2010 Tennessee Titans season The 2010 Tennessee Titans season was the team ' s 41st season in the National Football League , their 51st overall and their 13th season in Tennessee . The Titans hoped to improve on their 8 – 8 record from the 2009 season , but failed to do so . Offseason . Personnel changes . On January 25 , Kennedy Pola , who previously served as the Jacksonville Jaguars ' running backs coach for the past five seasons , was hired to the same position with the Titans , replacing Earnest Byner , who was fired the same day . ( Ironically , Byner was later named the new Jaguars ' running backs coach ten days later . ) On May 14 , Ruston Webster , who served as the Seattle Seahawks ' vice president of player personnel for the past four seasons , was hired to the same position with the Titans . On July 27 , Kennedy Pola left the Titans and accepted the offensive coordinator position at USC . On July 28 , the following changes were made to the Titans ' coaching staff : Craig Johnson was moved from quarterbacks coach to the running backs coach vacated by Kennedy Pola , and will also serve as assistant head coach . Dowell Loggains , who previously served as quality control of offense , was named the new quarterbacks coach , while offensive assistant Richie Hessman will serve as quality control of offense . Schedule . Preseason . The Titans preseason schedule was announced on March 31 , 2010 . Regular season . The Titans ' regular season schedule was announced on April 20 , 2010 . Regular season results . Week 1 : vs . Oakland Raiders . The Titans began their season at home against the Oakland Raiders . Tennessee trailed early in the first quarter as Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski made a 34 - yard field goal . Tennessee would answer as quarterback Vince Young hooked up with wide receiver Nate Washington on a 56 - yard touchdown pass , followed by kicker Rob Bironas nailing a 43 - yard field goal . The Titans would add onto their lead in the second quarter with a 15 - yard touchdown run from running back Javon Ringer , followed by Chris Johnson ' s 76 - yard touchdown run . Tennessee would continue its dominating day in the third quarter as Johnson got a 4 - yard touchdown run . In the fourth quarter , the Titans would wrap up their astounding performance with Young finding tight end Bo Scaife on a 1 - yard touchdown pass . Afterwards , Oakland would end the game with quarterback Jason Campbell completing a 7 - yard touchdown pass to running back Darren McFadden . With the win , Tennessee began its season at 1 – 0 . Week 2 : vs . Pittsburgh Steelers . Hoping to maintain their winning streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Steelers . In the first quarter the Titans trailed early when WR Antonio Brown returned a kickoff 89 yards to the endzone for a touchdown . The Titans tried to cut the lead with kicker Rob Bironas nailing a 21 - yard field goal . In the 2nd quarter the Titans progressively fell further behind with kicker Jeff Reed hitting a 36 and a 34 - yard field goal , followed in the fourth quarter by his 25 and 27 yard field goal to go up 19 - 3 . The Titans tried to tie the game when QB Kerry Collins threw a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Washington ( With the 2 - point conversion made ) , but the Steelers defense prevented any more scoring from the Titans , giving Tennessee the loss . With the loss , Tennessee fell to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : at New York Giants . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Steelers , the Titans flew to New Meadowlands Stadium for an interconference duel with the New York Giants . In the first quarter , Tennessee took the early lead when kicker Rob Bironas nailed a 48 - yard field goal , followed in the second quarter by running back Chris Johnson getting a 1 - yard touchdown run . The Giants replied with kicker Lawrence Tynes nailing a 50 - yard field goal , followed by running back Ahmad Bradshaw getting a 10 - yard touchdown run to tie the game . In the third quarter , near the Giants endzone , a Chop Block penalty was enforced on Bradshaw into the endzone for a safety . The Titans started to pull away with quarterback Vince Young completed a 13 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kenny Britt , followed in the fourth quarter by Bironas getting a 22 - yard field goal . Finally , Johnson closed out the game with an 8 - yard touchdown run . With the win , Tennessee improved to 2 – 1 . Week 4 : vs . Denver Broncos . The Titans ' fourth game was an AFC duel with the Broncos at home ground . The Titans trailed early in the 1st quarter as QB Kyle Orton got a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Eddie Royal . They replied with QB Vince Young getting an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Kenny Britt . The Broncos ' kicker Matt Prater made a 36 - yard field goal to give Denver a 3 - point lead , but the Titans replied when kicker Rob Bironas nailed an incredible 55 - yard field goal . In the 3rd quarter the Titans trailed slightly when Matt Prater made a 36 - yard field goal , but after that , WR Marc Mariani returned the kickoff and ran 98 yards to the endzone for a touchdown , giving the Titans the lead . The lead was narrowed when Prater made a 35 - yard field goal , but was increased again when Bironas made a 46 - yard field goal . In the 4th quarter Tennessee fell behind when QB Kyle Orton completed a 6 - yard TD pass to RB Correll Buckhalter , followed by Prater making another 36 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Titans fell to 2 – 2 . Week 5 : at Dallas Cowboys . Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Broncos , the Titans flew to Cowboys Stadium for a Week 5 interconference duel with the Dallas Cowboys . Tennessee delivered the opening punch in the first quarter as quarterback Vince Young completed a 24 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Washington , followed by kicker Rob Bironas making a 52 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Cowboys answered with kicker David Buehler getting a 51 - field goal . In the second quarter , the Titans would add onto their lead as Young connected with wide receiver Kenny Britt on a 12 - yard touchdown pass . Dallas came right back with quarterback Tony Romo completing a 6 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roy Williams . The Cowboys tied the game in the third quarter as Romo threw a 69 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Miles Austin , yet Tennessee regained the lead as Bironas booted a 40 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Dallas caught up again as Buehler kicked a 26 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Titans struck back as running back Chris Johnson got a 1 - yard touchdown run . However , the Cowboys would tie the game again as Romo connected with tight end Jason Witten on an 18 - yard touchdown pass . Fortunately , Tennessee came right back as Johnson got another 1 - yard touchdown run . With the win , the Titans improved to 3 – 2 . Week 6 : at Jacksonville Jaguars . Coming off their road win over the Cowboys , the Titans flew to EverBank Field for a Week 6 AFC South duel with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night . Tennessee delivered the opening strike in the first quarter as quarterback Vince Young found wide receiver Kenny Britt on a 24 - yard touchdown pass . In the second quarter , the Titans added onto their lead as quarterback Kerry Collins hooked up with tight end Bo Scaife on a 2 - yard touchdown pass , followed by kicker Rob Bironas booting a 26 - yard field goal . Tennessee would continue its dominating night in the third quarter as Bironas nailed a 33 - yard field goal . The Jaguars would finally answer with a 33 - yard field goal from kicker Josh Scobee . The Titans would pull away in the fourth quarter as Bironas booted a 36 - yard field goal , capped off by a 35 - yard touchdown run from running back Chris Johnson . With the win , Tennessee improved to 4 – 2 . Week 7 : vs . Philadelphia Eagles . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Titans played on home ground for an Interconference duel with the Eagles . In the second quarter the Titans trailed with kicker David Akers making a 25 - yard field goal . But they put themselves ahead with QB Kerry Collins completing a 26 - yard TD pass to WR Kenny Britt . The Eagles replied with QB Kevin Kolb making a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Riley Cooper , followed by kicker David Akers hitting a 46 - yard field goal . In the third quarter the Titans fell further behind with Akers making a 46 - yard field goal . They soon replied with kicker Rob Bironas nailing a 41 - yard field goal , but the Eagles continued to score in the 4th with Akers getting a 28 - yard field goal . Eventually , they rallied to take a big lead with Collins completing an 80 - yard TD pass to Britt , followed by Bironas hitting a 38 - yard field goal . Then Collins found Britt for the third time in the game on a 16 - yard TD pass , and then Bironas made a 33 - yard field goal . The Titans continued to get their momentum going with CB Cortland Finnegan returning an interception 41 yards for a touchdown . With the win , the Titans improve to 5 - 2 . Week 8 : at San Diego Chargers . Hoping to increase their current winning streak the Titans flew to Qualcomm Stadium for an AFC duel with the Chargers . In the first quarter the Titans took the lead when the Chargers ' punt was blocked by Nick Schommer out of bounds for a safety . The Chargers replied with FB Mike Tolbert getting a 1 - yard TD run . The Titans went on a scoring rally with kicker Rob Bironas nailing a 21 - yard field goal , followed in the second quarter by QB Vince Young completing a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Craig Stevens . They increased their lead with RB Chris Johnson getting a 29 - yard TD run . The Chargers went on a scoring rally with RB Ryan Mathews making a 7 - yard TD run , followed in the third quarter by kicker Kris Brown making a 34 - yard field goal . Then QB Philip Rivers completed a 48 - yard TD pass to TE Antonio Gates , and then Brown made a 36 - yard field goal . The Titans tried to come back with Young finding WR Nate Washington on a 71 - yard TD pass ( with a failed 2 - point conversion ) , but couldn ' t do anything after Rivers got a 13 - yard TD pass to RB Darren Sproles . With the loss , the Titans fell to 5 - 3 . Week 10 : at Miami Dolphins . Coming off their bye week the Titans flew to Sun Life Stadium for an AFC duel with the Dolphins . In the first quarter the Titans trailed early as RB Ronnie Brown got a 2 - yard TD run . They replied with RB Chris Johnson getting a 17 - yard TD run . They took the lead after kicker Rob Bironas nailed a 40 - yard field goal . They fell behind after kicker Dan Carpenter made a 23 and a 26 - yard field goal , which was soon followed by QB Chad Henne completing a 13 - yard TD pass to RB Patrick Cobbs . The Titans replied with QB Vince Young completing a 14 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Washington , but fell further behind after Carpenter got a 42 - yard field goal , followed by QB Tyler Thigpen making a 9 - yard TD pass to TE Anthony Fasano ( With a failed 2 - point conversion ) . Then DB Reshad Jones tackled in the end zone for a Dolphins safety . With the loss , the Titans fell to 5 – 4 . Week 11 : vs . Washington Redskins . Hoping to break their current losing streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Redskins . In the first quarter the Titans took a sudden lead with WR Marc Mariani returning a punt 87 yards for a touchdown . The Redskins replied with QB Donovan McNabb completing a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Santana Moss , followed in the second quarter by kicker Graham Gano nailing a 19 - yard field goal . The Titans got the lead back after kicker Rob Bironas made a 25 and a 32 - yard field goal . However , the Redskins replied with Gano hitting a 40 - yard field goal . The Titans scored with Bironas nailing a 40 - yard field goal , but the Redskins replied again with Gano making a 42 - yard field goal . The decision was made at Overtime after Gano successfully hit a 48 - yard field goal to give the Titans the loss , settling the records for both teams at 5 – 5 . During the game , Vince Young suffered a torn flexor tendon in his right thumb . He was replaced by Rusty Smith . Young was held out of the game after he was prepared to reenter . Following the game , Young threw his shoulder pads into the crowd as he left the field , had an altercation with Coach Fisher in the locker room , and stormed out . Fisher then declared that Smith would become the Titans ' starting quarterback . Week 12 : at Houston Texans . In an attempt to break a three - game losing streak the Titans flew to Reliant Stadium for an AFC South rivalry match against the Texans . The Titans trailed throughout the game as QB Matt Schaub got a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen , followed by his 2 - yard TD pass to WR Andre Johnson . The lead was increased when kicker Neil Rackers hit a 35 and a 33 - yard field goal . With the shut - out loss , not only did the Titans fall to 5 – 6 , but this also became their 3rd straight season being shut out on the road . Week 13 : vs . Jacksonville Jaguars . Hoping to snap a four game losing streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC South rivalry match against the Jaguars . In the first quarter the Titans trailed early as RB Rashad Jennings got an 11 - yard TD run . This was followed in the second quarter by QB David Garrard scrambling 4 yards for a touchdown , and then with kicker Josh Scobee making a 26 - yard field goal . The Titans tried to cut this lead but only came away with a 37 and a 30 - yard field goal from Rob Bironas giving them a loss . With the loss , the Titans fell to 5 – 7 . Week 14 : vs . Indianapolis Colts . Hoping to snap a five - game losing streak , the Titans stayed at home for a Week 14 AFC South duel with the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night . Tennessee trailed in the first quarter as Colts running back Javarris James got a 1 - yard touchdown run . Indianapolis added onto their lead in the second quarter with quarterback Peyton Manning completing a 1 - yard and a 19 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Pierre Garçon . The Titans answered with a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back Chris Johnson . Tennessee slowly crept back into the game in the third quarter as quarterback Kerry Collins found tight end Craig Stevens on a 7 - yard touchdown pass , yet the Colts responded with kicker Adam Vinatieri making a 21 - yard field goal . Indianapolis added onto their lead in the fourth quarter with Vinatieri booting a 28 - yard field goal . The Titans tried to rally as Collins connected with tight end Bo Scaife on a 4 - yard touchdown pass , but the Colts came right back with Vinatieri ' s 47 - yard field goal . Tennessee closed out the game with Collins finding Scaife on a 2 - yard touchdown pass . With the loss , the Titans fell to 5 – 8 . Week 15 : vs . Houston Texans . Hoping to snap a six - game losing streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC South rivalry rematch against the Texans . The Titans took the lead after QB Kerry Collins threw a 3 and a 1 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Washington and to WR Justin Gage . This was followed by RB Chris Johnson getting an 11 - yard TD run . The Texans got on the scoreboard after kicker Neil Rackers made a 37 - yard field goal , but the Titans extended their lead after kicker Rob Bironas hit a 30 - yard field goal . The lead was narrowed with QB Matt Schaub getting a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Andre Johnson , but the Titans would pull away with RB Javon Ringer getting a 7 - yard TD run . The lead was narrowed agan with Schaub throwing a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Kevin Walter , but the Titans ' defense prevented any more scoring chances . With the win , the Titans improved to 6 – 8 . Week 16 : at Kansas City Chiefs . Coming off their win over the Texans the Titans flew to Arrowhead Stadium for an AFC duel with the Chiefs . In the first quarter the Titans trailed early as QB Matt Cassel threw a 14 and a 5 - yard TD pass to RB Jamaal Charles . This was followed by kicker Ryan Succop nailing a 35 - yard field goal , then with Cassel making a 75 - yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe . They tried to come back as QB Kerry Collins got a 53 - yard TD pass to WR Kenny Britt , but had more problems as Collins ' next pass was intercepted by SS Eric Berry and returned 54 yards for a touchdown . This was followed by Succop making a 42 - yard field goal . The Titans tried to come back , but only came away with Collins completing a 22 - yard TD pass to TE Jared Cook , which wasn ' t enough for a win . With the loss , the Titans fell to 6 – 9 . Week 17 : at Indianapolis Colts . The Titans ' final game was an AFC South rivalry rematch against the Colts . In the first quarter the Titans trailed early as kicker Adam Vinatieri made a 48 - yard field goal , but they responded as kicker Rob Bironas nailed a 26 - yard field goal . The Colts scored again with Vinatieri making a 44 - yard field goal , but the Titans re - tied the game with Bironas hitting a 42 - yard field goal . The Colts tried to pull away with QB Peyton Manning completing a 7 - yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne , but the Titans kept the score level as QB Kerry Collins made a 30 - yard TD pass to WR Kenny Britt . The Colts still tried to pull away with Manning completing a 30 - yard TD pass to WR Pierre Garcon , but the Titans re - tied the game for the fourth time as Collins threw a 15 - yard TD pass to RB Chris Johnson . The Colts got away in the fourth quarter as Vinatieri got a 43 - yard field goal , but the Titans couldn ' t keep up , giving them a loss and thus ending their season with a 6 - 10 record .