In week 17 the Houston Texans rested their starters against the Tennessee Titans, well, everyone except for Tashaun Gipson, after clinching the division against Tampa the week before. Bill O’Brien unlatched the golden gate and opened the runway for Derrick Henry’s rushing title, and most importantly, a Titans postseason berth. At the time, what was thought to be a cute and meaningless thing, ended up becoming postseason CHAOS.
The Titans continued to play their own archaic supernal brand of establish the run, play action, bully ball, against the Patriots and Ravens.