The Bucs kicked off to start the second half and Tennessee got the ball out to their own 33 on the return. Catches by RB Julius Chestnut and TE Gunnar Helm accounted for 24 yards as the Titans quickly got across midfield. Two Chestnut runs got it down to the Bucs' 28 but a pair of incompletions made it third-and-10. QB Brandon Allen then threaded the needle between multiple defenders over the middle to phit WR Bryce Oliver for a first down at the 17. The Titans faced a third-and-one at the Bucs' eight but LB Antonio Grier stopped RB Kalel Mullings for a loss of one. The Titans went for it on two but Allen was pressured into a high throw that went out of the back of the end zone.
The Bucs took over at their own nine and brought in undrafted rookie Connor Bazelak to play quarterback. Two Wright runs gained nothing and a third-down pass to Miller was good for just three yards, leading to a punt. James Proche had a long return deep into Bucs territory but it was called back on a holding penalty, putting the ball on Tennessee's 26.
Jackson came up with a big play, blitzing up the middle to drop Allen for an eight-yard sack. However, Mullings rambled for 12 yards on second down and Allen converted the third down with an eight-yard completion. The drive ended two plays later, however, as Bullock tipped an Allen pass and Jackson hauled it in for the first turnover the game, giving the Bucs possession at Tennessee's 40.
The Bucs quickly faced a third-and-four but Bazelak stood tall in the pocket and got off a pass over the middle to Greene for 13 yards to the Tennessee 21. Two Wright runs made it third-and-two at the 13, and the Titans then got their first takeaway on third down, as rookie WR Jacob Harris successfully fought to get a first down on a short pass but then fumbled, with Tennessee recovering at the 11.
With Tim Boyle taking over at quarterback for the visitors, the Titans fed Mullings on three straight plays to gain a total of 13 yards as the third quarter came to an end. After another run to start the fourth quarter, the Titans faced a third-and-three at their own 28, which became third-and-eight after a false start. Boyle threw under pressure on third down and it was incomplete, leading to a punt, which rolled to a stop at the Bucs' 32.
The Bucs appeared to get a first down on two Tucker runs but the second was brought back by a holding penalty, making it second-and-16. However, Bazelak then found Jarrett on a crossing route and the 18-yard gain made it first down at the Bucs' 44. Three plays later, Bazelak converted another first down with a six-yard strike to Harris, getting the ball across midfield. The next third down, unfortunately, didn't got the Bucs way and a punt ensued from the Titans' 44 with nine-and-a-half minutes left in regulation.
Tennessee got the ball at its own seven and got nothing on its first two plays. Undrafted rookie S J.J. Roberts killed the drive by jumping in front of WR Xavier Restrepo and nearly intercepting a third-down pass. The Titans' punt bounced out of bounds at their own 41.
Wright started the next drive with a 15-yard run and a hands-to-the-face penalty on the defense on the next snap made it first down at the Titans' 20. Wright got six more on the next play, but his apparent touchdown scamper on second down erased much of the gain and made it second-and-eight. Tucker came back in and absorbed a big hit at the end of a run that left the ball eight inches short of a first down. Wright once again bounced outside for an apparent touchdown run but it was brought back on another holding call on the perimeter. After a short run on third down, undrafted rookie K Ryan Coe came on to try a 36-yard field goal and knocked it through for a nine-point lead with 5:33 to play.
Tennessee's next drive started at its 30 and quickly hit third-and-10 after two incompletions. On third down, Boyle tried to throw a curl to WR Jha'Quan Jackson out to the right, but Roberts got a hand in the way to deflect the pass and Funderburk caught the rebound for an interception that he returned to Tennessee's 30. That set up a short drive that Wright ended with a 15-yard touchdown run, this time not called back by a flag.
Down by 15 points with three minutes to go, the Titans had to put the ball in the air and Boyle converted a fourth-and-five with a 12-yard strike to WR T.J. Sheffield. However, a 10-yard sack by Peeples help put Tennessee in a desperate fourth-and-13 and Parodie jumped a pass intended for WR Mason Kinsey and dashed to the right front pylon, just diving over it into the end zone for a touchdown. The ball came loose at the end of Parodie's dive but the play was reviewed and upheld.