Ryan Tannehill gives Tennessee Titans a flying start with a 45 yards touchdown run

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  • Turron DavenportESPN

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill showed his speed when he scored 45 yards for a touchdown on a read-option play on the road Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers.

All the attention went to Derrick Henry and Tannehill drew the ball, reaching a top speed of 19.1 mph as he retired from the Packers’ defense to get the Titans in five early in the third quarter at 19-14.

That was only the fourth zone read run of the season for the Titans, according to research from ESPN Stats & Information. Three of the zone read runs have gone for touchdowns. Sunday’s score gave Tannehill five hasty touchdowns, a career high in one season. Last season he had four fast TDs.

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