2017_Tennessee_Titans_season

2017 Tennessee Titans season

2017 Tennessee Titans season

58th season in franchise history; first playoff berth since 2008


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

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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

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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

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Departures

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2017 NFL draft

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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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Assistant head coach/strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson
  • Assistant to the strength and conditioning coach – Tom Kanavy
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Taylor Porter

Final roster

2017 Tennessee Titans final roster
Quarterbacks

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

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Regular season

Schedule

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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week One: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 4: at Houston Texans

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Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

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Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Phillip Supernaw caught his first career touchdown.

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Rookie Taywan Taylor caught his first career touchdown.

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

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Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

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
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Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Week Nine: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

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
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Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

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Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

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Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

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
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Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers

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

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
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Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

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

Standings

Division

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Postseason

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Game summaries

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

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

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

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

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

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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