Recap: Cardinals 37, Titans 34 (OT)
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Dec 15, 2013
Cardinals 37, Titans 34 (OT): Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal with 10:18 left in overtime as visiting Arizona withstood a stunning comeback by Tennessee.
Antoine Cason returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown and also picked off Tennessee's Ryan Fitzpatrick in overtime to set up the winning field goal as the Cardinals (9-5) won for the sixth time in seven games to remain one game behind San Francisco and Carolina for the final playoff slot in the NFC. Carson Palmer threw for 231 yards and a score and Rashard Mendenhall had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs for the Cardinals.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 402 yards with four touchdowns and the two killer interceptions, rallying Tennessee (5-9) for 17 points in the final 3:12 to force the extra session. Michael Preston caught a pair of scoring passes and Kendall Wright had 12 receptions for 150 yards for the Titans, who were eliminated from postseason contention.
With the game tied 10-10 at the half, the Titans went ahead 17-13 when Fitzpatrick connected with Delanie Walker from a yard out, but Palmer found his own tight end, Jake Ballard, for a 6-yard TD pass on the ensuing possession. After Tennessee's Rob Bironas came up short on a tying 50-yard field goal attempt, Mendenhall scored from the 1 with 6:50 to play and Cason picked off Fitzpatrick 37 seconds later for a seemingly insurmountable 34-17 lead.
Instead, Fitzpatrick threw a 10-yard scoring pass to Preston with 3:12 left before Bironas kicked a 24-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 34-27 with 47 seconds remaining. Tennessee recovered the onside kick and Fitzpatrick found Preston for the tying touchdown with only 10 seconds to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cardinals RB Andre Ellington rushed for 71 yards on 10 carries and had four catches for a season-high 87 yards. ... Titans rookie WR Justin Hunter and WR Damian Williams were inactive due to a violation of team rules. Hunter had two 100-yard games in his last three. ... Feely eclipsed 100 points for the ninth time in his career and the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Dec 15, 2013
Cardinals 37, Titans 34 (OT): Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal with 10:18 left in overtime as visiting Arizona withstood a stunning comeback by Tennessee.
Antoine Cason returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown and also picked off Tennessee's Ryan Fitzpatrick in overtime to set up the winning field goal as the Cardinals (9-5) won for the sixth time in seven games to remain one game behind San Francisco and Carolina for the final playoff slot in the NFC. Carson Palmer threw for 231 yards and a score and Rashard Mendenhall had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs for the Cardinals.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 402 yards with four touchdowns and the two killer interceptions, rallying Tennessee (5-9) for 17 points in the final 3:12 to force the extra session. Michael Preston caught a pair of scoring passes and Kendall Wright had 12 receptions for 150 yards for the Titans, who were eliminated from postseason contention.
With the game tied 10-10 at the half, the Titans went ahead 17-13 when Fitzpatrick connected with Delanie Walker from a yard out, but Palmer found his own tight end, Jake Ballard, for a 6-yard TD pass on the ensuing possession. After Tennessee's Rob Bironas came up short on a tying 50-yard field goal attempt, Mendenhall scored from the 1 with 6:50 to play and Cason picked off Fitzpatrick 37 seconds later for a seemingly insurmountable 34-17 lead.
Instead, Fitzpatrick threw a 10-yard scoring pass to Preston with 3:12 left before Bironas kicked a 24-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 34-27 with 47 seconds remaining. Tennessee recovered the onside kick and Fitzpatrick found Preston for the tying touchdown with only 10 seconds to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cardinals RB Andre Ellington rushed for 71 yards on 10 carries and had four catches for a season-high 87 yards. ... Titans rookie WR Justin Hunter and WR Damian Williams were inactive due to a violation of team rules. Hunter had two 100-yard games in his last three. ... Feely eclipsed 100 points for the ninth time in his career and the fifth time in the last six seasons.
