Tannehill can't go.

The Chiefs enter this weekend's action ranked No. 1 in the NFL in scoring offense and No. 2 in yards per game and yards per play. The Titans' defense has been stellar of the course of its five-game winning streak, vaulting the team to No. 1 in the NFL in third-down defense and No. 2 in rushing defense. Of course, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a way of circumventing great run defenses; he leads the NFL in touchdown passes and ranks in the top three in the league in passing yards, yards per pass attempt and passer rating.

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The Titans have had Mahomes and the Chiefs' number in recent regular season meetings, having won the last two matchups in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, the Titans held the Chiefs to three points, the only time the Chiefs have been held to single digits in a regular season game in the Mahomes era.

Follow below for live updates of the Titans' game against the Chiefs.

Tennessee Titans score updates vs. Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes vs. Derrick Henry on Sunday Night Football

Final score: Kansas City 20, Tennessee 17

Chiefs get ahead with a field goal in OT

Kansas City was forced to settle for a field goal after Mahomes' incompletion on third down. Titans get possession with 4:04 remaining in OT.

End of fourth quarter: Tennessee 17, Kansas City 17

Kansas City ties it up with two-point conversion

Mahomes rushed it into the end zone for the score and successfully executed a two-point conversion to tie it up 17-17 with 2:56 remaining.

End of third quarter: Tennessee 17, Kansas City 9

Tennessee Titans extend lead with field goal

Bullock made the kick from 44 yards to extend the Titans' lead by eight. Tennessee leads 17-9 with 9:38 remaining in the third.

Roger McCreary picks off tipped pass for Tennessee Titans interception

McCreary picked off a tipped pass off of Travis Kelce and recorded his first career interception. Titans take over at the Kansas City 25.

Halftime score: Tennessee 14, Kansas City 9

Derrick Henry gets his second score for Tennessee Titans

Henry rushed through defenders to get into the end zone for the Titans to take the lead. Tennessee leads 14-9 with 5:24 remaining in the half.

Derrick Henry breaks away for 56 yards

Henry broke free and rushed for 56 yards to position the Titans at the Kansas City 23.

Titans get on the board with Derrick Henry score

Henry breaks through to the end zone to give the Titans some points to cut the deficit. Cheifs hold a 9-7 lead with 10:48 remaining in the half.

Derrick Henry rams through defenders

Henry put the Titans in scoring position with a rush for 24 yards to the Kansas City 13.

Mecole Hardman gets in for Kansas City

Hardman caught a short pass from Mahomes and rushed seven yards into the end zone for the score. Following the failed extra point attempt, Chiefs lead 9-0 with 14:55 remaining in the half.

End of first quarter: Kansas City 3, Tennessee 0

Chig Okonkwo breaks free

Okonkwo made a short catch on a pass from Malik Willis and broke free for 48 yards to the Kansas City 34.

Kansas City gets on the board in opening drive

The Cheifs settled for a field goal on the opening possession to get on the board with an early lead. Kansas City leads 3-0 with 6:47 remaining in the first quarter.

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What time, TV channel is the Titans game vs. Chiefs on?

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on NBC and available to stream via Peacock.

Contact Nick Suss at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on Twitter @nicksuss.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee Titans score vs. Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes vs. Derrick Henry