2009 Tennessee Titans season

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2009 Tennessee Titans season
Owner
LP Field
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-ProsChris Johnson (1st team)
Michael Roos (2nd team)

The 2009 Tennessee Titans season was the 50th season for the original American Football League (AFL) team, their 40th in the National Football League (NFL), and 13th in Tennessee. The Titans aimed to equal or improve on their 2008 NFL-best 13–3 record; however, they lost the first six games of the season. The Titans switched to Vince Young as starting quarterback and won eight out of their remaining ten games, losing only to the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers. The 42–17 loss to the Chargers in Week 16 eliminated the team from playoff contention.

Second-year running back

NFL rushing title with 2,006 rushing yards, and set the NFL record for most yards from scrimmage
in a single season, with 2,509.

From 2009 to 2016, the Titans would fail to qualify for the playoffs.

As a side note, the Titans became the first, and, as of 2020, only team in NFL history to lose their first 6 games, then win their next 5.

Final roster

2009 Tennessee Titans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 inactive, 7 practice squad

Schedule

The Titans played

Houston Oilers
uniforms.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
HOF August 9 Buffalo Bills W 21–18 1–0
Fawcett Stadium
Recap
1 August 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–20 2–0
LP Field
Recap
2 August 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–30 2–1
Cowboys Stadium
Recap
3 August 29 at Cleveland Browns L 17–23 2–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
4 September 3 Green Bay Packers W 27–13 3–2
LP Field
Recap

Regular season

In addition to their regular games with AFC South division rivals, the Titans played games against the AFC East and NFC West according to the NFL's schedule rotation, and also played games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Diego Chargers based upon finishing positions from 2008.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
TV
1 September 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–13 (OT) 0–1
Heinz Field
Recap NBC
2 September 20 Houston Texans L 31–34 0–2
LP Field
Recap CBS
3 September 27 at New York Jets L 17–24 0–3 Giants Stadium Recap CBS
4 October 4 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 17–37 0–4
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Recap CBS
5 October 11 Indianapolis Colts L 9–31 0–5
LP Field
Recap NBC
6 October 18 at New England Patriots L 0–59 0–6 Gillette Stadium Recap CBS
7 Bye
8 November 1 Jacksonville Jaguars W 30–13 1–6
LP Field
Recap CBS
9 November 8 at San Francisco 49ers W 34–27 2–6 Candlestick Park Recap CBS
10 November 15 Buffalo Bills W 41–17 3–6
LP Field
Recap CBS
11 November 23 at Houston Texans W 20–17 4–6
Reliant Stadium
Recap ESPN
12 November 29 Arizona Cardinals W 20–17 5–6
LP Field
Recap Fox
13 December 6 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–27 5–7 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap CBS
14 December 13 St. Louis Rams W 47–7 6–7
LP Field
Recap Fox
15 December 20 Miami Dolphins W 27–24 (OT) 7–7
LP Field
Recap CBS
16 December 25 San Diego Chargers L 17–42 7–8
LP Field
Recap NFLN
17 January 3 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–13 8–8
Qwest Field
Recap CBS

Standings

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Indianapolis Colts 14 2 0 .875 6–0 10–2 416 307 L2
Houston Texans 9 7 0 .563 1–5 6–6 388 333 W4
Tennessee Titans 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 354 402 W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 290 380 L4

Regular season games

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 0 7 03010
Steelers 0 7 03313

at

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Titans began their season at

kickoff game against the defending Super Bowl champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers. After a scoreless first quarter, Tennessee trailed near the end of the second quarter as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 34-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Santonio Holmes. Afterwards, the Titans would tie the game as quarterback Kerry Collins completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Justin Gage
.

After a scoreless third quarter, Tennessee took the lead as kicker Rob Bironas got a 45-yard field goal, while Pittsburgh kicker Jeff Reed made a 32-yard field goal to tie the game. In overtime, the Steelers got the win as Reed nailed a game-winning 33-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Titans started the season out at 0–1.

Week 2: vs. Houston Texans

Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 17 7334
Titans 14 10 7031

at

Hoping to rebound from their loss against the Steelers, the Titans went home for their Week 2 home opener against their AFC South foe, the Houston Texans. Tennessee would strike first in the opening quarter as running back Chris Johnson got a 57-yard touchdown run. The Texans would answer with quarterback Matt Schaub completing a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson, yet the Titans would reply with quarterback Kerry Collins completing a 69-yard touchdown pass to Johnson. Tennessee would add onto their lead in the second quarter as Collins completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Washington. However, Houston took the lead as Schaub completed a 72-yard touchdown pass to Johnson and a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Jones, followed by a 38-yard field goal from kicker Kris Brown. The Titans would close out the half as kicker Rob Bironas made a 40-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, Tennessee would regain the lead as Johnson got a 91-yard touchdown run. The Texans would tie the game again as Schaub completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Owen Daniels. In the fourth quarter, Houston took the lead as Brown nailed a 23-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Texans' defense prevented any attempt at an offensive rally.

With the loss, the Titans drop to 0–2.

Week 3: at New York Jets

Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 10 7017
Jets 14 0 7324

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Trying to snap a two-game losing skid, the Titans flew to The Meadowlands, donned their Houston Oilers throwbacks, and played a Week 3 AFL Legacy game with the New York Jets. Tennessee would struggle in the first quarter as Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez got a 14-yard touchdown run and completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ben Hartsock. The Titans would climb into the game in the second quarter with running back LenDale White's 5-yard touchdown run and kicker Rob Bironas' 38-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, Tennessee would take the lead with quarterback Kerry Collins' 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Washington. However, New York would strike back with Sanchez's 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery. The Jets would increase their lead in the fourth quarter with kicker Jay Feely's 48-yard field goal. The Titans tried to rally, but New York's defense would stand firm and prevented any possible comeback attempt.

With the loss, Tennessee would fall to 0–3 for the first time since the 2006 season.

Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 6817
Jaguars 10 17 3737

at

Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida