2024 Tennessee Titans season

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 failed to improve on their 6–11 record from last year after a Week 15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season following a Week 14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. 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.

2024 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General managerRan Carthon
Head coachBrian Callahan
Home fieldNissan Stadium
Results
Record3–11
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The franchise entered 2024 with a total of 493 wins, including both regular season and playoff games. If they win seven in 2024, they will become the latest team originating from the American Football League to reach 500 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
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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 December 12, 2024. Rookies in italics.

52 active, 14 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Team captains

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Source:[6]

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 W 20–17 (OT) 2–6 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 10 3:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers L 17–27 2–7 SoFi Stadium Fox Recap
11 November 17 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings L 13–23 2–8 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
12 November 24 12:00 p.m. at Houston Texans W 32–27 3–8 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
13 December 1 12:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders L 19–42 3–9 Northwest Stadium CBS Recap
14 December 8 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–10 3–10 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
15 December 15 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals L 27–37 3–11 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
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 for games in Weeks 16 and 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.[7] 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 34OTTotal
Patriots 0 3 77017
Titans 7 0 37320

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 10: at Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 10: Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 0 3717
Chargers 3 10 7727

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Week 11: Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 9 7023
Titans 3 0 7313

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,686
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: at Houston Texans

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Week 12: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 10 10 3932
Texans 7 10 7327

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 13: at Washington Commanders

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Week 13: Tennessee Titans at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 6619
Commanders 21 7 01442

at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 1 [8]
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,144
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 14: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 01010
Titans 3 0 306

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,644
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 15: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 17 7637
Titans 14 0 01327

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,745
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 16: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 000
Colts 0 0 000

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • TV: CBS
  • Preview

Standings

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Division

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AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
yHouston Texans 9 5 0 .643 4–1 7–2 328 300 W2
Indianapolis Colts 6 8 0 .429 1–3 5–5 280 329 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 11 0 .214 2–2 3–6 263 377 L1
Tennessee Titans 3 11 0 .214 1–2 3–6 254 379 L3

Conference

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Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 yKansas City Chiefs West 13 1 0 .929 5–0 8–1 .446 .419 W4
2 yBuffalo Bills East 11 3 0 .786 3–0 7–2 .510 .481 W1
3 xPittsburgh Steelers North 10 4 0 .714 3–1 7–2 .438 .420 L1
4 yHouston Texans South 9 5 0 .643 4–1 7–2 .454 .384 W2
Wild cards
5[a] Baltimore Ravens North 9 5 0 .643 2–2 5–4 .538 .516 W1
6[a] Denver Broncos West 9 5 0 .643 2–2 5–4 .451 .317 W4
7 Los Angeles Chargers West 8 6 0 .571 2–2 5–4 .500 .336 L2
In the hunt
8[b][c] Indianapolis Colts South 6 8 0 .429 1–3 5–5 .536 .361 L1
9[b][c] Miami Dolphins East 6 8 0 .429 3–2 5–5 .451 .277 L1
10[b] Cincinnati Bengals North 6 8 0 .429 1–3 3–6 .472 .229 W2
Eliminated from postseason contention
11 New York Jets East 4 10 0 .286 1–3 4–6 .487 .321 W1
12[d] Cleveland Browns North 3 11 0 .214 2–2 3–6 .533 .524 L3
13[d][e][f] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 11 0 .214 2–2 3–6 .531 .286 L1
14[f][g] Tennessee Titans South 3 11 0 .214 1–2 3–6 .526 .429 L3
15[d][e][g] New England Patriots East 3 11 0 .214 1–3 2–7 .410 .341 L4
16 Las Vegas Raiders West 2 11 0 .154 0–5 2–8 .577 .429 L9
Tiebreakers[h]
  1. ^ a b Baltimore wins tie break over Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b c Indianapolis and Miami win tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  3. ^ a b Indianapolis wins tie break over Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b c Cleveland and Jacksonville win tie break over New England based on conference record. Cleveland wins tie break over Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Tennessee (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 Tennessee (see below).
  6. ^ a b Jacksonville wins tie break over Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ a b Tennessee wins tie break over New England based on head-to-head victory.
  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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

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.
  6. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 28, 2024). "Titans Vote Five Team Captains for 2024 Season". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Seligman, Andrew (2024-09-08). "Caleb Williams has a rough debut but gets bailed out by Bears' defense in 24-17 win over Titans". AP News. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  8. ^ Whyno, Stephen (2024-12-01). "Jayden Daniels has 4 TDs as the Commanders end their skid at 3 by beating the Titans 42-19". AP News. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
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