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2018 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerAmy Strunk
General managerJon Robinson
Head coachMike Vrabel
Home fieldNissan Stadium
Results
Record3–2
Division place1st 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

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft
2018 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 22 Rashaan Evans ILB Alabama
2 41 Harold Landry OLB Boston College
5 152 Dane Cruikshank S Arizona
6 199 Luke Falk QB Washington State
2018 Tennessee Titans Draft Trades
Draft Pick Year Round Overall Team Received
2018 1 25 to Baltimore Ravens Received Baltimore's 2018 first-round selection (No. 22 overall) and 2018 sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 215 overall).[6]
4 125
2018 2 57 to Oakland Raiders Received Oakland's 2018 second-round selection (No. 41 overall).[6]
3 89
2018 5 162 to Baltimore Ravens Received Baltimore's 2018 fifth-round selection (No. 152 overall).[6]
6 215
2018 7 243 to Kansas City Chiefs Received 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/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 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
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
→ Management
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Current roster

Tennessee Titans roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated June 16, 2024

88 active (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.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]

Week Date Kickoff (CT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
(3) Houston Texans 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 402 316 W1
(6) Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 433 344 W4
Tennessee Titans 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 310 303 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 245 316 L1

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .480 .401 W1
2[b] New England Patriots East 11 5 0 .688 5–1 8–4 .482 .494 W2
3[b] Houston Texans South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 .471 .435 W1
4 Baltimore Ravens North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 .496 .450 W3
Wild Cards
5[a] Los Angeles Chargers West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .477 .422 W1
6 Indianapolis Colts South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .465 .456 W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 6 1 .594 4–1–1 6–5–1 .504 .448 W1
8 Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 .520 .465 L1
9 Cleveland Browns North 7 8 1 .469 3–2–1 5–6–1 .516 .411 L1
10 Miami Dolphins East 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .469 .446 L3
11[c] Denver Broncos West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .523 .464 L4
12[c] Cincinnati Bengals North 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .535 .448 L2
13[c] Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .523 .411 W1
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .549 .463 L1
15[d] New York Jets East 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .506 .438 L3
16[d] Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .547 .406 L1
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ^ a b Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division record.
  2. ^ a b New England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b c Denver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati's cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  4. ^ a b NY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory.
  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.

References

  1. ^ Sessler, Marc (January 15, 2018). "Mike Mularkey, Titans mutually agree to part ways". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ Shook, Nick (January 20, 2018). "Texans DC Mike Vrabel named Titans head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ Knoblauch, Austin (January 30, 2018). "Matt LaFleur named Titans offensive coordinator". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ Wesseling, Chris (January 30, 2018). "Dean Pees named Titans' new defensive coordinator". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 31, 2018). "Titans Add Assistant Coaches to Mike Vrabel's Staff". Retrieved 2018-02-01. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "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.

External links

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