Titans QB Will Levis leads improbable 14-point comeback over Dolphins despite early miscues

Back-to-back Tennessee Titans turnovers turned a tied tussle in Miami into a 14-point deficit in the blink of an eye in the fourth quarter.

An Eric Garror botched punt followed by a Will Levis horrific pitch attempt to Derrick Henry took the Titans from plucky to seemingly doomed as the Dolphins cashed in on both miscues to go up 14 points with less than five minutes remaining.

Then, the improbable comeback started.

Levis led a lightning nine-play, 75-yard drive that saw the Titans score in just 1:54, with the QB hitting DeAndre Hopkins for a touchdown with 2:40 left. The two-point conversion cut the lead to six points.

Head coach Mike Vrabel's defense forced a quick three-and-out, getting the ball back to Levis with 2:14 to play. It was more than enough time for the big-armed rookie to knife through a wilting Dolphins D. Levis hit an open Hopkins for 36 yards, then tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo for 16 to put Tennessee on the doorstep at the two-minute warning. Two plays later, Henry dove into the end zone. Comeback complete.

The Titans became the first team to win a game in which they were trailing by 14-plus points with under 3:00 minutes remaining since the Saints in Week 11, 2017, against Washington (34-31 in overtime), per NFL Research. From Week 12, 2017, until the Titans' Week 14 win, teams trailing by 14+ points with under 3:00 minutes remaining were 0-582.

"We did a lot of things that were going to cost us, obviously, the turnovers and the mistakes," Vrabel said via the team's official website. "But we did more positive things late. The defense got some stops, and when the offense needed to come through, they came through.

"It doesn't have to be that hard. But I'm proud of the character of this football team, competing.