2017 Tennessee Titans season

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2017 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General manager Jon Robinson
Head coach Mike Mularkey
Home field Nissan Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC South
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(at Chiefs) 22–21
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Patriots) 14–35
Pro Bowlers
6
AP All-Pros
2

The 2017 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 48th season 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.

Contents

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

PlayerPosition
Karim BartonG
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 SemischTE
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
PositionPlayerStatus*Date signed2016 Team2017 Team
RB Antonio Andrews UFATennessee TitansNone
OLB David Bass UFAMay 9, 2017 [7] Tennessee Titans Seattle Seahawks
LB/ST Daren Bates UFAMarch 9, 2017 [8] Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans
RT Byron Bell UFAMarch 24, 2017 [9] Tennessee Titans Dallas Cowboys
CB Valentino Blake UFAMarch 20, 2017 [10] Tennessee Titans New York Giants
QB Matt Cassel UFAMarch 2, 2017 [11] Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans
SS Johnathan Cyprien UFAMarch 9, 2017 [12] Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
TE Anthony Fasano UFAMarch 9, 2017 [13] Tennessee Titans Miami Dolphins
CB Demontre Hurst UFAApril 3, 2017 [14] Chicago Bears Tennessee Titans
FS Rashad Johnson UFATennessee TitansNone
DT Karl Klug UFAMarch 9, 2017 [15] Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans
G Tim Lelito UFAMarch 22, 2017 [16] New Orleans Saints Tennessee Titans
WR Marc Mariani UFATennessee TitansNone
ILB Nate Palmer UFAMarch 9, 2017 [15] Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans
CB Logan Ryan UFAMarch 9, 2017 [17] New England Patriots Tennessee Titans
C Brian Schwenke UFAMarch 13, 2017 [18] Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
ILB Sean Spence UFAMarch 19, 2017 [19] Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
SS Daimion Stafford UFAMay 30, 2017Tennessee Titans Pittsburgh Steelers
TE Phillip Supernaw UFAMarch 10, 2017 [20] Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans
S/ST Brynden Trawick UFAMarch 9, 2017 [8] Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans
G Chance Warmack UFAMarch 9, 2017 [21] Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
WR/RS Eric Weems UFAMarch 10, 2017 [22] Atlanta Falcons Tennessee Titans
NT Sylvester Williams UFAMarch 10, 2017 [23] Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
WR Kendall Wright UFAMarch 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

PositionPlayerDate Released/Waived
CB Jason McCourty April 13, 2017 [25]
NT Al Woods March 8, 2017 [26]

2017 NFL draft

2017 Tennessee Titans Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 5 Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
18 Adoree' Jackson CB USC
372 Taywan Taylor WR Western Kentucky
100* Jonnu Smith TE FIU
5155 Jayon Brown ILB UCLA
6217* Corey Levin OG Chattanooga
7227 Josh Carraway OLB TCU
236 Brad Seaton OT Villanova
241 Khalfani Muhammad RB California
* Compensatory selection

Notes

2017 Tennessee Titans Draft Trades
Draft Pick YearRoundOverallTeamReceived
20161 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
20161 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
20172 52
20173 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
20175 164 to Philadelphia Eagles Received Philadelphia's 2017 fifth-round selection (No. 155 overall). [31]
6 214
20176 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]
20176 207 to Cincinnati Bengals Received Cincinnati's 2017 sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 217 overall) and 2017 seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall). [31]

Staff

2017 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2017 Tennessee Titans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 inactive, 10 practice squad

Team captains

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 12at New York Jets L 3–70–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
2August 19 Carolina Panthers W 34–271–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
3August 27 Chicago Bears L 7–191–2Nissan Stadium Recap
4August 31at Kansas City Chiefs L 6–301–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 10 Oakland Raiders L 16–260–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
2 September 17at Jacksonville Jaguars W 37–161–1 EverBank Field Recap
3 September 24 Seattle Seahawks W 33–272–1Nissan Stadium Recap
4 October 1at Houston Texans L 14–572–2 NRG Stadium Recap
5 October 8at Miami Dolphins L 10–162–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
6 October 16 Indianapolis Colts W 36–223–3Nissan Stadium Recap
7 October 22at Cleveland Browns W 12–9 (OT)4–3 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
8 Bye
9 November 5 Baltimore Ravens W 23–205–3Nissan Stadium Recap
10 November 12 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–206–3Nissan Stadium Recap
11 November 16at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–406–4 Heinz Field Recap
12 November 26at Indianapolis Colts W 20–167–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Houston Texans W 24–138–4Nissan Stadium Recap
14 December 10at Arizona Cardinals L 7–128–5 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
15 December 17at San Francisco 49ers L 23–258–6 Levi's Stadium Recap
16 December 24 Los Angeles Rams L 23–278–7Nissan Stadium Recap
17 December 31 Jacksonville Jaguars W 15–109–7Nissan 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
Period1234Total
Raiders7631026
Titans733316

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans33171437
Jaguars3001316

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks0771327
Titans0921333

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans0140014
Texans141672057

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans037010
Dolphins1000616

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Phillip Supernaw caught his first career touchdown.

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts3106322
Titans6362136

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Rookie Taywan Taylor caught his first career touchdown.

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Titans3303312
Browns033309

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

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Nine: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ravens3301420
Titans1060723

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

Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals670720
Titans7100724

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans7010017
Steelers10671740

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans607720
Colts0133016

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

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
Period1234Total
Texans370313
Titans0107724

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans07007
Cardinals006612

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

Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans01031023
49ers6100925

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

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Sixteen: Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rams677727
Titans3107323

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars030710
Titans0123015

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

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

Standings

Division

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Jacksonville Jaguars 1060.6254–29–3417268L2
(5) Tennessee Titans 970.5635–18–4334356W1
Indianapolis Colts 4120.2502–43–9263404W1
Houston Texans 4120.2501–53–9338436L6

Conference

AFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East1330.8135–110–2.484.466W3
2 [lower-alpha 1] Pittsburgh Steelers North1330.8136–010–2.453.423W2
3 [lower-alpha 2] Jacksonville Jaguars South1060.6254–29–3.434.394L2
4 [lower-alpha 2] Kansas City Chiefs West1060.6255–18–4.477.481W4
Wild Cards
5 [lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South970.5635–18–4.434.396W1
6 [lower-alpha 3] Buffalo Bills East970.5633–37–5.492.396W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [lower-alpha 3] Baltimore Ravens North970.5633–37–5.441.299L1
8 [lower-alpha 3] Los Angeles Chargers West970.5633–36–6.457.347W2
9 Cincinnati Bengals North790.4383–36–6.465.321W2
10 [lower-alpha 4] Oakland Raiders West6100.3752–45–7.512.396L4
11 [lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East6100.3752–45–7.543.531L3
12 [lower-alpha 5] Denver Broncos West5110.3132–44–8.492.413L2
13 [lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East5110.3132–45–7.520.438L4
14 [lower-alpha 6] Indianapolis Colts South4120.2502–43–9.480.219W1
15 [lower-alpha 6] Houston Texans South4120.2501–53–9.516.375L6
16 Cleveland Browns North0160.0000–60–12.520–L16
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 7]
  1. 1 2 New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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.
  4. 1 2 Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  5. 1 2 Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory.
  6. 1 2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston 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.

Postseason

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenueRecap
Wild Card January 6, 2018at Kansas City Chiefs (4)W 22–211–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Divisional January 13, 2018at New England Patriots (1)L 14–351–1 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
Period1234Total
Titans0371222
Chiefs1470021

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

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
Period1234Total
Titans700714
Patriots0217735

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

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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