2017 Tennessee Titans Season

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.

2017 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General managerJon Robinson
Head coachMike Mularkey
Home fieldNissan 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
AP All-Pros
2

Offseason

Organizational changes

On January 4, the Titans fired wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant wide receivers coach Jason Tucker. On January 5, general manager Jon Robinson was promoted to executive vice president/general manager.

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.

On January 4, the Titans signed linebacker Reshard Cliett and tight end Tim Semisch to reserve/future contracts.

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.

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 Tennessee Titans Seattle Seahawks
LB/ST Daren Bates UFA March 9, 2017 Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans
RT Byron Bell UFA March 24, 2017 Tennessee Titans Dallas Cowboys
CB Valentino Blake UFA March 20, 2017 Tennessee Titans New York Giants
QB Matt Cassel UFA March 2, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
SS Johnathan Cyprien UFA March 9, 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
TE Anthony Fasano UFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Miami Dolphins
CB Demontre Hurst UFA April 3, 2017 Chicago Bears Tennessee Titans
FS Rashad Johnson UFA Tennessee Titans None
DT Karl Klug UFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
G Tim Lelito UFA March 22, 2017 New Orleans Saints Tennessee Titans
WR Marc Mariani UFA Tennessee Titans None
ILB Nate Palmer UFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
CB Logan Ryan UFA March 9, 2017 New England Patriots Tennessee Titans
C Brian Schwenke UFA March 13, 2017 Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
ILB Sean Spence UFA March 19, 2017 Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
SS Daimion Stafford UFA May 30, 2017 Tennessee Titans Pittsburgh Steelers
TE Phillip Supernaw UFA March 10, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
S/ST Brynden Trawick UFA March 9, 2017 Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans
G Chance Warmack UFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
WR/RS Eric Weems UFA March 10, 2017 Atlanta Falcons Tennessee Titans
NT Sylvester Williams UFA March 10, 2017 Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
WR Kendall Wright UFA March 11, 2017 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
NT Al Woods March 8, 2017

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

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).
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).
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).
4 124
2017 5 164 to Philadelphia Eagles Received Philadelphia's 2017 fifth-round selection (No. 155 overall).
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).
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).

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

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 6 31026
Titans 7 3 3316

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 171437
Jaguars 3 0 01316

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 71327
Titans 0 9 21333

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 14 0014
Texans 14 16 72057

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 7010
Dolphins 10 0 0616

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 3 10 6322
Titans 6 3 62136

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
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 3 3 03312
Browns 0 3 3309

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 3 3 01420
Titans 10 6 0723

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 6 7 0720
Titans 7 10 0724

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 0 10017
Steelers 10 6 71740

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 6 0 7720
Colts 0 13 3016

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 7 0313
Titans 0 10 7724

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 007
Cardinals 0 0 6612

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 10 31023
49ers 6 10 0925

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 6 7 7727
Titans 3 10 7323

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 3 0710
Titans 0 12 3015

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
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

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .484 .466 W3
2 Pittsburgh Steelers North 13 3 0 .813 6–0 10–2 .453 .423 W2
3 Jacksonville Jaguars South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .434 .394 L2
4 Kansas City Chiefs West 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 .477 .481 W4
Wild Cards
5 Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 .434 .396 W1
6 Buffalo Bills East 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .492 .396 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Baltimore Ravens North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .441 .299 L1
8 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 Oakland Raiders West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .512 .396 L4
11 Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .543 .531 L3
12 Denver Broncos West 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .492 .413 L2
13 New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .520 .438 L4
14 Indianapolis Colts South 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .480 .219 W1
15 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

Postseason

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 71222
Chiefs 14 7 0021

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 0 0714
Patriots 0 21 7735

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.

References

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