2017 Tennessee Titans season

2017 Tennessee Titans season
2017 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	KSA Industries
General manager	Jon Robinson
Head coach	Mike Mularkey
Home field	Nissan Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (at Chiefs) 22–21; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Patriots) 14–35
Pro Bowlers	6 FS Kevin Byard; DT Jurrell Casey; P Brett Kern; OT Taylor Lewan; ST Brynden Trawick; TE Delanie Walker;
AP All-Pros	2 FS Kevin Byard (1st team); P Brett Kern (2nd team);
	← 2016; Titans seasons; 2018 →;

The 2017 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League and the 58th overall. It also marked the franchise's 21st season in the state of Tennessee as well as the second full season under head coach Mike Mularkey. They equaled their record from a year ago, and not only that, with a 15–10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17, they clinched their first playoff berth since 2008. In the first round, the Titans rallied from a 21–3 halftime deficit against the Chiefs to win 22–21, winning their first playoff game since 2003. However, they were defeated by the New England Patriots in the divisional round by the score of 35–14. Despite making the playoffs and winning a playoff game, this would be Mularkey's final year coaching the Titans, as they parted ways after the season ended. This is also the last season where the Titans wore their uniform design since 1999.

Offseason

Organizational changes

On January 4, the Titans fired wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant wide receivers coach Jason Tucker.^[1] On January 5, general manager Jon Robinson was promoted to executive vice president/general manager.^[2]

Roster changes

Reserve/future free agent contracts

Player	Position
Karim Barton	G
Kourtnei Brown	LB
Reshard Cliett	OLB
Jerome Cunningham	TE
David Fluellen	RB
Jonathan Krause	WR
Caushaud Lyons	DT
Tyler Marz	T
K. J. Maye	WR
Tim Semisch	TE
Tye Smith	DB

The first transactions of the year occurred shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 regular season on January 3, 2017, when the Titans signed offensive lineman Karim Barton, linebacker Kourtnei Brown, tight end Jerome Cunningham, running back David Fluellen, wide receiver Jonathan Krause, offensive tackle Tyler Marz, and wide receiver K.J. Maye to reserve/future contracts.^[3]

On January 4, the Titans signed linebacker Reshard Cliett and tight end Tim Semisch to reserve/future contracts.^[4]

The Titans signed their final two futures contracts of 2017, in defensive back Tye Smith on January 16 and defensive tackle Caushaud Lyons on January 24.^[5]^[6]

Free agents

2017 Tennessee Titans Free Agency
Position	Player	Status*	Date signed	2016 Team	2017 Team
RB	Antonio Andrews	UFA		Tennessee Titans	None
OLB	David Bass	UFA	May 9, 2017^[7]	Tennessee Titans	Seattle Seahawks
LB/ST	Daren Bates	UFA	March 9, 2017^[8]	Oakland Raiders	Tennessee Titans
RT	Byron Bell	UFA	March 24, 2017^[9]	Tennessee Titans	Dallas Cowboys
CB	Valentino Blake	UFA	March 20, 2017^[10]	Tennessee Titans	New York Giants
QB	Matt Cassel	UFA	March 2, 2017^[11]	Tennessee Titans	Tennessee Titans
SS	Johnathan Cyprien	UFA	March 9, 2017^[12]	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tennessee Titans
TE	Anthony Fasano	UFA	March 9, 2017^[13]	Tennessee Titans	Miami Dolphins
CB	Demontre Hurst	UFA	April 3, 2017^[14]	Chicago Bears	Tennessee Titans
FS	Rashad Johnson	UFA		Tennessee Titans	None
DT	Karl Klug	UFA	March 9, 2017^[15]	Tennessee Titans	Tennessee Titans
G	Tim Lelito	UFA	March 22, 2017^[16]	New Orleans Saints	Tennessee Titans
WR	Marc Mariani	UFA		Tennessee Titans	None
ILB	Nate Palmer	UFA	March 9, 2017^[15]	Tennessee Titans	Tennessee Titans
CB	Logan Ryan	UFA	March 9, 2017^[17]	New England Patriots	Tennessee Titans
C	Brian Schwenke	UFA	March 13, 2017^[18]	Tennessee Titans	Indianapolis Colts
ILB	Sean Spence	UFA	March 19, 2017^[19]	Tennessee Titans	Indianapolis Colts
SS	Daimion Stafford	UFA	May 30, 2017	Tennessee Titans	Pittsburgh Steelers
TE	Phillip Supernaw	UFA	March 10, 2017^[20]	Tennessee Titans	Tennessee Titans
S/ST	Brynden Trawick	UFA	March 9, 2017^[8]	Oakland Raiders	Tennessee Titans
G	Chance Warmack	UFA	March 9, 2017^[21]	Tennessee Titans	Philadelphia Eagles
WR/RS	Eric Weems	UFA	March 10, 2017^[22]	Atlanta Falcons	Tennessee Titans
NT	Sylvester Williams	UFA	March 10, 2017^[23]	Denver Broncos	Tennessee Titans
WR	Kendall Wright	UFA	March 11, 2017^[24]	Tennessee Titans	Chicago Bears
*RFA: Unrestricted free agent , ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
Legend: = Addition = Departure = Re-signed

Departures

Position	Player	Date Released/Waived
CB	Jason McCourty	April 13, 2017^[25]
NT	Al Woods	March 8, 2017^[26]

2017 NFL draft

2017 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	5	Corey Davis	WR	Western Michigan
1	18	Adoree' Jackson	CB	USC
3	72	Taywan Taylor	WR	Western Kentucky
3	100*	Jonnu Smith	TE	FIU
5	155	Jayon Brown	ILB	UCLA
6	217*	Corey Levin	OG	Chattanooga
7	227	Josh Carraway	OLB	TCU
	236	Brad Seaton	OT	Villanova
	241	Khalfani Muhammad	RB	California

*	Compensatory selection

Notes

The
compensatory picks could be traded.^[27]

2017 Tennessee Titans Draft Trades
Draft Pick Year	Round	Overall	Team	Received
2016	1	1	to LA Rams	Received LA's 2016 first-round selection ( compensatory selection (No. 100 overall).^[28]
	4	113
	6	177
2016	1	15	to Cleveland Browns	Received Cleveland's 2016 first-round selection (No. 8 overall) and 2016 sixth-round selection (No. 176 overall).^[29]
2016	3	76
2017	2	52
2017	3	83	to New England Patriots	Received New England's 2017 third-round selection (No. 72 overall) and 2017 sixth-round selection (No. 200 overall).^[30]
2017	4	124	to New England Patriots
2017	5	164	to Philadelphia Eagles	Received Philadelphia's 2017 fifth-round selection (No. 155 overall).^[31]
2017	6	214	to Philadelphia Eagles
2017	6	200	to New York Giants	Received New York's 2017 sixth-round selection (No. 207 overall) and 2017 seventh-round selection (No. 241 overall).^[31]
2017	6	207	to Cincinnati Bengals	Received Cincinnati's 2017 sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 217 overall) and 2017 seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall).^[31]

Undrafted free agents

2017 Tennessee Titans Undrafted Free Agents
Name	Position	School
Jeremy Boykins	CB	UCF
DeAngelo Brown	DT	Louisville
Bra'lon Cherry	WR	NC State
Tyler Ferguson	QB	Western Kentucky
John Green	CB	Connecticut
Roderick Henderson	NT	Alabama State
Denzel Johnson	LB	TCU
Akeem Judd	RB	Mississippi
KeVonn Mabon	WR	Ball State
Steven Moore	OT	California
Giovanni Pascascio	WR	Louisville
Jonah Pirsig	OT	Minnesota

Source:^[32]

Minicamp tryouts

Name	Position	School
Manuel Abad	CB	Florida Tech
Sterling Bailey	DE	Georgia
Alexander Boy	P	Nevada
Demeitre Brim	LB	UCF
Jacques Bryant	S	Florida A&M
Brandon Burks	RB	Troy
Ryan DiSalvo	LS	San Jose State
Chris Hale	OLB	MTSU
T.J. Holloman	OLB	South Carolina
Martin Ifedi	DE	Memphis
Tre' Jackson	G	Florida State
Kody Kohl	FB	Arizona State
Branden Leston	S	Western Kentucky
Donatella Luckett	WR	Harding
Sean Maguire	QB	Florida State
Jeoffrey Pagan	DE	Alabama
Andrew Price	TE	UNLV
Johnny Ragin	LB	Oregon
Steven Rhodes	OLB	MTSU
Bobby Richardson	DE	Indiana
Cameron Robbins	DE	Northwestern
Darius Sims	CB	Vanderbilt
Jimmy Staten	DE	MTSU
Ja'Karri Thomas	LB	Vanderbilt
Cedric Thompson	S	Minnesota
Dylan Wiesman	C	Tennessee
Ethan Wood	P	Wyoming
Myles Norwood	CB	Purdue

Source:^[33]

Staff

**2017 Tennessee Titans staff**
	Front office Owner – KSA Industries President, chairman and CEO – Steve Underwood Executive vice president and general manager – Jon Robinson Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino Director of player personnel – Ryan Cowden Director of college scouting – Jon Salge Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner Head coaches Head coach – Mike Mularkey Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Terry Robiskie Quarterbacks – Jason Michael Running backs – Sylvester Croom Wide receivers – Frisman Jackson Assistant wide receivers – Luke Steckel Tight ends – Arthur Smith Offensive line – Russ Grimm Assistant offensive line – Mike Sullivan			Defensive coaches Defensive line – Nick Eason Assistant defensive line – Keith Willis Linebackers – Lou Spanos Defensive backs − Deshea Townsend Assistant defensive backs – Steve Jackson Defensive assistant – Brandon Blaney Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Steve Hoffman Assistant special teams – Craig Aukerman Strength and conditioning Assistant head coach/strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson Assistant to the strength and conditioning coach – Tom Kanavy Strength and conditioning assistant – Taylor Porter

Final roster

**2017 Tennessee Titans final roster**

	Quarterbacks 16 Matt Cassel 8 Marcus Mariota 3 Brandon Weeden Running backs 32 David Fluellen 22 Derrick Henry 28 Khalfani Muhammad 29 DeMarco Murray Wide receivers 84 Corey Davis 87 Eric Decker 83 Harry Douglas 18 Rishard Matthews 13 Taywan Taylor 14 Eric Weems Tight ends 81 Jonnu Smith 88 Luke Stocker 89 Phillip Supernaw 82 Delanie Walker		Offensive linemen 78 Jack Conklin T 60 Ben Jones C 71 Dennis Kelly T 64 Josh Kline G 61 Corey Levin G 77 Taylor Lewan T 62 Brian Schwenke G/C 67 Quinton Spain G Defensive linemen 99 Jurrell Casey DE 94 Austin Johnson DE/NT 95 David King DE 97 Karl Klug DE 96 Sylvester Williams NT		Linebackers 53 Daren Bates ILB 55 Jayon Brown ILB 44 Josh Carraway OLB 92 Kevin Dodd OLB 91 Derrick Morgan OLB 98 Brian Orakpo OLB 50 Nate Palmer OLB 93 Erik Walden OLB 54 Avery Williamson ILB 59 Wesley Woodyard ILB Defensive backs 31 Kevin Byard FS 37 Johnathan Cyprien SS 25 Adoree' Jackson CB 23 Brice McCain CB 24 Kalan Reed CB 35 Curtis Riley SS 26 Logan Ryan CB 21 Da'Norris Searcy SS 33 Tye Smith CB 41 Brynden Trawick FS Special teams 48 Beau Brinkley LS 6 Brett Kern P 4 Ryan Succop K		Reserve lists 90 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 19 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 36 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 39 Jeremy Boykins CB 15 Darius Jennings WR 42 Denzel Johnson S 69 Tyler Marz OT 70 Johnny Maxey DE 17 Zach Pascal WR 85 Tim Semisch TE 72 Julius Warmsley DE 68 Cody Wichmann OG 75 Antwaun Woods NT Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 inactive, 10 practice squad

Team captains

Marcus Mariota (QB) ^[34]
Delanie Walker (TE)
Jurrell Casey (DE)
Brian Orakpo (LB)
Wesley Woodyard (LB)
Tim Shaw (Honorary, former Titans LB)

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 12	at New York Jets	L 3–7	0–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	Carolina Panthers	W 34–27	1–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	Chicago Bears	L 7–19	1–2	Nissan Stadium	Recap
4	August 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 6–30	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	Oakland Raiders	L 16–26	0–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 37–16	1–1	EverBank Field	Recap
3	September 24	Seattle Seahawks	W 33–27	2–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Houston Texans	L 14–57	2–2	NRG Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–16	2–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
6	October 16	Indianapolis Colts	W 36–22	3–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at Cleveland Browns	W 12–9 (OT)	4–3	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 5	Baltimore Ravens	W 23–20	5–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–20	6–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
11	November 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–40	6–4	Heinz Field	Recap
12	November 26	at Indianapolis Colts	W 20–16	7–4	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	Houston Texans	W 24–13	8–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	at Arizona Cardinals	L 7–12	8–5	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at San Francisco 49ers	L 23–25	8–6	Levi's Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Los Angeles Rams	L 23–27	8–7	Nissan Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 15–10	9–7	Nissan Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week One: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	6	3	10	26
Titans	7	3	3	3	16

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 10
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,089
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Amari Cooper 8–yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 12:49. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:11.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 10–yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 6:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:51.

Second quarter

OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 20–yard field goal, 14:55. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 7:03.
TEN – Ryan Succop 23–yard field goal, 0:43. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 6:20.
OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 52–yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 0:43.

Third quarter

OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 52–yard field goal, 4:31. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:11.
TEN – Ryan Succop 26–yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:31.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Seth Roberts 19–yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 11:58. Raiders 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:02.
TEN – Ryan Succop 52–yard field goal, 4:49. Raiders 23–16. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 1:55.
OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 43–yard field goal, 1:09. Raiders 26–16. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:40.

Top passers

OAK – Derek Carr – 22/32, 262 yards, 2 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/41, 256 yards

Top rushers

OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 18 rushes, 76 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 12 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Michael Crabtree – 6 receptions, 83 yards
TEN – Delanie Walker – 7 receptions, 76 yards

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	3	3	17	14	37
Jaguars	3	0	0	13	16

at

EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 17

Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 61,709
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 43–yard field goal, 7:24. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01.
TEN – Ryan Succop 40–yard field goal, 2:16. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:08.

Second quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 41–yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 2:13.

Third quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 26–yard field goal, 9:24. Titans 9–3. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 4:40.
TEN – Derrick Henry 17–yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 6:36. Titans 16–3. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:46.
TEN – Delanie Walker 1–yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 2:49. Titans 23–3. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:34.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Jonnu Smith 32–yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 9:57. Titans 30–3. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 5:19.
JAX – Leonard Fournette 1–yard run (pass failed), 7:12. Titans 30–9. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:45.
TEN – Jalston Fowler 3–yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:14. Titans 37–9. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:58.
JAX – Allen Hurns 7–yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 2:11. Titans 37–16. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:03.

Top passers

TEN – Marcus Mariota – 15/27, 215 yards, TD, INT
JAX – Blake Bortles – 20/34, 223 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

TEN – Derrick Henry – 14 rushes, 92 yards, TD
JAX – Leonard Fournette – 14 rushes, 40 yards, TD

Top receivers

TEN – Delanie Walker – 4 receptions, 61 yards
JAX – Allen Hurns – 7 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	7	13	27
Titans	0	9	21	3	33

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 24
Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,127
Referee:
Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 24–yard field goal, 13:23. Titans 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:20.
TEN – Ryan Succop 37–yard field goal, 5:51. Titans 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 6:30.
SEA – Doug Baldwin 4–yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 1:15. Seahawks 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 0:49.
TEN – Ryan Succop 47–yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:15.

Third quarter

SEA – Chris Carson 10–yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 10:09. Seahawks 14–9. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:51.
TEN – Rishard Matthews 55–yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 7:34. Titans 16–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:35.
TEN – Jonnu Smith 24–yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 3:50. Titans 23–14. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:40.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 75–yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:34. Titans 30–14. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:15.

Fourth quarter

SEA – Luke Willson 27–yard pass from Russell Wilson (pass failed), 13:59. Titans 30–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35.
TEN – Ryan Succop 35–yard field goal, 10:00. Titans 33–20. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:59.
SEA – Paul Richardson 8–yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 1:50. Titans 33–27. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 3:19.

Top passers

SEA – Russell Wilson – 29/49, 373 yards, 4 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 20/32, 225 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Chris Carson – 11 rushes, 34 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 115 yards, TD

Top receivers

SEA – Doug Baldwin – 10 receptions, 105 yards, TD
TEN – Rishard Matthews – 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	14	0	0	14
Texans	14	16	7	20	57

at

Houston, Texas

Date: October 1

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT

Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 71,804
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

HOU –
Ka'imi Fairbairn
kick), 12:13. Texans 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:48.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 8-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 5:09. Texans 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:07.

Second quarter

HOU – Will Fuller 16-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 14:54. Texans 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:47.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 34-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:44. Texans 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:10.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 50-yard field goal, 6:06. Texans 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:38.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:50. Texans 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
HOU – Deshaun Watson 1-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn PAT no good), 1:19. Texans 30–14. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:31.

Third quarter

HOU – Will Fuller 10-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:51. Texans 37–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:09.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Lamar Miller 8-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 11:19. Texans 44–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:27.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 40-yard field goal, 8:44. Texans 47–14. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:11.
HOU – Dylan Cole 25-yard interception return (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 8:31. Texans 54–14. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:08.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 33-yard field goal, 3:39. Texans 57–14. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:24.

Top passers

TEN – Marcus Mariota – 6/10, 96 yards, 2 INT
HOU – Deshaun Watson – 25/34, 283 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

TEN – Marcus Mariota – 4 carries, 39 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Lamar Miller – 19 carries, 75 yards, TD

Top receivers

TEN – Delanie Walker – 3 receptions, 51 yards
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 10 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	3	7	0	10
Dolphins	10	0	0	6	16

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: October 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 65,135
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Cody Parkey 41-yard field goal, 0:43. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:09.
MIA – Reshad Jones 38-yard fumble return (Cody Parkey kick), 0:06. Dolphins 10–0.

Second quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 45-yard field goal, 9:37. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:15.

Third quarter

TEN – Phillip Supernaw 11-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 7:17. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:42.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Jarvis Landry 6-yard pass from Jay Cutler (kick failed), 10:33. Dolphins 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:56.

Top passers

TEN – Matt Cassel – 21/32, 141 yards, TD
MIA – Jay Cutler – 12/26, 92 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 carries, 58 yards
MIA – Jay Ajayi – 25 carries, 77 yards

Top receivers

TEN – Jonnu Smith – 5 receptions, 21 yards
MIA – Jarvis Landry – 5 receptions, 44 yards, TD

Phillip Supernaw caught his first career touchdown.

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	10	6	3	22
Titans	6	3	6	21	36

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 16
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), clear
Game attendance: 63,888
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 11:15. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:45.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 6:45. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:30.
TEN – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:47. Titans 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:58.

Second quarter

IND – Jack Doyle 8-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:54. Colts 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:53.
TEN – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 4:10. Colts 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:44.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 25-yard field goal, 0:14. Colts 13–9. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 3:56.

Third quarter

IND – John Simon 26-yard interception return (kick failed), 13:50. Colts 19–9.
TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 9:43. Colts 19–12. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:07.
TEN – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 4:35. Colts 19–15. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:03.

Fourth quarter

TEN – DeMarco Murray 3-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 10:01. Titans 22–19. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 8:24.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 52-yard field goal, 7:27. Tied 22–22. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 2:34.
TEN – Taywan Taylor 53-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 5:29. Titans 29–22. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
TEN – Derrick Henry 72-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:47. Titans 36–22. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:32.

Top passers

IND – Jacoby Brissett – 21/37, 212 yards, 1 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 23/32, 306 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

IND – Frank Gore – 10 rushes, 49 yards
TEN – Derrick Henry – 19 rushes, 131 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

IND – Jack Doyle – 7 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD
TEN – Eric Decker – 7 receptions, 88 yards

Top tacklers

IND – John Simon – 6 tackles, 5 assists, 1 sack
TEN – Wesley Woodyard – 6 tackles, 2 assists

Rookie Taywan Taylor caught his first career touchdown.

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Titans	3	3	0	3	3	12
Browns	0	3	3	3	0	9

at

Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 22
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 59,061
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 43–yard field goal, 8:38. Titans 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:22.

Second quarter

CLE – Zane Gonzalez 31–yard field goal, 8:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:40.
TEN – Ryan Succop 23–yard field goal, 1:37. Titans 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:54.

Third quarter

CLE – Zane Gonzalez 47–yard field goal, 4:25. Tied 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:07.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 46–yard field goal, 14:50. Titans 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:35.
CLE – Zane Gonzalez 54–yard field goal, 0:47. Tied 9–9. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 3:30.

Overtime

TEN – Ryan Succop 47–yard field goal, 2:00. Titans 12–9. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 5:57.

Top passers

TEN – Marcus Mariota – 21/34, 203 yards
CLE – Cody Kessler – 10/19, 121 yards, INT

Top rushers

TEN – DeMarco Murray – 18 rushes, 59 yards
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 17 rushes, 35 yards

Top receivers

TEN – Delanie Walker – 7 receptions, 63 yards
CLE – Duke Johnson – 6 receptions, 45 yards

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Nine: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	3	0	14	20
Titans	10	6	0	7	23

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: November 5
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 67,322
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Melanie Collins
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 48 yard field goal, 11:04. Titans 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:02.
BAL – Justin Tucker 30 yard field goal, 6:03. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:59.
TEN – Rishard Matthews 16 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick good), 4:04. Titans 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:21.

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 49 yard field goal, 10:01. Titans 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 6:08.
TEN – Derrick Henry 1 yard run (Ryan Succop kick no good), 2:24. Titans 16–6. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:10.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

BAL – Javorius Allen 3 yard pass form Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick good), 8:56. Titans 16–13. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:55.
TEN – Eric Decker 11 yard pass form Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick good), 4:04. Titans 23–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58.
BAL – Mike Wallace 1 yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick good), 0:46. Titans 23–20. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 3:12.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 34/52, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/28, 218 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

BAL – Alex Collins – 13 rushes, 43 yards
TEN – Derrick Henry – 8 rushes, 26 yards, TD

Top receivers

BAL – Jeremy Maclin – 8 receptions, 98 yards
TEN – Delanie Walker – 5 receptions, 71 yards

Top tacklers

BAL – C. J. Mosley – 8 tackles
TEN – Wesley Woodyard – 14 tackles

Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	6	7	0	7	20
Titans	7	10	0	7	24

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: November 12
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 67,432
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

TEN – DeMarco Murray 2–yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 7:56. Titans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:25.
CIN – Brandon LaFell 37–yard pass from Andy Dalton (kick failed, wl), 4:44. Titans 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:12.

Second quarter

TEN – DeMarco Murray 1–yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 5:08. Titans 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:31.
CIN – Joe Mixon 3–yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 1:42. Titans 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04.
TEN – Ryan Succop 44–yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:42.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

CIN – A. J. Green 70–yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 5:03. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:41.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 7–yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:36. Titans 24–20. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:27.

Top passers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/35, 265 yards, 2 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/44, 264 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

CIN – Joe Mixon – 9 rushes, 37 yards, TD
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 42 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD
TEN – Delanie Walker – 6 receptions, 63 yards

Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	7	0	10	0	17
Steelers	10	6	7	17	40

at

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: November 16
Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 60,703
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (
Amazon Video): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

PIT – Antonio Brown 41-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 12:33. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35.
PIT – Chris Boswell 41-yard field goal, 9:45. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 1 yard, 1:46.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 7-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 3:11. Steelers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:36.

Second quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 28-yard field goal, 1:39. Steelers 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 1:34.
PIT – Chris Boswell 50-yard field goal, 0:23. Steelers 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 0:53.

Third quarter

TEN – Rishard Matthews 75-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 15:00. Steelers 16–14. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.
PIT – Antonio Brown 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 10:05. Steelers 23–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:48.
TEN – Ryan Succop 44-yard field goal, 5:38. Steelers 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:27.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Jesse James 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 15:00. Steelers 30–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:38.
PIT – Antonio Brown 10-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 12:18. Steelers 37–17. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:27.
PIT – Chris Boswell 26-yard field goal, 5:24. Steelers 40–17. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 6:18.

Top passers

TEN – Marcus Mariota – 22/33, 306 yards, TD, 4 INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 30/45, 299 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

TEN – Derrick Henry – 7 rushes, 32 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 12 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

TEN – Rishard Matthews – 5 receptions, 113 yards, TD
PIT – Antonio Brown – 10 receptions, 144 yards, 3 TD

Top tacklers

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AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	417	268	L2
⁽⁵⁾ Tennessee Titans	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	334	356	W1
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	263	404	W1
Houston Texans	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	338	436	L6

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^[a]	New England Patriots	East	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.484	.466	W3
2^[a]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	.453	.423	W2
3^[b]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.434	.394	L2
4^[b]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	.477	.481	W4
Wild Cards
5^[c]	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	.434	.396	W1
6^[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.492	.396	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[c]	Baltimore Ravens	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.441	.299	L1
8^[c]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	.457	.347	W2
9	Cincinnati Bengals	North	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.465	.321	W2
10^[d]	Oakland Raiders	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.512	.396	L4
11^[d]	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.543	.531	L3
12^[e]	Denver Broncos	West	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.492	.413	L2
13^[e]	New York Jets	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.520	.438	L4
14^[f]	Indianapolis Colts	South	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.480	.219	W1
15^[f]	Houston Texans	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.516	.375	L6
16	Cleveland Browns	North	0	16	0	.000	0–6	0–12	.520	–	L16
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^ ^a ^b New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record. ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed. Buffalo and Baltimore finished ahead of Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record. Buffalo claimed the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on strength of victory. ^ ^a ^b Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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

Offseason

Organizational changes

Roster changes

Reserve/future free agent contracts

Free agents

Departures

2017 NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Minicamp tryouts

Staff

Final roster

Team captains

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Kansas City Chiefs

AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) New England Patriots

References

External links