2016_Tennessee_Titans

2016 Tennessee Titans season
2016 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	KSA Industries
General manager	Jon Robinson
Head coach	Mike Mularkey
Home field	Nissan Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	5 DT Jurrell Casey; OT Taylor Lewan; RB DeMarco Murray; OLB Brian Orakpo; TE Delanie Walker;
AP All-Pros	1 RT Jack Conklin (1st team);
	← 2015; Titans seasons; 2017 →;

2016 Tennessee Titans season

57th season in franchise history

The 2016 season was the Tennessee Titans franchise's 47th in the National Football League and their 57th overall. It also marked the franchise's 20th season in the state of Tennessee as well as the first full season under head coach Mike Mularkey, who served as the team's interim head coach for the last nine games of the 2015 season.

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The Titans tripled their win total from 2015 and achieved their first winning season since 2011. However, the team missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season tying a record set between 1970–1977 — the Titans finished tied with the Houston Texans for the AFC South division title, but lost the tiebreaker because the Texans had a better division record (5-1) than the Titans (2-4) did.

Schedule

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	New England Patriots	East	14	2	0	.875	5–1	11–1	.439	.424	W7
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.508	.479	W2
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.494	.423	W7
4^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.502	.427	L1
Wild Cards
5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Oakland Raiders	West	12	4	0	.750	3–3	9–3	.504	.443	L1
6	Miami Dolphins	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.455	.341	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.465	.458	W1
8^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Denver Broncos	West	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.549	.455	W1
9^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.498	.363	L2
10^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.492	.406	W1
11	Buffalo Bills	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.482	.339	L2
12	Cincinnati Bengals	North	6	9	1	.406	3–3	5–7	.521	.333	W1
13^{[lower-alpha 5]}	New York Jets	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.518	.313	W1
14^{[lower-alpha 5]}	San Diego Chargers	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.543	.513	L5
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	13	0	.188	2–4	2–10	.527	.417	L1
16	Cleveland Browns	North	1	15	0	.063	0–6	1–11	.549	.313	L1
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep. Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents. Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory. Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents. The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5. 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.

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[1-1-3] Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.

[1-2-4] Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.

[3-1-5] Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.

[3-2-6] Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.

[3-3-7] The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.

[8] 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.

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Kuharsky, Paul (September 8, 2016). "Titans elect Marcus Mariota one of six captains". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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Titans vs. Jaguars all-time matchups from Pro Football Reference

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	8	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
2	33	Kevin Dodd	DE	Clemson
	43	Austin Johnson	DT	Penn State
	45	Derrick Henry	RB	Alabama
3	64	Kevin Byard	S	MTSU
5	140	Tajae Sharpe	WR	UMass
5	157	LeShaun Sims	CB	Southern Utah
6	193	Sebastian Tretola	OG	Arkansas
7	222	Aaron Wallace	OLB	UCLA
7	253	Kalan Reed	CB	Southern Miss


	Quarterbacks 16 Matt Cassel 11 Alex Tanney Running backs 26 Antonio Andrews 45 Jalston Fowler FB 22 Derrick Henry 29 DeMarco Murray Wide receivers 83 Harry Douglas 87 Marc Mariani 18 Rishard Matthews 10 Tre McBride 19 Tajae Sharpe 13 Kendall Wright Tight ends 88 Jace Amaro 80 Anthony Fasano 89 Phillip Supernaw 82 Delanie Walker		Offensive linemen 78 Jack Conklin T 60 Ben Jones C 71 Dennis Kelly T 64 Josh Kline G 77 Taylor Lewan T 62 Brian Schwenke G/C 67 Quinton Spain G 79 Sebastian Tretola G Defensive linemen 95 Angelo Blackson NT/DE 99 Jurrell Casey DE 94 Austin Johnson DE 90 DaQuan Jones DE/NT 96 Al Woods NT 75 Antwaun Woods NT		Linebackers 51 David Bass OLB 91 Derrick Morgan OLB 98 Brian Orakpo OLB 50 Nate Palmer OLB 55 Sean Spence ILB 57 Justin Staples OLB 52 Aaron Wallace OLB 54 Avery Williamson ILB 59 Wesley Woodyard ILB Defensive backs 47 Valentino Blake CB 31 Kevin Byard FS 25 Rashad Johnson FS 23 Brice McCain CB 30 Jason McCourty CB 37 Kalan Reed CB 35 Curtis Riley CB 21 Da'Norris Searcy SS 36 LeShaun Sims CB 38 D'Joun Smith CB 24 Daimion Stafford FS/SS Special teams 48 Beau Brinkley LS 6 Brett Kern P 4 Ryan Succop K		Reserve lists 92 Mehdi Abdesmad DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 76 Byron Bell T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 93 Kevin Dodd OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Karl Klug DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Josue Matías G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 8 Marcus Mariota QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Bennett Okotcha CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 Chance Warmack G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 61 Karim Barton G 56 Kourtnei Brown OLB 84 Jerome Cunningham TE 32 David Fluellen RB 17 Jonathan Krause WR 68 Tyler Marz T 14 K. J. Maye WR 33 Jeremiah McKinnon CB 41 J. R. Tavai OLB Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 9 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	San Diego Chargers	W 27–10	1–0	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	Carolina Panthers	L 16–26	1–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	at Oakland Raiders	W 27–14	2–1	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	Recap
4	September 1	at Miami Dolphins	W 21–10	3–1	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	Minnesota Vikings	L 16–25	0–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Detroit Lions	W 16–15	1–1	Ford Field	Recap
3	September 25	Oakland Raiders	L 10–17	1–2	Nissan Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	at Houston Texans	L 20–27	1–3	NRG Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Miami Dolphins	W 30–17	2–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
6	October 16	Cleveland Browns	W 28–26	3–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	Indianapolis Colts	L 26–34	3–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
8	October 27	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 36–22	4–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	at San Diego Chargers	L 35–43	4–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Green Bay Packers	W 47–25	5–5	Nissan Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–24	5–6	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	at Chicago Bears	W 27–21	6–6	Soldier Field	Recap
13	Bye
14	December 11	Denver Broncos	W 13–10	7–6	Nissan Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 19–17	8–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–38	8–7	EverBank Field	Recap
17	January 1	Houston Texans	W 24–17	9–7	Nissan Stadium	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	3	0	13	16
Lions	9	3	3	0	15

2016_Tennessee_Titans

2016 Tennessee Titans season

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Team captains

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 11: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 12: at Chicago Bears

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Houston Texans	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	279	328	L1
Tennessee Titans	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	381	378	W1
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	411	392	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	3	13	0	.188	2–4	2–10	318	400	L1