Titans escape Commanders' last threat after goal-line interception

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A teammate yelled at David Long Jr. from a corner of the locker room, "Keep that game ball!"

He wasn’t letting it out of his grasp.

Long intercepted Carson Wentz at the 1-yard line with 6 seconds left to preserve Tennessee’s third win in a row, 21-17 over the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Derrick Henry again got his team rolling, and Long's play concluded a goal-line stand that vaulted the Titans (3-2) into first place in the AFC South.

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Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans hands the ball off to Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans during the second half against the Washington Commanders at FedExField on October 09, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

"We never panic," Long said of a defense that has made two game-saving plays in the past three weeks. "This is what we do it for. This is what you dream of. Don’t panic. Somebody made a play, and we walk off the field. It just ended up being me."

The interception, Wentz’s sixth of the season, sealed a fourth consecutive loss for the Commanders (1-4) and overshadowed his two touchdown passes to Dyami Brown.

"Guy made a heck of a play," said Wentz, who was 25 of 38 for 359 yards, including 76 on the final drive. "I just tried to squeeze it in there to J.D. (McKissic). Heck of a play. That was an emotional roller coaster. I thought we had six points when it left my hand and then the result. That was unfortunate."

Well before Long was the hero, Henry racked up 102 yards on 28 carries and had two catches for 30 yards, one of them a screen pass that set up Dontrell Hilliard’s 13-yard touchdown reception in the first