The 2015 season was the Tennessee Titans' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall and their 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.
2015 draft class
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 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.
Staff
Final roster
Team captains Taylor Lewan (OT) Delanie Walker (TE) Jurrell Casey (DE) Brian Orakpo (LB) Wesley Woodyard (LB) Jason McCourty (CB)
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 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 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–34 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 4 Minnesota Vikings W 24–17 2–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 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 4Bye 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 2–6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 10 November 15 Carolina Panthers L 10–27 2–7 Nissan Stadium Recap 11 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 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 snapping a 10 game losing streak dating back to last season.
Week 2: at Cleveland Browns With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-1.
Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts 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 With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-3.
Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-4.
Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons In the low-scoring loss, the Titans fell to 1-5.
Week 8: at Houston Texans 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 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 With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-7 and they finished 2-2 against the NFC South.
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
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 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
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 With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-10 and as a result, they were disquailified from the playoffs for the 7th year in a row.
Week 15: at New England Patriots With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-11 and they were swept by the AFC East.
Week 16: vs. Houston Texans 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
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. The Titans also finished 1-5 against the AFC South and 2-6 on the road.
Standings
Division
Conference
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