2012 Tennessee Titans season

2012 Tennessee Titans season
2012 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	LP Field
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 2011; Titans seasons; 2013 →;

The 2012 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 53rd overall, the 16th in the state of Tennessee and the second under head coach Mike Munchak. It was also the last full season under the ownership of Bud Adams, who died on October 21, 2013. The Titans failed to improve on their 9–7 record in 2011 and were eliminated from postseason contention in Week 14.

2012 draft class

2012 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	20	Kendall Wright	Wide receiver	Baylor
2	52	Zach Brown	Linebacker	North Carolina
3	82	Mike Martin	Defensive tackle	Michigan
4	115	Coty Sensabaugh	Cornerback	Clemson
5	145^[a]	Taylor Thompson	Tight end	SMU
6	190	Markelle Martin	Safety	Oklahoma State
7	227^[b]	Scott Solomon	Defensive end	Rice

Notes

^{^[a]} Traded up to acquire pick from the Dolphins.

^{^[b]}Pick from the Browns through the Vikings.

Staff

**2012 Tennessee Titans staff**
	Front office Founder/owner/chairman/president/CEO – Bud Adams Senior executive vice president/chief operating officer – Mike Reinfeldt Executive vice president/general manager – Ruston Webster Vice president of player personnel – Lake Dawson Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino Director of college scouting – Blake Beddingfield Head coaches Head coach – Mike Munchak Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer (fired Nov 26, 2012) Quarterbacks/interim offensive coordinator – Dowell Loggains Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Dave Ragone Tight ends – John Zernhelt Offensive line – Bruce Matthews Assistant offensive line – Nate Kaczor Offensive assistant/quality control – Arthur Smith			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jerry Gray Defensive line – Tracy Rocker Linebackers – Frank Bush Secondary – Brett Maxie Assistant secondary – Steve Brown Defensive assistant/pass rush specialist – Keith Millard Defensive assistant/quality control – Jonathan Gannon Special teams coaches Special teams – Alan Lowry Special teams assistant – Chet Parlavecchio Strength and conditioning Assistant head coach/strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson

Final roster

**2012 Tennessee Titans final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Matt Hasselbeck 10 Jake Locker 11 Rusty Smith Running backs 23 Jamie Harper 28 Chris Johnson 45 Quinn Johnson FB 42 Collin Mooney FB 25 Darius Reynaud Wide receivers 18 Kenny Britt 87 Lavelle Hawkins 14 Michael Preston 85 Nate Washington 17 Damian Williams 13 Kendall Wright Tight ends 81 Brandon Barden 88 Craig Stevens 84 Taylor Thompson		Offensive linemen 70 Daniel Baldridge T 62 Kyle DeVan C/G 72 Deuce Lutui G 60 Kevin Matthews C/G 66 Mike Otto T 67 Mitch Petrus G 71 Michael Roos T 68 Byron Stingily T 61 Fernando Velasco C/G Defensive linemen 99 Jurrell Casey DT 96 DaJohn Harris DE 97 Karl Klug DT 94 Sen'Derrick Marks DT 93 Mike Martin DT 91 Derrick Morgan DE 90 Scott Solomon DE 95 Kamerion Wimbley DE 79 Jarius Wynn DE		Linebackers 58 Xavier Adibi OLB 56 Akeem Ayers OLB 57 Patrick Bailey OLB 55 Zach Brown OLB 59 Tim Shaw MLB/OLB 92 Will Witherspoon MLB Defensive backs 38 Al Afalava SS 26 Jordan Babineaux SS 37 Tommie Campbell CB 33 Michael Griffin FS 30 Jason McCourty CB 29 Ryan Mouton CB 24 Coty Sensabaugh CB 20 Alterraun Verner CB 35 Tracy Wilson FS Special teams 2 Rob Bironas K 48 Beau Brinkley LS 6 Brett Kern P		Reserve lists 98 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 89 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 75 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 78 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 36 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 64 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 32 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 50 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 83 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 31 Markelle Martin FS (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform) 52 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 21 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 76 IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 39 Alvester Alexander RB 19 Diondre Borel WR 69 Zach Clayton DT 62 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Thaddeus Gibson LB 69 Tyler Horn C 46 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 41 Suaesi Tuimaunei S 80 Martell Webb TE Rookies in italics 53 active, 18 inactive, 7 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	at Seattle Seahawks	L 17–27	0–1	CenturyLink Field	Recap
2	August 17	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–7	1–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
3	August 23	Arizona Cardinals	W 32–27	2–1	LP Field	Recap
4	August 30	New Orleans Saints	W 10–6	3–1	LP Field	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	New England Patriots	L 13–34	0–1	LP Field	Recap
2	September 16	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–38	0–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	Detroit Lions	W 44–41 (OT)	1–2	LP Field	Recap
4	September 30	at Houston Texans	L 14–38	1–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
5	October 7	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–30	1–4	Mall of America Field	Recap
6	October 11	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–23	2–4	LP Field	Recap
7	October 21	at Buffalo Bills	W 35–34	3–4	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	Indianapolis Colts	L 13–19 (OT)	3–5	LP Field	Recap
9	November 4	Chicago Bears	L 20–51	3–6	LP Field	Recap
10	November 11	at Miami Dolphins	W 37–3	4–6	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 19–24	4–7	EverBank Field	Recap
13	December 2	Houston Texans	L 10–24	4–8	LP Field	Recap
14	December 9	at Indianapolis Colts	L 23–27	4–9	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	New York Jets	W 14–10	5–9	LP Field	Recap
16	December 23	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–55	5–10	Lambeau Field	Recap
17	December 30	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 38–20	6–10	LP Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week One: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	14	7	6	34
Titans	3	0	7	3	13

at

LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 9

Game time: 12:00 p.m.
CDT
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), (Sunny)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Jerry Frump
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

NE –Tom Brady, 23/31, 236 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
TEN –Jake Locker, 23/32, 229 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

NE –Stevan Ridley, 21 Car, 125 Yds, 1 TD
TEN –Jake Locker, 2 Car, 11 Yds, 0 TD

Top receivers

NE –Brandon Lloyd, 5 Rec, 69 Yds, 0 TD
TEN –Jared Cook, 4 Rec, 64 Yds, 0 TD

Top tacklers

NE –
TEN –

Jake Locker's first NFL start was a rough affair; he was 23–32 for 229 yards and a 29-yard touchdown to Nate Washington. The Patriots forced a fumble by Locker near the Titans goal line and Dont'a Hightower grabbed the ball and scored. The Patriots behind Tom Brady's 236 passing yards and 125 rushing yards from Stevan Ridley won 34–14. Chris Johnson was limited to just four rushing yards on 11 carries.

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	3	7	0	10
Chargers	14	3	7	14	38

at

San Diego, California

Date: September 16

Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 60,804
Referee: Bruce Hermanson
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
SD –

Top rushers

TEN –
SD –

Top receivers

TEN –
SD –

Top tacklers

TEN –
SD –

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Three: Detroit Lions at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	6	3	7	25	0	41
Titans	10	10	0	21	3	44

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 23
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Mike Martz and Kristina Pink

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

DET –
TEN –

Top rushers

DET –
TEN –

Top receivers

DET –
TEN –

Top tacklers

DET –
TEN –

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	7	0	7	14
Texans	14	0	14	10	38

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Houston, Texas

Date: September 30
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 71,581
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter

HOU- James Casey, 11-yard pass from Matt Schaub, Shayne Graham XP good 11:41 (HOU 7–0)

Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
HOU –

Top rushers

TEN –
HOU –

Top receivers

TEN –
HOU –

Top tacklers

TEN –
HOU –

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	7	7
Vikings	7	6	10	7	30

at

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: October 7
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 57,652
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
MIN –

Top rushers

TEN –
MIN –

Top receivers

TEN –
MIN –

Top tacklers

TEN –
MIN –

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Six: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	0	3	10	23
Titans	6	10	0	10	26

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 11
Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

PIT –
TEN –

Top rushers

PIT –
TEN –

Top receivers

PIT –
TEN –

Top tacklers

PIT –
TEN –

Week 7: at Buffalo Bills

Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	14	7	7	7	35
Bills	14	6	14	0	34

at

Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: October 21

Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Mike Carey
TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
BUF –

Top rushers

TEN –
BUF –

Top receivers

TEN –
BUF –

Top tacklers

TEN –
BUF –

[a]

[b]

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Houston Texans	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	416	331	L2
⁽⁵⁾ Indianapolis Colts	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	357	387	W2
Tennessee Titans	6	10	0	.375	1–5	5–7	330	471	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	255	444	L5

v t e Tennessee Titans
Founded in 1960 Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
Franchise	History in Houston Coaches Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium Houston Astrodome Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Nissan Stadium
Culture	Bud Adams Luv Ya Blue T-Rac Cheerleaders
Lore	The Comeback Music City Miracle One Yard Short
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Dallas Cowboys Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers
Division championships (11)	1960 1961 1962 1967 1991 1993 2000 2002 2008 2020 2021
Conference championships (1)	1999
League championships (2)	1960 1961
Retired numbers	1 9 27 34 43 63 65 74
Media	Broadcasters Titans All Access Titans Preseason Football Titans Radio Network WKRN-TV WTVF WZTV WGFX-FM WSMV-TV
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Key personnel	Bud Adams Amy Adams Strunk

2012 Tennessee Titans season

2012 draft class

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 7: at Buffalo Bills

Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 10: at Miami Dolphins

Week 12: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week 14: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 15: vs. New York Jets

Week 16: at Green Bay Packers

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Standings

References

External links