2024 Tennessee Titans season

2024 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General managerRan Carthon
Head coachBrian Callahan
Home fieldNissan Stadium
Results
Record1–6
Division place4th AFC South
Uniform

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.

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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On January 9, 2024, the Titans fired head coach Mike Vrabel after six seasons with the team.[1][2] Vrabel had lost 18 out of the past 24 games dating back to the 2022 season and hadn't won a playoff game since the 2019 season.[1] However, many still saw the move as a surprise and believed Vrabel to be a popular head coaching candidate for other teams.[2][3]

On January 24, 2024 the Titans hired Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their new head coach.

Roster changes

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March 29 To Tennessee Titans
To Kansas City Chiefs
  • 2024 7th round pick #221 (from Carolina)
  • 2025 3rd round pick

Reserve/future free agent contracts

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On January 8, 2024, the Titans signed six players from their practice squad to reserve/future contracts.[4]

Player Position
Shyheim Carter CB
Tay Gowan CB
Tre'Shaun Harrison WR
Thomas Odukoya TE
Thomas Rush LB
Lachavious Simmons G

Draft

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2024 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 7 JC Latham OT Alabama
2 38 T'Vondre Sweat DT Texas
3 71 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals
4 106 Cedric Gray LB North Carolina
5 142 Traded to the Carolina Panthers
5 146 Jarvis Brownlee Jr. CB Louisville From Minnesota via Philadelphia
6 182 Jha'Quan Jackson WR Tulane Traded to Philadelphia then reacquired
7 227 Traded to the Cleveland Browns
7 242 James Williams S Miami (FL) From Philadelphia
7 252 Jaylen Harrell DE Michigan From Kansas City


2024 Tennessee Titans undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Brian Dooley OT Eastern Michigan [5]
Khalid Duke DE Kansas State
Keaton Ellis S Penn State
X'Zauvea Gadlin OT Liberty
Rod Gattison CB Western Carolina
Isaiah Iton DT Rutgers
Robert Javier CB Towson
Gabe Jeudy-Lally CB Tennessee
Dillon Johnson RB Washington
David Martin-Robinson TE Temple
Brayden Narveson K NC State
Bryce Oliver WR Youngstown State
Sam Schnee WR Northern Iowa
Jabari Small RB Tennessee
Cole Spencer G Texas Tech
Steven Stilianos TE Iowa

Staff

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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

Current roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of October 31, 2024. Rookies in italics.

52 active, 8 reserve, 15 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 10 San Francisco 49ers W 17–13 1–0 Nissan Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Seattle Seahawks W 16–15 2–0 Nissan Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at New Orleans Saints W 30–27 3–0 Caesars Superdome Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 12:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears L 17–24 0–1 Soldier Field Fox Recap
2 September 15 12:00 p.m. New York Jets L 17–24 0–2 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 22 12:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers L 14–30 0–3 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 30 6:30 p.m. at Miami Dolphins W 31–12 1–3 Hard Rock Stadium ESPN Recap
5 Bye
6 October 13 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts L 17–20 1–4 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 20 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills L 10–34 1–5 Highmark Stadium CBS Recap
8 October 27 12:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions L 14–52 1–6 Ford Field Fox Recap
9 November 3 12:00 p.m. New England Patriots Nissan Stadium Fox
10 November 10 3:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium Fox
11 November 17 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Nissan Stadium CBS
12 November 24 12:00 p.m. at Houston Texans NRG Stadium CBS
13 December 1 12:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders Northwest Stadium CBS
14 December 8 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Nissan Stadium CBS
15 December 15 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Nissan Stadium Fox
16 December 22 12:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
17 December 29 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium CBS
18 January 4/5 TBD Houston Texans Nissan Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 11–17 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.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Chicago Bears

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Week 1: Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 10 0017
Bears 0 3 71424

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

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

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Week 2: New York Jets at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 7 10724
Titans 7 3 7017

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

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

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Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 17 3 7330
Titans 7 0 7014

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

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

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Week 4: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 9 101231
Dolphins 0 3 3612

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week 6: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 3 01020
Titans 7 3 7017

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 7: at Buffalo Bills

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Week 7: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 7 0010
Bills 0 7 101734

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 8: at Detroit Lions

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Week 8: Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 7 0014
Lions 14 21 17052

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 64,316
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 9: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 000
Titans 0 0 000

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Standings

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Division

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AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Houston Texans 6 2 0 .750 3–0 5–0 188 179 W1
Indianapolis Colts 4 4 0 .500 1–3 3–3 175 172 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 2 6 0 .250 1–1 2–4 172 224 L1
Tennessee Titans 1 6 0 .143 0–1 1–3 120 196 L3

Conference

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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 7 0 0 1.000 2–0 4–0 .455 .455 W7
2[a] Houston Texans South 6 2 0 .750 3–0 5–0 .532 .468 W1
3[a] Pittsburgh Steelers North 6 2 0 .750 0–0 4–1 .435 .426 W3
4[a] Buffalo Bills East 6 2 0 .750 2–0 4–2 .419 .326 W3
Wild cards
5[b] Denver Broncos West 5 3 0 .625 1–1 2–2 .397 .275 W2
6[b] Baltimore Ravens North 5 3 0 .625 1–1 2–3 .532 .564 L1
7 Los Angeles Chargers West 4 3 0 .571 2–1 2–2 .491 .313 W1
In the hunt
8 Indianapolis Colts South 4 4 0 .500 1–3 3–3 .541 .448 L1
9 Cincinnati Bengals North 3 5 0 .375 1–1 1–3 .484 .208 L1
10 Miami Dolphins East 2 5 0 .286 1–1 2–3 .418 .250 L2
11[c] Cleveland Browns North 2 6 0 .250 1–1 2–2 .452 .438 W1
12[c][d] Las Vegas Raiders West 2 6 0 .250 0–3 2–4 .541 .438 L4
13[c][d][e] Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 6 0 .250 1–1 2–4 .516 .375 L1
14[c][d][e][f] New England Patriots East 2 6 0 .250 1–2 2–4 .397 .313 W1
15[f] New York Jets East 2 6 0 .250 1–2 2–4 .500 .200 L5
16 Tennessee Titans South 1 6 0 .143 0–1 1–3 .566 .286 L3
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b c Houston, Pittsburgh and Buffalo are ranked based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Denver wins tie break over Baltimore based on conference record.
  3. ^ a b c d Cleveland wins tie break over New England, Las Vegas, and Jacksonville based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate NY Jets (see below).
  4. ^ a b c Las Vegas wins tie break over New England and Jacksonville based on strength of victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate NY Jets (see below).
  5. ^ a b Jacksonville wins tie break over New England based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate NY Jets (see below).
  6. ^ a b New England wins tie break over NY Jets based on strength of victory.
  7. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Wyatt, Jim (January 9, 2024). "Titans Part Ways With Head Coach Mike Vrabel". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Edholm, Eric (January 9, 2024). "Titans fire head coach Mike Vrabel after six seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 8, 2024). "Titans Sign Six Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "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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