MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Will Levis threw for a career-high 327 yards and directed two touchdown drives in the final 4 1/2 minutes, and the Tennessee Titans rallied to stun Miami 28-27 on Monday night, knocking the Dolphins out of the top spot in the AFC.
The Titans (5-8) held Tua Tagovailoa and Miami’s explosive offense in check for most of the game but still fell behind by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, thanks to critical mistakes that gave short fields to the Dolphins (9-4). Raheem Mostert ran for TDs of 3 yards and 5 yards to put Miami ahead 27-13.
Levis, a second-round draft pick making his sixth career start, took over from there. He led a nine-play, 75-yard drive that took 1:54, capping it with a 3-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins and a 2-point conversion throw to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine.
The Titans got a stop and Levis quickly went to work, hitting Hopkins for 28 yards and Chigoziem Okonkwo for 16 yards to get into scoring position. Derrick Henry scored on a 3-yard rush and the extra point gave the Titans a one-point lead.
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Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis (8) aims a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) -
Miami Dolphins linebacker Duke Riley (45) and cornerback Jalen Ramsey (5) check on cornerback Xavien Howard (25) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) -
Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis (8) hands the ball to running back Derrick Henry (22) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) -
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, right, checks on guard Connor Williams (58) as he is attended on the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) -
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) aims a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) -
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) -
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel looks up from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) -
Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert (31) runs for a touchdown as Tennessee Titans linebacker Jack Gibbens (50) attempts to stop him during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) -
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) looks up during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The Dolphins took over with no timeouts left and got to their own 45, but Harold Landry III sacked Tagovailoa to put the game away. Miami lost at home for the first time this season, and its three-game winning streak was snapped. Baltimore now has a one-game lead for the best record in the conference.
Miami played much the game without star receiver Tyreek Hill, who sat out the second quarter and majority of the third after injuring his ankle in the first quarter. He returned and caught passes of 23 and 25 yards to set up Jason Sanders’ 31-yard field goal that tied it at 13 at the beginning of the fourth. Hill, who leads the NFL in receiving yard, was in and out of the game from there and finished with 61 yards.
Tagovailoa was 23 of 33 for 240 yards and had his streak of 21 consecutive games with a touchdown pass snapped.
Levis went 23 of 38 with a touchdown pass and an interception. Hopkins had seven catches for 124 yards.
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