2023 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General managerRan Carthon
Head coachMike Vrabel
Home fieldNissan Stadium
Results
Record4–8
Division place4th AFC South
Uniform

The 2023 season is the Tennessee Titans' 54th season in the National Football League, their 64th overall, their 27th in the state of Tennessee and their sixth under head coach Mike Vrabel. The Titans will look to improve upon their underachieving 7–10 record from last year and make it back to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 2018.

Offseason

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.[1] Under Downing in 2022, the Titans' offense was 30th in the league in yards and 28th in points-per-game.[2] Fans had called for his firing since during the 2021 season, and many celebrated his departure.[3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7]

Organizational changes

On January 18, 2023, the Titans hired San Francisco 49ers executive Ran Carthon as their new general manager.[8] The Titans had fired previous general manager Jon Robinson in December 2022 at the beginning of their seven-game losing streak.[9]

Roster changes

Reserve/future free agent contracts

Player Position
Curtis BrooksDE
Shyheim CarterCB
Zack JohnsonG
Mason KinseyWR
John LeglueOT
Zach McCloudOLB
Thomas OdukoyaTE
Sam OkuayinonuOLB
Jayden PeevyDE
Justin RiggTE
Reggie RobersonWR
Andrew RupcichOT
Tyler ShelvinNT
Caleb ShudakK

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

Draft

2023 Tennessee Titans Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
111 Peter SkoronskiOTNorthwestern
233 Will LevisQBKentuckyFrom Houston via Arizona
381 Tyjae SpearsRBTulane
5147 Josh WhyleTECincinnati
6186 Jaelyn DuncanOTMarylandFrom Atlanta
7228 Colton DowellWRUT Martin

Undrafted free agents

The Tennessee Titans have currently signed 22 undrafted free agents.[11]

Player Position School
Anthony KendallDBBaldwin-Wallace
Mo HasanQBUSC
Sammy WheelerLSKansas State
Jahleel BillingsleyTETexas
Shea PittsLBUCLA
Keenan AgnewDLSouthern Illinois
Eric GarrorCBLouisiana Lafayette
Tyreque JonesDBBoise State
Maxwell WorshipS/LBVanderbilt
Matthew JacksonLBEastern Kentucky
Tre'Shaun HarrisonWROregon State
Shakel BrownDLTroy
Thomas RushLBMinnesota
Kearis JacksonWRGeorgia
Trey WolffKTexas Tech
Jacob CopelandWRMaryland
John OjukwuOTBoise State
Caleb MurphyEDGEFerris State
TK McClendonEDGEEastern Kentucky
Steven Jones Jr.CBAppalachian State
Charles McClellandRBCincinnati
Otis Reese IVLBMississippi

Staff

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

→ 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

 Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated December 2, 2023

53 active, 8 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

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

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 at Chicago Bears L 17–23 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 August 19 at Minnesota Vikings W 24–16 1–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
3 August 25 New England Patriots W 23–7 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 12:00 p.m. at New Orleans Saints L 15–16 0–1 Caesars Superdome CBS Recap
2 September 17 12:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers W 27–24 (OT) 1–1 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 24 12:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns L 3–27 1–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 1 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals W 27–3 2–2 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 8 12:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts L 16–23 2–3 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 15 8:30 a.m. Baltimore Ravens L 16–24 2–4 United Kingdom Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) NFLN Recap
7 Bye
8 October 29 12:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons W 28–23 3–4 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 2 7:15 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–20 3–5 Acrisure Stadium Prime Video Recap
10 November 12 12:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 6–20 3–6 Raymond James Stadium CBS Recap
11 November 19 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–34 3–7 EverBank Stadium CBS Recap
12 November 26 12:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers W 17–10 4–7 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
13 December 3 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts L 28–31 (OT) 4–8 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
14 December 11 7:15 p.m. at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium ESPN
15 December 17 12:00 p.m. Houston Texans Nissan Stadium CBS
16 December 24 12:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Nissan Stadium CBS
17 December 31 12:00 p.m. at Houston Texans NRG Stadium Fox
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD Jacksonville Jaguars Nissan Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 15–17 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

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week 1: Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 6 3 0615
Saints 3 3 10016

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 2: Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Chargers 3 11 010024
Titans 0 10 77327

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week 3: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 003
Browns 3 10 7727

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 3 0 003
Titans 3 21 3027

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 5: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 10016
Colts 7 3 7623

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

NFL London games

Week 6: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 6 12 0624
Titans 3 0 10316

at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 0 61423
Titans 7 7 7728

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
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 9: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 10 3016
Steelers 7 3 3720

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 10: Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 0 036
Buccaneers 0 7 10320

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 11: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 7714
Jaguars 7 6 14734

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
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 12: Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 3 7010
Titans 7 10 0017

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
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Colts 7 6 93631
Titans 10 7 26328

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
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 14: at Miami Dolphins

Week 14: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 000
Dolphins 0 0 000

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN
  • Preview

Standings

Division

AFC South ()
Team W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Jacksonville Jaguars 8 3 0 .727 4–1 6–2 254 225 W2
Indianapolis Colts 7 5 0 .583 3–2 5–3 300 296 W4
Houston Texans 7 5 0 .583 1–2 4–3 281 249 W1
Tennessee Titans 4 8 0 .333 0–3 2–6 213 255 L1

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins East 9 3 0 .750 3–1 6–2 .393 .303 W3
2[lower-alpha 1] Baltimore Ravens North 9 3 0 .750 3–2 6–3 .503 .477 W2
3 Jacksonville Jaguars South 8 3 0 .727 4–1 6–2 .553 .510 W2
4 Kansas City Chiefs West 8 4 0 .667 3–1 6–1 .545 .495 L1
Wild cards
5[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North 7 5 0 .583 3–1 5–3 .531 .506 L1
6[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cleveland Browns North 7 5 0 .583 3–2 5–3 .542 .524 L2
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 7 5 0 .583 3–2 5–3 .465 .381 W4
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 5] Houston Texans South 7 5 0 .583 1–2 4–3 .493 .470 W1
9[lower-alpha 6] Denver Broncos West 6 6 0 .500 1–2 3–5 .510 .514 L1
10[lower-alpha 6] Buffalo Bills East 6 6 0 .500 2–2 3–5 .462 .425 L1
11 Cincinnati Bengals North 5 6 0 .455 0–4 1–6 .549 .492 L3
12[lower-alpha 7] Los Angeles Chargers West 5 7 0 .417 1–1 3–4 .521 .350 W1
13[lower-alpha 7] Las Vegas Raiders West 5 7 0 .417 1–2 3–5 .486 .367 L2
14[lower-alpha 8] New York Jets East 4 8 0 .333 1–3 2–6 .528 .542 L5
15[lower-alpha 8] Tennessee Titans South 4 8 0 .333 0–3 2–6 .507 .362 L1
16 New England Patriots East 2 10 0 .167 2–2 2–5 .531 .417 L5
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 Miami wins tie break over Baltimore based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 Pittsburgh wins tie break over Indianapolis based on common record. Division tie breaks were initially used to eliminate Cleveland and Houston (see below).
  3. 1 2 Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on division record.
  4. 1 2 Cleveland wins tie break over Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Houston (see below).
  5. 1 2 Indianapolis wins tie break over Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  6. 1 2 Denver wins tie break over Buffalo based on head-to-head victory.
  7. 1 2 LA Chargers wins tie break over Las Vegas based on head-to-head victory.
  8. 1 2 NY Jets wins tie break over Tennessee based on strength of victory.
  9. ↑ 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. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (January 9, 2023). "Titans Part Ways With OC Todd Downing, OL Coach Keith Carter, Secondary Coach Anthony Midget and Offensive Skill Assistant Erik Frazier". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ Davenport, Turron (January 9, 2023). "Titans fire four assistants, including OC Todd Downing". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ Moraitis, Mike (January 9, 2023). "Titans fans elated after Todd Downing gets fired". TitansWire.USAToday.com. USAToday. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lomas, Will (January 9, 2023). "Tennessee Titans fire Todd Downing and give hope for 2023". Titansized.com. Fansided. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ Moraitis, Mike (January 9, 2023). "Titans fire Todd Downing, Keith Carter among 4 coaches". TitansWire.USAToday.com. USAToday. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul [@PaulKuharskyNFL] (January 9, 2023). "#Titans' final numbers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. 1 2 3 Wyatt, Jim (February 7, 2023). "Titans Elevate Tim Kelly to Offensive Coordinator While Making Several New Additions, and Changes". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (January 18, 2023). "Titans Hire Former 49ers Director of Player Personnel Ran Carthon as the Team's New General Manager". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (December 6, 2022). "Titans Part Ways with GM Jon Robinson". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (January 10, 2023). "Titans Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tracking the Titans' 2023 undrafted free agent signings". titanswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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