Titans 35, Bills 34: Matt Hasselbeck threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Nate Washington on fourth down with 63 seconds to play, lifting visiting Tennessee to its second straight victory.
Hasselbeck finished 22-of-33 for 205 yards and his only touchdown of the game capped a seven-play, 52-yard drive to give the Titans (3-4) their first road win in a wild shootout that saw the teams tied 14-14 after one quarter and Tennessee holding a 21-20 halftime edge.
Chris Johnson finally busted out with 195 yards and his first two rushing touchdowns – 16 and 83 yards – of the season and Jamie Harper added a pair of 1-yard scoring runs to give the Titans their fifth consecutive victory over the Bills (3-4).
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 225 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for Buffalo, which was looking to climb above .500. His 27-yard scoring pass to Stevie Johnson with five seconds left in the third quarter gave the Bills their first lead at 34-28.
Buffalo’s running back tandem of Fred Jackson and and C.J. Spiller rushed for 71 and 70 yards, respectively. Jackson added eight catches for 49 yards and a TD for the Bills, who also had an 89-yard kickoff return for a score by Brad Smith.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Johnson became the NFL’s career leader with four TD runs of at least 80 yards, surpassing Ahman Green. He also had his 30th 100-yard game, making the Titans the only franchise in history to have three backs (Earl Campbell, Eddie George) with 30 100-yard performances. … Bills WR Johnson’s third reception of the game, coming late in the first half, gave him 200 catches for his career. … Tennessee had four rushing TDs for the first time in a game since Nov. 27, 2008, against Detroit.
