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2023 Tennessee Titans season

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2023 Tennessee Titans season
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The 2023 season was the Tennessee Titans' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their 27th in the state of Tennessee and their sixth and final under head coach Mike Vrabel. The Titans attempted to improve upon their underachieving 7–10 record from last year. They also attempted to make it back to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 2018. However, after a Week 15 loss to the Houston Texans in overtime, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the second year in a row.[1] The following week they were locked to last in the AFC South after losing to the Seattle Seahawks 20–17 in Week 16, and they failed to improve on their 7–10 record from 2022. The Titans would lose many close games this year, with 7 out of their 11 losses being decided 8 points or less. They also lost 5 of their games by a combined 14 points. On January 9, the Titans fired Vrabel.[2]

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The Tennessee Titans drew an average home attendance of 64,520 in 9 home games in the 2023 NFL season.

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Offseason

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Coaching changes

On January 9, 2023, the Titans fired offensive coordinator Todd Downing, offensive line coach Keith Carter, secondary coach Anthony Midget, and offensive skill assistant Erik Frazier.[3] Under Downing in 2022, the Titans' offense was 30th in the league in yards and 28th in points-per-game.[4] Fans had called for his firing since during the 2021 season, and many celebrated his departure.[5][6] Carter's offensive line under his tenure was consistently ranked low, and Midget's secondary finished 2022 as worst in the league in passing yards.[7][8] On February 7, passing game coordinator Tim Kelly was promoted to offensive coordinator, Charles London was hired as the quarterbacks coach from the Atlanta Falcons, and Chris Harris was hired as the defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks coach from the Washington Commanders.[9] Lori Locust was hired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the first full-time female coach in Titans history, alongside Justin Hamilton, as defensive quality control coaches.[9] Jason Houghtaling was promoted to offensive line coach, Luke Steckel was moved to run game analyst, Pat O'Hara was moved to pass game analyst, and Tony Dews was moved to tight ends coach.[9]

Organizational changes

On January 18, 2023, the Titans hired San Francisco 49ers executive Ran Carthon as their new general manager.[10] The Titans had fired previous general manager Jon Robinson in December 2022 at the beginning of their seven-game losing streak.[11]

Roster changes

Reserve/future free agent contracts

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The Titans signed 11 players to futures contracts on January 10, 2023. By January 23, the Titans had signed three additional players.[12]

Draft

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Draft trades

  1. The Titans traded second- and third-round selections (41st and 72nd overall), and a 2024 third-round selection to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for second- and third-round selections (33rd and 81st overall).[13]
  2. The Titans traded a fourth-round selection (110th overall) and a 2022 second-round selection to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a sixth-round selection (186th overall) and WR Julio Jones.[14]
  3. The Titans traded a sixth-round selection (189th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for WR Robert Woods.[15]

Undrafted free agents

The Titans signed 22 undrafted free agents.[16]

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Staff

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2023 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

  • Owner – KSA Industries
  • Controlling owner – Amy Adams Strunk
  • President/CEO – Burke Nihill
  • General manager – Ran Carthon
  • Assistant general manager, strategy – Chad Brinker
  • Assistant general manager – Anthony Robinson
  • Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino
  • Director of college scouting – Jon Salge
  • Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Kevin Turks
  • College scout – Matt Miller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Shane Bowen
  • Outside linebackers – Ryan Crow
  • Inside linebackers – Bobby King
  • Inside linebackers assistant – Zak Kuhr
  • Defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks − Chris Harris
  • Safeties – Scott Booker
  • Defensive assistant – Clint McMillan
  • Defensive quality control – Justin Hamilton
  • Defensive quality control – Lori Locust

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Director of sports performance – Frank Piraino
  • Assistant director of sports performance – Brian Bell
  • Sports performance assistant – Tyler Rouse
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Final roster

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2023 Tennessee Titans roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 19 reserve, 14 practice squad (1 exempt)

Team captains

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Preseason

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The Titans' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

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at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

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Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

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at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

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Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

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at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

NFL London games

Week 6: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England

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Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,008
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Amanda Guerra
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Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

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Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,175
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Renner
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Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,493
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
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Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,641
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
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Week 14: at Miami Dolphins

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at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

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Week 15: vs. Houston Texans

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,219
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
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Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,181
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
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Week 17: at Houston Texans

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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

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Week 18: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

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Standings

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