Titans vs Dolphins key moments: How Tennessee Titans won against Miami Dolphins

The Tennessee Titans earned their first win of the season in a 31-12 romp of the Miami Dolphins on Monday at Hard Rock Stadium.

Tennessee scored 31 points despite just 102 passing yards and 244 total yards due to a suffocating defense and ball control. Mason Rudolph did not commit a turnover in the three-plus quarters in relief of Will Levis, who injured his shoulder while diving for a first down in the first quarter.

Miami’s offense struggled to 184 total yards in Tyler Huntley’s first start with the team.

Here are the three key moments in Monday’s Titans victory:

Scenario: Titans 9, Dolphins 3 at halftime after Nick Folk’s 47-yard field goal

Tennessee led just 6-3 with 16 seconds left following a bad Dolphins punt near midfield, and the Titans had no timeouts.

Mason Rudolph found Tyler Boyd over the middle for a 27-yard gain, and the Titans offense hustled to the line to clock the ball with one second left.

Because of that hustle, Nick Folk was able to successfully kick a 47-yard field goal to push the lead out to six points in a game starved for explosive plays and points. Folk finished the game with five field goals, including three from longer than 50 yards.

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Scenario: Titans 16, Dolphins 6 with 6:00 left in third quarter after first TD of the game

Tony Pollard finally gave the Titans an explosive spark with a 41-yard run down the left sideline to set up 1st and goal midway through the second quarter. It was the longest play of the game for either team.

One play later, Tyjae Spears made a nifty move out of the wildcat formation and scored galloping into the end zone on a 7-yard touchdown run.

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Scenario: Titans 22, Dolphins 12 with 3:36 left fourth quarter after failed two-point try

Miami had its best drive of the game midway through the fourth quarter on a 7-minute drive that was capped off by a Tyler Huntley 1-yard TD run in a 16-point game. Down by 10 now, Miami opted to go for a two-point conversion. But Huntley’s pass was intercepted by Quandre Diggs.

Tennessee held onto its two-score lead and cruised to its first victory of 2024.