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The
2019 season was the
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their h ...
' 50th in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and their 60th overall. It marks the franchise's 23rd season in the state of
Tennessee
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, their 22nd in
Nashville
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and their second full season under
head coach
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Mike Vrabel
Michael George Vrabel (; born August 14, 1975) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned con ...
. Despite a 2–4 start resulting in the benching of quarterback
Marcus Mariota
Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota play ...
, the Titans turned their season around with ex-Dolphins quarterback
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III (born July 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a wide receiver until his junior year, an ...
. With the boost of Tannehill, what was a previously bottom-tier NFL offense transformed into one of its best, helping the Titans to a strong 7–3 finish, making them 9–7 for the fourth straight year and allowing for their return to the postseason after a one-year absence.
Riding the rushing champion Derrick Henry into the playoffs, the Titans defeated the defending
Super Bowl
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champion
New England Patriots
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in the Wild Card Round by a score of 20–13, advancing them to the Divisional Round. The Titans then upset the heavily favored top-seeded
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
28–12, advancing to their first
AFC Championship Game
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since
2002
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, and becoming the first team since both the
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
and
Green Bay Packers
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in
2010
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to advance to a Conference Championship Game as a sixth seed. However, the Titans'
Cinderella
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season came to an end when they fell to the eventual
Super Bowl LIV
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champion
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The tea ...
35–24 in the AFC Championship Game.
Coaching changes
On January 8, 2019, Titans offensive coordinator
Matt LaFleur
Matthew Patrick LaFleur ( ; born November 3, 1979) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the quarterback coach of the Washington Redskins, Notre Dame ...
was hired as the head coach of the
Green Bay Packers
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. On January 21, 2019, Titans tight ends coach
Arthur Smith was promoted to the role of offensive coordinator.
Draft
Undrafted free agents
Source:
Staff
Final roster
Team captains
*
Marcus Mariota
Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota play ...
(QB)
*
Ben Jones (C)
*
Jurrell Casey
Jurrell Juel Casey (born December 5, 1989) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
In nine seasons with the Titan ...
(DL)
*
Wesley Woodyard (LB)
*
Kevin Byard
Kevin Leon Byard Jr. (born August 17, 1993) is an American football free safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee. Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round of ...
(FS)
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
Though favored to lose, the Titans surprised the league with a blowout win over the heavily hyped Browns in Cleveland with a strong second-half performance. The Titans defense intercepted QB
Baker Mayfield
Baker Reagan Mayfield (born April 14, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with Texas Tech, Mayfield played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the Hei ...
three times, including once for a pick-six by CB
Malcolm Butler, and sacked Mayfield four times, including once for a safety by
Cameron Wake. Titans QB
Marcus Mariota
Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota play ...
and RB
Derrick Henry
Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. (born January 4, 1994) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). His imposing rushing game and larger stature than the average running back earned him the nickna ...
had efficient games, leading the team to four touchdowns on offense to complement the strong defensive performance.
Week 2: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Titans lost a close game 19–17, though a highlight of the game involved a passing touchdown from Mariota to offensive lineman
David Quessenberry
David Lee Quessenberry Jr. (born August 24, 1990) is an American football offensive guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft and previously p ...
, who had recovered from a bout with cancer.
Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Titans faced traditional rival Jacksonville in a Thursday night matchup for the fifth time in six years, but lost after an effective performance by Jaguars quarterback
Gardner Minshew
Gardner Flint Minshew II (born May 16, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career at Northwest Mississippi, winning the NJCAA National Footba ...
. With their second straight loss, the Titans fell to 1–2.
Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
For the first time all season, Marcus Mariota was not sacked during a game, after being sacked a league-high 17 times in the first three games of the season. The Titans easily won 24–10 to improve to 2–2, despite Falcons QB
Matt Ryan throwing for nearly 400 yards.
Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills
In a defense-heavy game, the Titans fell short partly due to four missed field goals from kicker
Cairo Santos
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, who was released after this game. However, the offense was also held in check by a strong Bills defense, as Mariota was sacked five times despite offensive tackle
Taylor Lewan
Taylor Curtis Lewan (born July 22, 1991) is an American football tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, where he twice received first-team All-American honors, and was sel ...
returning from suspension. With their third straight loss to Buffalo, Tennessee fell to 2–3 on the year.
Week 6: at Denver Broncos
After an ineffective performance, Marcus Mariota was benched for backup quarterback
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III (born July 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a wide receiver until his junior year, an ...
in the third quarter as the Titans were shut out 16–0. With the loss, Tennessee fell to 2–4.
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Ryan Tannehill made his first start at quarterback for the Titans in place of Marcus Mariota. After a back-and-forth first half, the Titans pulled ahead in the second half, holding a 23–13 fourth quarter lead before the Chargers scored a touchdown, cutting the Titans' lead to 3 with just over 5 minutes left. After forcing the Titans to turn the ball over on downs at the Los Angeles 49-yard line, the Chargers marched down the field to the Titans 1-yard line, but running backs
Austin Ekeler
Austin Ekeler ( ; born May 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Colorado Mountaineers and signed with the Chargers as an und ...
and
Melvin Gordon
Melvin Gordon III (born April 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first roun ...
were unable to score, with the Titans defense forcing Gordon to fumble at the goal line. The Titans recovered the ball for a touchback, effectively sealing the win to improve to 3–4.
Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Titans rallied after the Buccaneers had themselves rallied from a 17–9 Tennessee lead.
Jameis Winston
Jameis Lanaed Winston ( ; born January 6, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, where he became the youngest player to win the He ...
's two touchdowns and a two-point conversion throw put the Buccaneers up 23–17 halfway through the third quarter.
Cody Parkey
Cody Parkey (born February 19, 1992) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also been a member of the Phi ...
's field goal put the Titans within 23–20 late in the third then
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III (born July 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a wide receiver until his junior year, an ...
led a drive ending in an
A. J. Brown touchdown catch that put Tennessee up 27–23. Winston fumbled on one Buccaneers possession, then was intercepted on Tampa's final possession.
Week 9: at Carolina Panthers
Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The game lead tied or changed six times and the Titans rallied to the win on two field goal miscues by the Chiefs, first on a blown snap, subsequent missed throw by
Dustin Colquitt
Dustin Farr Colquitt (born May 6, 1982) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. With the Chiefs, he won Sup ...
, and resulting intentional grounding penalty while Tennessee trailed 32–27, then following an
Adam Humphries touchdown catch and
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III (born July 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a wide receiver until his junior year, an ...
two-point conversion run, on a blocked
Harrison Butker
Harrison Butker (born July 14, 1995), nicknamed Butt Kicker (a play on words on his last name and position), is an American football kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia ...
52-yard attempt, the kick blocked by
Joshua Kalu
Joshua Elekwachi Kalu (born August 28, 1995) is an American football strong safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played college footba ...
. It was the Titans’ eighth win in nine matchups to that point over teams coached by
Andy Reid
Andrew Walter Reid (born March 19, 1958) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Reid was previously head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2012. From 200 ...
.
Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
This game was notable because the four touchdowns scored by the Titans in the third quarter came in a span of six offensive plays.
Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 14: at Oakland Raiders
In a game with heavy playoff implications, the Titans scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half after being locked in a 21–21 tie with the Raiders at halftime. Tennessee finished with 551 total yards as Ryan Tannehill passed for nearly 400 yards and Derrick Henry also posted a strong performance. With the win, the Titans improved to 8–5, reaching a tie with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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for the sixth seed in the AFC.
Week 15: vs. Houston Texans
Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 17: at Houston Texans
With this win, the Titans clinched the #6 seed in the AFC. They also won their first game in Houston since
2011
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.
RB
Derrick Henry
Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. (born January 4, 1994) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). His imposing rushing game and larger stature than the average running back earned him the nickna ...
achieved the most rushing yards in the league, surpassing Browns RB
Nick Chubb
Nicholas Jamaal Chubb (born December 27, 1995) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the ...
.
Standings
Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule
Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) New England Patriots
Tennessee running back
Derrick Henry
Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. (born January 4, 1994) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). His imposing rushing game and larger stature than the average running back earned him the nickna ...
accounted for 204 of the Titans' 272 total offensive yards, including 34 carries for 182 yards and a touchdown as he led his team to victory as the Patriots failed to win a playoff game in a season for the first time since 2010.
As a result, New England's streak of
AFC Championship
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appearances ended at eight.
New England took the opening kickoff and drove 57 yards in 8 plays, the longest a 21-yard completion from
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots organization, with which ...
to tight end
Benjamin Watson
Benjamin Seth Watson (born December 18, 1980) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the New England Patriots 32nd overall in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft and won Super Bowl XXXIX with the Patriots over the Philadel ...
.
Nick Folk
Nicholas Alexander Folk (born Niklaus Aleksandre Faulke, November 5, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona, where he received first-tea ...
finished the drive with a 36-yard field goal to put the Patriots up 3–0.
Tennessee struck back, with Henry carrying the ball 6 times for 44 yards on a 75-yard drive,
that gave the team a 7–3 lead with
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III (born July 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a wide receiver until his junior year, an ...
's 12-yard touchdown pass to
Anthony Firkser, the first playoff touchdown scored by a
Harvard University
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graduate.
New England then moved the ball 75 yards in 10 plays, featuring a 25-yard run by
Sony Michel
Sony Michel (born February 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round o ...
.
Receiver
Julian Edelman
Julian Francis Edelman (born May 22, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Kent State as a Quarterback and ...
finished the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run – his first such touchdown
– on an end around play on the first play of the second quarter, giving the Patriots a 10–7 lead. Later on, Patriots receiver
Mohamed Sanu
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...
returned a punt 23 yards to the Titans' 47-yard line, and the team drove on to a first and goal on the 1-yard line.
The Titans held out on the goal line; linebacker
Rashaan Evans
Alan Rashaan Evans (born November 8, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He played college f ...
dropped Michel for a 1-yard loss on first down,
Rex Burkhead
Rex Burkhead (born July 2, 1990) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 ...
was tackled on the 1-yard line by Evans and
DaQuan Jones
DaQuan Steven Jones ( born December 27, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played colle ...
on second down and Evans tackled Michel for a 2-yard loss on third down. The Patriots took a 13–7 lead on Folk's 21-yard field goal with 2:16 left in the half. Henry took off for a 29-yard gain on the first play of the team's ensuing drive, before picking up 23 more yards with his next three carries after an incompletion. Henry then ran a screen pass 22 yards to the Patriots' 1-yard line, ultimately converting a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Titans a 14–13 halftime lead.
This would turn out to be the last offensive score of the game, as both teams combined for a total of 9 punts in the second half. New England got a mild scoring chance when
Duron Harmon
Duron Harmon (born January 24, 1991) is an American football free safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Harmon was nicknamed "the Closer" by fans and media for his ability to come up with late, game-sealing inte ...
intercepted a pass from Tannehill – who finished with 72 passing yards
– at New England's 41-yard line, but the offense could only move the ball to Tennessee's 47-yard line before being forced to punt. In the final minute of the game, Tennessee punter
Brett Kern
Brett Alan Kern (born February 17, 1986) is an American football punter for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo and was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent i ...
's 58-yard kick pinned the Patriots back at their own 1-yard line. On the next play, Titans defensive back
Logan Ryan
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, who formerly played for New England,
intercepted Brady's pass and returned it for a 9-yard touchdown, making the final score 20–13 after a failed two-point conversion attempt. Ryan's pick-six would end up being Brady's final pass as a Patriot, as he would leave the Patriots in the offseason to sign with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...
.
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Baltimore Ravens
Tennessee stunned the heavily favored Ravens, who had the NFL's best record and had finished the year as the league's top scoring team, while also setting a new record for rushing yards in a season. Once again, Titans running back
Derrick Henry
Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. (born January 4, 1994) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). His imposing rushing game and larger stature than the average running back earned him the nickna ...
accounted for most of the Tennessee offense, accounting for 205 of their 300 total yards. Meanwhile, Baltimore racked up 530 yards, but their three turnovers and four failed fourth-down conversion attempts proved too much to overcome. As a result, Baltimore became the first number 1 seed in the playoffs to lose to the number 6 seed since the
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...
lost to the
New York Jets
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in
2010
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.
On the Ravens' first drive of the game,
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his soph ...
threw a pass that bounced off the hands of
Mark Andrews and was intercepted by safety
Kevin Byard
Kevin Leon Byard Jr. (born August 17, 1993) is an American football free safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee. Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round of ...
, who returned it 31 yards, with an unnecessary roughness penalty against Jackson for a horse-collar tackle adding another 15 yards and giving Tennessee a first down on the Ravens' 35-yard line.
Henry then carried the ball 4 times for 22 yards on an 8-play drive that ended with
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III (born July 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a wide receiver until his junior year, an ...
's 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Jonnu Smith
Jonnu Andre Smith (born August 22, 1995) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at FIU and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of th ...
, who made a leaping one-handed catch in the back of the end zone. After getting the ball back, Baltimore drove to a 4th-and-1 on their own 45-yard line.
Jackson attempted to convert with a quarterback sneak, but he was tackled by linebacker
David Long Jr.
David Lamont Long Jr. (born October 12, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia.
Early life
When Long was seven years old, he was on th ...
for no gain on the last play of the first quarter. On the next play, Tannehill gave the team a 14–0 lead with a 45-yard touchdown pass to
Kalif Raymond
Kalif Raymond (born August 8, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. to an African-American father and a Chinese mother. He played col ...
.
Following a punt from each team, Jackson completed a 30-yard pass
to
Marquise Brown
Marquise "Hollywood" Brown (born June 4, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at College of the Canyons and Oklahoma and was drafted by the Balt ...
and a 16-yard pass to Andrews, setting up
Justin Tucker
Justin Paul Tucker (born November 21, 1989) is an American football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. ...
's 49-yard field goal to make the score 14–3. Then after a Titans punt, Jackson completed a 26-yard pass to
Seth Roberts
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, as well as two completions to Brown for gains of 16 yards and 38 yards on a 91-yard drive. Tucker finished it off with a 22-yard field goal as time expired in the half, making the score 14–6 at halftime.
Baltimore took the second half kickoff and drove to a 4th-and-1 on the Titans' 18-yard line. Jackson again tried to convert with a run, but was stopped for no gain by linebacker
Harold Landry
Harold Antonio Landry III (born June 5, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and was drafted by the Titans in the second ...
. Two plays later on 3rd and 1, Henry took a handoff through the middle and ran for a 66-yard gain, to the Ravens' 6-yard line. Then when faced with 3rd and goal from the 3-yard line, Henry took a direct snap out of
wildcat formation
Wildcat formation describes a formation for the offense in football in which the ball is snapped not to the quarterback but directly to a player of another position lined up at the quarterback position. (In most systems, this is a running back, b ...
and threw a jump pass to
Corey Davis for a touchdown.
This gave Tennessee a 21–6 lead and made Henry the first running back to throw a touchdown pass in the postseason since
Allen Rice
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Minne ...
in the 1987 season. On the first play of the Ravens' next possession, defensive end
Jurrell Casey
Jurrell Juel Casey (born December 5, 1989) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
In nine seasons with the Titan ...
forced a fumble while sacking Jackson,
which
Jeffery Simmons
Jeffery Bernard Simmons Jr. (born July 28, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and was drafted by the Titans with the 19th ...
recovered for Tennessee on the Baltimore 20-yard line. From there, the Titans drove to a 28–6 lead, scoring on a 6-play drive that ended with Tannehill's 1-yard touchdown run.
Baltimore responded with a drive to the Titans' 36-yard line, only to lose the ball again with a Jackson pass that was intercepted by safety
Kenny Vaccaro
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. After forcing Tennessee to punt, the Ravens finally managed to score a touchdown, moving the ball 83 yards in 10 plays, the longest a 27-yard run by Jackson. Jackson finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Hayden Hurst
Hayden Randle Hurst (born August 24, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round ...
, but his subsequent two-point conversion pass was incomplete, keeping the score at 28–12. Tennessee's defense then pinned down Baltimore for the rest of the game, forcing a turnover on downs on the Ravens' final two possessions.
Henry finished the game with 30 carries for 195 yards,
while also catching two passes for 7 yards and throwing a 3-yard touchdown pass. He became the first player to rush for over 180 yards twice in the same postseason. Tannehill completed 7 of 14 pass attempts for 88 yards,
and two touchdowns,
while also rushing for 13 yards and a touchdown; Casey had four tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. Jackson completed 31 of 59 passes for 365 yards and a touchdown, with two interceptions,
while also rushing 20 times for 143 yards.
This made him the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in a playoff game.
His top receiver was Brown, who caught seven passes for 126 yards.
AFC Championship: at (2) Kansas City Chiefs
The Titans reached the AFC Championship Game for the first time since
2002
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, when they faced the
Oakland Raiders
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, also making this the first AFC title game since then to not feature the
Indianapolis Colts
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,
New England Patriots
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, or
Pittsburgh Steelers
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.
Miscellaneous
The Titans had the NFL's worst
Field Goal
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kicking unit in 2019, going only 8 for 18 (.444) during the regular season.
The 8 field goals made tied the NFL record for fewest in a 16-game season.
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Tennessee Titans seasons
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their h ...