2016 Tennessee Titans season

The 2016 season was the Tennessee Titans' 47th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 57th overall. It also marked the franchise's 20th season in the state of Tennessee as well as the first full season under head coach Mike Mularkey, who served as the team's interim head coach for the last nine games of the 2015 season.

2016 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	KSA Industries
General manager	Jon Robinson
Head coach	Mike Mularkey
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	1 RT Jack Conklin (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	5 DT Jurrell Casey OT Taylor Lewan RB DeMarco Murray OLB Brian Orakpo TE Delanie Walker
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The Titans tripled their win total from 2015 and achieved their first winning season since 2011. However, the team missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season tying a record set between 1970–1977. The team finished tied with the Houston Texans for the AFC South division title but lost the tiebreaker because the Texans had a better division record (5–1) than the Titans (2–4).

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

2016 Tennessee Titans Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	8	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
2	33	Kevin Dodd	DE	Clemson
	43	Austin Johnson	DT	Penn State
	45	Derrick Henry	RB	Alabama
3	64	Kevin Byard	S	MTSU
5	140	Tajae Sharpe	WR	UMass
	157	LeShaun Sims	CB	Southern Utah
6	193	Sebastian Tretola	OG	Arkansas
7	222	Aaron Wallace	OLB	UCLA
	253	Kalan Reed	CB	Southern Miss

Notes

• The Titans acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent guard Andy Levitre and a future conditional selection to the Atlanta Falcons.
• The Titans traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for running back Terrance West.

Staff

2016 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office Owner – KSA Industries President, chairman and CEO – Steve Underwood Executive vice president and general manager – Jon Robinson Assistant director of football administration – Dennis Polian Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino Director of player personnel – Ryan Cowden Director of college scouting – Blake Beddingfield Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner Head coaches Head coach – Mike Mularkey Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Terry Robiskie Quarterbacks – Jason Michael Running backs – Sylvester Croom Wide receivers – Bob Bratkowski Assistant wide receivers – Jason Tucker Tight ends – Arthur Smith Offensive line – Russ Grimm Assistant offensive line – Mike Sullivan Offensive assistant – Luke Steckel

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Nick Eason Assistant defensive line – Keith Willis Linebackers – Lou Spanos Defensive backs − Deshea Townsend Assistant defensive backs – Steve Jackson Defensive assistant – Brandon Blaney Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Bobby April Assistant Special teams coach – Steve Hoffman Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson Assistant strength and conditioning – Tom Kanavy

Final roster

2016 Tennessee Titans roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Matt Cassel 11 Alex Tanney Running backs (RB) 26 Antonio Andrews 45 Jalston Fowler 22 Derrick Henry 29 DeMarco Murray Wide receivers (WR) 83 Harry Douglas 87 Marc Mariani 18 Rishard Matthews 10 Tre McBride 19 Tajae Sharpe 13 Kendall Wright Tight ends (TE) 88 Jace Amaro 80 Anthony Fasano 89 Phillip Supernaw 82 Delanie Walker

Offensive linemen (OL) 78 Jack Conklin T 60 Ben Jones C 71 Dennis Kelly T 64 Josh Kline G 77 Taylor Lewan T 62 Brian Schwenke G/C 67 Quinton Spain G 79 Sebastian Tretola G Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Angelo Blackson 99 Jurrell Casey DE 94 Austin Johnson DE 90 DaQuan Jones 96 Al Woods NT 75 Antwaun Woods NT

Linebackers (LB) 51 David Bass OLB 91 Derrick Morgan OLB 98 Brian Orakpo OLB 50 Nate Palmer OLB 55 Sean Spence ILB 57 Justin Staples OLB 52 Aaron Wallace OLB 54 Avery Williamson ILB 59 Wesley Woodyard ILB Defensive backs (DB) 47 Valentino Blake CB 31 Kevin Byard FS 25 Rashad Johnson FS 23 Brice McCain CB 30 Jason McCourty CB 37 Kalan Reed CB 35 Curtis Riley CB 21 Da'Norris Searcy SS 36 LeShaun Sims CB 38 D'Joun Smith CB 24 Daimion Stafford SS Special teams (ST) 48 Beau Brinkley LS  6 Brett Kern P  4 Ryan Succop K

Practice squad 61 Karim Barton G 56 Kourtnei Brown OLB 84 Jerome Cunningham TE 32 David Fluellen RB 17 Jonathan Krause WR 68 Tyler Marz T 14 K. J. Maye WR 33 Jeremiah McKinnon CB 41 J. R. Tavai OLB Reserve 92 Mehdi Abdesmad DE (IR) 76 Byron Bell T (IR) 93 Kevin Dodd OLB (IR) 97 Karl Klug DE (IR) 66 Josue Matías G (IR)  8 Marcus Mariota QB (IR) 23 Bennett Okotcha CB (IR) 70 Chance Warmack G (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 reserve, 9 practice squad

Team captains

• Marcus Mariota (QB) ^[1]
• Delanie Walker (TE)
• Jurrell Casey (DE)
• Brian Orakpo (LB)
• Wesley Woodyard (LB)
• Daimion Stafford (ST)

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	San Diego Chargers	W 27–10	1–0	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	Carolina Panthers	L 16–26	1–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	at Oakland Raiders	W 27–14	2–1	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	Recap
4	September 1	at Miami Dolphins	W 21–10	3–1	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	Minnesota Vikings	L 16–25	0–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Detroit Lions	W 16–15	1–1	Ford Field	Recap
3	September 25	Oakland Raiders	L 10–17	1–2	Nissan Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	at Houston Texans	L 20–27	1–3	NRG Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Miami Dolphins	W 30–17	2–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
6	October 16	Cleveland Browns	W 28–26	3–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	Indianapolis Colts	L 26–34	3–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
8	October 27	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 36–22	4–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	at San Diego Chargers	L 35–43	4–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Green Bay Packers	W 47–25	5–5	Nissan Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–24	5–6	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	at Chicago Bears	W 27–21	6–6	Soldier Field	Recap
13	Bye
14	December 11	Denver Broncos	W 13–10	7–6	Nissan Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 19–17	8–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–38	8–7	EverBank Field	Recap
17	January 1	Houston Texans	W 24–17	9–7	Nissan Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week One: Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	12	13	25
Titans	3	7	0	6	16

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 63,816
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 28-yard field goal, 4:45. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:24. Second quarter TEN – DeMarco Murray 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:41. Titans 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:14. Third quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 50-yard field goal, 13:56. Titans 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:04. MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 5:59. Titans 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:31. MIN – Eric Kendricks 77-yard interception return (kick failed, wide left), 1:24. Vikings 12–10. Fourth quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 11:17. Vikings 15–10. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:05. MIN – Danielle Hunter 24-yard fumble return (Blair Walsh kick), 11:03. Vikings 22–10. MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 2:36. Vikings 25–10. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:33. TEN – DeMarco Murray 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 0:28. Vikings 25–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:08. Top passers MIN – Shaun Hill – 18/33, 236 yards TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/41, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 19 rushes, 31 yards TEN – DeMarco Murray – 13 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers MIN – Stefon Diggs – 7 receptions, 103 yards TEN – Tajae Sharpe – 7 receptions, 76 yards

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	3	0	13	16
Lions	9	3	3	0	15

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (domed stadium)
• Game attendance: 58,466
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DET – DeMarco Murray tackled in end zone by Devin Taylor for a safety, 7:16. Lions 2–0. DET – Anquan Boldin 24-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 4:15. Lions 9–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:01. Second quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 46-yard field goal, 12:03. Lions 9–3. Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 7:12. DET – Matt Prater 42-yard field goal, 1:04. Lions 12–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:58. Third quarter DET – Matt Prater 27-yard field goal, 1:40. Lions 15–3. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:10. Fourth quarter TEN – Delanie Walker 30-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 14:54. Lions 15–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46. TEN – Andre Johnson 9-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 1:13. Titans 16–15. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 5:51. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/33, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 22/40, 260 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 12 rushes, 89 yards DET – Ameer Abdullah – 6 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers TEN – Delanie Walker – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD DET – Marvin Jones – 8 receptions, 118 yards

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Three: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	10	0	0	17
Titans	3	0	7	0	10

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 62,370
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 34-yard field goal, 9:50. Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:10. OAK – Latavius Murray 22-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:19. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:31. Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 52-yard field goal, 8:13. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, −9 yards, 1:07. OAK – Seth Roberts 19-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:33. Raiders 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:44. Third quarter TEN – DeMarco Murray 5-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 5:51. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:54. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 21/35, 249 yards, TD, INT TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/33, 214 yards, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Latavius Murray – 10 rushes, 37 yards, TD TEN – DeMarco Murray – 16 rushes, 114 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Michael Crabtree – 8 receptions, 102 yards TEN – DeMarco Murray – 5 receptions, 41 yards

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	3	14	3	0	20
Texans	14	6	7	0	27

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 71,054
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter HOU – C. J. Fiedorowicz 14-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 10:31. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29. HOU – Will Fuller 5-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 5:34. Texans 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:47. TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 2:36. Texans 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:58. Second quarter HOU – Nick Novak 53-yard field goal, 13:42. Texans 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:54. TEN – DeMarco Murray 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:21. Texans 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:21. TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 2:28. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:16. HOU – Nick Novak 45-yard field goal, 0:07. Texans 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 0:39. Third quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 7:04. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:56. HOU – Will Fuller 67-yard punt return (Nick Novak kick), 0:56. Texans 27–20. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 13/29, 202 yards, INT HOU – Brock Osweiler – 25/37, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 25 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD HOU – Lamar Miller – 19 rushes, 82 yards Top receivers TEN – Rishard Matthews – 2 receptions, 82 yards HOU – Will Fuller – 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	7	14	3	6	30
Dolphins	0	14	3	0	17

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 64,425
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – Marcus Mariota 5-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:23. Titans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:49. Second quarter MIA – Jakeem Grant 74-yard punt return (Andrew Franks kick), 12:23. Tied 7–7. TEN – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 5:30. Titans 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:53. MIA – Jay Ajayi 4-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 2:00. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:30. TEN – Delanie Walker 20-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:47. Titans 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:13. Third quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 10:33. Titans 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:25. MIA – Andrew Franks 24-yard field goal, 5:10. Titans 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 5:23. Fourth quarter TEN – Rishard Matthews 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (kick blocked), 8:23. Titans 30–17. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:54. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 20/29, 163 yards, 3 TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 12/18, 191 yards, 2 INT Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 27 rushes, 121 yards MIA – Jay Ajayi – 13 rushes, 42 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Delanie Walker – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD MIA – DeVante Parker – 2 receptions, 70 yards

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	6	7	0	13	26
Titans	7	7	7	7	28

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 60,897
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – Rishard Matthews 11-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 10:37. Titans 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:23. CLE – Cody Parkey 45-yard field goal, 8:47. Titans 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:50. CLE – Cody Parkey 37-yard field goal, 2:08. Titans 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:53. Second quarter TEN – Kendall Wright 48-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 11:51. Titans 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:16. CLE – Terrelle Pryor 7-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 0:14. Titans 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:49. Third quarter TEN – DeMarco Murray 3-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 9:33. Titans 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:36. Fourth quarter TEN – Anthony Fasano 15-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:43. Titans 28–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:59. CLE – Terrelle Pryor 5-yard pass from Cody Kessler (pass failed), 2:07. Titans 28–19. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:36. CLE – Duke Johnson 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 0:27. Titans 28–26. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 1:40. Top passers CLE – Cody Kessler – 26/41, 336 yards, 2 TD TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/24, 284 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Duke Johnson – 4 rushes, 18 yards, TD TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 9 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD TEN – Kendall Wright – 8 receptions, 133 yards, TD

The Titans posted their first victory over their former AFC Central rival since 2011 and only their third win over the Browns since 2002 league realignment established the AFC South. Marcus Mariota threw three touchdowns but Cody Kessler kept the Browns in the hunt with two touchdown drives in the final three minutes.

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	10	3	14	34
Titans	6	7	0	13	26

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 65,470
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – Taylor Lewan 10-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 9:14. Titans 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:46. IND – Frank Gore 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:46. Colts 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:28. Second quarter IND – T. Y. Hilton 37-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:16. Colts 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 3:24. IND – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 7:06. Colts 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:10. TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:34. Colts 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 1:38. Third quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 3:46. Colts 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:04. Fourth quarter TEN – Delanie Walker 7-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 12:39. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:07. TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 6:02. Titans 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:39. IND – Jack Doyle 7-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:55. Colts 27–23. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 4:07. IND – Robert Mathis 14-yard fumble return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:47. Colts 34–23. TEN – Ryan Succop 44-yard field goal, 0:43. Colts 34–26. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:04. Top passers IND – Andrew Luck – 27/39, 353 yards, 3 TD TEN – Marcus Mariota – 22/37, 232 yards, 2 TD Top rushers IND – Frank Gore – 17 rushes, 61 yards TEN – DeMarco Murray – 25 rushes, 107 yards, TD Top receivers IND – T. Y. Hilton – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD TEN – Delanie Walker – 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Taylor Lewan caught his first career touchdown.

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	8	14	22
Titans	3	24	6	3	36

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 7:25 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 61,619
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 3:31. Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:34. Second quarter TEN – Kendall Wright 36-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 14:53. Titans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:59. TEN – Derrick Henry 6-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 10:36. Titans 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:25. TEN – DeMarco Murray 14-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 7:09. Titans 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:43. TEN – Ryan Succop 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 27–0. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 3:13. Third quarter JAX – Julius Thomas 10-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Blake Bortles run), 11:05. Titans 27–8. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:55. TEN – Rishard Matthews 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (kick failed, wide left), 6:53. Titans 33–8. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:12. Fourth quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 12:32. Titans 36–8. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 5:10. JAX – Allen Hurns 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 3:11. Titans 36–15. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:08. JAX – Bryan Walters 7-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 0:01. Titans 36–22. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 2:32. Top passers JAX – Blake Bortles – 33/54, 337 yards, 3 TD TEN – Marcus Mariota – 18/22, 270 yards, 2 TD Top rushers JAX – Blake Bortles – 4 rushes, 22 yards TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 123 yards, TD Top receivers JAX – Allen Hurns – 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD TEN – Kendall Wright – 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

With the win, the Titans improved on their 3–13 season from the previous year.

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	14	7	14	35
Chargers	9	10	14	10	43

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 52,281
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts and Scott Kaplan
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Antonio Gates 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed, wide right), 10:02. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58. SD – Josh Lambo 32-yard field goal, 4:11. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:44. Second quarter SD – Tyrell Williams 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:18. Chargers 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:51. TEN – Rishard Matthews 16-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 11:14. Chargers 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04. SD – Josh Lambo 23-yard field goal, 1:32. Chargers 19–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 0:52. TEN – Rishard Matthews 7-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:14. Chargers 19–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:18. Third quarter TEN – Marcus Mariota 14-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 12:19. Titans 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:41. SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 5:28. Chargers 26–21. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:51. SD – Dwight Lowery 36-yard fumble return (Josh Lambo kick), 2:31. Chargers 33–21. Fourth quarter TEN – Delanie Walker 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 9:51. Chargers 33–28. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:59. SD – Josh Lambo 36-yard field goal, 6:05. Chargers 36–28. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:46. SD – Brandon Flowers 33-yard interception return (Josh Lambo kick), 4:51. Chargers 43–28. TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 2:45. Chargers 43–35. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:06. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 27/43, 313 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SD – Philip Rivers – 24/33, 275 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 51 yards, TD SD – Melvin Gordon – 32 rushes, 196 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Rishard Matthews – 6 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD SD – Antonio Gates – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	16	9	0	25
Titans	21	14	6	6	47

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 69,116
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TEN – DeMarco Murray 75-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 13:17. Titans 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11. TEN – Delanie Walker 10-yard pass from DeMarco Murray (Ryan Succop kick), 6:58. Titans 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:26. TEN – Anthony Fasano 9-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:08. Titans 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:17. Second quarter GB – Jordy Nelson 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:49. Titans 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19. TEN – Rishard Matthews 32-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 8:45. Titans 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:04. GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 3:55. Titans 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:50. TEN – Kendall Wright 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:55. Titans 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:27. GB – James Starks 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (kick failed, wide left), 0:43. Titans 35–16. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:12. Third quarter GB – Aaron Rodgers 20-yard run (run failed), 8:53. Titans 35–22. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:12. TEN – Tajae Sharpe 33-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 6:27. Titans 41–22. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:26. GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 0:57. Titans 41–25. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:30. Fourth quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 51-yard field goal, 9:56. Titans 44–25. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:04. TEN – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 4:52. Titans 47–25. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:03. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 31/51, 371 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/26, 295 yards, 4 TD Top rushers GB – James Starks – 7 rushes, 33 yards TEN – DeMarco Murray – 17 rushes, 123 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Jordy Nelson – 12 receptions, 126 yards, TD TEN – Delanie Walker – 9 receptions, 124 yards, TD

The Titans defeated the Packers for the fourth time in six meetings since becoming a Tennessee NFL franchise. The Titans raced to a 21–0 lead in the first quarter and led 35–16 at halftime. Rookie Tajae Sharpe caught his first career touchdown.

Week 11: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	7	7	3	17
Colts	14	7	0	3	24

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 65,048
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
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Game information

First quarter IND – Robert Turbin 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:39. Colts 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:59. IND – Donte Moncrief 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:32. Colts 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:55. Second quarter IND – T. Y. Hilton 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:35. Colts 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:48. TEN – DeMarco Murray 3-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:20. Colts 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 1:53. Third quarter TEN – Tajae Sharpe 34-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:35. Colts 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 4:50. Fourth quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 12:14. Colts 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:53. IND – Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal, 10:50. Colts 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:24. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/38, 290 yards, 2 TD IND – Andrew Luck – 15/28, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 70 yards IND – Frank Gore – 18 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers TEN – Rishard Matthews – 9 receptions, 122 yards IND – T. Y. Hilton – 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Week 12: at Chicago Bears

Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	7	14	3	3	27
Bears	7	0	0	14	21

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 59,494
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
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Game information

First quarter CHI – Daniel Brown 7-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 4:27. Bears 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:47. TEN – Derrick Henry 11-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:23. Second quarter TEN – Delanie Walker 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 9:11. Titans 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 5:00. TEN – Rishard Matthews 29-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:15. Titans 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:00. Third quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 19-yard field goal, 4:07. Titans 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 6:29. Fourth quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 13:45. Titans 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:13. CHI – Marquess Wilson 8-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 8:23. Titans 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:22. CHI – Deonte Thompson 6-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 3:06. Titans 27–21. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 3:29. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 15/23, 226 yards, 2 TD CHI – Matt Barkley – 28/54, 316 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TEN – Derrick Henry – 8 rushes, 60 yards, TD CHI – Jordan Howard – 18 rushes, 84 yards Top receivers TEN – Richard Matthews – 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD CHI – Marquess Wilson – 8 receptions, 124 yards, TD

The Titans posted their sixth win of the season as Marcus Mariota faced off against Matt Barkley, in his first NFL action since 2014; he opened scoring late in the first quarter on a seven-yard toss. Mariota answered with three straight touchdown drives, but Barkley answered a Titans lead of 27–7 with two straight touchdown drives and whipped to the Titans red zone in the final minute, but two incompletions ended the game.

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	10	10
Titans	10	3	0	0	13

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 68,780
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
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Game information

First quarter TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 7:29. Titans 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:06. TEN – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal, 5:48. Titans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:00. Second quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 41-yard field goal, 1:27. Titans 13–0. Drive: 19 plays, 74 yards, 8:04. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 3-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 9:58. Titans 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:36. DEN – Brandon McManus 34-yard field goal, 4:28. Titans 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 4:27. Top passers DEN – Trevor Siemian – 35/51, 334 yards, TD TEN – Marcus Mariota – 6/20, 88 yards Top rushers DEN – Justin Forsett – 6 rushes, 17 yards TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 92 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 11 receptions, 100 yards, TD TEN – Delanie Walker – 2 receptions, 30 yards

The Titans posted only their second win (in six tries) over the Broncos since becoming a Tennessee NFL franchise. They led 13–0 but had to sweat out a Broncos rally; A.J. Derby's fumble was recovered by Daimion Stafford with 1:04 to go. The game became chippy when Harry Douglas cut block Chris Harris, Jr. in the second quarter; Aqib Talib attacked Douglas and a melee erupted on the Titans sideline.

The victory was the 425th in the franchise's history.

Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	7	0	12	19
Chiefs	14	3	0	0	17

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 1 °F (−17 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 68,084
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
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Game information

First quarter KC – Tyreek Hill 68-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:43. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:51. KC – Alex Smith 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:24. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:20. Second quarter TEN – Derrick Henry 4-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:58. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:33. KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 0:13. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:29. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 39-yard field goal, 11:54. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:26. TEN – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (pass failed), 3:12. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:42. TEN – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal (6-40, 1:07), 0:00. Titans 19–17. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:07. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/33, 241 yards, INT KC – Alex Smith – 15/28, 163 yards, INT Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 18 rushes, 89 yards KC – Spencer Ware – 18 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers TEN – Rishard Matthews – 4 receptions, 105 yards KC – Jeremy Maclin – 6 receptions, 82 yards

The Titans edged the Chiefs on a 53-yard field goal on the final play by former Chiefs placekicker Ryan Succop; he missed a first attempt but the attempt was nullified when Chiefs coach Andy Reid called timeout.

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	7	3	7	17
Jaguars	10	9	6	13	38

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 59,621
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
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Game information

First quarter JAX – Marqise Lee 21-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 11:03. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. JAX – Jason Myers 29-yard field goal, 4:03. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:30. Second quarter TEN – Rishard Matthews 3-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 8:59. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 6:01. JAX – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (kick failed, wr), 1:57. Jaguars 16–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:02. JAX – Jason Myers 48-yard field goal, 0:11. Jaguars 19–7. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 0:58. Third quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 42-yard field goal, 12:24. Jaguars 19–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:59. JAX – Jason Myers 56-yard field goal, 8:13. Jaguars 22–10. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:11. JAX – Jason Myers 50-yard field goal, 2:59. Jaguars 25–10. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:02. Fourth quarter TEN – Delanie Walker 14-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 8:42. Jaguars 25–17. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 5:24. JAX – Blake Bortles 20-yard pass from Marqise Lee (kick failed, wide left), 5:25. Jaguars 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17. JAX – Jalen Ramsey 30-yard interception return (Jason Myers kick), 5:17. Jaguars 38–17. Top passers JAX – Blake Bortles – 26/38, 325 yards, TD TEN – Matt Cassel – 13/24, 124 yards, TD, INT Top rushers JAX – Chris Ivory – 14 rushes, 45 yards, TD TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers JAX – Allen Robinson – 9 receptions, 147 yards TEN – Harry Douglas – 5 receptions, 48 yards

Marcus Mariota's season ended when he suffered a broken right fibula in Tennessee's 38–17 loss to the Jaguars; the loss marked the eighth straight season in which neither team managed to sweep the other in the regular season.^[2] The loss—combined with Houston's subsequent win over Cincinnati—ended Tennessee's hopes for the playoffs.

Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	0	10	7	17
Titans	7	7	7	3	24

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: January 1, 2017
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 65,205
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuletta
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Game information

First quarter TEN – DaQuan Jones fumble recovery in the end zone (Ryan Succop kick), 9:57. Titans 7–0. Second quarter TEN – Rishard Matthews 2-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:23. Titans 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:08. Third quarter HOU – C. J. Fiedorowicz 4-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 10:31. Titans 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 4:29. TEN – Derrick Henry 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:44. Titans 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:47. HOU – Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 1:15. Titans 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:33. Fourth quarter TEN – Ryan Succop 35-yard field goal, 8:34. Titans 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:41. HOU – Brock Osweiler 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 3:11. Titans 24–17. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:19. Top passers HOU – Brock Osweiler – 21/40, 253 yards, TD TEN – Matt Cassel – 16/26, 150 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Alfred Blue – 11 rushes, 28 yards TEN – Derrick Henry – 15 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 123 yards TEN – Rishard Matthews – 9 receptions, 114 yards, TD

The win was the Titans' first against the Texans since 2013.

NOTE: With the win, the Titans posted 9 wins and a winning season for the first time since 2011.

Standings

Division

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(4) Houston Texans	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	279	328	L1
Tennessee Titans	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	381	378	W1
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	411	392	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	3	13	0	.188	2–4	2–10	318	400	L1

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	New England Patriots	East	14	2	0	.875	5–1	11–1	.439	.424	W7
2[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.508	.479	W2
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.494	.423	W7
4[b]	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.502	.427	L1
Wild Cards
5[a]	Oakland Raiders	West	12	4	0	.750	3–3	9–3	.504	.443	L1
6	Miami Dolphins	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.455	.341	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b][c]	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.465	.458	W1
8[c]	Denver Broncos	West	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.549	.455	W1
9[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.498	.363	L2
10[d]	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.492	.406	W1
11	Buffalo Bills	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.482	.339	L2
12	Cincinnati Bengals	North	6	9	1	.406	3–3	5–7	.521	.333	W1
13[e]	New York Jets	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.518	.313	W1
14[e]	San Diego Chargers	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.543	.513	L5
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	13	0	.188	2–4	2–10	.527	.417	L1
16	Cleveland Browns	North	1	15	0	.063	0–6	1–11	.549	.313	L1
Tiebreakers[f]
Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep. Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents. Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory. Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents. The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5. 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.