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2023 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General managerRan Carthon
Head coachMike Vrabel
Home fieldNissan Stadium
Results
Record6–11
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Derrick Henry
Uniform

The 2023 season was the Tennessee Titans' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their 27th in the state of Tennessee and their sixth and final under head coach Mike Vrabel. The Titans attempted to improve upon their underachieving 7–10 record from last year. They also attempted to make it back to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 2018. However, after a Week 15 loss to the Houston Texans in overtime, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the second year in a row.[1] The following week they were locked to last in the AFC South after losing to the Seattle Seahawks 20–17 in Week 16, and they failed to improve on their 7–10 record from 2022. The Titans would lose many close games this year, with 7 out of their 11 losses being decided 8 points or less. They also lost 5 of their games by a combined 14 points. On January 9, the Titans fired Vrabel.[2]

The Tennessee Titans drew an average home attendance of 64,520 in 9 home games in the 2023 NFL season.

On January 9, 2023, the Titans fired offensive coordinator Todd Downing, offensive line coach Keith Carter, secondary coach Anthony Midget, and offensive skill assistant Erik Frazier.[3] Under Downing in 2022, the Titans' offense was 30th in the league in yards and 28th in points-per-game.[4] Fans had called for his firing since during the 2021 season, and many celebrated his departure.[5][6] Carter's offensive line under his tenure was consistently ranked low, and Midget's secondary finished 2022 as worst in the league in passing yards.[7][8] On February 7, passing game coordinator Tim Kelly was promoted to offensive coordinator, Charles London was hired as the quarterbacks coach from the Atlanta Falcons, and Chris Harris was hired as the defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks coach from the Washington Commanders.[9] Lori Locust was hired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the first full-time female coach in Titans history, alongside Justin Hamilton, as defensive quality control coaches.[9] Jason Houghtaling was promoted to offensive line coach, Luke Steckel was moved to run game analyst, Pat O'Hara was moved to pass game analyst, and Tony Dews was moved to tight ends coach.[9]

Organizational changes

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On January 18, 2023, the Titans hired San Francisco 49ers executive Ran Carthon as their new general manager.[10] The Titans had fired previous general manager Jon Robinson in December 2022 at the beginning of their seven-game losing streak.[11]

Reserve/future free agent contracts

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Player Position
Curtis Brooks DE
Shyheim Carter CB
Zack Johnson G
Mason Kinsey WR
John Leglue OT
Zach McCloud OLB
Thomas Odukoya TE
Sam Okuayinonu OLB
Jayden Peevy DE
Justin Rigg TE
Reggie Roberson WR
Andrew Rupcich OT
Tyler Shelvin NT
Caleb Shudak K

The Titans signed 11 players to futures contracts on January 10, 2023. By January 23, the Titans had signed three additional players.[12]

2023 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 11 Peter Skoronski OT Northwestern
2 33 Will Levis QB Kentucky From Houston via Arizona
3 81 Tyjae Spears RB Tulane
5 147 Josh Whyle TE Cincinnati
6 186 Jaelyn Duncan OT Maryland From Atlanta
7 228 Colton Dowell WR UT Martin

Undrafted free agents

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The Tennessee Titans have currently signed 22 undrafted free agents.[13]

Player Position School
Anthony Kendall DB Baldwin-Wallace
Mo Hasan QB USC
Sammy Wheeler LS Kansas State
Jahleel Billingsley TE Texas
Shea Pitts LB UCLA
Keenan Agnew DL Southern Illinois
Eric Garror CB Louisiana Lafayette
Tyreque Jones DB Boise State
Maxwell Worship S/LB Vanderbilt
Matthew Jackson LB Eastern Kentucky
Tre'Shaun Harrison WR Oregon State
Shakel Brown DL Troy
Thomas Rush LB Minnesota
Kearis Jackson WR Georgia
Trey Wolff K Texas Tech
Jacob Copeland WR Maryland
John Ojukwu OT Boise State
Caleb Murphy EDGE Ferris State
TK McClendon EDGE Eastern Kentucky
Steven Jones Jr. CB Appalachian State
Charles McClelland RB Cincinnati
Otis Reese IV LB Mississippi
2023 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

  • Owner – KSA Industries
  • Controlling owner – Amy Adams Strunk
  • President/CEO – Burke Nihill
  • General manager – Ran Carthon
  • Assistant general manager, strategy – Chad Brinker
  • Assistant general manager – Anthony Robinson
  • Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino
  • Director of college scouting – Jon Salge
  • Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Kevin Turks
  • College scout – Matt Miller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Shane Bowen
  • Outside linebackers – Ryan Crow
  • Inside linebackers – Bobby King
  • Inside linebackers assistant – Zak Kuhr
  • Defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks − Chris Harris
  • Safeties – Scott Booker
  • Defensive assistant – Clint McMillan
  • Defensive quality control – Justin Hamilton
  • Defensive quality control – Lori Locust

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Director of sports performance – Frank Piraino
  • Assistant director of sports performance – Brian Bell
  • Sports performance assistant – Tyler Rouse
2023 Tennessee Titans roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 19 reserve, 14 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Source:[14]

The Titans' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 at Chicago Bears L 17–23 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 August 19 at Minnesota Vikings W 24–16 1–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
3 August 25 New England Patriots W 23–7 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 10 at New Orleans Saints L 15–16 0–1 Caesars Superdome Recap
2 September 17 Los Angeles Chargers W 27–24 (OT) 1–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
3 September 24 at Cleveland Browns L 3–27 1–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
4 October 1 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–3 2–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
5 October 8 at Indianapolis Colts L 16–23 2–3 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
6 October 15 Baltimore Ravens L 16–24 2–4 United Kingdom Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) Recap
7 Bye
8 October 29 Atlanta Falcons W 28–23 3–4 Nissan Stadium Recap
9 November 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–20 3–5 Acrisure Stadium Recap
10 November 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 6–20 3–6 Raymond James Stadium Recap
11 November 19 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–34 3–7 EverBank Stadium Recap
12 November 26 Carolina Panthers W 17–10 4–7 Nissan Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Indianapolis Colts L 28–31 (OT) 4–8 Nissan Stadium Recap
14 December 11 at Miami Dolphins W 28–27 5–8 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
15 December 17 Houston Texans L 16–19 (OT) 5–9 Nissan Stadium Recap
16 December 24 Seattle Seahawks L 17–20 5–10 Nissan Stadium Recap
17 December 31 at Houston Texans L 3–26 5–11 NRG Stadium Recap
18 January 7 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–20 6–11 Nissan Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

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Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 13:40. Titans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:16.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal, 10:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:22.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 27-yard field goal, 3:07. Titans 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 7:11.

Second quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 33-yard field goal, 7:37. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:17.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 31-yard field goal, 1:40. Titans 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:49.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 52-yard field goal, 9:25. Tied 9–9. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:30.
  • NO – Rashid Shaheed 19-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 1:23. Saints 16–9. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 11:12. Saints 16–12. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:11.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 2:17. Saints 16–15. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:25.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

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Game information

First quarter

  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 27-yard field goal, 3:46. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 4:25.

Second quarter

  • LAC – Keenan Allen 8-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Justin Herbert-Trey Pipkins pass), 8:16. Chargers 11–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:34.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 7:09. Chargers 11–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 30-yard field goal, 4:23. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:46.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:23.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Tannehill 12-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 10:08. Titans 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52.

Fourth quarter

  • LAC – Keenan Allen 12-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 14:38. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:01.
  • TEN – Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 4-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Nick Folk kick), 2:22. Titans 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:38.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 2:22.

Overtime

  • TEN – Nick Folk 41-yard field goal, 5:02. Titans 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:30.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

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Game information

First quarter

  • CLE – Dustin Hopkins 48-yard field goal, 7:49. Browns 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 7:11.

Second quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 44-yard field goal, 14:14. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:06.
  • CLE – Jerome Ford 19-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:39. Browns 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:35.
  • CLE – Dustin Hopkins 52-yard field goal, 1:00. Browns 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:49.

Third quarter

  • CLE – Jerome Ford 3-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 5:49. Browns 20–3. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:34.

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – Amari Cooper 43-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Dustin Hopkins kick), 6:51. Browns 27–3. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 6:28.

Top passers

  • TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 13/25, 104 yards
  • CLE – Deshaun Watson – 27/33, 289 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 3 receptions, 48 yards
  • CLE – Amari Cooper – 7 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 9:12. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:48.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 53-yard field goal, 1:24. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 40 yards, 7:48.

Second quarter

  • TEN – Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 13-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Nick Folk kick), 6:31. Titans 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:54.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 29-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:58. Titans 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:41.
  • TEN – Josh Whyle 2-yard pass from Derrick Henry (Nick Folk kick), 0:10. Titans 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 35-yard field goal, 4:38. Titans 27–3. Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 10:22.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • CIN – Joe Burrow – 20/30, 165 yards
  • TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 18/25, 240 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • CIN – Joe Mixon – 14 rushes, 67 yards
  • TEN – Derrick Henry – 22 rushes, 122 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CIN – Ja'Marr Chase – 7 receptions, 73 yards
  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 4 receptions, 63 yards

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

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Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 27-yard field goal, 3:13. Titans 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:31.
  • IND – Zack Moss 56-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 0:41. Colts 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32.

Second quarter

  • IND – Matt Gay 43-yard field goal, 9:32. Colts 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:06.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 53-yard field goal, 4:39. Colts 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:53.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Tyjae Spears 19-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 12:48. Titans 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:12.
  • IND – Zack Moss 3-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 8:00. Colts 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:48.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 2:02. Colts 17–16. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:58.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Matt Gay 35-yard field goal, 13:22. Colts 20–16. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:40.
  • IND – Matt Gay 28-yard field goal, 1:00. Colts 23–16. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:03.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • TEN – Derrick Henry – 13 rushes, 43 yards
  • IND – Zack Moss – 23 rushes, 165 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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NFL London games

Game information

First quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 41-yard field goal, 10:26. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:34.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 26-yard field goal, 5:34. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:52.
  • BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 0:04. Ravens 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:30.

Second quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 6:12. Ravens 9–3. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:27.
  • BAL – Zay Flowers 10-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (kick blocked), 3:28. Ravens 15–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:11.
  • BAL – Justin Tucker 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 18–3. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:01.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 27-yard field goal, 9:24. Ravens 18–6. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:31.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 15-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 8:24. Ravens 18–13. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:13.

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 20-yard field goal, 12:49. Ravens 21–13. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 6:38.
  • BAL – Justin Tucker 36-yard field goal, 04:16. Ravens 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:39.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 38-yard field goal, 0:38. Ravens 24–16. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:38.

Top passers

  • BAL – Lamar Jackson – 21/30, 223 yards, TD, INT
  • TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 8/16, 76 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • BAL – Lamar Jackson – 13 rushes, 62 yards
  • TEN – Derrick Henry – 12 rushes, 97 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,008
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Amanda Guerra
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 16-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 5:27. Titans 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:50.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Younghoe Koo 49-yard field goal, 12:06. Titans 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:54.
  • ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 3:02. Titans 14–9. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:06.
  • TEN — DeAndre Hopkins 61-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 1:37. Titans 21–9. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Bijan Robinson 13-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:17. Titans 21–16. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
  • TEN — Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 33-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 6:59. Titans 28–16. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:52.
  • ATL — Scotty Miller 8-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 3:46. Titans 28–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:13.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Game information

First quarter

  • PIT – Najee Harris 10-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 10:11. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:49.
  • TEN — Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 2:48. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:23.

Second quarter

  • TEN — Derrick Henry 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 6:35. Titans 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:26.
  • PIT – Chris Boswell 29-yard field goal, 1:16. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:19.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 1:16.

Third quarter

  • PIT – Chris Boswell 30-yard field goal, 5:41. Tied 13–13. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:17.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 48-yard field goal, 0:19. Titans 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:22.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 38-yard field goal, 8:34. Titans 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:26.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • TB – Chase McLaughlin 25-yard field goal, 10:42. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:18.
  • TB – Mike Evans 22-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 2:46. Buccaneers 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:45.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 27-yard field goal, 12:54. Buccaneers 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:52.
  • TB – Chase McLaughlin 35-yard field goal, 7:01. Buccaneers 20–6. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:53.

Top passers

  • TEN – Will Levis – 19/39, 199 yards, INT
  • TB – Baker Mayfield – 18/29, 278 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • TEN – Tyjae Spears – 4 receptions, 42 yards
  • TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 143 yards, TD

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 11: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,175
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Renner
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • JAX – Brandon McManus 30-yard field goal, 2:43. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:16.
  • JAX – Brandon McManus 25-yard field goal, 0:14. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 1:34.

Third quarter

  • JAX – Trevor Lawrence 9-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 9:12. Jaguars 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:48.
  • JAX – Calvin Ridley 20-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Brandon McManus kick), 3:22. Jaguars 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:29.
  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins 43-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 0:00. Jaguars 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.

Fourth quarter

  • JAX – Trevor Lawrence 5-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 7:28. Jaguars 34–7. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 5:26.
  • TEN – Jeffery Simmons 2-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 4:28. Jaguars 34–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.

Best passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

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Week 12: Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,493
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 50-yard field goal, 8:51. Titans 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 6:43.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 10-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 2:27. Titans 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:39.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 53-yard field goal, 0:53. Titans 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:28.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Chuba Hubbard 5-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 8:06. Titans 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:54.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 14 rushes, 45 yards, TD
  • TEN – Derrick Henry – 18 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 5 receptions, 47 yards
  • TEN – Chigoziem Okonkwo – 4 receptions, 45 yards

Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,641
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Derrick Henry 22-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 13:20. Titans 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:40.
  • IND – Alec Pierce 36-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Matt Gay kick), 12:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:15.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 24-yard field goal, 0:13. Titans 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:51.

Second quarter

  • TEN – Derrick Henry 5-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 10:22. Titans 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:19.
  • IND – Matt Gay 23-yard field goal, 7:39. Titans 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:43.
  • IND – Matt Gay 46-yard field goal, 0:04. Titans 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

  • IND – Matt Gay 23-yard field goal, 4:57. Titans 17–16. Drive: 19 plays, 70 yards, 10:03.
  • IND – Grant Stuard 18-yard return of blocked punt, 0:19. Colts 22–17.
  • TEN – Amani Hooker defensive 2-point conversion, 0:19. Colts 22–19.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Matt Gay 28-yard field goal, 11:34. Colts 25–19. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 2:08.
  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins 3-yard pass from Will Levis (kick failed), 5:26. Tied 25–25. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:08.

Overtime

  • TEN – Nick Folk 46-yard field goal, 4:19. Titans 28–25. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:41.
  • IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 4-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, 2:31. Colts 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:48.

Top passers

  • IND – Gardner Minshew – 26/42, 312 yards, 2 TD
  • TEN – Will Levis – 16/33, 224 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • IND – Zack Moss – 19 rushes, 51 yards
  • TEN – Derrick Henry – 21 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 11 receptions, 105 yards, TD
  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Week 14: at Miami Dolphins

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Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • TEN – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 6:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 7:13.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 0:28.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Jason Sanders 20-yard field goal, 9:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:25.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 0:09. Titans 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:44.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Jason Sanders 31-yard field goal, 12:37. Tied 13–13. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:32.
  • MIA – Raheem Mostert 3-yard run (Jason Sanders kick), 5:34. Dolphins 20–13. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:33.
  • MIA – Raheem Mostert 5-yard run (Jason Sanders kick), 4:34. Dolphins 27–13. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:54.
  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins 3-yard pass from Will Levis (Will Levis–Nick Westbrook-Ikhine pass), 2:40. Dolphins 27–21. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:54.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 3-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 1:49. Titans 28–27. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:26.

Top passers

  • TEN – Will Levis – 23/38, 327 yards, TD, INT
  • MIA – Tua Tagovailoa – 23/33, 240 yards

Top rushers

  • TEN – Derrick Henry – 17 rushes, 34 yards, 2 TD
  • MIA – Raheem Mostert – 21 rushes, 96 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD
  • MIA – Jaylen Waddle – 6 receptions, 79 yards

Week 15: vs. Houston Texans

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Week 15: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,219
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Will Levis 1-yard run (kick failed), 7:09. Titans 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:46.

Second quarter

  • TEN – Elijah Molden 44-yard interception return (Nick Folk kick), 13:56. Titans 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:55.
  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 13–3. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:38.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 27-yard field goal, 6:27. Titans 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:50.
  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 53-yard field goal, 2:42. Titans 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:55.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 7:28. Titans 16–9. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 4:45.
  • HOU – Noah Brown 3-yard pass from Case Keenum (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 3:03. Tied 16–16. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:25.

Overtime

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 19–16. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:43.

Top passers

  • HOU – Case Keenum – 23/36, 229 yards, TD, INT
  • TEN – Will Levis – 17/26, 199 yards, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • HOU – Noah Brown – 8 receptions, 82 yards, TD
  • TEN – Treylon Burks – 3 receptions, 62 yards

Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 16: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,181
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • TEN – Chigoziem Okonkwo 12-yard pass from Derrick Henry (Nick Folk kick), 14:14. Titans 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:10.
  • SEA – Jason Myers 28-yard field goal, 10:48. Titans 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:26.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 33-yard field goal, 3:18. Titans 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 7:30.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Jason Myers 27-yard field goal, 9:53. Titans 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:07.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – DK Metcalf 11-yard pass from Geno Smith (Jason Myers kick), 12:10. Seahawks 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 6:33.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:21. Titans 17–13. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:49.
  • SEA – Colby Parkinson 5-yard pass from Geno Smith (Jason Myers kick), 0:57. Seahawks 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 2:24.

Top passers

  • SEA – Geno Smith – 25/36, 227 yards, 2 TD
  • TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 18/26, 152 yards

Top rushers

  • SEA – Kenneth Walker III – 16 rushes, 54 yards
  • TEN – Derrick Henry – 19 rushes, 88 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • SEA – Tyler Lockett – 8 receptions, 81 yards
  • TEN – Chigoziem Okonkwo – 6 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Week 17: at Houston Texans

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Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 28-yard field goal, 7:17. Texans 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:47.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Brevin Jordan 12-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 10:10. Texans 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 7:30.
  • HOU – Sheldon Rankins 13-yard fumble return (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 10:02. Texans 17–0.
  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 38-yard field goal, 4:17. Texans 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:58.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:11.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 27-yard field goal, 9:35. Texans 23–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:25.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 51-yard field goal, 5:33. Texans 26–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:03.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 18: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 18: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • JAX – Calvin Ridley 59-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Brandon McManus kick), 12:24. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 4:30.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 18-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 8:27. Titans 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
  • TEN – Tyjae Spears 3-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:03. Titans 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:30.
  • JAX – Brandon McManus 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 0:22.

Third quarter

  • TEN – DeAndre Hopkins 6-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Nick Folk kick), 12:45. Titans 28–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:15.

Fourth quarter

  • JAX – Evan Engram 14-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Brandon McManus kick), 14:55. Titans 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:13.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Houston Texans 10 7 0 .588 4–2 7–5 377 353 W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 377 371 L1
Indianapolis Colts 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 396 415 L1
Tennessee Titans 6 11 0 .353 1–5 4–8 305 367 W1
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North 13 4 0 .765 3–3 8–4 .543 .529 L1
2[a][b] Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .471 .471 W5
3[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 9–3 .481 .428 W2
4 Houston Texans South 10 7 0 .588 4–2 7–5 .474 .465 W2
Wild cards
5[c] Cleveland Browns North 11 6 0 .647 3–3 8–4 .536 .513 L1
6[b][c] Miami Dolphins East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .450 .358 L2
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 7 0 .588 5–1 7–5 .540 .571 W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[d] Cincinnati Bengals North 9 8 0 .529 1–5 4–8 .574 .536 W1
9[d][e] Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .533 .477 L1
10[e] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .491 .444 L1
11[f] Las Vegas Raiders West 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 .488 .426 W1
12[f] Denver Broncos West 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .488 .485 L1
13 New York Jets East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 4–8 .502 .454 W1
14 Tennessee Titans South 6 11 0 .353 1–5 4–8 .522 .422 W1
15 Los Angeles Chargers West 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 .529 .388 L5
16 New England Patriots East 4 13 0 .235 2–4 4–8 .522 .529 L2
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Buffalo claimed the No. 2 seed over Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep.
  3. ^ a b Cleveland claimed the No. 5 seed over Miami based on conference record.
  4. ^ a b Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).
  5. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. ^ a b Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. ^ 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.
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