2018 Tennessee Titans season

2018 Tennessee Titans season
Head coach Mike Vrabel
General manager Jon Robinson
Owner Amy Strunk
Home field Nissan Stadium
Results
Record 3–2
Division place 1st AFC South

The 2018 season is the Tennessee Titans' 49th in the National Football League and their 59th overall. It also marks the franchise's 22nd season in the state of Tennessee, their first under head coach Mike Vrabel, and the first with new uniforms and blue helmets, as they've worn white helmets since the club was based in Houston, Texas.

Coaching changes

On January 15, 2018, the Titans and former head coach Mike Mularkey agreed to part ways, ending his three year tenure as head coach with a record of 20-21.[1] Five days later, the Titans named former Houston Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel as the new head coach.[2] Vrabel became the 18th head coach in franchise history. Two weeks later of January 30, the Titans announce the hiring of the new offensive coordinator, Matt LaFleur. LaFleur was with the Los Angeles Rams in 2017, and was credited for the development of Jared Goff.[3] On the same day, the Titans hired their new defensive coordinator Dean Pees.[4] The next day, the Titans announced several additions to the coaching staff, including quarterback coach Pat O'Hara, secondary coach Kerry Coombs, outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen, inside linebackers coach Tyrone McKenzie, and wide receivers coach Rob Moore.[5]

Offseason acquisitions

The Titans signed two former New England Patriots players. Running back Dion Lewis and Cornerback Malcolm Butler. The two will reunite with current cornerback Logan Ryan, who also played for the Patriots, in which their last season in New England together was capped off with a Super Bowl comeback win.

Draft

2018 Tennessee Titans Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
122 Rashaan EvansILBAlabama
241 Harold LandryOLBBoston College
5152 Dane CruikshankSArizona
6199 Luke FalkQBWashington State
2018 Tennessee Titans Draft Trades
Draft Pick Year Round Overall Team Received
2018125to Baltimore RavensReceived Baltimore's 2018 first-round selection (No. 22 overall) and 2018 sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 215 overall).[6]
4125
2018257to Oakland RaidersReceived Oakland's 2018 second-round selection (No. 41 overall).[6]
389
20185162to Baltimore RavensReceived Baltimore's 2018 fifth-round selection (No. 152 overall).[6]
6215
20187243to Kansas City ChiefsReceived defensive lineman David King.[7]

Undrafted free agents

2018 Tennessee Titans Undrafted Free Agents
Name Position School
Austin Barnard P/K Samford
Cameron Batson WR Texas Tech
Deontay Burnett WR USC
Dalyn Dawkins RB Colorado State
Nick DeLuca ILB North Dakota State
Matthew Diaz OT Wagner
Matt Dickerson DE UCLA
Nico Falah C USC
Sharif Finch OLB Temple
Rico Gafford CB Wyoming
Elijaah Goins CB Ohio State
Joshua Kalu S Nebraska
Ryan McKinley CB Montana
Elijah Nkansah OT Toledo
Mike Ramsay DT Duke
Larry Rose III RB New Mexico State
Devin Ross WR Colorado
Aaron Stinnie OG James Madison
Jordan Veasy WR California
Akrum Wadley RB Iowa
Damon Webb S Ohio State
Ethan Wolf TE Tennessee

Source:[8]

Staff

Tennessee Titans staff
Front office
  • Owner – KSA Industries
  • Controlling owner – Amy Adams Strunk
  • President, chairman and CEO – Steve Underwood
  • Executive vice president and general manager – Jon Robinson
  • Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino
  • Vice president of player personnel – Ryan Cowden
  • Director of college scouting – Jon Salge
  • Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Kevin Turks
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Matt LaFleur
  • Quarterbacks – Pat O'Hara
  • Running backs – Tony Dews
  • Wide receivers – Rob Moore
  • Tight ends – Arthur Smith
  • Offensive line – Keith Carter
  • Offensive assistant – Mike Sullivan
  • Offensive assistant – Luke Steckel
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Dean Pees
  • Defensive line – Terrell Williams
  • Outside linebackers – Shane Bowen
  • Inside linebackers – Tyrone McKenzie
  • Defensive backs − Kerry Coombs
  • Defensive assistant – Scott Booker
  • Defensive assistant – Ryan Crow
  • Quality control – Matt Pees
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Craig Aukerman
  • Assistant special teams – Matt Edwards
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Kanavu
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Brian Bell
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Taylor Porter

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Current roster

Tennessee Titans roster
Quarterbacks

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Tight ends

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Defensive linemen

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 Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 10, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 10 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

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Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 August 9 at Green Bay Packers L 17–31 0–1 Lambeau Field Recap
2 August 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–30 0–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–16 0–3 Heinz Field Recap
4 August 30 Minnesota Vikings L 3–13 0–4 Nissan Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

On January 11, 2018, the NFL announced that the Titans will play the Los Angeles Chargers in one of three London Games at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with the Chargers serving as the home team. It will be the Titans' first appearance in the International Series. The game will occur during Week 7 (October 21), and will be televised by CBS in the United States. The exact date, along with the network and kickoff time, were announced in conjunction with the release of the 2018 regular season schedule.[9]

WeekDateKickoff (CT)OpponentResultRecordGame siteTVNFL.com
recap
1 September 9 12:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins L 20–27 0–1 Hard Rock Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 16 12:00 p.m. Houston Texans W 20–17 1–1 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 23 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars W 9–6 2–1 TIAA Bank Field CBS Recap
4 September 30 12:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles W 26–23 (OT) 3–1 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 7 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills L 12–13 3–2 New Era Field CBS Recap
6 October 14 3:25 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Nissan Stadium CBS
7 October 21 8:30 a.m. at Los Angeles Chargers Wembley Stadium (London, England) CBS
8 Bye
9 November 5 7:15 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium ESPN
10 November 11 12:00 p.m. New England Patriots Nissan Stadium CBS
11 November 18 12:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
12 November 26 7:15 p.m. at Houston Texans NRG Stadium ESPN
13 December 2 3:05 p.m. New York Jets Nissan Stadium CBS
14 December 6 7:20 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Nissan Stadium Fox/NFLN
15 December 16 12:00 p.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium CBS
16 December 22 or 23[10] TBD[10] Washington Redskins Nissan Stadium TBD[10]
17 December 30 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Nissan Stadium CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 10–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time and network for Week 16 vs. the Washington Redskins will be finalized at a later date — by no later than the end of Week 8.[10]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins

Week One: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Titans 3 0 01720
Dolphins 0 7 31727

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Due to two weather delays, the game lasted for 7 hours and 10 minutes, the longest game since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.[11]

Week 2: vs. Houston Texans

Week Two: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Texans 0 7 3717
Titans 14 0 0620

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Three: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Titans 3 0 339
Jaguars 0 3 036

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Four: Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Eagles 0 10 73323
Titans 3 0 710626

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 0612
Bills 7 0 3313

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,202
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Six: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 0 000
Titans 0 0 000

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Tennessee Titans 3 3 0 .500 2–0 2–3 87 107 L2
Houston Texans 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 135 137 W3
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–2 109 126 L2
Indianapolis Colts 1 5 0 .167 0–1 0–4 152 180 L4

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 5 1 0 .833 2–0 4–1 .500 .466 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 4–1 .514 .542 W3
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Cincinnati Bengals North 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .458 L1
4[lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 3 3 0 .500 2–0 2–3 .528 .500 L2
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 4] Los Angeles Chargers West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .283 W3
6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 4–2 .472 .438 W1
In the hunt
7[lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–2 .514 .435 W1
8 Pittsburgh Steelers North 3 2 1 .583 1–1–1 1–2–1 .557 .471 W2
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .389 .333 W3
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 6] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–2 .528 .444 L2
11[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–3 .414 .294 W2
12 Cleveland Browns North 2 3 1 .417 1–0–1 2–2–1 .557 .583 L1
13[lower-alpha 7] Buffalo Bills East 2 4 0 .333 0–0 1–3 .571 .542 L1
14[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .611 .333 L4
15[lower-alpha 8] Oakland Raiders West 1 5 0 .167 0–2 1–3 .597 .417 L2
16[lower-alpha 8] Indianapolis Colts South 1 5 0 .167 0–1 0–4 .571 .600 L3
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 New England wins tie break over Cincinnati based on best win percentage in conference games.
  2. 1 2 Cincinnati wins tie break over Baltimore based on head-to-head win percentage.
  3. 1 2 3 Tennessee wins tie break over Jacksonville and Houston based on head-to-head win percentage.
  4. 1 2 3 LA Chargers, Baltimore, and Miami are ranked based on best win percentage in conference games.
  5. 1 2 Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Jacksonville (see below).
  6. 1 2 Jacksonville wins tie break over NY Jets based on head-to-head win percentage.
  7. 1 2 Buffalo wins tie break over Denver based on best win percentage in common games.
  8. 1 2 Oakland wins tie break over Indianapolis based on best win percentage in conference games.
  9. ↑ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

  1. ↑ Sessler, Marc (January 15, 2018). "Mike Mularkey, Titans mutually agree to part ways". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ↑ Shook, Nick (January 20, 2018). "Texans DC Mike Vrabel named Titans head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. ↑ Knoblauch, Austin (January 30, 2018). "Matt LaFleur named Titans offensive coordinator". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (January 30, 2018). "Dean Pees named Titans' new defensive coordinator". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (January 31, 2018). "Titans Add Assistant Coaches to Mike Vrabel's Staff". Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  6. 1 2 3 "2018 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Trade for Chiefs DL David King". titansonline.com. Tennessee Titans. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Reach Deals with 22 Undrafted Free Agents". titansonline.com. Tennessee Titans. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 NFL LONDON SCHEDULE KICKS OFF AT NEW TOTTENHAM STADIUM; THREE TEAMS TO MAKE UK DEBUTS". NFL Communications. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "NFL Announces the 2018 Regular Season Schedule". NFL Communications. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Titans vs. Dolphins - Game Recap - September 9, 2018". ESPN.
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