56th season in franchise history
The 2015 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League (NFL), 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.
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]
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. 2015 Tennessee Titans staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
2015 Tennessee Titans final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 active, 11 inactive, 10 practice squad
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 7 7 0 21 35 Titans 0 10 17 6 33
at Nissan Stadium , Nashville, Tennessee
Date : September 27Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 77 °F (25 °C), (Cloudy)Game attendance : 65,920Referee : Craig Wrolstad TV announcers (CBS) : Tom McCarthy and Adam ArchuletaRecap , 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 [ edit ] Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 0 7 7 14 Titans 0 3 7 3 13
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Date : October 11Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 72 °F (22 °C), (Partly Cloudy)Game attendance : 65,670Referee : Walt Anderson TV announcers (CBS) : Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve TaskerRecap , 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 [ edit ] Week Six: Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 10 7 7 14 38 Titans 3 0 7 0 10
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Date : October 18Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 62 °F (17 °C), (Sunny)Game attendance : 62,342Referee : Jeff Triplette TV announcers (CBS) : Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve TaskerRecap , 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 [ edit ] Week Seven: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 3 7 0 10 Titans 0 7 0 0 7
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Game information Second quarter
Third quarter
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 [ edit ] Week Eight: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 3 0 3 0 6 Texans 0 10 7 3 20
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 [ edit ] Game information First quarter
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 [ edit ] Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 7 3 10 27 Titans 7 3 0 0 10
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Date : November 15Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 63 °F (17 °C), (Cloudy)Game attendance : 63,591Referee : Walt AndersonTV announcers (Fox) : Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Tony SiragusaRecap , 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
Top tacklers
With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-7.
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 7 3 7 7 24 Titans 6 0 8 7 21
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
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 [ edit ] Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 12 7 20 39 Titans 7 14 0 21 42
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
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
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 [ edit ] Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 0 0 8 0 8 Jets 10 17 0 3 30
at MetLife Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : December 13Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 67 °F (19 °C), clearGame attendance : 78,160Referee : Jerome BogerTV 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 [ edit ] Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 0 3 7 6 16 Patriots 7 17 3 6 33
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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
With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-11.
Week 16: vs. Houston Texans [ edit ] Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 10 7 17 0 34 Titans 0 0 0 6 6
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Date : December 27Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 75 °F (24 °C), (Cloudy)Game attendance : 62,153Referee : Brad AllenTV announcers (CBS) : Spero Dedes and Solomon WilcotsRecap , 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
Top receivers
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins — 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD TEN – Delanie Walker — 9 receptions, 59 yards Top tacklers
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 [ edit ] Week Seventeen: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 7 7 3 7 24 Colts 10 10 7 3 30
at Lucas Oil Stadium , Indianapolis, Indiana
Date : January 3, 2016Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 65,733Referee : Clete BlakemanTV announcers (CBS) : Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve TaskerRecap , 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.
# 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] ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. ^ 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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