Midway through the third quarter of the Tenne see Titans win at Green Bay on Thursday, Derrick Henry all 6-foot-3, 247 pounds of him took a hand-off at the Packers three-yard line and plowed toward the end zone.Instead of hammering into the line, however, Henry pulled up at the last instant, lobbing Sammie Coates Jersey to wide open tight end Austin Hooper.Different? Definitely.It was that kind of night for the Titans, who veered somewhat from the winning formula that was so succe sful for them over the better part of the last two months: a highly productive run game, smothering run defense and big plays in pa s defense.In beating the Packers 27-17, the Titans showed an explosive pa sing attack, some eye-opening play-calling and an ability to shut down an opposing offense even while finishing with one sack and zero interceptions.The Titans scored their most points this season. They scored their this season. They won by 10 points for the first time this season.It was all just a little different than what wed seen previously.Each and every week, we have to figure out ways to move the football offensively, coach Mike Vrabel told media afterward. I felt like guys executed. We protected the quarterback for the most part. Just a lot of really good things.Here are five takeaways from the Titans win: The Titans Offense was Explosive? Here are some crazy numbers: In the first nine games of the season, the Titans totaled just 10 plays of 30-plus yards. In only four quarters of work against the Packers, the Titans produced plays of 30-plus yards all on a night when the teams longest run was nine yards.Maybe we should have known something had changed on the third play of the game when quarterback Ryan Tannehill connected with Treylon Burks for a 43-yard completion. That was the key play on the Titans game-opening, 83-yard touchdown drive.The next three big pa sing plays led to scores as well. Two occurred on one drive a deep shot to rookie tight end Chig Okonkwo that gained 31 yards, and a 42-yard screen pa s to Henry. Two plays later, Henry hit Austin Hooper with the jump pa s and the Titans had what would turn out to be an insurmountable 20-9 lead.Still, the big plays kept coming through the air.Tannehill connected with Woods for a 32-yard gain on the next drive, setting up a touchdown that put the Titans up 27-17.And then the coup de gras, coming on the Titans final po se sion. Run the clock out? Not these new- Breeland Speaks Jersey look Titans. Tannehill instead clinched matters by going up top to Burks, hitting him for a 51-yard completion.Vrabel credited the play of the offensive line, which was without starting center Ben Jones. The Titans did surrender three sacks, but also allowed Tannehill to make longer reads at times as well.Protection, the ability to protect and scheme and progre s through, Vrabel said. Guys made some plays. Probably when you can protect the quarterback, and he can get some schemes. I thought there was some good design and the execution was good. Thats what happens. When youre able to get X-plays, theres probably a little bit of both theres a good design and great execution. Tannehill was Razor-Sharp Tannehill may still have been slightly bothered by the sprained ankle he suffered earlier in the year, but he showed Thursday that his arm is just fine.He finished 22-27 for 333 yards, two touchdowns and a 127.3 quarterback rating. The only blemish on his night was a fourth-quarter interception. Tannehill failed to see defender Rasul Douglas on a pa s intended for Burks. It was his first interception in .But overall, the positives far outweighed the negatives for Tannehill, who had his most productive game since Week 2 of the 2021 season when he threw for 347 yards in a win at Seattle.Maybe what was most impre sive about Tannehills night was the multiple tight-window pa ses he completed.There were the two bombs to Burks, but the 16-yard touchdown pa s he threw to Hooper rated highly as well. Tannehill zipped it straight down the seam, and Hooper clutched it tight as he hit the turf, putting the Darron Lee Jersey Titans ahead 27-17.Scroll to ContinueWe saw a lot of contested catches, some underneath things where the coverage was good, Tannehill said. (I was) able to give them a chance with the ball and some strong-hands catches, and (they) made the play for me. Bashaud Breeland Jersey You see those things happen and it gives the quarterbacks a lot of confidence to cut it loose in those guys directions.Next Gen Stats gave Tannehill some serious props afterward, noting he had completed more than 20 percent of pa ses over expectation, the highest in a game over the last three seasons by any NFL quarterback (minimum 25 attempts).Tannehills 97 Next Gen Stats pa sing score was the highest by any quarterback this season.We took advantage of some underneath things they were giving us, and then when we had opportunities down the field, we took advantage of those as well, Tannehill said. Proud of our guys. Burks Broke Loose Seemingly nothing has gone smoothly this year for Burks, who was chosen with the 18thoverall pick of the NFL Draft and immediately expected by many to replace A.J. Brown, whod been traded to Philadelphia just moments earlier.Asthma and poor conditioning knocked him out of rookie camp almost immediately, and things hadnt improved by mini-camp, which he sat out for the same reasons. Burks got off to a so-so start with 10 catches for 129 yards in his first four games. But just as he seemed to be settling in, Burks suffered a turf-toe injury, one that landed him on injured reserve and forced him to mi s the next four games.All those frustrations were swept aside for at least one night against the Packers, as Burks had easily of his young NFL career making seven catches (on eight targets) for Sammy Watkins Jersey 111 yards.It began with an eye-opener, as the Titans went for broke on their first third-down attempt. They converted easily when Burks beat Packers defensive back Keisean Nixon deep, thew up a hand to signal Tannehill and then . He got up and pumped his fist twice.That first third down really got us going, Tannehill said. He did a good job of beating his man, had an opportunity down the field. Hes been doing some good things for us all year. Hopefully we can build on this, get some momentum going.Having a player like Burks, who is big, strong and fast enough to be able to get open downfield, is a key to balancing the run-heavy Titans offense and giving defenses a different look.Anytime you can make some plays, it gives you a lot of confidence as a player, Tannehill said of Burks. I felt like that was coming early on in the year, before Indy when he went out. Now hes getting back into it. Definitely happy with the way he played the game. Made some big plays for us. Hes obviously a talented player and I wan