The 2023 season was the Tennessee Titans' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their 27th in the state of Tennessee and their sixth and final under head coach Mike Vrabel. The Titans attempted to improve upon their underachieving 7–10 record from last year. They also attempted to make it back to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 2018. However, after a Week 15 loss to the Houston Texans in overtime, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the second year in a row. The following week they were locked to last in the AFC South after losing to the Seattle Seahawks 20–17 in Week 16, and they failed to improve on their 7–10 record from 2022. The Titans would lose many close games this year, with 7 out of their 11 losses being decided 8 points or less. They also lost 5 of their games by a combined 14 points. On January 9, the Titans fired Vrabel.
The Tennessee Titans drew an average home attendance of 64,520 in 9 home games in the 2023 NFL season.
Offseason
Coaching changes On January 9, 2023, the Titans fired offensive coordinator Todd Downing, offensive line coach Keith Carter, secondary coach Anthony Midget, and offensive skill assistant Erik Frazier. Under Downing in 2022, the Titans' offense was 30th in the league in yards and 28th in points-per-game. Fans had called for his firing since during the 2021 season, and many celebrated his departure. Carter's offensive line under his tenure was consistently ranked low, and Midget's secondary finished 2022 as worst in the league in passing yards. On February 7, passing game coordinator Tim Kelly was promoted to offensive coordinator, Charles London was hired as the quarterbacks coach from the Atlanta Falcons, and Chris Harris was hired as the defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks coach from the Washington Commanders. Lori Locust was hired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the first full-time female coach in Titans history, alongside Justin Hamilton, as defensive quality control coaches. Jason Houghtaling was promoted to offensive line coach, Luke Steckel was moved to run game analyst, Pat O'Hara was moved to pass game analyst, and Tony Dews was moved to tight ends coach.
Organizational changes On January 18, 2023, the Titans hired San Francisco 49ers executive Ran Carthon as their new general manager. The Titans had fired previous general manager Jon Robinson in December 2022 at the beginning of their seven-game losing streak.
Roster changes
Reserve/future free agent contracts Player Position Curtis Brooks DE Shyheim Carter CB Zack Johnson G Mason Kinsey WR John Leglue OT Zach McCloud OLB Thomas Odukoya TE Sam Okuayinonu OLB Jayden Peevy DE Justin Rigg TE Reggie Roberson WR Andrew Rupcich OT Tyler Shelvin NT Caleb Shudak K The Titans signed 11 players to futures contracts on January 10, 2023. By January 23, the Titans had signed three additional players.
Draft
2023 Tennessee Titans draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 11 Peter Skoronski OT Northwestern 2 33 Will Levis QB Kentucky From Houston via Arizona 41 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals 3 72 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals 81 Tyjae Spears RB Tulane From Cardinals 4 110 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons 5 147 Josh Whyle TE Cincinnati 6 186 Jaelyn Duncan OT Maryland From Atlanta 189 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams 7 228 Colton Dowell WR UT Martin Draft trades
Undrafted free agents The Titans signed 22 undrafted free agents.
Player Position College Anthony Kendall DB Baldwin-Wallace Mo Hasan QB USC Sammy Wheeler LS Kansas State Jahleel Billingsley TE Texas Shea Pitts LB UCLA Keenan Agnew DL Southern Illinois Eric Garror CB Louisiana Lafayette Tyreque Jones DB Boise State Maxwell Worship S/LB Vanderbilt Matthew Jackson LB Eastern Kentucky Tre'Shaun Harrison WR Oregon State Shakel Brown DL Troy Thomas Rush LB Minnesota Kearis Jackson WR Georgia Trey Wolff K Texas Tech Jacob Copeland WR Maryland John Ojukwu OT Boise State Caleb Murphy EDGE Ferris State T. K. McLendon EDGE Eastern Kentucky Steven Jones Jr. CB Appalachian State Charles McClelland RB Cincinnati Otis Reese IV LB Mississippi
Staff
Final roster
Team captains Ryan Tannehill (QB) Derrick Henry (RB) Kevin Byard (FS) Jeffery Simmons (DE) Azeez Al-Shaair (LB) Aaron Brewer (C) Morgan Cox (LS) Source:
Preseason The Titans' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Chicago Bears L 17–23 0–1 Soldier Field Recap 2 at Minnesota Vikings W 24–16 1–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 3 New England Patriots W 23–7 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 at New Orleans Saints L 15–16 0–1 Caesars Superdome Recap 2 September 17 Los Angeles Chargers W 27–24 1–1 Nissan Stadium Recap 3 September 24 at Cleveland Browns L 3–27 1–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap 4 October 1 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–3 2–2 Nissan Stadium Recap 5 October 8 at Indianapolis Colts L 16–23 2–3 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 6 October 15 Baltimore Ravens L 16–24 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Recap 7Bye 8 October 29 Atlanta Falcons W 28–23 3–4 Nissan Stadium Recap 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–20 3–5 Acrisure Stadium Recap 10 November 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 6–20 3–6 Raymond James Stadium Recap 11 November 19 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–34 3–7 EverBank Stadium Recap 12 November 26 Carolina Panthers W 17–10 4–7 Nissan Stadium Recap 13 December 3 Indianapolis Colts L 28–31 4–8 Nissan Stadium Recap 14 at Miami Dolphins W 28–27 5–8 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 15 December 17 Houston Texans L 16–19 5–9 Nissan Stadium Recap 16 December 24 Seattle Seahawks L 17–20 5–10 Nissan Stadium Recap 17 December 31 at Houston Texans L 3–26 5–11 NRG Stadium Recap 18 January 7 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–20 6–11 Nissan Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at New Orleans Saints
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens NFL London games
Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 14: at Miami Dolphins
Week 15: vs. Houston Texans
Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 17: at Houston Texans
Week 18: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Standings Division
Conference
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