2015 Tennessee Titans season

56th season in franchise history

The 2015 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, the 56th overall and the 19th in the state of Tennessee. Second-year head coach Ken Whisenhunt was fired on November 3 following a 1–6 start, and was replaced by tight ends coach Mike Mularkey on an interim basis. Despite slightly improving from their 2–14 season from the previous year, finishing with a 3–13 record (tied with the Cleveland Browns), they finished with a lower Strength of Schedule, thus earning the right to the top pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, later trading it to the Los Angeles Rams.

Until 2022, this was the last time the Titans had a losing season.

Uniform change

The Titans switched their primary colored jerseys from light "Titans Blue" to navy blue, the latter of which was the team's primary home jersey color from 1999–2007.[1]

2015 draft class

2015 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 2 Marcus Mariota QB Oregon
2 40 Dorial Green-Beckham WR Missouri
3 66 Jeremiah Poutasi OT Utah
4 100 Angelo Blackson DT Auburn
108 Jalston Fowler FB Alabama
5 138 David Cobb RB Minnesota
6 177 Deiontrez Mount LB Louisville
208 Andy Gallik C Boston College
7 245 Tre McBride WR William & Mary

Notes

  • The Titans acquired an additional sixth-round selection (No. 208 overall) in a trade that sent the team's seventh-round selection (No. 219 overall) and linebacker Akeem Ayers to the New England Patriots.
  • The Titans traded their second-round selection (No. 33 overall) to the New York Giants for the Giants' No. 40, No. 108, and No. 245 overall draft picks.

Staff

2015 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

  • Owner – KSA Industries
  • President, chairman and CEO – Steve Underwood
  • Executive vice president and general manager – Ruston Webster
  • Assistant director of football administration – Dennis Polian
  • Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino
  • Director of college scouting – Blake Beddingfield
  • Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Ray Horton
  • Defensive line – Giff Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – Nick Eason
  • Linebackers – Lou Spanos
  • Defensive Backs − Louie Cioffi
  • Assistant secondary – Steve Brown
  • Defensive quality control – Cannon Matthews

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Nate Kaczor
  • Assistant special teams – Steve Hoffman


Final roster

2015 Tennessee Titans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 11 inactive, 10 practice squad

Team captains

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–31 0–1 Georgia Dome Recap
2 August 23 St. Louis Rams W 27–14 1–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
3 August 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–34 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 September 3 Minnesota Vikings W 24–17 2–2 Nissan Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 42–14 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
2 September 20 at Cleveland Browns L 14–28 1–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
3 September 27 Indianapolis Colts L 33–35 1–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
4 Bye
5 October 11 Buffalo Bills L 13–14 1–3 Nissan Stadium Recap
6 October 18 Miami Dolphins L 10–38 1–4 Nissan Stadium Recap
7 October 25 Atlanta Falcons L 7–10 1–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
8 November 1 at Houston Texans L 6–20 1–6 NRG Stadium Recap
9 November 8 at New Orleans Saints W 34–28 (OT) 2–6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
10 November 15 Carolina Panthers L 10–27 2–7 Nissan Stadium Recap
11 November 19 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 13–19 2–8 EverBank Field Recap
12 November 29 Oakland Raiders L 21–24 2–9 Nissan Stadium Recap
13 December 6 Jacksonville Jaguars W 42–39 3–9 Nissan Stadium Recap
14 December 13 at New York Jets L 8–30 3–10 MetLife Stadium Recap
15 December 20 at New England Patriots L 16–33 3–11 Gillette Stadium Recap
16 December 27 Houston Texans L 6–34 3–12 Nissan Stadium Recap
17 January 3 at Indianapolis Colts L 24–30 3–13 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week One: Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 21 14 7042
Buccaneers 0 7 0714

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • TEN - Bishop Sankey 1 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick) (6-54, 4:21), 8:02. Titans 42-7.

Fourth quarter

  • TB - Austin Seferian-Jenkins 41 yd. pass from Jameis Winston (Kyle Brindza kick) (8-72, 3:18), 9:18. Titans 42-14.

Top passers

  • TEN – Marcus Mariota - 13/16, 209 yards, 4 TD
  • TB – Jameis Winston - 16/33, 210 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • TEN – Bishop Sankey - 12 rushes, 74 yards, TD
  • TB – Doug Martin - 11 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

  • TEN – Kendall Wright - 4 rec, 101 yards, TD
  • TB – Austin Seferian-Jenkins - 5 rec, 110 yards, 2 TD

Top tacklers

This was Jameis Winston's first game in the NFL. His first pass attempt was intercepted and returned all the way for a touchdown by Coty Sensabaugh. On the other hand, Marcus Mariota threw 4 touchdowns in his NFL debut. The Titans commanded this game from start to finish and never trailed. With the win, the Titans began their season 1-0.

Week 2: at Cleveland Browns

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 7714
Browns 14 7 0728

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 67,431
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
  • Preview, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CLE – Travis Benjamin 78 yd. punt return (Travis Coons kick), 0:53. Browns 21-0.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Dorial Green-Beckham 13 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick) (15-77, 8:07), 6:42. Browns 21-14.
  • CLE – Travis Benjamin 50 yd. pass from Johnny Manziel (Travis Coons kick) (7-80, 3:50), 2:52. Browns 28-14.

Top passers

  • TEN – Marcus Mariota, 21-37, 257 yards, 2 TD
  • CLE – Johnny Manziel, 8-15, 172 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • TEN – Dexter McCluster, 10 rushes, 98 yards
  • CLE – Isaiah Crowell, 15 rushes, 72 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • TEN – Anthony Fasano, 5 catches, 84 yards, TD
  • CLE – Travis Benjamin, 3 catches, 115 yards, 2 TD

Top tacklers

With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-1.

Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 02135
Titans 0 10 17633

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 65,920
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • IND – Dwight Lowery 69 yd. interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:59. Colts 14-0.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 38 yd. Field Goal (9-60, 4:30), 8:29. Colts 10-3.
  • TEN – Kendall Wright 7 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick) (13-83, 6:05), 0:19. Colts 14-10.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Antonio Andrews 8 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick) (6-66, 3:42), 9:51. Titans 17-14.
  • TEN – Dorial Green-Beckham 3 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (R.Succop kick) (1-3, 0:05), 9:36. Titans 24-14.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 21 yd. Field Goal (8-10, 3:41), 3:04. Titans 27-14.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Phillip Dorsett 35 yd. pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick) (12-98, 5:31), 6:49. Titans 27-21.
  • IND – Donte Moncrief 11 yd. pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick) (1-11, 0:06), 5:53. Colts 28-27.
  • IND – Frank Gore 6 yd. run (Adam Vinatieri kick) (5-69, 2:38), 2:51. Colts 35-27.
  • TEN – Jalston Fowler 1 yd. run (run failed) (9-80, 2:04), 0:47. Colts 35-33.

Top passers

  • IND – Andrew Luck, 18-30, 260 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota, 27-44, 367 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • IND – Frank Gore, 14 rushes, 86 yards, 2 TD
  • TEN – Antonio Andrews, 12 rushes, 49 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • IND – Donte Moncrief - 4 catches, 32 yards, TD, T. Y. Hilton - 4 catches, 94 yards
  • TEN – Kendall Wright - 7 catches, 95 yards, TD

Top tacklers

The Titans led 27-14 in the third quarter after trailing 14-0 in the first half. In the fourth quarter, it was all Colts as they outscored the Titans 21-6 in the fourth quarter. The Titans had a chance to tie the game and force overtime late in the fourth quarter, but the 2-point conversion failed, and the Titans lost their 8th straight game against the Colts. With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-2.

Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 0 7714
Titans 0 3 7313

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 65,670
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Second quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 21 yd. Field Goal (13-62, 7:39), 14:09. Titans 3-0.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 41 yd. Field Goal (13-72, 6:44), 9:36. Titans 13-7.
  • BUF – Chris Hogan 2 yd. pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick) (8-80, 4:11), 5:25. Dolphins 14-13.

Top passers

  • BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 10-17, 109 yards, TD
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota, 21-32, 187 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 8 rushes, 76 yards, TD
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota, 5 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

Top tacklers

With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-3.

Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 10 7 71438
Titans 3 0 7010

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 62,342
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • MIA – Jarvis Landry 22 yd. run (Andrew Franks kick) (7-80, 4:21), 10:39. Dolphins 7-0.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 37 yd. Field Goal (10-61, 5:11), 5:28. Dolphins 7-3.
  • MIA – Andrew Franks 30 yd. Field Goal (10-68, 5:22), 0:06. Dolphins 10-3.

Second quarter

  • MIA – Lamar Miller 7 yd. run (Andrew Franks kick) (7-34, 3:39), 5:07. Dolphins 17-3.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Dion Sims 2 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick) (9-97, 5:30), 7:38. Dolphins 31-10.
  • MIA – Jordan Cameron 12 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick) (7-47, 4:05), 1:54. Dolphins 38-10.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill, 22-29, 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota, 21-33, 219 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • MIA – Lamar Miller, 19 rushes, 113 yards, TD
  • TEN – Antonio Andrews, 9 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

Top tacklers

With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-4.

Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Seven: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 3 7010
Titans 0 7 007

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), (Light Rain)
  • Game attendance: 63,329
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • ATL – Julio Jones 8 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) (9-88, 4:30), 5:56. Falcons 10-7.

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan, 22-38, 251 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • TEN – Zach Mettenberger, 22-35, 187 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ATL – Julio Jones, 9 catches, 92 yards, TD
  • TEN – Delanie Walker, 7 catches, 55 yards

Top tacklers

In the low-scoring loss, the Titans fell to 1-5.

Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week Eight: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 0 306
Texans 0 10 7320

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 35 yd. Field Goal (10-59, 4:46), 9:05. Titans 3-0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 44 yd. Field Goal (6-44, 3:09), 5:54. Texans 10-6.
  • HOU – Nate Washington 42 yd. pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick) (6-80, 2:16), 3:38. Texans 17-6.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Nick Novak 24 yd. Field Goal (4-4, 1:16), 12:33. Texans 20-6.

Top passers

  • TEN – Zach Mettenberger, 22-31, 171 yards, INT
  • HOU – Brian Hoyer, 23-35, 234 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • TEN – Delanie Walker, 6 catches, 62 yards
  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins, 8 catches, 94 yards, TD

Top tacklers

With the loss, Tennessee fell to 1-6. This was also Ken Whisenhunt's last game coaching the Titans, as he was fired a couple of days later.

Week 9: at New Orleans Saints

Week Nine: Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 10 7 38634
Saints 14 7 07028

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,075
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NO – Josh Hill 10 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick) (7-72, 3:50), 9:46. Saints 7-0.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 51 yd. Field Goal (4-9, 1:43), 6:58. Saints 7-3.
  • NO – Brandin Cooks 38 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick) (8-80, 3:14), 3:44. Saints 14-3.
  • TEN – Delanie Walker 61 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick) (4-75, 2:44), 1:00. Saints 14-10.

Second quarter

  • NO – Drew Brees 1 yd. run (Kai Forbath kick) (10-79, 4:59), 11:01. Saints 21-10.
  • TEN – Delanie Walker 2 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick) (5-77, 2:53), 8:08. Saints 21-17.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 29 yd. Field Goal (11-56, 5:39), 7:17. Saints 21-20.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Michael Hoomanawanui 1 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick) (13-62, 5:57), 11:32. Saints 28-20.
  • TEN – Justin Hunter 8 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Marcus Mariota-Delanie Walker pass) (8-57, 4:26), 7:06. Tied 28-28.

Overtime

  • TEN – Anthony Fasano 5 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (9-80, 5:10), 9:50. Titans 34-28.

Top passers

  • TEN – Marcus Mariota, 28-39, 371 yards, 4 TD
  • NO – Drew Brees, 28-39, 389 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • TEN – Delanie Walker, 7 catches, 95 yards, 2 TD
  • NO – Willie Snead, 6 catches, 95 yards

Top tacklers

Both teams missed potential game-winning field goals towards the end of regulation. In overtime, Marcus Mariota led the Titans down the field and threw the game-winning touchdown to Anthony Fasano to end the game. With the win, the Titans improved to 2-6, earning their first win under Mike Mularkey.

Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 7 31027
Titans 7 3 0010

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 63,591
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CAR – Ed Dickson 1 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick) (9-80, 5:24), 13:14. Panthers 14-7.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 45 yd. Field Goal (9-54, 5:29), 7:45. Panthers 14-10.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Graham Gano 48 yd. Field Goal (8-29, 3:38), 0:23. Panthers 17-10.

Fourth quarter

  • CAR – Graham Gano 19 yd. Field Goal (8-42, 4:16), 9:06. Panthers 20-10.
  • CAR – Cam Newton 2 yd. run (Graham Gano kick) (10-64, 4:44), 2:42. Panthers 27-10.

Top passers

  • CAR – Cam Newton, 21-26, 217 yards, TD
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota, 16-24, 185 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • CAR – Jonathan Stewart, 22 rushes, 91 yards, TD
  • TEN – Dexter McCluster, 3 rushes, 25 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CAR – Greg Olsen, 8 catches, 80 yards
  • TEN – Justin Hunter, 4 catches, 47 yards

Top tacklers

With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-7.

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 7013
Jaguars 0 6 31019

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 60,121
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:54.

Second quarter

  • JAX – Jason Myers 31-yard field goal, Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:30.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, Titans 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:52.
  • JAX – Jason Myers 32-yard field goal, Tied 6–6. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 0:55.

Third quarter

  • JAX – Jason Myers 20-yard field goal, Jaguars 9–6. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:50.
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota 23-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), Titans 13–9. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

  • JAX – Julius Thomas 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), Jaguars 16–13. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:04.
  • JAX – Jason Myers 36-yard field goal, Jaguars 19–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:00.

Top passers

  • TEN – Marcus Mariota – 22/35, 231 yards
  • JAX – Blake Bortles – 21/30, 242 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Top tacklers

The Titans wore their Nike "color rush" uniforms for this game. With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-8.

Week 12: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 7724
Titans 6 0 8721

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), (Rain)
  • Game attendance: 58,075
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 24 yd. Field Goal (16-90, 8:10), 1:01. Raiders 10-6.

Third quarter

  • OAK – Seth Roberts 10 yd. pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick) (8-69, 4:15), 10:45. Raiders 17-6.
  • TEN – Harry Douglas 13 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Marcus Mariota-Dorial Green-Beckham pass) (9-80, 4:23), 6:22. Raiders 17-14.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Jalston Fowler 1 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick) (9-42, 4:13), 4:41. Titans 21-17.
  • OAK – Seth Roberts 12 yd. pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick) (9-90, 3:20), 1:21. Raiders 24-21.

Top passers

  • OAK – Derek Carr – 24/37, 330 yards, 3 TD
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/37, 218 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Top tacklers

The Titans led 21-17 late in the fourth quarter. However, the Raiders were able to march down the field to win it after Derek Carr threw the go-ahead touchdown to Seth Roberts with 1:21 remaining. The Titans tried to go down the field to try and tie the game, but Mariota threw an interception to Nate Allen with 50 seconds left to seal the game for Oakland. With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-9.

Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 12 72039
Titans 7 14 02142

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 57,355
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brian Anderson and Chris Simms
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • JAX – Rashad Greene 2 yd. pass from Blake Bortles (kick failed, wr) (10-75, 4:19), 14:56. Titans 7-6.
  • TEN – Delanie Walker 7 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick) (10-90, 6:11), 8:45. Titans 14-6.
  • JAX – T. J. Yeldon 1 yd. run (pass failed) (8-66, 3:45), 1:52. Titans 14-12.
  • TEN – Antonio Andrews 1 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick) (9-75, 1:50), 0:02. Titans 21-12.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Dorial Green-Beckham 47 yd. pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick) (9-80, 5:03), 14:49. Titans 28-19.
  • JAX – Allen Robinson 8 yd. pass from Blake Bortles (kick failed, wl) (6-80, 2:57), 11:52. Titans 28-25.
  • JAX – Julius Thomas 9 yd. pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick) (1-9, 0:05), 10:09. Jaguars 32-28.
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota 87 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick) (3-90, 1:39), 8:30. Titans35-32.
  • TEN – Wesley Woodyard 3 yd. fumble return (Ryan Succop kick), 7:46. Titans 42-32.
  • JAX – Allen Robinson 7 yd. pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick) (4-80, 1:18), 6:28. Titans 42-39.

Top passers

  • JAX – Blake Bortles – 24/36, 322 yards, 5 TD
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota – 20/29, 268 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 15 rushes, 57 yards, TD
  • TEN – Marcus Mariota – 9 rushes, 112 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • JAX – Allen Robinson – 10 receptions, 153 yards, 3 TD
  • TEN – Delanie Walker – 8 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Top tacklers

  • JAX – Paul Posluszny – 10 tackles
  • TEN – Michael Griffin – 7 tackles

The Titans entered this game needing a win to avoid being eliminated from playoff contention. The Titans outlasted the Jaguars 42-39 to improve their record to 3-9, which also improved on their win total from the previous year. This was their only inter-conference win of the season. It was also their only home win of the season.

Week 14: at New York Jets

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 808
Jets 10 17 0330

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 78,160
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Otis Livingston
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Randy Bullock 27 yd. Field Goal (11-26, 4:11), 9:22. Jets 13-0.
  • NYJ – Bilal Powell 16 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick) (7-72, 3:18), 4:18. Jets 20-0.
  • NYJ – Brandon Marshall 69 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick) (1-69, 0:09), 1:35. Jets 27-0.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • NYJ – Randy Bullock 42 yd. Field Goal (10-46, 5:24), 2:42. Jets 30-8.

Top passers

  • TEN – Marcus Mariota – 21/39, 274 yards, TD, INT
  • NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 21/36, 263 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • TEN – Dexter McCluster – 4 rushes, 12 yards
  • NYJ – Chris Ivory – 22 rushes, 101 yards

Top receivers

  • TEN – Delanie Walker – 7 receptions, 71 yards
  • NYJ – Eric Decker – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Top tacklers

With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-10.

Week 15: at New England Patriots

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 7616
Patriots 7 17 3633

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 66,829
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NE – Akiem Hicks fumble recovery in end zone (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 13:48. Patriots 14–0.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 9:44. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:40.
  • NE – James White 30-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:23. Patriots 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:21.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 43-yard field goal, 1:44. Patriots 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:16.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Delanie Walker 7-yard pass from Zach Mettenberger, (Ryan Succop kick), 10:05. Patriots 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:58.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 38-yard field goal, 5:09. Patriots 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:56.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Delanie Walker 57-yard pass from Zach Mettenberger, (kick failed, wr), 6:52. Patriots 27–16. Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:12.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 42-yard field goal, 3:30. Patriots 30–16. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:22.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 32-yard field goal, 1:06. Patriots 33–16. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:08.

Top passers

  • TEN – Zach Mettenberger – 20/28, 242 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • NE – Tom Brady – 23/35, 267 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

Top tacklers

  • TEN – Avery Williamson – 5 tackles, 4 assists on tackles
  • NE – Jamie Collins – 4 tackles, 4 assists on tackles, sack

With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-11.

Week 16: vs. Houston Texans

Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 10 7 17034
Titans 0 0 066

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 62,153
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Quintin Demps 33 yd. fumble return (Nick Novak kick), 13:01. Texans 7-0.
  • HOU – Nick Novak 22 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 2:05), 3:19. Texans 10-0.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Brandon Weeden 7 yd. run (Nick Novak kick) (6-65, 2:58), 2:32. Texans 17-0.

Third quarter

  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 15 yd. pass from Brandon Weeden (Nick Novak kick) (8-80, 3:27), 11:33. Texans 24-0.
  • HOU – Nate Washington 13 yd. pass from Brandon Weeden (Nick Novak kick) (6-34, 2:49), 6:12. Texans 31-0.
  • HOU – Nick Novak 36 yd. Field Goal (9-48, 4:44), 0:54. Texans 34-0.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • HOU – Brandon Weeden — 15/24, 200 yards, 2 TD
  • TEN – Zach Mettenberger — 27/51, 234 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • HOU – Alfred Blue — 15 rushes, 45 yards
  • TEN – David Cobb — 7 rushes, 18 yards

Top receivers

  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins — 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD
  • TEN – Delanie Walker — 9 receptions, 59 yards

Top tacklers

  • HOU – Kareem Jackson — 5 tackles
  • TEN – Michael Griffin — 9 tackles

With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-12 and finished 1-7 at home for the second straight season.

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Seventeen: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 7 3724
Colts 10 10 7330

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: January 3, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,733
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • TEN – David Cobb 1 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick) (11-80, 4:47), 10:25. Titans 14-10.
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 52 yd. Field Goal (7-46, 3:56), 6:29. Titans 14-13.
  • IND – Andre Johnson 18 yd. pass from Ryan Lindley (Adam Vinatieri kick) (8-58, 1:26), 0:13. Colts 20-14.

Third quarter

  • IND – Jerrell Freeman 23 yd. interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:19. Colts 27-14.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 49 yd. Field Goal (11-49, 6:49), 7:30. Colts 27-17.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Dorial Green-Beckham 5 yd. pass from Alex Tanney (Ryan Succop kick) (6-59, 3:05), 11:07. Colts 27-24.
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 35 yd. Field Goal (13-33, 6:02), 2:25. Colts 30-24.

Top passers

  • TEN — Alex Tanney — 10/14, 99 yards, TD
  • IND — Josh Freeman — 15/28, 149 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • TEN — David Cobb — 19 rushes, 73 yards, TD
  • IND — Frank Gore — 19 rushes, 76 yards

Top receivers

  • TEN — Delanie Walker — 9 receptions, 94 yards
  • IND — Coby Fleener — 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Top tacklers

The loss ends the Titans season with a losing record of 3-13, tying the Cleveland Browns for the worst record this season, and statistically (based on percentages) gives them the right to the top pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. They also lost their 9th straight game against the Colts.

Standings

Division

AFC South
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Houston Texans 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 339 313 W3
Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 333 408 W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 376 448 L3
Tennessee Titans 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 299 423 L4

Conference

AFC
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division Leaders
1[a] Denver Broncos West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .500 .479 W2
2[a] New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .473 .448 L2
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .477 .406 W1
4 Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .496 .410 W3
Wild Cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 .496 .432 W10
6[b] Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .504 .463 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b] New York Jets East 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .441 .388 L1
8[c] Buffalo Bills East 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .508 .438 W2
9[c] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .500 .406 W2
10 Oakland Raiders West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 .512 .366 L1
11 Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .469 .469 W2
12[d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .473 .375 L3
13[d] Baltimore Ravens North 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 .508 .425 L1
14 San Diego Chargers West 4 12 0 .250 0–6 3–9 .527 .328 L2
15[e] Cleveland Browns North 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .531 .271 L3
16[e] Tennessee Titans South 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 .492 .375 L4
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b c Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based
    on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against
    the same four teams was 2–3.
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative
    record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.
  3. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ 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. ^ Bell, Demetrious (November 19, 2014). "Tennessee Titans will be going back to navy as primary home uniform". sportslogos.net. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "TITANS NAME 2015 CAPTAINS". FoxSports.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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