Donnie Avery claims a Titans touchdown.
Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes as the Tennessee Titans edged the Houston Texans 23-22.
Texans rookie starter TJ Yates left the game after one series with a bruised left shoulder and was replaced by 36-year-old Jake Delhomme.
He was signed in November in the wake of season-ending injuries to starter Matt Schaub and backup Matt Leinart and completed 18 of 28 passes, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Bryant Johnson with 14 seconds left.
Kubiak called for a two-point conversion at the end. But after an illegal motion penalty, back-up centre Thomas Austin snapped the ball over Delhomme's head and the game was over.
Concerns
Chris Johnson ran for 61 yards to go over 1,000 for the fourth consecutive season, and Rob Bironas kicked three field goals for Tennessee. The Texans had other concerns after Sunday's defeat.
Yates was sacked on Houston's first snap by Jurrell Casey and Derrick Morgan. He completed passes to Joel Dreessen and James Casey for first downs, before Tate and Derrick Ward started alternating touches for the rest of the drive.
Tate plowed into the end zone with 5:15 left in the first quarter, but Yates came off the field favoring his left shoulder and went to the locker room. Kubiak said Yates would undergo more tests on Monday.
Titans defensive end Dave Ball sacked replacement Delhomme and knocked the ball loose, and safety Chris Hope recovered at the Texans 33. Hasselbeck threw a 25-yard pass to Jared Cook, then found Donnie Avery in the corner of the end zone to move Tennessee in front.
Hasselbeck completed 22 of 35 passes for 297 yards without an interception.
Delhomme threw a 16-yard pass to Andre Johnson to get Houston moving again. Johnson caught two passes and sat out the second half after missing the previous three games with a strained left hamstring.
Neil Rackers kicked a 52-yard field goal with 1:09 left in the first half, but
Rallied
Bironas booted a 43-yarder on the final play before the break to put Tennessee up 13-10. Bironas extended his own NFL record by kicking a field goal of 40 yards or longer for the 10th consecutive game.
The Texans rallied to tie it at 16-all, but Kubiak had most of his defensive starters on the bench in the fourth quarter. Nate Washington got behind rookie cornerback Brandon Harris and third-string safety Quintin Demps for a 23-yard touchdown with 4:31 remaining.
Texans linebacker Jesse Nading recovered a fumble by Ahmard Hall with under two minutes left, and Delhomme completed five of six passes to drive Houston for the late touchdown.
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