Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young (10) looks for a receiver during the first quarter. The Titans beat the Chiefs, 26-17, Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City, Mo. ? The franchise now known as the Tennessee Titans hadn’t won in Kansas City in exactly 17 years. When the dejected Chiefs think back to their last win in their once-friendly home, it only seems that long.

Vince Young passed for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and Rob Bironas kicked four field goals Sunday, leading Tennessee to a much-needed 26-17 victory that kept the Titans in the AFC playoff picture.

Kansas City fell to its seventh straight defeat.

With two games left – at home against the New York Jets and at Indianapolis – the Titans (8-6) remain very much alive in the wild-card chase.

“We’ve just got to take care of our own business,” said defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch.

With the stadium about half empty on the sunny, chilly afternoon, the Chiefs (4-10) closed out their most miserable home season in 30 years. Their 2-6 record in Arrowhead Stadium, where they used to be nearly invincible, was their worst in a non-strike year since the 1977 team was 1-6 in a 14-game season.

“It’s never good to be a part of the worst,” said right guard John Welbourn, staring at the floor. “You know what happens when you’re part of the worst. There are going to be a lot of changes around here next year.”

With road games remaining at Detroit and the New York Jets, the possibility is growing that the Chiefs could end the season on a nine-game losing streak. For the sixth straight week, the Chiefs failed to score in the fourth quarter.

“It’s embarrassing,” tight end Tony Gonzalez said. “It’s frustrating. It’s all those things. I do feel like we played a little better today. The O-line played really well.”

Easy to spot were signs in the once-supportive home crowd urging that various coaches, players and front office executives be run out of town.

“I’m surprised there are fans in the stadium,” Gonzalez said. “People don’t want to be associated with a loser. That’s just how life is. If we don’t win, we’re going to be lucky to get that thing half filled.”

The Chiefs had won 21 of their previous 24 against quarterbacks in their first or second year as starters making their initial appearance in Arrowhead.

But Young made almost no mistakes while completing 16 of 26 passes without an interception.

Roydell Williams caught four passes for 94 yards, including touchdowns of 16 and 41 yards. Bironas, who came in leading the NFL in field goals, connected from 37, 37, 30 and 25 yards for the Titans, who had lost three of four on the road and dropped a heartbreaker the week before to San Diego.

“It wasn’t a pretty game today, but we fought hard and that’s exactly what I expected,” Vanden Bosch said.