Titans rally past Cardinals for first win in 10 games

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Trailing by 15 entering the fourth quarter, the Tennessee Titans rallied for a 22-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at State Farm Stadium, erasing a 10-game losing skid and earning the rookie Cam Ward his first NFL win. Tennessee scored on a deflected interception that was fumbled into the end zone and recovered by Tyler Lockett, then capped the comeback with a walkoff 29-yard field goal by Joey Slye as time expired.

The game turned dramatically in the fourth quarter, when Ward completed 13 of 18 passes for 193 yards in the period and finished 21 of 39 for 265 yards with one interception. His late 38-yard strike to Calvin Ridley positioned Tennessee for the final field-goal drive; on that drive Ward was 5 of 6 for 67 yards. The Titans defense held Arizona scoreless after halftime and forced multiple turnovers that swung momentum.

A sequence of miscues by the Cardinals helped fuel the comeback. Emari Demercado lost a long run near the goal line that became a touchback after a defensive play, and Arizona safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson’s interception with under five minutes remaining resulted in a fumble that Lockett recovered in the end zone for a...