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The team's 32-27 win over the Texans was the team's fifth win in the past six games in Houston.

Titans fans, some of them decked out in Oilers gear, celebrated as Texans fans headed to the exits.

In what's been a frustrating season, this was a nice highlight.

The Titans are 3-8, but on this day, it was fun to celebrate.

In Houston.

Titans quarterback Will Levis threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception. He was sacked eight times in the contest.

The Titans survived some of their own mistakes to win in.

It was an ominous start for the Titans.

Texans returner Dameon Pierce returned the opening kickoff 80 yards to the Titans 19-yard line, and Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud connected with tight end Cade Stover for a touchdown on Houston's first offensive play to make it 7-0 just 18 seconds left in the contest.

But the Titans responded with back-to-back-back scores of their own, starting with a 51-yard field goal by Nick Folk, which made it 7-3 with 11:15 left in the first quarter.

After a defensive stop, Levis then executed a beautiful, 10-play, 89-yard touchdown drive that he capped off with a 38-yard touchdown pass to receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, which made it 10-7. The Titans converted a fourth-down on the drive, on a keeper from Levis.

When the Titans got the ball back after another defensive stop, on their own five-yard line, Levis guided the Titans 95 yards on six plays. A 63-yard pass to receiver Calvin Ridley jumpstarted the drive, and a 10-yard touchdown run by running back Tony Pollard capped it off to make it 17-7 with 11:03 left in the second quarter.

The Texans cut the lead to 17-14 on a five-yard touchdown pass from Stroud to Nico Collins with 6:17 left in the second quarter.

Following a critical fumble on a botched exchange from Levis to Pollard, the Texans tied the game on a field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn to make it 17-17 with 3:24 left before halftime.

The Titans kept swinging.

And, after an interception by rookie cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., Folk nailed a 56-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to give the Titans a 20-17 lead at the break.

Levis was 11-of-12 for 177 yards and a touchdown at the half, but he was sacked seven times.

The Titans got more points on a Folk field goal to start the second half. It was another 51-yarder by Folk, this one capping an 11-play, 41-yard drive, to give the Titans a 23-17 lead at the 9:08 mark of the third quarter.

After Titans linebacker Kenneth Muray intercepted Stroud in Houston territory, it looked like the Titans might take control of the game.

But disaster struck not long after, as Levis was intercepted by Texans safety Jimmie Ward, and he returned it 65 yards for a touchdown to give Houston a 24-23 lead after three quarters.

Another special teams faux pas – a fumble by returner Jha'Quan Jackson – served up another short field for the Texans, giving them the ball at the Tennessee 43.

The Texans cashed that in for three more points on another Fairbairn field goal, this one from 54 yards, to take a 27-23 lead with 9:46 remaining in the game.

But the Titans got off the mat, in grand fashion.

Tight end Chig Okonkwo caught short pass from Levis, and turned it into 70-yard touchdown by outracing a host of Texans defenders to the end zone to make it 30-27 with 9:35 left.

Fairbairn missed a short field goal late that would have tied it.

Jeffery Simmons had a critical sack late before Titans edge Harold Landry recorded a safety in the closing minutes to seal the win.

And, the Titans celebrated in Houston, once again.

The Titans return to action next Sunday at the Washington Commanders.

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