2015 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General managerRuston Webster
Head coachKen Whisenhunt (fired on November 3; 1–6 record)
Mike Mularkey (interim; 2–7 record)
Home fieldNissan Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Delanie Walker
DT Jurrell Casey

The 2015 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, 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.

Uniform change

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]

2015 draft class

Main article: 2015 NFL draft
2015 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 2 Marcus Mariota QB Oregon
2 40 Dorial Green-Beckham WR Missouri
3 66 Jeremiah Poutasi OT Utah
4 100 Angelo Blackson DT Auburn
108 Jalston Fowler FB Alabama
5 138 David Cobb RB Minnesota
6 177 Deiontrez Mount LB Louisville
208 Andy Gallik C Boston College
7 245 Tre McBride WR William & Mary

Notes

Staff

2015 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

  • Owner – KSA Industries
  • President, chairman and CEO – Steve Underwood
  • Executive vice president and general manager – Ruston Webster
  • Assistant director of football administration – Dennis Polian
  • Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino
  • Director of college scouting – Blake Beddingfield
  • Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


Final roster

2015 Tennessee Titans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 54 active, 10 inactive, 10 practice squad

Team captains

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–31 0–1 Georgia Dome Recap
2 August 23 St. Louis Rams W 27–14 1–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
3 August 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–34 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 September 3 Minnesota Vikings W 24–17 2–2 Nissan Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 42–14 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
2 September 20 at Cleveland Browns L 14–28 1–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
3 September 27 Indianapolis Colts L 33–35 1–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
4 Bye
5 October 11 Buffalo Bills L 13–14 1–3 Nissan Stadium Recap
6 October 18 Miami Dolphins L 10–38 1–4 Nissan Stadium Recap
7 October 25 Atlanta Falcons L 7–10 1–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
8 November 1 at Houston Texans L 6–20 1–6 NRG Stadium Recap
9 November 8 at New Orleans Saints W 34–28 (OT) 2–6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
10 November 15 Carolina Panthers L 10–27 2–7 Nissan Stadium Recap
11 November 19 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 13–19 2–8 EverBank Field Recap
12 November 29 Oakland Raiders L 21–24 2–9 Nissan Stadium Recap
13 December 6 Jacksonville Jaguars W 42–39 3–9 Nissan Stadium Recap
14 December 13 at New York Jets L 8–30 3–10 MetLife Stadium Recap
15 December 20 at New England Patriots L 16–33 3–11 Gillette Stadium Recap
16 December 27 Houston Texans L 6–34 3–12 Nissan Stadium Recap
17 January 3 at Indianapolis Colts L 24–30 3–13 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week One: Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 21 14 7042
Buccaneers 0 7 0714

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

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

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 7714
Browns 14 7 0728

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-1.

Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 02135
Titans 0 10 17633

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 65,920
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 0 7714
Titans 0 3 7313

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 65,670
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-3.

Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 10 7 71438
Titans 3 0 7010

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 62,342
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-4.

Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Seven: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 3 7010
Titans 0 7 007

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

In the low-scoring loss, the Titans fell to 1-5.

Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week Eight: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 0 306
Texans 0 10 7320

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

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

Week Nine: Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 10 7 38634
Saints 14 7 07028

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

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

Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 7 31027
Titans 7 3 0010

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 63,591
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-7.

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 7013
Jaguars 0 6 31019

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

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

Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 7724
Titans 6 0 8721

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

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

Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 12 72039
Titans 7 14 02142

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

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

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 808
Jets 10 17 0330

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 78,160
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Otis Livingston
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-10.

Week 15: at New England Patriots

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 7616
Patriots 7 17 3633

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-11.

Week 16: vs. Houston Texans

Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 10 7 17034
Titans 0 0 066

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 62,153
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

Week Seventeen: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 7 3724
Colts 10 10 7330

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: January 3, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,733
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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.

Standings

Division

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Houston Texans 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 339 313 W3
Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 333 408 W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 376 448 L3
Tennessee Titans 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 299 423 L4

Conference

AFC
# 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]
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ Bell, Demetrious (November 19, 2014). "Tennessee Titans will be going back to navy as primary home uniform". sportslogos.net. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "TITANS NAME 2015 CAPTAINS". FoxSports.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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