2011 Tennessee Titans season

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2011 Tennessee Titans season
Owner Bud Adams
General manager Mike Reinfeldt
Head coach Mike Munchak
Home stadium LP Field
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC South
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 2011 season was the Tennessee Titans' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 52nd overall and their 15th in the state of Tennessee. It was also their first season under head coach Mike Munchak, replacing longtime head coach Jeff Fisher, who resigned on January 27 after 17 seasons. The team improved on their 6–10 record from 2010 and finished tied with the Cincinnati Bengals for the last playoff spot, but lost the tiebreaker due to their 24–17 loss to the Bengals in Week 9, missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season.

Contents

Offseason

2011 draft class

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
18 Jake Locker QB Washington
239 Akeem Ayers LB UCLA
377 Jurrell Casey DT USC
4109 Colin McCarthy LB Miami (FL)
5142 Karl Klug DE Iowa
6175 Byron Stingily T Louisville
7212 Zach Clayton DT Auburn

Coaching staff

2011 Tennessee Titans staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Final roster

2011 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 (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 reserve, 8 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

The Titans' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 13 Minnesota Vikings W 14–31–0 LP Field Recap
2August 20at St. Louis Rams L 16–171–1 Edward Jones Dome Recap
3August 27 Chicago Bears W 14–132–1LP Field Recap
4September 1at New Orleans Saints W 32–93–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–160–1 EverBank Field Recap
2September 18 Baltimore Ravens W 26–131–1 LP Field Recap
3September 25 Denver Broncos W 17–142–1LP Field Recap
4October 2at Cleveland Browns W 31–133–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
5October 9at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–383–2 Heinz Field Recap
6 Bye
7October 23 Houston Texans L 7–413–3LP Field Recap
8October 30 Indianapolis Colts W 27–104–3LP Field Recap
9November 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 17–244–4LP Field Recap
10November 13at Carolina Panthers W 30–35–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap
11November 20at Atlanta Falcons L 17–235–5 Georgia Dome Recap
12November 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–176–5LP Field Recap
13December 4at Buffalo Bills W 23–177–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
14December 11 New Orleans Saints L 17–227–6LP Field Recap
15December 18at Indianapolis ColtsL 13–277–7 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
16December 24Jacksonville JaguarsW 23–178–7LP Field Recap
17January 1at Houston TexansW 23–229–7 Reliant Stadium Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week One: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans007714
Jaguars733316

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Two: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Ravens0100313
Titans01010626

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Three: Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Broncos707014
Titans0100717

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 69,143
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Game information

Week 4: at Cleveland Browns

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans71410031
Browns330713

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 66,240
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
Game information

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans307717
Steelers71471038

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 63,875
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Game information

Coming off their road win over the Browns, the Titans flew to Heinz Field for a Week 5 intraconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tennessee threw the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 29-yard field goal from kicker Rob Bironas, but the Steelers answered with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh added onto their lead in the second with Roethlisberger completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Hines Ward and a 1-yard touchdown pass to fullback David Johnson.

The Steelers continued their dominating performance in the third quarter with Roethlisberger completing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ward. The Titans would respond with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Chris Johnson, yet Pittsburgh came right back in the fourth quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 19-yard field goal. Tennessee tried to rally as quarterback Matt Hasselbeck found wide receiver Damian Williams on a 19-yard touchdown pass, but the Steelers closed out the game with Roethlisberger completing a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 3–2.

Week 7: vs. Houston Texans

Week Seven: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Texans31771441
Titans00707

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 69,143
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
Game information

Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Eight: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Colts003710
Titans3170727

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Nine: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Bengals0771024
Titans3140017

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 10: at Carolina Panthers

Week Ten: Tennessee Titans at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
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Titans14331030
Panthers00303

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans037717
Falcons7610023

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST [1]
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 68,164
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Game information

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Twelve: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Buccaneers377017
Titans7301323

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 13: at Buffalo Bills

Week Thirteen: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
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Titans1073323
Bills730717

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Fourteen: New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Saints3331322
Titans037717

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
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Titans060713
Colts30141027

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 64,271
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Game information

Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars730717
Titans1073323

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 69,143
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Game information

With the win the Titans improved to 8–7. In order to secure a playoff spot the Tennessee Titans need a win at Houston in Week 17, combined with a Bengals loss, a Broncos win, and Raiders win. If either Cincinnati wins against Baltimore or Denver loses against Kansas City, the Titans will be eliminated from postseason contention.

Week 17: at Houston Texans

Week Seventeen: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans0133723
Texans733922

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

With the win, the Titans finished the season 9–7 and would secure their first winning season since 2008. However, they were eliminated from postseason contention due to the Denver Broncos losing against the Kansas City Chiefs 7–3.

Standings

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Houston Texans 1060.6254–28–4381278L3
Tennessee Titans 970.5633–37–5325317W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 5110.3133–34–8243329W1
Indianapolis Colts 2140.1252–42–10243430L1

References

  1. "Titans-Falcons Game Nov. 20 Moved to 3:15 p.m., CT". titansonline.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.