2020 Wild Card vs Tennessee Titans
The Titans' 2020 Wild Card loss to the Chiefs featured a key interception by Tyrann Mathieu.
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Tennessee Titans in the 2020 Wild Card round. The game featured a play-action fake to Derrick Henry resulting in an interception by Tyrann Mathieu.
- Date
- January 12, 2020
- Location
- Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
- Result
- Chiefs win 35-28 (OT)
- MVP
- Patrick Mahomes
- Key Record
- Largest comeback in Chiefs playoff history at the time
- Final Score Context
- First overtime victory in franchise Super Bowl era
Lore & Background
The Titans, originally the Houston Oilers, lost the 1962 AFL Championship Game 20–17 to the Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs) after double overtime. The Titans played in Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, losing 23–16 to the St. Louis Rams.
In Their Own Story
Inside the huddle, Patrick Mahomes wiped sweat from his brow despite the freezing air, his eyes scanning a defense that had just stopped Derrick Henry on fourth down. The scoreboard read a daunting deficit, but in this moment, time seemed to slow. As the ball snapped, the world narrowed to the pocket and the open field beyond, where destiny waited for the man who refused to let the dream die.
Reader's Guide
The Titans are the only NFL team to have two players rush for 2,000 yards in a season: Chris Johnson (2009) and Derrick Henry (2020). The team moved to Nashville in 1997 and changed its name to the Titans in 1999.
Did You Know?
- The Titans' training facility is in Saint Thomas Sports Park in Nashville.
- The Titans will move to an indoor stadium in 2027.
- The team was originally known as the Houston Oilers, founded in 1959 by Bud Adams.
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