Top Five Texans vs. Titans Games
By Josh McSwain
1. September 20, 2009: Texans 34, Titans 31
Coming off a 13-3 season in 2008, the Titans had high hopes going into the 2009 season. Kerry Collins was the catalyst behind the Titans rise, but struggled in 2009. He threw two touchdowns while Matt Schaub threw for four.
But Chris Johnson was still in his prime and in the first quarter had touchdown runs of 57 and 69 yards. He would finish with 197 yards on the ground in this game. Schaub hit Andre Johnson for a 19 yard touchdown sandwiched between the two Johnson touchdowns in the first quarter.
Collins hit Washington in the second quarter to make it 21-7 Titans. But it took only 85 seconds for Schaub to collect two more touchdowns. He hit Johnson for a 72 yarder just 16 seconds after Washington scored. Just over a minute later he hooked up with Jacoby Jones on a 29 yarder to tie the game.
The Texans got the lead with a Brown field goal, but Bironas would tie the game right before half. In the third quarter, Johnson ripped off a 91 yard touchdown run to give the Titans the lead back. But Schaub found Daniels for his fourth touchdown to tie the game. Then a 23 yard field goal by Brown with just under three minutes to go gave the Texans the win.