Houston (USA), Jan 3 (EFE) .- The Tennessee Titans won the South Division of the American Conference, supported by Derrick Henry, who surpassed 2,000 rushing yards and a 37-yard field goal from rookie Sam Sloman who rebounded up the vertical and ran through it for a 38-41 road win over the Houston Texans.
Henry rushed for a career-high 250 yards in the victory that gave Tennessee (11-5) its first American Conference South title since 2008 and is the fifth consecutive loss for the Texans (4-12). ).
Tennessee will host the Baltimore Ravens (11-5) next weekend.
Henry finished the regular season with a franchise-record 2,027 rushing yards to become the eighth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards. He passed Chris Johnson, who had 2,006 yards in 2009.
Henry had touchdown runs of 52 and 6 yards in his third straight 200-yard rushing game against the Texans.
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