65th season in franchise history
The 2024 season is the Tennessee Titans ' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their 28th in the state of Tennessee , their second under the leadership of general manager Ran Carthon and their first under head coach Brian Callahan . They will attempt to improve on their 6–11 record from last year, make the playoffs after a 2-year absence, and end their 2-year AFC South title drought. This is their first season since 2015 without long time running back Derrick Henry , who left the team in the offseason and joined the Baltimore Ravens .
The franchise enters 2024 with a total of 493 wins, including both regular season and playoff games. If they win seven more games, they will become the latest team originating from the American Football League to reach 500 career victories. However, the Titans had a 1-6 start to the season, their worst start since 2015 .
On January 9, 2024, the Titans fired head coach Mike Vrabel after six seasons with the team.[ 1] [ 2] 2022 season and hadn't won a playoff game since the 2019 season .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
On January 24, 2024 the Titans hired Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their new head coach.
[ edit ] On January 8, 2024, the Titans signed six players from their practice squad to reserve/future contracts.[ 4]
Front office Owner – KSA Industries
Controlling owner – Amy Adams Strunk
President/CEO – Burke Nihill
Executive vice president/general manager – Ran Carthon
President of football operations – Chad Brinker
Assistant general manager – Anthony Robinson
Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino
Director, scouting – Aj Highsmith
Director of college scouting – Jon Salge
Assistant director of college scouting – Dale Thompson
Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner
Assistant director of pro scouting – Kevin Turks
Director, football research and development – Sarah Bailey
Assistant director of football strategy – Rob Riederer Head coaches Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Zac Woodfin
Assistant director of sports performance – Brian Bell
Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Lovat
Assistant strength and conditioning – Grant Thorne
Sports performance assistant – Haley Roberts
Assistant sports performance: speed training – John Shaw Coaching staff Front office More NFL staffs
Notes
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling .
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. Week 1: at Chicago Bears [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
TEN – Nick Folk 40-yard field goal, 14:06. Titans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:35.
TEN – Chigoziem Okonkwo 17-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 3:44. Titans 17–0. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 8:23.
CHI – Cairo Santos 24-yard field goal, 0:27. Titans 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:17. Third quarter
CHI – Jonathan Owens 21-yard return of blocked punt (Cairo Santos kick), 9:07. Titans 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:19. Fourth quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 50-yard field goal, 14:47. Titans 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:59.
CHI – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 9:52. Titans 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:52.
CHI – Tyrique Stevenson 43-yard interception return (Caleb Williams –D'Andre Swift pass), 7:35. Bears 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 2:17.
Top passers
TEN – Will Levis – 19/32, 127 yards, TD, 2 INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 14/29, 93 yards Top rushers
TEN – Tony Pollard – 16 rushes, 82 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 10 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers
The Titans defense played an outstanding game, holding the Bears to just 148 yards of offense and no touchdowns; however, the Titans blew a 17–0 lead after giving up a blocked punt for a touchdown and quarterback Will Levis throwing a go-ahead pick six in the fourth quarter. With the loss, the Titans fall to 0–1 and lose their third straight season opener.
Week 2: vs. New York Jets [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – Braelon Allen 12-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Greg Zuerlein kick), 1:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:05.
TEN – Nick Folk 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:47. Third quarter
NYJ – Breece Hall 26-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Greg Zuerlein kick), 12:08. Jets 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:52.
NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal, 5:58. Jets 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:17.
TEN – Calvin Ridley 40-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 3:22. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:36. Fourth quarter
NYJ – Braelon Allen 20-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 4:31. Jets 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 4:10.
Top passers
NYJ – Aaron Rodgers – 18/30, 176 yards, 2 TD
TEN – Will Levis – 19/28, 192 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
NYJ – Breece Hall – 14 rushes, 62 yards
TEN – Tony Pollard – 17 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers
NYJ – Garrett Wilson – 4 receptions, 57 yards
TEN – Calvin Ridley – 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
The Titans once again played a solid game on defense, but once again allowed a blocked punt and Will Levis continued to struggle with turnovers. With the loss, they fell to 0–2.
Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers [ edit ]
Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers 17
3
7 3 30
Titans
7
0
7 0 14
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Game information
First quarter
GB – Malik Willis 5-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 12:25. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:35.
TEN – Nick Vannett 1-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 7:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:10.
GB – Brayden Narveson 21-yard field goal, 1:05. Packers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:10.
GB – Jaire Alexander 35-yard interception return (Brayden Narveson kick), 0:51. Packers 17–7. Second quarter
GB – Brayden Narveson 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:02. Third quarter
GB – Emanuel Wilson 30-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Narveson kick), 8:25. Packers 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 3:13.
TEN – DeAndre Hopkins 11-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 4:55. Packers 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter
GB – Brayden Narveson 47-yard field goal, 3:29. Packers 30–14. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:11.
Top passers
GB – Malik Willis – 13/19, 202 yards, TD
TEN – Will Levis – 26/34, 260 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
GB – Malik Willis – 6 rushes, 73 yards, TD
TEN – Tony Pollard – 6 rushes, 14 yards Top receivers
GB – Christian Watson – 2 receptions, 67 yards
TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Facing their former quarterback Malik Willis , the Titans struggled, allowing Willis to throw for 202 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Will Levis was sacked 8 times and threw another pick-six, dropping the Titans to 0–3 for the first time since 2009 .
Week 4: at Miami Dolphins [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
TEN – Nick Folk 53-yard field goal, 14:16. Titans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 21 yards, 4:58.
TEN – Nick Folk 52-yard field goal, 8:20. Titans 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 4:01.
MIA – Jason Sanders 44-yard field goal, 4:13. Titans 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:07.
TEN – Nick Folk 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 9–3. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:16. Third quarter
MIA – Jason Sanders 56-yard field goal, 9:02. Titans 9–6. Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:38.
TEN – Tyjae Spears 7-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 6:00. Titans 16–6. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:02.
TEN – Nick Folk 51-yard field goal, 0:36. Titans 19–6. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:44. Fourth quarter
TEN – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 10:45. Titans 22–6. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:23.
MIA – Tyler Huntley 1-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:36. Titans 22–12. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 7:09.
TEN – Tyler Huntley intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety, 2:27. Titans 24–12.
TEN – Tony Pollard 4-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:24. Titans 31–12. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 2:03.
Top passers
TEN – Mason Rudolph – 9/17, 85 yards
MIA – Tyler Huntley – 14/22, 96 yards Top rushers
TEN – Tony Pollard – 22 rushes, 88 yards, TD
MIA – Tyler Huntley – 8 rushes, 40 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ edit ]
Week 6: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts 7
3
0 10 20
Titans
7
3
7 0 17
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
TEN – Nick Folk 44-yard field goal, 11:09. Colts 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 56 yards, 9:02.
IND – Matt Gay 26-yard field goal, 0:19. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:20. Third quarter
TEN – Tony Pollard 23-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 6:19. Titans 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:41. Fourth quarter
IND – Matt Gay 22-yard field goal, 14:57. Titans 17–13. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 6:22.
IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 7:27. Colts 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.
Top passers
IND – Joe Flacco – 22/38, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT
TEN – Will Levis – 16/27, 95 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
IND – Tyler Goodson – 8 rushes, 51 yards
TEN – Tony Pollard – 17 rushes, 93 yards, TD Top receivers
IND – Josh Downs – 7 receptions, 66 yards, TD
TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 4 receptions, 54 yards
Week 7: at Buffalo Bills [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
TEN – Nick Folk 25-yard field goal, 2:57. Titans 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:03. Second quarter
Third quarter
BUF – Amari Cooper 12-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 10:23. Bills 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:32.
BUF – Tyler Bass 28-yard field goal, 4:12. Bills 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:53. Fourth quarter
BUF – Ty Johnson 4-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 14:54. Bills 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:55.
BUF – Tyler Bass 30-yard field goal, 9:26. Bills 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:59.
BUF – Ray Davis 16-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 1:53. Bills 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:44.
Top passers
TEN – Mason Rudolph – 25/40, 215 yards, TD, INT
BUF – Josh Allen – 21/33, 323 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
TEN – Tony Pollard – 16 rushes, 61 yards
BUF – Ray Davis – 5 rushes, 41 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 8: at Detroit Lions [ edit ]
Week 8: Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Titans
7
7
0 0 14
Lions 14
21
17 0 52
at Ford Field , Detroit, Michigan
Date : October 27Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 64,316Referee : Carl Cheffers TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura OkminRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
TEN – Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 5-yard pass from Mason Rudolph (Nick Folk kick), 14:18. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:39.
DET – Brock Wright 8-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 12:51. Lions 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:27.
DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown 1-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 11:37. Lions 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:02.
DET – Sam LaPorta 3-yard pass from David Montgomery (Jake Bates kick), 2:18. Lions 35–14. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:59. Third quarter
DET – Kalif Raymond 90-yard punt return (Jake Bates kick), 12:46. Lions 42–14. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:14.
DET – Kalif Raymond 7-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 6:12. Lions 49–14. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:25.
DET – Jake Bates 51-yard field goal, 1:08. Lions 52–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:00. Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 9: vs. New England Patriots [ edit ]
Week 9: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Patriots
0
3
7 7 0 17
Titans 7
0
3 7 3 20
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Joey Slye 52-yard field goal, 7:13. Titans 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:32. Third quarter
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 7:39. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:21.
TEN – Nick Folk 21-yard field goal, 0:34. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:05. Fourth quarter
TEN – Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 6-yard pass from Mason Rudolph (Nick Folk kick), 4:27. Titans 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:26.
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 5-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 1:45. Overtime
TEN – Nick Folk 25-yard field goal, 2:32. Titans 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:28.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 29/41, 206 yards, TD, 2 INT
TEN – Mason Rudolph – 20/33, 240 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers
NE – Drake Maye – 8 rushes, 95 yards
TEN – Tony Pollard – 28 rushes, 128 yards Top receivers
Week 10: at Los Angeles Chargers [ edit ]
#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK
Division leaders
1
Kansas City Chiefs
West
8
0
0
1.000
2–0
4–0
.471
.471
W8
2
Buffalo Bills
East
7
2
0
.778
3–0
5–2
.410
.333
W4
3
Pittsburgh Steelers
North
6
2
0
.750
0–0
4–1
.429
.434
W3
4
Houston Texans
South
6
3
0
.667
3–0
5–1
.481
.434
L1
Wild cards
5
Baltimore Ravens
North
6
3
0
.667
1–1
3–3
.532
.566
W1
6
Los Angeles Chargers
West
5
3
0
.625
2–1
3–2
.457
.289
W2
7
Denver Broncos
West
5
4
0
.556
1–1
2–3
.430
.289
L1
In the hunt
8[ a]
Indianapolis Colts
South
4
5
0
.444
1–3
3–3
.526
.438
L2
9[ a]
Cincinnati Bengals
North
4
5
0
.444
1–1
2–3
.468
.222
W1
10
New York Jets
East
3
6
0
.333
1–2
3–4
.519
.385
W1
11[ b]
Tennessee Titans
South
2
6
0
.250
0–1
2–3
.507
.235
W1
12[ b]
Miami Dolphins
East
2
6
0
.250
1–2
2–4
.465
.222
L3
13[ c]
Cleveland Browns
North
2
7
0
.222
1–1
2–3
.474
.444
L1
14[ c] [ d]
Jacksonville Jaguars
South
2
7
0
.222
1–1
2–4
.500
.333
L2
15[ c] [ d] [ e]
Las Vegas Raiders
West
2
7
0
.222
0–3
2–5
.545
.444
L5
16[ c] [ d] [ e]
New England Patriots
East
2
7
0
.222
1–2
2–5
.385
.389
L1
Tiebreakers [ f]
^ a b Indianapolis wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
^ a b Tennessee wins tie break over Miami based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b c d Cleveland wins tie break over Jacksonville, Las Vegas and New England based on conference record.
^ a b c Jacksonville wins tie break over Las Vegas and New England based on conference record.
^ a b Las Vegas wins tie break over New England based on strength of victory.
^ 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.
^ a b Wyatt, Jim (January 9, 2024). "Titans Part Ways With Head Coach Mike Vrabel" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved January 12, 2024 . ^ a b Edholm, Eric (January 9, 2024). "Titans fire head coach Mike Vrabel after six seasons" . NFL.com . Retrieved January 12, 2024 . ^ Russini, Dianna; Joe Rexrode (January 11, 2024). "Why Titans fired Mike Vrabel, a story of festering slights and a lack of communication" . TheAthletic.com . Retrieved January 12, 2024 . ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 8, 2024). "Titans Sign Six Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved January 12, 2024 . ^ "Titans Agree to Terms With 16 Undrafted Free Agents, Including RBs Dillon Johnson (Washington) and Jabari Small (Tennessee)" . TennesseeTitans.com . May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
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