2017 Tennessee Titans season

2017 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	KSA Industries
General manager	Jon Robinson
Head coach	Mike Mularkey
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoffs	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
All-Pros	2 FS Kevin Byard (1st team) P Brett Kern (2nd team)
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The 2017 season was the Tennessee Titans' 48th in the National Football League (NFL) 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: Restricted free agent, UFA: 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

Main article: 2017 NFL draft

2017 Tennessee Titans Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	5	Corey Davis	WR	Western Michigan
	18	Adoree' Jackson	CB	USC
3	72	Taywan Taylor	WR	Western Kentucky
	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 2017 NFL draft marked the first year that 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 (No. 15 overall), two 2016 second-round selections (No. 43 overall) and (No. 45 overall), 2016 third-round selection (No. 76 overall), 2017 first-round selection (No. 5 overall), and 2017 third-round 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]
	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]
	4	124
2017	5	164	to Philadelphia Eagles	Received Philadelphia's 2017 fifth-round selection (No. 155 overall). [31]
	6	214
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 roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Matt Cassel  8 Marcus Mariota  3 Brandon Weeden Running backs (RB) 32 David Fluellen 22 Derrick Henry 28 Khalfani Muhammad 29 DeMarco Murray Wide receivers (WR) 84 Corey Davis 87 Eric Decker 83 Harry Douglas 18 Rishard Matthews 13 Taywan Taylor 14 Eric Weems Tight ends (TE) 81 Jonnu Smith 88 Luke Stocker 89 Phillip Supernaw 82 Delanie Walker

Offensive linemen (OL) 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 (DL) 99 Jurrell Casey DE 94 Austin Johnson NT 95 David King DE 97 Karl Klug DE 96 Sylvester Williams NT

Linebackers (LB) 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 (DB) 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 (ST) 48 Beau Brinkley LS  6 Brett Kern P  4 Ryan Succop K

Practice squad 15 Darius Jennings WR 42 Denzel Johnson SS 69 Tyler Marz T 70 Johnny Maxey DE 17 Zach Pascal WR 85 Tim Semisch TE 72 Julius Warmsley DE 68 Cody Wichmann G 75 Antwaun Woods NT Reserve 90 DaQuan Jones DE (IR) 51 Victor Ochi OLB (IR) 19 Tajae Sharpe WR (IR) 36 LeShaun Sims CB (IR) 11 Alex Tanney QB (IR) 52 Aaron Wallace OLB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 reserve, 9 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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (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

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

at NRG Stadium, 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 – Lamar Miller 2-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 12:13. Texans 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:48. HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 8-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Kaʻimi 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 (Kaʻimi 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 – Kaʻimi 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 (kick failed), 1:19. Texans 30–14. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:31. Third quarter HOU – Will Fuller 10-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Kaʻimi 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 (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 11:19. Texans 44–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:27. HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 40-yard field goal, 8:44. Texans 47–14. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:11. HOU – Dylan Cole 25-yard interception return (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 8:31. Texans 54–14. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:08. HOU – Kaʻimi 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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Rookie Taywan Taylor caught his first career touchdown.

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

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

at FirstEnergy Stadium, 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

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

Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	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

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

at Heinz Field, 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 (NBC/NFLN/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

Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	6	0	7	7	20
Colts	0	13	3	0	16

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), sunny — retractable roof open
• Game attendance: 62,207
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 29-yard field goal, 7:54. Titans 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:09. TEN – Ryan Succop 45-yard field goal, 1:52. Titans 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 3:23. Second quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 10:05. Titans 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:47. IND – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 2:07. Tied 6–6. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:25. IND – Frank Gore 14-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:38. Colts 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:16. Third quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 42-yard field goal, 6:05. Colts 16–6. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:57. TEN – Delanie Walker 2-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:50. Colts 16–13. Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards, 0:25. Fourth quarter TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 5:59. Titans 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:25. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/25, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT IND – Jacoby Brissett – 17/29, 196 yards Top rushers TEN – Derrick Henry – 13 carries, 79 yards IND – Frank Gore – 17 carries, 62 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Delonie Walker – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD IND – Jack Doyle – 7 receptions, 94 yards

This was the Titans' first win in Indianapolis since 2007, and their first season sweep of Indy since 2002.

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	7	0	3	13
Titans	0	10	7	7	24

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 62,758
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 23-yard field goal, 9:25. Texans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:39. Second quarter HOU – Stephen Anderson 4-yard pass from Tom Savage (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 10:40. Texans 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:17. TEN – Marcus Mariota 9-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:18. Texans 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:22. TEN – Ryan Succop 43-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 0:35. Third quarter TEN – Delanie Walker 24-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:03. Titans 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:17. Fourth quarter HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 42-yard field goal, 4:42. Titans 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:49. TEN – Derrick Henry 75-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:46. Titans 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:22. Top passers HOU – Tom Savage – 31/49, 365 yards, TD, INT TEN – Marcus Mariota – 15/23, 150 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Lamar Miller – 15 carries, 56 yards TEN – Derrick Henry – 11 carries, 109 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 8 receptions, 80 yards TEN – Delanie Walker – 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	7	0	0	7
Cardinals	0	0	6	6	12

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 10
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 64,153
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter TEN – Derrick Henry 6-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 7:16. Titans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:02. Third quarter ARI – Phil Dawson 47-yard field goal, 9:36. Titans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:24. ARI – Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, 4:44. Titans 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:41. Fourth quarter ARI – Phil Dawson 32-yard field goal, 5:59. Cardinals 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:00. ARI – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 3:45. Cardinals 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 2:03. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 16/31, 159 yards, 2 INT ARI – Blaine Gabbert – 17/29, 178 yards Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 11 carries, 34 yards ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 20 carries, 73 yards Top receivers TEN – Delanie Walker – 5 receptions, 42 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 44 yards

Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	10	3	10	23
49ers	6	10	0	9	25

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 70,133
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, 8:51. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:09. SF – Robbie Gould 48-yard field goal, 4:35. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:03. Second quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 14:06. 49ers 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:29. SF – Garrett Celek 5-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 5:30. 49ers 13–3. Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 8:36. SF – Robbie Gould 28-yard field goal, 1:37. 49ers 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 2:50. TEN – Delanie Walker 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:29. 49ers 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:08. Third quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 8:29. 49ers 16–13. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:31. Fourth quarter TEN – Rishard Matthews 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 13:31. Titans 20–16. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 7:01. SF – Robbie Gould 50-yard field goal, 8:27. Titans 20–19. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 5:04. SF – Robbie Gould 48-yard field goal, 3:08. 49ers 22–20. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:20. TEN – Ryan Succop 50-yard field goal, 1:07. Titans 23–22. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 2:01. SF – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 25–23. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:07. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 23/33, 241 yards, 2 TD SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 31/43, 381 yards, TD Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 18 carries, 59 yards SF – Carlos Hyde – 16 carries, 25 yards Top receivers TEN – Rishard Matthews – 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD SF – Marquise Goodwin – 10 receptions, 114 yards

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Sixteen: Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	6	7	7	7	27
Titans	3	10	7	3	23

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 60,097
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter LAR – Todd Gurley 3-yard pass from Jared Goff (kick failed), 8:54. Rams 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:07. TEN – Ryan Succop 25-yard field goal, 1:13. Rams 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:41. Second quarter TEN – Wesley Woodyard 4-yard fumble return (Ryan Succop kick), 5:20. Titans 10–6. LAR – Todd Gurley 80-yard pass from Jared Goff (Sam Ficken kick), 4:24. Rams 13–10. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:56. TEN – Ryan Succop 37-yard field goal, 0:19. Tied 13–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:05. Third quarter LAR – Sammy Watkins 3-yard pass from Jared Goff (Sam Ficken kick), 6:40. Rams 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:57. TEN – DeMarco Murray 6-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:23. Tied 20–20. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:17. Fourth quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 27-yard field goal, 14:46. Titans 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:40. LAR – Cooper Kupp 14-yard pass from Jared Goff (Sam Ficken kick), 11:51. Rams 27–23. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:55. Top passers LAR – Jared Goff – 22/38, 301 yards, 4 TD TEN – Marcus Mariota – 22/39, 275 yards, INT Top rushers LAR – Todd Gurley – 22 carries, 118 yards TEN – DeMarco Murray – 15 carries, 48 yards, TD Top receivers LAR – Todd Gurley – 10 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD TEN – Corey Davis – 6 receptions, 91 yards

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	0	7	10
Titans	0	12	3	0	15

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: December 31
• Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 23 °F (−5 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 65,501
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter TEN – Derrick Henry 66-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick blocked), 14:17. Titans 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:46. JAX – Josh Lambo 41-yard field goal, 10:19. Titans 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:50. TEN – Ryan Succop 25-yard field goal, 1:26. Titans 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:28. TEN – Ryan Succop 39-yard field goal, 0:03. Titans 12–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:07. Third quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 38-yard field goal, 7:47. Titans 15–3. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter JAX – Yannick Ngakoue 67-yard fumble return (Josh Lambo kick), 11:02 Titans 15–10. Top passers JAX – Blake Bortles – 15/34, 158 yards, 2 INT TEN – Marcus Mariota – 12/21, 134 yards, TD Top rushers JAX – Leonard Fournette – 19 rushes, 69 yards TEN – Marcus Mariota – 10 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers JAX – Leonard Fournette – 4 receptions, 67 yards TEN – Derrick Henry – 1 reception, 66 yards, TD

With the win, the Titans clinched their first playoff berth since 2008.

Standings

Division

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

Conference

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
Tiebreakers [g]
New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory. Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record. 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. Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory. Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory. 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.

Postseason

See also: 2017–18 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 6, 2018	at Kansas City Chiefs (4)	W 22–21	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 13, 2018	at New England Patriots (1)	L 14–35	1–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

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

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Tennessee Titans at (4) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	3	7	12	22
Chiefs	14	7	0	0	21

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: January 6, 2018
• Game time: 3:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 73,319
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

1st quarter KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 7:07. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:56. KC – Travis Kelce 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 2:15. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 3:24. 2nd quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 1:55. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:02. KC – Demarcus Robinson 14-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:03. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 1:52. 3rd quarter TEN – Marcus Mariota 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:31. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 8:29. 4th quarter TEN – Derrick Henry 35-yard run (pass failed), 14:08. Chiefs 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:17. TEN – Eric Decker 22-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 6:06. Titans 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:09. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota — 19/31, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Alex Smith — 24/33, 264 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TEN – Derrick Henry — 23 rushes, 156 yards, TD KC – Kareem Hunt — 11 rushes, 42 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Delanie Walker — 6 receptions, 74 yards KC – Tyreek Hill — 7 receptions, 87 yards

Despite struggling in the first half of the game and falling behind 21–3, the Titans shut out the Chiefs in the second half and won their first playoff game since 2003. In addition, Marcus Mariota became the first quarterback in NFL playoff history to throw a touchdown to himself.

AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) New England Patriots

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (5) Tennessee Titans at (1) New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	7	0	0	7	14
Patriots	0	21	7	7	35

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: January 13, 2018
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), clear and cold
• Game attendance: 65,878
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

1st quarter TEN – Corey Davis 15-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:14. Titans 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 5:17. 2nd quarter NE – James White 5-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 13:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:56. NE – James White 6-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:20. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:56. NE – Chris Hogan 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:52. Patriots 21–7. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 5:18. 3rd quarter NE – Brandon Bolden 2-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 4:02. Patriots 28–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:20. 4th quarter NE – Rob Gronkowski 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:22. Patriots 35–7. Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 6:58. TEN – Corey Davis 11-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:55. Patriots 35–14. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 3:53. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 22/37, 254 yards, 2 TD NE – Tom Brady – 35/53, 337 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 4 rushes, 37 yards NE – Dion Lewis – 15 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers TEN – Eric Decker – 6 receptions, 85 yards NE – Danny Amendola – 11 receptions, 112 yards

Rookie Corey Davis caught his first career touchdowns. These would not be enough, however, as the top-seeded/defending champion Patriots steamrolled the Titans, 35-14. With the loss, the Titans' season ended, with a record of 10-8. With the Patriots losing to the Eagles three weeks later in Super Bowl LII, the Titans would have the third-longest championship drought of any team in the NFL, going back to 1961 when they were the Houston Oilers.

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