Brisbane made it three wins in a row with a controversial 26-12 derby triumph over Gold Coast, but it came at a cost.
Fullback Reece Walsh, playing his 100th NRL match, displayed his creative genius in the first half with a try for the ages, before he was concussed tackling Titans forward Kurtis Morrin on the cusp of halftime.
Ben Hunt, who played with an injured knee, told Fox Sports after the match that there were fears Walsh had fractured a cheekbone.
The category-one HIA ruled Walsh out for the match and he will definitely miss Friday night's clash with North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium.
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Earlier captain Adam Reynolds strained a groin in the 25th minute and was replaced by fellow veteran Ben Hunt. He appears to be in early doubt for the Cowboys clash.
The Titans were right up for the match and trailed 8-6 at halftime, but it was the class of Broncos stars Ezra Mam and Kotoni Staggs that proved the difference.
Mam was outstanding in the second half, which had a moment of controversy.
The win took the defending premiers inside the top eight for the first time this season.
It was a lapse of concentration after the break that cost the hosts dearly. They failed to contest a Hunt bomb, Staggs collected the scraps and kicked again for Mam to collect and send bench prop Xavier Willison over.
Mam then put centre Gehamat Shibasaki in and all of a sudden the visitors led 16-6.
The Titans were desperately unlucky to have a try denied when centre AJ Brimson went over, only for a forward pass to be ruled against five-eighth Lachlan Ilias.
Jesse Arthars, who had moved from the wing to fullback after Walsh's exit, scored up the other end in the next set to rub salt into the wounds..
Walsh lit up the stadium in the third minute when he bombed from 15m out and raced through to catch it and score himself while being buffeted by defenders. It was a moment of sheer skill and breathtaking audacity.
Titans rising second-row star Arama Hau, the hero from last week's win over St George Illawarra, stormed 15m and was only denied by a desperate try saver by Mam.
Mam was then crunched by Titans prop Moeaki Fotuaika and centre Jojo Fifita swooped on the loose ball to race 65m and score the first of his two tries.
Walsh raced 90m down the left touchline on the cusp of halftime and beat four defenders to put the ball over the line, but he had just touched the sideline in doing so.
A minute later he was on his way off the field, but the Titans were unable to make the Broncos pay in the second half, despite several near misses.