# 2016 Tennessee Titans season

The 2016 season was the Tennessee Titans' 47th in the National Football League (NFL) 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.
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 team 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).

## Draft

2016 Tennessee Titans Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Conklin | OT | Michigan State |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Dodd | DE | Clemson |
| 2 | 43 | Austin Johnson | DT | Penn State |
| 2 | 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 |
Notes
* The Titans acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent guard Andy Levitre and a future conditional selection to the Atlanta Falcons.
* The Titans traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for running back Terrance West.

## Final roster
### Team captains

* Marcus Mariota (QB)
* Delanie Walker (TE)
* Jurrell Casey (DE)
* Brian Orakpo (LB)
* Wesley Woodyard (LB)
* Daimion Stafford (ST)

## Schedule
### Preseason

| 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 |

### Regular season

| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Titans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 63,816
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 28-yard field goal, 4:45. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:24.
Second quarter
TEN – DeMarco Murray 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:41. Titans 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:14.
Third quarter
MIN – Blair Walsh 50-yard field goal, 13:56. Titans 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:04.
MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 5:59. Titans 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:31.
MIN – Eric Kendricks 77-yard interception return (kick failed, wide left), 1:24. Vikings 12–10.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 11:17. Vikings 15–10. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:05.
MIN – Danielle Hunter 24-yard fumble return (Blair Walsh kick), 11:03. Vikings 22–10.
MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 2:36. Vikings 25–10. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:33.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 0:28. Vikings 25–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:08.
Top passers
MIN – Shaun Hill – 18/33, 236 yards
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/41, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
MIN – Adrian Peterson – 19 rushes, 31 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 13 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Stefon Diggs – 7 receptions, 103 yards
TEN – Tajae Sharpe – 7 receptions, 76 yards :

#### Week 2: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Lions | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (domed stadium)
* Game attendance: 58,466
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DET – DeMarco Murray tackled in end zone by Devin Taylor for a safety, 7:16. Lions 2–0.
DET – Anquan Boldin 24-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 4:15. Lions 9–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:01.
Second quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 46-yard field goal, 12:03. Lions 9–3. Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 7:12.
DET – Matt Prater 42-yard field goal, 1:04. Lions 12–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:58.
Third quarter
DET – Matt Prater 27-yard field goal, 1:40. Lions 15–3. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:10.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Delanie Walker 30-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 14:54. Lions 15–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
TEN – Andre Johnson 9-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 1:13. Titans 16–15. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 5:51.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/33, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
DET – Matthew Stafford – 22/40, 260 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 12 rushes, 89 yards
DET – Ameer Abdullah – 6 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Delanie Walker – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD
DET – Marvin Jones – 8 receptions, 118 yards :

#### Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Titans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 62,370
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 34-yard field goal, 9:50. Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:10.
OAK – Latavius Murray 22-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:19. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:31.
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 52-yard field goal, 8:13. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, −9 yards, 1:07.
OAK – Seth Roberts 19-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:33. Raiders 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:44.
Third quarter
TEN – DeMarco Murray 5-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 5:51. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:54.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr – 21/35, 249 yards, TD, INT
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/33, 214 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray – 10 rushes, 37 yards, TD
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 16 rushes, 114 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Michael Crabtree – 8 receptions, 102 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 5 receptions, 41 yards :

#### Week 4: at Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Texans | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 71,054
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – C. J. Fiedorowicz 14-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 10:31. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29.
HOU – Will Fuller 5-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 5:34. Texans 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:47.
TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 2:36. Texans 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:58.
Second quarter
HOU – Nick Novak 53-yard field goal, 13:42. Texans 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:54.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:21. Texans 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:21.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 2:28. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:16.
HOU – Nick Novak 45-yard field goal, 0:07. Texans 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 0:39.
Third quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 7:04. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:56.
HOU – Will Fuller 67-yard punt return (Nick Novak kick), 0:56. Texans 27–20.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 13/29, 202 yards, INT
HOU – Brock Osweiler – 25/37, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 25 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Lamar Miller – 19 rushes, 82 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Rishard Matthews – 2 receptions, 82 yards
HOU – Will Fuller – 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 64,425
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Marcus Mariota 5-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:23. Titans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
MIA – Jakeem Grant 74-yard punt return (Andrew Franks kick), 12:23. Tied 7–7.
TEN – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 5:30. Titans 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:53.
MIA – Jay Ajayi 4-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 2:00. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:30.
TEN – Delanie Walker 20-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:47. Titans 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:13.
Third quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 10:33. Titans 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:25.
MIA – Andrew Franks 24-yard field goal, 5:10. Titans 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 5:23.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Rishard Matthews 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (kick blocked), 8:23. Titans 30–17. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:54.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 20/29, 163 yards, 3 TD
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 12/18, 191 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 27 rushes, 121 yards
MIA – Jay Ajayi – 13 rushes, 42 yards, TD
Top receivers
TEN – Delanie Walker – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD
MIA – DeVante Parker – 2 receptions, 70 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| Titans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 60,897
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Rishard Matthews 11-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 10:37. Titans 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.
CLE – Cody Parkey 45-yard field goal, 8:47. Titans 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:50.
CLE – Cody Parkey 37-yard field goal, 2:08. Titans 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:53.
Second quarter
TEN – Kendall Wright 48-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 11:51. Titans 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:16.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 7-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 0:14. Titans 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:49.
Third quarter
TEN – DeMarco Murray 3-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 9:33. Titans 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:36.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Anthony Fasano 15-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:43. Titans 28–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:59.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 5-yard pass from Cody Kessler (pass failed), 2:07. Titans 28–19. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:36.
CLE – Duke Johnson 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 0:27. Titans 28–26. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 1:40.
Top passers
CLE – Cody Kessler – 26/41, 336 yards, 2 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/24, 284 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
CLE – Duke Johnson – 4 rushes, 18 yards, TD
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 9 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD
TEN – Kendall Wright – 8 receptions, 133 yards, TD :
The Titans posted their first victory over their former AFC Central rival since 2011 and only their third win over the Browns since 2002 league realignment established the AFC South. Marcus Mariota threw three touchdowns but Cody Kessler kept the Browns in the hunt with two touchdown drives in the final three minutes.

#### Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Titans | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 65,470
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Taylor Lewan 10-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 9:14. Titans 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:46.
IND – Frank Gore 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:46. Colts 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:28.
Second quarter
IND – T. Y. Hilton 37-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:16. Colts 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 3:24.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 7:06. Colts 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:10.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:34. Colts 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 1:38.
Third quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 3:46. Colts 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:04.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Delanie Walker 7-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 12:39. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:07.
TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 6:02. Titans 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:39.
IND – Jack Doyle 7-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:55. Colts 27–23. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 4:07.
IND – Robert Mathis 14-yard fumble return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:47. Colts 34–23.
TEN – Ryan Succop 44-yard field goal, 0:43. Colts 34–26. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:04.
Top passers
IND – Andrew Luck – 27/39, 353 yards, 3 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 22/37, 232 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 17 rushes, 61 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 25 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
TEN – Delanie Walker – 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD :
Taylor Lewan caught his first career touchdown.

#### Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Titans | 3 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 7:25 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 61,619
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 3:31. Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:34.
Second quarter
TEN – Kendall Wright 36-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 14:53. Titans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:59.
TEN – Derrick Henry 6-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 10:36. Titans 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:25.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 14-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 7:09. Titans 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:43.
TEN – Ryan Succop 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 27–0. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 3:13.
Third quarter
JAX – Julius Thomas 10-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Blake Bortles run), 11:05. Titans 27–8. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:55.
TEN – Rishard Matthews 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (kick failed, wide left), 6:53. Titans 33–8. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:12.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 12:32. Titans 36–8. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 5:10.
JAX – Allen Hurns 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 3:11. Titans 36–15. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:08.
JAX – Bryan Walters 7-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 0:01. Titans 36–22. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 2:32.
Top passers
JAX – Blake Bortles – 33/54, 337 yards, 3 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 18/22, 270 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
JAX – Blake Bortles – 4 rushes, 22 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 123 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAX – Allen Hurns – 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD
TEN – Kendall Wright – 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD :
With the win, the Titans improved on their 3–13 season from the previous year.

#### Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Chargers | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 52,281
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts and Scott Kaplan
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Antonio Gates 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed, wide right), 10:02. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58.
SD – Josh Lambo 32-yard field goal, 4:11. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:44.
Second quarter
SD – Tyrell Williams 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:18. Chargers 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:51.
TEN – Rishard Matthews 16-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 11:14. Chargers 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04.
SD – Josh Lambo 23-yard field goal, 1:32. Chargers 19–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 0:52.
TEN – Rishard Matthews 7-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:14. Chargers 19–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:18.
Third quarter
TEN – Marcus Mariota 14-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 12:19. Titans 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 5:28. Chargers 26–21. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:51.
SD – Dwight Lowery 36-yard fumble return (Josh Lambo kick), 2:31. Chargers 33–21.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Delanie Walker 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 9:51. Chargers 33–28. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:59.
SD – Josh Lambo 36-yard field goal, 6:05. Chargers 36–28. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:46.
SD – Brandon Flowers 33-yard interception return (Josh Lambo kick), 4:51. Chargers 43–28.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 2:45. Chargers 43–35. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 27/43, 313 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 24/33, 275 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 51 yards, TD
SD – Melvin Gordon – 32 rushes, 196 yards, TD
Top receivers
TEN – Rishard Matthews – 6 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
SD – Antonio Gates – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| Titans | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 47 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 69,116
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – DeMarco Murray 75-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 13:17. Titans 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11.
TEN – Delanie Walker 10-yard pass from DeMarco Murray (Ryan Succop kick), 6:58. Titans 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:26.
TEN – Anthony Fasano 9-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:08. Titans 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:17.
Second quarter
GB – Jordy Nelson 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:49. Titans 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
TEN – Rishard Matthews 32-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 8:45. Titans 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.
GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 3:55. Titans 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:50.
TEN – Kendall Wright 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:55. Titans 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:27.
GB – James Starks 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (kick failed, wide left), 0:43. Titans 35–16. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:12.
Third quarter
GB – Aaron Rodgers 20-yard run (run failed), 8:53. Titans 35–22. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:12.
TEN – Tajae Sharpe 33-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 6:27. Titans 41–22. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:26.
GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 0:57. Titans 41–25. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:30.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 51-yard field goal, 9:56. Titans 44–25. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:04.
TEN – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 4:52. Titans 47–25. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:03.
Top passers
GB – Aaron Rodgers – 31/51, 371 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/26, 295 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
GB – James Starks – 7 rushes, 33 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 17 rushes, 123 yards, TD
Top receivers
GB – Jordy Nelson – 12 receptions, 126 yards, TD
TEN – Delanie Walker – 9 receptions, 124 yards, TD :
The Titans defeated the Packers for the fourth time in six meetings since becoming a Tennessee NFL franchise. The Titans raced to a 21–0 lead in the first quarter and led 35–16 at halftime. Rookie Tajae Sharpe caught his first career touchdown.

#### Week 11: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Colts | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 65,048
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Robert Turbin 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:39. Colts 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:59.
IND – Donte Moncrief 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:32. Colts 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:55.
Second quarter
IND – T. Y. Hilton 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:35. Colts 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:48.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 3-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:20. Colts 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 1:53.
Third quarter
TEN – Tajae Sharpe 34-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:35. Colts 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 4:50.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 12:14. Colts 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:53.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal, 10:50. Colts 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:24.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/38, 290 yards, 2 TD
IND – Andrew Luck – 15/28, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 70 yards
IND – Frank Gore – 18 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Rishard Matthews – 9 receptions, 122 yards
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 59,494
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Daniel Brown 7-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 4:27. Bears 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:47.
TEN – Derrick Henry 11-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.
Second quarter
TEN – Delanie Walker 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 9:11. Titans 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 5:00.
TEN – Rishard Matthews 29-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:15. Titans 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:00.
Third quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 19-yard field goal, 4:07. Titans 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 6:29.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 13:45. Titans 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:13.
CHI – Marquess Wilson 8-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 8:23. Titans 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:22.
CHI – Deonte Thompson 6-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 3:06. Titans 27–21. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 3:29.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 15/23, 226 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Matt Barkley – 28/54, 316 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TEN – Derrick Henry – 8 rushes, 60 yards, TD
CHI – Jordan Howard – 18 rushes, 84 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Richard Matthews – 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD
CHI – Marquess Wilson – 8 receptions, 124 yards, TD :
The Titans posted their sixth win of the season as Marcus Mariota faced off against Matt Barkley, in his first NFL action since 2014; he opened scoring late in the first quarter on a seven-yard toss. Mariota answered with three straight touchdown drives, but Barkley answered a Titans lead of 27–7 with two straight touchdown drives and whipped to the Titans red zone in the final minute, but two incompletions ended the game.

#### Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Titans | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 68,780
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 7:29. Titans 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:06.
TEN – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal, 5:48. Titans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:00.
Second quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 41-yard field goal, 1:27. Titans 13–0. Drive: 19 plays, 74 yards, 8:04.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 3-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 9:58. Titans 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:36.
DEN – Brandon McManus 34-yard field goal, 4:28. Titans 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 4:27.
Top passers
DEN – Trevor Siemian – 35/51, 334 yards, TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 6/20, 88 yards
Top rushers
DEN – Justin Forsett – 6 rushes, 17 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 92 yards, TD
Top receivers
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 11 receptions, 100 yards, TD
TEN – Delanie Walker – 2 receptions, 30 yards :
The Titans posted only their second win (in six tries) over the Broncos since becoming a Tennessee NFL franchise. They led 13–0 but had to sweat out a Broncos rally; A.J. Derby's fumble was recovered by Daimion Stafford with 1:04 to go. The game became chippy when Harry Douglas cut block Chris Harris, Jr. in the second quarter; Aqib Talib attacked Douglas and a melee erupted on the Titans sideline.
The victory was the 425th in the franchise's history.

#### Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 1 °F (−17 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 68,084
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 68-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:43. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:51.
KC – Alex Smith 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:24. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:20.
Second quarter
TEN – Derrick Henry 4-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:58. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:33.
KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 0:13. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:29.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 39-yard field goal, 11:54. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:26.
TEN – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (pass failed), 3:12. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:42.
TEN – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal (6-40, 1:07), 0:00. Titans 19–17. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:07.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/33, 241 yards, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 15/28, 163 yards, INT
Top rushers
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 18 rushes, 89 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 18 rushes, 70 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Rishard Matthews – 4 receptions, 105 yards
KC – Jeremy Maclin – 6 receptions, 82 yards :
The Titans edged the Chiefs on a 53-yard field goal on the final play by former Chiefs placekicker Ryan Succop; he missed a first attempt but the attempt was nullified when Chiefs coach Andy Reid called timeout.

#### Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 38 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 59,621
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Marqise Lee 21-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 11:03. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
JAX – Jason Myers 29-yard field goal, 4:03. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:30.
Second quarter
TEN – Rishard Matthews 3-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 8:59. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 6:01.
JAX – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (kick failed, wr), 1:57. Jaguars 16–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:02.
JAX – Jason Myers 48-yard field goal, 0:11. Jaguars 19–7. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 42-yard field goal, 12:24. Jaguars 19–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:59.
JAX – Jason Myers 56-yard field goal, 8:13. Jaguars 22–10. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:11.
JAX – Jason Myers 50-yard field goal, 2:59. Jaguars 25–10. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:02.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Delanie Walker 14-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 8:42. Jaguars 25–17. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 5:24.
JAX – Blake Bortles 20-yard pass from Marqise Lee (kick failed, wide left), 5:25. Jaguars 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17.
JAX – Jalen Ramsey 30-yard interception return (Jason Myers kick), 5:17. Jaguars 38–17.
Top passers
JAX – Blake Bortles – 26/38, 325 yards, TD
TEN – Matt Cassel – 13/24, 124 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Chris Ivory – 14 rushes, 45 yards, TD
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Allen Robinson – 9 receptions, 147 yards
TEN – Harry Douglas – 5 receptions, 48 yards :
Marcus Mariota's season ended when he suffered a broken right fibula in Tennessee's 38–17 loss to the Jaguars; the loss marked the eighth straight season in which neither team managed to sweep the other in the regular season. The loss—combined with Houston's subsequent win over Cincinnati—ended Tennessee's hopes for the playoffs.

#### Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Titans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: January 1, 2017
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 65,205
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuletta
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – DaQuan Jones fumble recovery in the end zone (Ryan Succop kick), 9:57. Titans 7–0.
Second quarter
TEN – Rishard Matthews 2-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:23. Titans 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:08.
Third quarter
HOU – C. J. Fiedorowicz 4-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 10:31. Titans 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 4:29.
TEN – Derrick Henry 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:44. Titans 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:47.
HOU – Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 1:15. Titans 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:33.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 35-yard field goal, 8:34. Titans 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:41.
HOU – Brock Osweiler 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 3:11. Titans 24–17. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:19.
Top passers
HOU – Brock Osweiler – 21/40, 253 yards, TD
TEN – Matt Cassel – 16/26, 150 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Alfred Blue – 11 rushes, 28 yards
TEN – Derrick Henry – 15 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 123 yards
TEN – Rishard Matthews – 9 receptions, 114 yards, TD :
The win was the Titans' first against the Texans since 2013.
NOTE: With the win, the Titans posted 9 wins and a winning season for the first time since 2011.

## Standings
### Division

AFC South :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |

### Conference

AFCvte :
| # | 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 | 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 | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .502 | .427 | L1 |
| Wild Cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | 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 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .465 | .458 | W1 |
| 8 | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .549 | .455 | W1 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .498 | .363 | L2 |
| 10 | 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 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .518 | .313 | W1 |
| 14 | 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 ||||||||||||
| 1 2 Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep. 1 2 Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents. 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents. 1 2 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. ||||||||||||