 I need it. We win! Win every step! Everything's gonna give you everything you got! Let's go! Bring it up, man! Let's go! Win on three! One, two, three! Made a game winner to send it into overtime. Titans Boots presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. I am Lance Smith, ladies and gentlemen. This is the legend Eddie Jones! Joe, when you hear that. Oh, man! We must have won. Yes! How about that? Against the dangerous Kansas City Chiefs. What a great game, man. What? Down by like 10 points early in the game. Found a way back. They were resilient. A game that they needed to win. Absolutely. And the Chiefs didn't lay down. Mahomes, Mahomes, he did his thing. Oh, no. He put up some big numbers. Yeah. We're gonna talk about that. But we put up the more important numbers and that's the points. The W. Yeah, the W. Oh, man, what a game. All right. Well, let's kick off this show. And we're gonna get down to the four downs with Eddie. But I do want to highlight this. And we're gonna talk about the big players. But there are some real unsung heroes. I mean, we're gonna talk about Joshua Kalu. We don't mention his name. But he was a hero. Chris Melton making some big time stops on special teams. Anthony Firkser, I mean, clutch, clutch. Man, these guys are, this team is really coming together. No, it really is. I mean, it was a complete team win. And the guys that you just named, you don't hear about them a lot. They're not gonna have their names in the press. They're not gonna be on ESPN. They're not gonna have to call from Dion on NFL Network. Get the call, right. Right. But certainly all their effort and all the plays that they made last week's game went toward a big win that they needed. And you could sense the sense of urgency that they came out with. Even though they fell behind early, they chopped their way at it. They stayed consistent. They stayed with the game plan. Not just with the team, but also with the coaching staff and not deviating and panicking and trying to throw the ball all over the yard. They stayed with the game plan and they paid off Div in his form. Let's break it down. Four downs with Eddie. First down, here we go. We've been talking about him a whole season. And we'll continue to. Henry explodes. 23 carries. 188 yards. Two TDs. He's doing it, man. Listen, he's the face of the franchise. Derek Henry. All season long, he's been consistent. Even in the losses, he's been putting up numbers. He's been getting the hard, tough yards. And last week against a team that couldn't stop the run really well, just exploded on him. I mean, he just had a breakout game. You could sense that he was going to have that breakout game when the game was close and they could run the football consistently. It breaks off a big run here. But the runs that I was really impressed with were the runs in between the tackles, the hard threes, the hard fours, the hard five. He was constantly going forward, consistently. And coming on the back end of the season, coming off the bye week, I expect more of that. I think his carries will increase because he's having, in my opinion, he's the MVP of this team, the face of the franchise. Absolutely. And hats off to that old line. I know they had some struggles early in the season, but if you go back and look at the tape, Saffold is pushing guys around. They're making the blocks, they're making room for him, and he's taking advantage and running hard. And when you can get into a good run rhythm and you can fire off one of defensive line and create a new line of scrimmage down the field, it helps the pass protection, it helps everything, and it opens up everything for the offense. It makes Tandy Hill feel comfortable in the pocket and do his thing. Yeah, all right. Well, second down, listen, like I said, Mahomes did his thing. The Chiefs have a dynamic offense. They moved the ball between the 20s over 40 yards in passing. I mean, the dude was on fire, but the defense steps up big where it counts. They didn't let the big plays in the end zone happen. They shut them down. You have Evans with the scoop and score. Ryan with the great strip there. Dory Jackson's final over the place. Yes. So the defense. Well, listen, we knew that this offense is potent and they're explosive. They can put up 55 points in six seconds. It seems like in Mahomes coming off the knee injury, you knew he was going to put up big numbers. So it's almost like the Jordan rules. Give Michael Jordan his points. He's going to score 65, 55 points. Just keep it close and make the defensive plays when you have to. And the Titans did just that. From 20 to 20, give them all the yards they want. Don't let them score. Make them kick field goals. And they were able to do that. They limited the big plays. They held them to not a whole bunch of big plays, but they were able to score. Mahomes had a lot of yards, but for the most part, they were in it until the end and they found a way to win. Two or three of the Reds and I think under 100 yards rushing too. I think that was a key factor. Third down, listen. He's three and one as a starter, but Tannehill really, really made a statement in this game, the way, especially he seemed to take over in the second half. I mean, to me, a big stat for him, I mean, he was pinpoint with these passes, but three rushes for 37 yards and those were big time rushes. Big time rushes with his legs, especially the two point conversion. The two point conversion and just his toughness. Yeah. And he is providing the spark that they were looking for out of this position. And that's not a knock on Mariota, because Mariota's had his moments throughout the course of the season, last year and so forth, but what they need right now, he's giving that to him. Look at that hard, tough run. When you see your quarterback doing that, that attitude, this looks like you in the Super Bowl. Yes, exactly. I mean, look at him. Standing over the defender. I mean, that's, when you see your quarterback do that low and his shoulder into the defender and drive for a touchdown. And push it through. I mean, that's what you want. And God, in that energy just permeates and explodes into the rest of your team and it oblige you. And you can see it. You can see it. I love it. All right. Well, we're going to spend a lot of time on this. It's an easy statement right here. The crowd was a factor. Let me hear you. The red, there was one of red. A lot of Chiefs fans, but man, you guys were nice and loud where you needed to be, especially on those third downs. The first botched field goal snap. The crowd was a factor. You guys showed up. Mike Vrable commented on it. The crowd was a factor. And I know we'll be moving forward. So hats off to you guys. Thank you. Thank you. Showing up and showing out. Let me hear you one more time. Yeah. That's what I'd like to hear right there. All right. We've got lots more to talk about. You know, 15 minutes can save you 15% or more on your car insurance. So with that, we'll go to break with our guide coach. Fast 15. Stick around. Tighten. 30. 20. 10. It is now half time here on the show. So any I got a question for you. What is your biggest phobia? I have a ton of them. Yeah. Yeah. Rats and snakes. They're too. It's obvious. But horses. Rats, snakes and horses. Yes. Are you afraid of like a Chinese calendar? What's up? No, I had a bad experience when I was seven. Long story short, I was riding this horse and my mom and my sister and horse took off down the creek to control it. As soon as he stopped, I said, I will never get on the horse again and jump off. I've never gotten on it. Never done it. All right. Man in his word. Well, we asked that of our, of our Titans players in this week's Titans 411. So check it out. Titans 411 powered by Snickers. Being left in the jungle, something like that. And, you know, I get 18 mad fast. And I just, it freaks me out. Snakes absolutely cannot stay in a state. Probably heights. Especially ferris wheels. Is there such thing as a ferris wheel phobia? Ferris wheel phobia. I'm going to say, creatures in the ocean. Not scared of the ocean, but I don't belong in there. We don't know, we know more about space than we do to ocean. So stay away from your boy. Can I skip though? Yeah. Obviously. I hate transfer trucks. Like, like I'm afraid to be alone on a dark road. And there's a truck behind me. Like I get spooked out. So I guess it was that, like a truck of phobia or something. I guess, I don't know. Ferris wheel phobia? Like I'm afraid of things that you're afraid of, right? Snakes, dude. I don't mess with snakes at all. They scare the hell out of me. You know, I'm getting to know more of our players. You look, you look sharp tonight. Another guy that likes to look sharp. Our left guard, Roger Saffold got to hook up with a legendary designer here in Nashville and got a look that is so very Nashville. You know, look sharp on the road. I got you. Check this out. I'm going to be meeting with Manuel, legendary jacket maker in his industry. Also with the hard hatter, he's been making hats for me a bunch. And now bringing that LA fashion to Nashville. Let's see what they got for us. Manuel is a legend. He's done pieces for all types of pop stars, including Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash. I mean, the list just goes on and on. So why not have something from him personally that you know will never be replicated again. And something special that I can keep for myself and be able to show the rest of the world. What makes this deal so special is that Manuel is actually working with one of my good friends, Logan, who was helping me out with not just a suit, but also a hat piece. Just as many as the custom suits that Manuel makes, so does Logan with his custom hats. No two are ever alike. So this is really a special collaboration between those two and of course, is for me. So getting to work with Roger, he has some of the coolest style in the world. He's so fun. He's so outgoing. Great, great husband, great father. So just to be able to work with somebody like that, for me is really awesome. You know, he's coming to Nashville. He wants to represent Nashville. Not only the Titans, but the Titans Nashville. And to me, that's pretty darn cool. All right guys, the suit is done. I haven't seen it yet. Haven't seen the suit of the hat, but now it's time to go in and check it out and get it all fit and ready for Sunday. All right, okay. Snap. This is next level. Man, this is supreme, man. Ready for a CMA red carpet? Yeah, yeah, come see me. I want to come see him. I will say this though. After seeing that, Manuel's out of fabric. Saffold's a big guy. All right, we got some mid-season grades coming up. Stick around. We got more Titans Blitz on the other side. Blitz presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Lance and Eddie back with you. And it is now the two-minute warning here on the show. And normally at this time, we would talk about the keys to the upcoming game. The upcoming game is on the couch. Yes. We're watching the Ravens beat the Texans. Yeah. Yeah. But right now, let's hand out some mid-season grades, I guess, if we will. And let's talk about each phase of the game here. So first up, we'll talk about the special teams leader of the team. Who do you think is doing the best on special teams? Oh, without a question, the Kern. Kern, right? Right, Kern. A punner. He's just been fantastic. Right? Yeah, so, Brett Kern. I mean, we've been talking about all season, talking about our punner, but yeah, he changes the field for you. He's the coffin corner. You hate it. Any type of, it's like me on the golf course. Just like you. When I get the fade, I can hit the draw, the low drive. I can hit it low. But he's been fantastic all season long, like you mentioned. Just really changing the field. Strong leg. Right. I think, I said early in the year, you know, he should be up for MVP. Yeah. I mean, body on a fourth down against the box. Right, right, right. The more you can do. Yeah, the more you can do. But no, it is, you just can't talk about it enough in terms of field position and how he sets it up for our defense. The defense is playing phenomenal a lot because of what he's doing. Yeah. And punners typically are underappreciated and never, totally underrated until you really need them to flip the field. But he's been fantastic. He's a superstar. Yeah. All right. Let's move on to the next question. You know, we mentioned it already. You got it. We got to go with Henry, right? Without, without that, right? I mean, Big Henry, I mean, King Henry has just been phenomenal all season long. Big breakout game. Yeah. I mean, listen to kid, you get out in space like this. No one is going to catch him. Yeah. He breaks angles at six foot four, 250 pounds. And he's able to do that inside the between the tackles. Yeah. His footwork to me has really improved this year as well. He's got 832 yards on the season so far. He's on track for 1331 yards. Last year, he had just over a thousand. So he's having his best season. Best season. Yeah. Eight touchdowns to go with that. And also to hats off to Tannehill for his, what he's done in his four games. That's been the spark. Yeah. 10 for 10 in the red zone. 10 for 10 in the red zone. Yeah. You gave me that message. Yeah. Moving on. All right. Logan Ryan. That's my guy. I mean, yes, you're a dude. Logan's having an all pro season in my opinion. Yes. But the kid that I want to talk about is Jeffrey El-Hefe. Oh, okay. You're all about El-Hefe. He's Albert Haines. We're 2.0. Okay. Because to come off of a knee injury, ACL, not to have a preseason, not have four or five games to really find the sea lakes, coming in and dominating on, I want to say he's not a hundred percent, probably more like 80 right now. But he's still figuring it out. He's a baby. Yeah. He's a baby doing that to grow. That's a big baby. Wait until he figures the game out. Yeah. El-Hefe. Yeah. He's going to be a staple for years to come in his defense. I think it'll be the face of the franchise or that defense in the next two to three years. But for real, getting back to Logan Ryan though, playing slot corner. He's got three and a half sacks, three interceptions, and he's baiting. I like to watch him bait quarterbacks because he gives a lot of space and then makes up that ground and such a leader back there. And just to think a couple seasons ago that he was kind of on the bubble. He might be here. He might not be here, but really has solidified his position as the leader of this defense. He's done been there, done it in New England's one of the super bowlers. So he knows how to prepare. He knows what he's doing on and off the field. He's one of my favorite people, but certainly one of my favorite Titans in the defense. So glad he's excited. Love you, Logan Ryan. All right, well, we got one more hero we want to talk about on the other side. Don't go away. Titans Let's be right back for health plans. It's now overtime here on the show and time for our Wendy's hot take of the week. And I just want to talk about Eddie so special right here. You know, he talked about it and he set it up. He set it up. He kept watching the cadence and he timed this perfectly. But what I want to talk to you about Eddie is well, really it's about this right here. We got a clip of him in the locker room. Just expressing his joy. Let's roll it. I was happy I know what I just did and I was I was I can't even put the words out there man. Just for the team and we really needed this. We really need this and I was good. So that's something it's something to rally around and got everybody excited and the players on the field when this is over I mean they they just they threw themselves around it. But I want to ask you this this game is so much about the war and the aggression and the you know, it's a dog fight. But how important is joy in this game still. It's something that's my point when you win there's joy. Yeah. But when you lose there's definitely pain because you don't see we see the Sunday, you know, you don't see from Monday to Sunday with the what you go through especially after loss. How you got to pick yourself back up. How you got to you know, recharge your battery and believe in the game plan believe in what Mike says all of your your focus your energy into the game plan for success. When you finally get the victory. Yeah. It's joy especially when you ended the way that they did it there. So. Yeah. And you're going into a buy a week. Oh, what could be better? Let me ask you this. Did you feel the joy? Yeah. You stopped watching.