The
Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 42nd season in the
National Football League (NFL), the 52nd overall and the 15th in the state of
Tennessee. It also marked the first season under head coach
Mike Munchak, replacing longtime head coach
Jeff Fisher, who resigned on January 27 after 17 seasons. The team improved on their 6–10 record from
2010
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and finished tied with the
Cincinnati Bengals
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for the last playoff spot, but lost the tiebreaker due to their 24–17 loss to the Bengals in Week 9, missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season.
Offseason
2011 draft class
Coaching staff
Final roster
Preseason
Schedule
The Titans' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 4: at Cleveland Browns
Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Coming off their road win over the Browns, the Titans flew to
Heinz Field
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for a Week 5 intraconference duel with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
. Tennessee threw the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 29-yard field goal from kicker
Rob Bironas, but the Steelers answered with quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Heath Miller
Earl Heath Miller Jr. (born October 22, 1982) is a former American football tight end who played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons from 2005 to 2015. Miller played college football fo ...
. Pittsburgh added onto their lead in the second with Roethlisberger completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Hines Ward and a 1-yard touchdown pass to fullback
David Johnson.
The Steelers continued their dominating performance in the third quarter with Roethlisberger completing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ward. The Titans would respond with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back
Chris Johnson, yet Pittsburgh came right back in the fourth quarter with kicker
Shaun Suisham getting a 19-yard field goal. Tennessee tried to rally as quarterback
Matt Hasselbeck
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found wide receiver
Damian Williams on a 19-yard touchdown pass, but the Steelers closed out the game with Roethlisberger completing a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Mike Wallace
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.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 3–2.
Week 7: vs. Houston Texans
Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 10: at Carolina Panthers
Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
With the win the Titans improved to 8–7. In order to secure a playoff spot the Tennessee Titans need a win at Houston in Week 17, Plus a Bengals loss, also a Broncos and Raiders win as well. If either Cincinnati wins against Baltimore or Denver loses against Kansas City, the Titans will be eliminated from postseason contention.
Week 17: at Houston Texans
With the win, the Titans finished the season 9–7 and would secure their first winning season since 2008. But were eliminated from postseason contention due to the Denver Broncos losing against the Kansas City Chiefs 7–3
Standings
References
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