"A relieved Mike Munchak stepped to the podium, tapped his fingers a couple of times and smiled as he addressed the media.

"Any running-game questions?"

It's a subject the Titans coach had grown more than tired of discussing, with his team's inexplicable residence at the bottom of the NFL statistics in rushing.

But at least for one game — played on a soggy LP Field against the league's second-worst overall defense — everything looked like yesteryear for Chris Johnson and Tennessee's rushing attack.

Held to less than 60 yards for six of his first 10 games, Johnson erupted for 190 yards on 23 carries as the Titans beat the Buccaneers 23-17 on Sunday.

It was Johnson's best game of the season, the third-best of his career and the most yards he'd gained since putting up 228 against Jacksonville on Nov. 1, 2009.

"It felt good to finally get out there and get to open space and make some plays," Johnson said. "The offensive line blocked great, (and fullback Ahmard Hall) was getting on linebackers and making great blocks, just letting me run and make plays. The receivers also did a good job of getting some blocks down the field.""