The 2017 season was the Tennessee Titans' 48th in the National Football League (NFL) and the 58th overall. It also marked the franchise's 21st season in the state of Tennessee as well as the second full season under head coach Mike Mularkey. They equaled their record from a year ago, and not only that, with a 15–10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17, they clinched their first playoff berth since 2008. In the first round, the Titans rallied from a 21–3 halftime deficit against the Chiefs to win 22–21, winning their first playoff game since 2003. However, they were defeated by the New England Patriots in the divisional round by the score of 35–14. Despite making the playoffs and winning a playoff game, this would be Mularkey's final year coaching the Titans, as they parted ways after the season ended. This is also the last season where the Titans wore their uniform design since 1999.
Offseason
Organizational changes On January 4, the Titans fired wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant wide receivers coach Jason Tucker. On January 5, general manager Jon Robinson was promoted to executive vice president/general manager.
Roster changes
Reserve/future free agent contracts Player Position Karim Barton G Kourtnei Brown LB Reshard Cliett OLB Jerome Cunningham TE David Fluellen RB Jonathan Krause WR Caushaud Lyons DT Tyler Marz T K. J. Maye WR Tim Semisch TE Tye Smith DB
The first transactions of the year occurred shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 regular season on January 3, 2017, when the Titans signed offensive lineman Karim Barton, linebacker Kourtnei Brown, tight end Jerome Cunningham, running back David Fluellen, wide receiver Jonathan Krause, offensive tackle Tyler Marz, and wide receiver K.J. Maye to reserve/future contracts.
On January 4, the Titans signed linebacker Reshard Cliett and tight end Tim Semisch to reserve/future contracts.
The Titans signed their final two futures contracts of 2017, in defensive back Tye Smith on January 16 and defensive tackle Caushaud Lyons on January 24.
Free agents 2017 Tennessee Titans Free Agency Position Player Status* Date signed 2016 Team 2017 TeamRBAntonio AndrewsUFA Tennessee Titans NoneOLBDavid BassUFA May 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Seattle SeahawksLB/STDaren BatesUFA March 9, 2017 Oakland Raiders Tennessee TitansRTByron BellUFA March 24, 2017 Tennessee Titans Dallas CowboysCBValentino BlakeUFA March 20, 2017 Tennessee Titans New York GiantsQBMatt CasselUFA March 2, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee TitansSSJohnathan CyprienUFA March 9, 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee TitansTEAnthony FasanoUFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Miami DolphinsCBDemontre HurstUFA April 3, 2017 Chicago Bears Tennessee TitansFSRashad JohnsonUFA Tennessee Titans NoneDTKarl KlugUFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee TitansGTim LelitoUFA March 22, 2017 New Orleans Saints Tennessee TitansWRMarc MarianiUFA Tennessee Titans NoneILBNate PalmerUFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee TitansCBLogan RyanUFA March 9, 2017 New England Patriots Tennessee TitansCBrian SchwenkeUFA March 13, 2017 Tennessee Titans Indianapolis ColtsILBSean SpenceUFA March 19, 2017 Tennessee Titans Indianapolis ColtsSSDaimion StaffordUFA May 30, 2017 Tennessee Titans Pittsburgh SteelersTEPhillip SupernawUFA March 10, 2017 Tennessee Titans Tennessee TitansS/STBrynden TrawickUFA March 9, 2017 Oakland Raiders Tennessee TitansGChance WarmackUFA March 9, 2017 Tennessee Titans Philadelphia EaglesWR/RSEric WeemsUFA March 10, 2017 Atlanta Falcons Tennessee TitansNTSylvester Williams UFA March 10, 2017 Denver Broncos Tennessee TitansWRKendall WrightUFA March 11, 2017 Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears* Legend: = Addition = Departure = Re-signed
Departures
Position Player Date Released/Waived CB Jason McCourty April 13, 2017 NT Al Woods March 8, 2017
2017 NFL draft
2017 Tennessee Titans Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 5 Corey Davis WR Western Michigan 18 Adoree' Jackson CB USC 3 72 Taywan Taylor WR Western Kentucky100* Jonnu Smith TE FIU 5 155 Jayon Brown ILB UCLA 6 217* Corey Levin OG Chattanooga 7 227 Josh Carraway OLB TCU 236 Brad Seaton OT Villanova 241 Khalfani Muhammad RB California * Compensatory selection Notes The 2017 NFL draft marked the first year that compensatory picks could be traded.
+ 2017 Tennessee Titans Draft Trades Draft Pick Year Round Overall Team Received 2016 1 1 to LA Rams Received LA's 2016 first-round selection (No. 15 overall), two 2016 second-round selections (No. 43 overall) and (No. 45 overall), 2016 third-round selection (No. 76 overall), 2017 first-round selection (No. 5 overall), and 2017 third-round compensatory selection (No. 100 overall). 4 113 6 177 2016 1 15 to Cleveland Browns Received Cleveland's 2016 first-round selection (No. 8 overall) and 2016 sixth-round selection (No. 176 overall). 3 76 2017 2 52 2017 3 83 Received New England's 2017 third-round selection (No. 72 overall) and 2017 sixth-round selection (No. 200 overall). 4 124 2017 5 164 to Philadelphia Eagles Received Philadelphia's 2017 fifth-round selection (No. 155 overall). 6 214 2017 6 200 to New York Giants Received New York's 2017 sixth-round selection (No. 207 overall) and 2017 seventh-round selection (No. 241 overall). 2017 6 207 to Cincinnati Bengals Received Cincinnati's 2017 sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 217 overall) and 2017 seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall).
Undrafted free agents 2017 Tennessee Titans Undrafted Free Agents Name Position SchoolJeremy BoykinsCBUCFDeAngelo BrownDTLouisvilleBra'lon CherryWRNC StateTyler FergusonQBWestern KentuckyJohn GreenCBConnecticutRoderick HendersonNTAlabama StateDenzel JohnsonLBTCUAkeem JuddRBMississippiKeVonn MabonWRBall StateSteven MooreOTCaliforniaGiovanni PascascioWRLouisvilleJonah PirsigOTMinnesota
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Minicamp tryouts Name Position SchoolManuel AbadCBFlorida TechSterling BaileyDEGeorgiaAlexander BoyPNevadaDemeitre BrimLBUCFJacques BryantSFlorida A&MBrandon BurksRBTroyRyan DiSalvoLSSan Jose StateChris HaleOLBMTSUT.J. HollomanOLBSouth CarolinaMartin IfediDEMemphisTre' JacksonGFlorida StateKody KohlFBArizona StateBranden LestonSWestern KentuckyDonatella LuckettWRHardingSean MaguireQBFlorida StateJeoffrey PaganDEAlabamaAndrew PriceTEUNLVJohnny RaginLBOregonSteven RhodesOLBMTSUBobby RichardsonDEIndianaCameron RobbinsDENorthwesternDarius SimsCBVanderbiltJimmy StatenDEMTSUJa'Karri ThomasLBVanderbiltCedric ThompsonSMinnesotaDylan WiesmanCTennesseeEthan WoodPWyomingMyles NorwoodCBPurdue
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Staff
Final roster
Team captains Marcus Mariota (QB) Delanie Walker (TE) Jurrell Casey (DE) Brian Orakpo (LB) Wesley Woodyard (LB) Tim Shaw (Honorary, former Titans LB)
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at New York Jets L 3–7 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap 2 Carolina Panthers W 34–27 1–1 Nissan Stadium Recap 3 August 27 Chicago Bears L 7–19 1–2 Nissan Stadium Recap 4 at Kansas City Chiefs L 6–30 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 Oakland Raiders L 16–26 0–1 Nissan Stadium Recap 2 September 17 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 37–16 1–1 EverBank Field Recap 3 September 24 Seattle Seahawks W 33–27 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap 4 October 1 at Houston Texans L 14–57 2–2 NRG Stadium Recap 5 October 8 at Miami Dolphins L 10–16 2–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 6 Indianapolis Colts W 36–22 3–3 Nissan Stadium Recap 7 October 22 at Cleveland Browns W 12–9 4–3 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap 8Bye 9 November 5 Baltimore Ravens W 23–20 5–3 Nissan Stadium Recap 10 November 12 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–20 6–3 Nissan Stadium Recap 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–40 6–4 Heinz Field Recap 12 November 26 at Indianapolis Colts W 20–16 7–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 13 December 3 Houston Texans W 24–13 8–4 Nissan Stadium Recap 14 December 10 at Arizona Cardinals L 7–12 8–5 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 15 December 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 23–25 8–6 Levi's Stadium Recap 16 December 24 Los Angeles Rams L 23–27 8–7 Nissan Stadium Recap 17 December 31 Jacksonville Jaguars W 15–10 9–7 Nissan Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 4: at Houston Texans
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
Phillip Supernaw caught his first career touchdown.
Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Rookie Taywan Taylor caught his first career touchdown.
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns
Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts
This was the Titans' first win in Indianapolis since 2007, and their first season sweep of Indy since 2002.
Week 13: vs. Houston Texans
Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
With the win, the Titans clinched their first playoff berth since 2008.
Standings
Division
Conference
Postseason
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card at Kansas City Chiefs (4) W 22–21 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap Divisional at New England Patriots (1) L 14–35 1–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Kansas City Chiefs
Despite struggling in the first half of the game and falling behind 21–3, the Titans shut out the Chiefs in the second half and won their first playoff game since 2003. In addition, Marcus Mariota became the first quarterback in NFL playoff history to throw a touchdown to himself.
This was Tennessee’s first playoff win since 2003.
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) New England Patriots
Rookie Corey Davis caught his first career touchdowns. These would not be enough, however, as the top-seeded/defending champion Patriots steamrolled the Titans, 35-14. With the loss, the Titans' season ended, with a record of 10-8. With the Patriots losing to the Eagles three weeks later in Super Bowl LII, the Titans would have the third-longest championship drought of any team in the NFL, going back to 1961 when they were the Houston Oilers.
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