 Michael Vrable show presented by Coca-Cola. I'm Mike Keith with the Titans head coach and we're talking about a five and O football team that won an overtime on Sunday here at Nashville over the Houston Texans, 42-36. Titans score with four seconds to go to force overtime and then three and a half minutes into OT, the Titans won the ball game. Mike Vrable, you've had 48 hours to reflect. What stands out about win number five? I think the ability of our football team to play a game a lot of different ways. We were ahead, unfortunately, the tide turned with that block field goal and then the turnover, but we hung in there. We knew that it wasn't going to be easy against the division opponent, a talented Houston Texans team. And we executed the situation down the end that we needed and give our guys a lot of credit. They fought, they hung in there and it wasn't perfect, but we were able to pull out a win and execute the situations as they came up. You lost your three-time Pro Bowl left tackle, Taylor LeWon during the course of the game to what turned out to be a torn ACL. He's out for the year. How will you replace Taylor LeWon in this offense? The same way that we'll try to replace any player that isn't available to us. We're disappointed for Taylor. I know he'll be back as quickly as possible, but we got games to play and this one's about the Steelers and they'll be here on Sunday. So, you know, we'll have to get moving and probably look at Ty, he's played a lot of snaps for us, meaningful snaps in these first five ball games. So he's done some good things and there's some plays he'd like to have back, but I think he's done some good things and we'll have to keep building this plan here. Mike Vrabel's six pack will focus on the last 10-29 of regulation and overtime. Titans were down two and it looked like the Texans were on the move again when Tennessee gets a big defensive play from Big Jeff. Yeah, we needed a third down stop here and it really pushed them out of, you know, what could have been field goal range and you know, Jeff and JD and Harold execute this stunt really exactly how we draw it up and it's great execution on their part. You know, sometimes the penetrator comes free, sometimes the looper comes free and you know, really it was an impactful play, pushed them out of field goal range and you know, forced the punt. Jeffrey Simmons leads the team with two sacks on the 2020 campaign so far. After Khalif Raymond called the punt and was tackled at the six yard line, Titans have a one play drive, going 94 yards courtesy of Derek Henry. Well, we got everybody covered up for the most part and you know, give Derek credit, you know, if he was able to break there, cut that thing back and use a stiff arm, they kind of come in low there and you can see him 21 and a half miles an hour. You know, those are DB's and those are four, four guys that he's running away from. So you can see the stiff arm coming up here as it tries to go low. Derek takes his eyes and his hands down there to the helmet and it really breaks away. So, you know, that's something that Tony Duse has been working on those guys with and Jeremy McNichols had another one on his 20 yard run as well. So we have to continue to coach those fundamentals. Derek Henry finishing the game with over 200 yards rushing for the third time in his career. The next 13 points in the game would go to the Texans with just under two minutes remaining. They go for two to try to put the game away. Well, that's probably the right play, you know, up seven and trying to win it right there. You know, we played pretty well down there, Mike. And unfortunately, they went for twice on fourth down and they were able to get it here. Jeff Simmons is able to get his hand up and make another impactful play for our football team to give us an opportunity to go down there and tie it. So it's 36-29 at that point. The Titans get the football back. They've got a long way to go and a short time to get there. And the touchdown comes with four seconds remaining in the contest. Yeah, we were able to get up on the ball and operate. And everybody was able to get on the line and you can see Roger, even though they played before, helping Jeremy up and getting him off the pile and getting everybody set and kind of catching them when they weren't maybe ready a little bit. And as opposed to clocking it and giving them time to get their cleats into ground, we were able to operate going that fast. And if it was incomplete, we had another play. Go to overtime game tied at 36. Titans win the toss, get the ball at their own 18. After two yards on first down, 53 yards on second down. Yeah, they lost Derek. They lose him. We're looking for some play action and they fell off him a little bit. And then Ryan gave him a great pass there because they were able to get his body turned back towards the quarterback, make a great catch, make somebody miss and continue. But that's what Ryan does. He transitions down, he gets the ball out and to his check down there. And obviously the check down was able to break a few tackles and get us down in there on the other side of the field. Derek was working in Friday's practice in catching the ball on the move for Tony Deuce, his coach, pays off right there. That's preparation typical of Derek Henry. Absolutely. And I love to see those things that play out in practice that happen in the game. We need more of the preparation and the practice and then carried over to the football game. And what played out at the end, third and goal at the five, the Titans surprised the Texans by sending Ryan Tannehill wide to the left. Yeah, and I just want you to know, I mean, I thought Ty had a great block here. I thought Ferk did a great job, coming around and sealing. But there's Ty giving us a chance right there to get started and Ferk getting up on the lineback. At that point in time it was gonna be a bunch of glancing blows. Somebody wasn't standing in the hole, Derek got moving. And that was the walk-off, the Wildcat walk-off. Can you describe how you feel as the head coach at that moment when you know you've won that game in overtime? Just happy for the players, excited that we're able to pull it out. And all the credit goes to the players. That's how it goes each and every week when we win. And they were the ones that took the football and scored to take us to overtime. And I know we need to improve defensively, but I know those guys win to it as well. And again, we just have to be more consistent on the defensive side of the football. The Titans win 42 to 36 later in this edition of the Mike Vrable Show presented by Coca-Cola. It's the wrackly roofing, tough titan of the game. It's Anthony Firkser who had a career game. But coming up next as we continue, it's the Bridgestone clutch performance play of the game. Another guy who catches that ball. Stay with us. The Mike Vrable Show presented by Coca-Cola continues with the Bridgestone clutch performance play of the game. One of my favorites, the Titans third touchdown of the first half, surprised the Texans where it goes. Yeah, I mean, obviously, there's some miscommunication, but sometimes we're not good enough or teams aren't good enough to recognize that a quarterback's aren't. You can see these guys are debating whether they're playing cloud or playing quarters. And, you know, Ryan was able to look it and see it. And that, honestly, that's the last place you probably think that ball is going. But, you know, to Ryan's credit, you know, he was able to fit it in there and Hump was able to recognize that there was a mistake in comfort. Adam Humphries, six catches in the ball game. 64 yards and that touchdown. Coach, he was targeted six times. He made six catches. This guy is so reliable. Great to have Adam Humphries back. Just the efficiency and it is reliable. He understands where he needs to get to on all these third downs. You know, the quarterback has confidence in him. He can work in man, he can work in zone. You know, I just can't say enough about him. It's been great to have him. It's been great to have him healthy and with us. So, you know, we'll keep, we'll keep rolling along and trying to get these guys, everybody in the ball. And that's the one thing that the quarterback does. It gets the ball with the guy that's open. So you got Adam Humphries back. You got Cam Batson back. He had another catch. And this week you get Corey Davis back from the COVID-19 reserve. That's great news. Yeah, it is great news. And I know that Corey is excited to be back. You know, we'll start working all those guys back in there and just trying to give us some more weapons. We'll meet them all against an unbelievably talented and well-coached football team with Pittsburgh's dealer. Mike, the pressure of overtime in an NFL game is incredibly difficult, but it's nothing like when you have to guess the Delta Dental Titan of the Week. I mean, Sunday was probably a walk in the park compared to Delta Dental Guess the Titan. I think I can actually get there. For the first time, I think I can actually see it in the eyes. Wow, don't say, because we've got to go to break, okay? Can he do it? Is it Mike Vrabel's week? You don't want to miss it. The Mike Vrabel Show presented by Coca-Cola, his Delta Dental Guess is next. And those of you at home get it? Delta Dental Guess the Titan. The Mike Vrabel Show presented by Coca-Cola continues with the head coach making his guess. I would say that I think that is Jedevion Clown. Oh, is that right? It is, coach. It's Jedev himself. How about that? I think I finally saw it in the eyes. It was a good clean picture. That's why I got it. You know, my favorite Clowny story is he was so big when he was in grade school, they used to have to take his birth certificate around with him to prove that he wasn't four or five years older. I don't doubt that one bit. He probably looked the way he looks right now when he was probably in ninth or 10th grade. Probably terrorizing those kids down there and around Rock Hill, South Carolina. All right, let's talk about a guy who was terrorizing the Texans on Sunday, and that's Anthony Firkser. Career High 8 catches 113 yards and a touchdown. I know you're very proud of the overall effort of Anthony Firkser for the last two plus years and how it paid off on Sunday. Yeah, I mean, he's a self-made player. I mean, he was a tryout guy. He came here as a tryout in our first year as a staff and really impressed us with what he was able to do and in and on the active roster, practice squad developed and he's really found a niche on this football team has helped us out. Quarterback trusts him. He's always most usually in the right spot. Has had some big catches since we've been here. Whether that's the first New England game a few years ago or the New England game last year and the playoffs on third down, really building confidence and it's good to see. He's a Jersey boy who played at Harvard. And right now he's the raccoon roofing tough titan of the week. Standing by with Amy Wood. Tana Hill grips into the shotgun. Tana Hill looking, looking, firing, completing, scoring. Tight down, tight! Tana Hill, the magic man with the magic hand and the big six. Anthony, I want to start by asking you about the game against the Houston Texans. You had over 100 yards receiving. Are you starting to feel like you're becoming a primary weapon on this Titans offense? I'm just excited to be able to find a role for the offense and be able to be in the spot when Ryan needs me. And I mean, yeah, I was excited to just have a big role in the win. The Titans have come out on top in a lot of close victories. How much confidence does that give you as a player in the scheme that you're playing within? We've seen the time and time out game after game that we've been successful and able to come out with the win. So, I mean, we're on the sidelines and the defense is out there. The offense is out there. We're cheering and we're have faith that they're gonna be able to get the job done to have us execute and win the game. Anthony, what sets this 2020 team apart from some of the other teams that you've been a part of? There's more confidence and trust. I mean, we've been running the same offense and similar defense schemes and just being able to trust each other and communicate and just have that type of commodity on the team, just give us all the confidence in the world. You're five and oh, how does that feel? Yeah, it feels good. I think we put ourselves in a good situation, but there's still a lot more games left in the season and we gotta keep improving each week. Anthony Firkser, thank you so much for being our rackly roofing tough Titan. Now, speaking of tough Titans, we're all Tennessee tough this year. And when we come back, we're gonna tell you why. Stick around. People love the Tennessee tough mantra that the 2020 Titans have taken on. Mike Vrabel, what does Tennessee tough mean to you? Not just about your football team, but the entire Titans organization. Well, I think the one thing we talked about last week was being mentally tough, which is doing what's best for the team, even though it might not be what's best for you. And I think that that's a great definition of mental toughness is being able to say, man, I gotta put the team first in front of what may be best for me at this particular time and do whatever you can and what you're able to do to help the team find a way to win each and every week. Amy Adams-Strunk loves this as well. The Titans' controlling owner believes that Tennessee tough really tells the story of the Tennessee Titans. He needs two yards to keep this game moving on. Hey, fork down. You need to think about going for it here. A minute, 17 remaining. Mike Vrabel is gonna take the first round, he's the third. You see what you're made of when you go through something tough. You folks need to be down the base. You don't have time. And, yeah, it's been a tough year. 14 days of self-quarantine. For everyone. But Tennesseans are built for this. Titans were men of strength and power. Grit passed down through generations. Tough was their badge. First ones here, they set the tone. Mind you, somebody? Yeah, me. That's your ball club right there. When we come back on the Mike Vrabel show presented by Coca-Cola, it's time to talk keys to beating Pittsburgh. Take two. Nissan keys to success. Five and 0, Pittsburgh. It starts, Mike Vrabel, with taking care of the football. Well, not only taking care of it, Mike, but also turning it over. We got to get our hands on more footballs. We got to punch them out. We got to strip the quarterback. We had a couple tips that we just, you know, we're close, but that we didn't get to go our way. So not only do we have to take advantage of it, but we got to take care of the ball as well. This is Pittsburgh team. It's, you know, plus six, five or six in the turnover margin as well. And so as we go to the second key, we figure out that Mike Vrabel wants to see the Titans not give up the big plays. Well, we can't just be good about it. Most of the game, you got to be great about the entire game. And, you know, we had a couple of unfortunate ones the other night and this, you know, Pittsburgh or the other day and Pittsburgh will do that as well. They got plenty of weapons that will move the ball down the field. We'd better be able to tackle and communicate and not worry about making mistakes, but we got to have mental preparation that allows us to work and communicate together to avoid those big plays. Finally, let's take a look at key number three for the Titans coming up Sunday against Pittsburgh, and they've got to be able to take care of what is a really good-looking front seven for the Steelers on defense. You know, they lost the inside linebacker, but, you know, they lost Bush, but again, it starts up front with those D-Lieman edge setters with Dupri and Watt. You know, it's a tough front to move the ball on. Vince Williams is a good player. They're going to be down in there. They're going to be aggressive, and we're going to be at our best and be ready to stand up to them because if you don't, they'll push you around. That's going to do it for the Mike Drapel Show presented by Coca-Cola. Join us at 11 this Sunday on 104.5 The Zone for Titans Countdown. We look forward to bringing you all the action, starting at 12.02. Thanks for joining us, everybody.