The 2022 season is the

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' 53rd in the

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(NFL), their 63rd overall, their 26th in the state of

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and their fifth under

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. While the Titans raced out to a decent 7–3 start, a number of key injuries and inconsistent play caused them to lose their next six games, their worst losing streak since

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. With a Week 14 loss to the

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, their first home loss to the Jaguars since the 2013 season, the Titans failed to improve on their 12–5 record from last season. They also suffered their first losing season since 2015 and are in jeopardy of missing the postseason for the first time in 4 years. Despite these setbacks, the Titans will attempt to win the AFC South for the third straight year.

Draft

Draft trades

Staff

Current roster

Team captains

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 ...

(QB) *

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 ...

(RB) * Ben Jones (C) *

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 ...

(DT) *

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) *

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Preseason

The Titans' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Regular season

Schedule

On May 9, the

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announced that the Titans will play at the

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at 6:15 p.m. CDT on , as part of

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's Week 2 Monday Night doubleheader. The remainder of the Titans'

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schedule, with exact dates and times, was announced on May 12. Notes * Intra-division opponents are in bold text. * The date, time and network for Week 18 will be determined at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Giants

The Titans blew a 13–0 lead and lost to the Giants, 21–20, on a one-yard pass from Daniel Jones to Saquon Barkley. With the upset loss, the Titans started the season 0–1.

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

The Titans flew to Orchard Park for their matchup against the Bills as part of a ''

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'' doubleheader. The Bills took the opening kickoff and stormed down the field with a methodical 12-play touchdown drive to grab an early 7–0 lead. The Titans responded with a 9-play drive capped off by star running back Derrick Henry's 2-yard touchdown run. From that point on, however, it was all Bills. It started when kicker

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converted a 49-yard field goal to go up by 3.

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then hit

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for the first of three touchdowns on the night for him; a sack by the Bills' defense capped off the first half, with Buffalo holding a 17–7 lead. In the third quarter, the Bills blew the game open after Allen hit Diggs for the second of three touchdowns for the pair on the night; the Titans were quickly forced into a punt which Bass converted into his second field goal. Following the score, Tannehill was picked off at the Bills' 49-yard line. The offense capitalized on the turnover and exploited the already-exhausted Titan defense for Diggs's third touchdown catch of the night. On the Titans' next drive, Tannehill was again picked off, the interception this time going back for six courtesy of

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. By this point, the Bills had scored 24 points in the third quarter to grab a commanding 41–7 lead. Both teams' defenses took over for the rest of the game, but by this point, the game had long been decided. With the loss, the Titans fell to 0–2.

Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 5: at Washington Commanders

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 14: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 16: vs. Houston Texans

The game was delayed an hour due to power outages in Nashville. With a kickoff temperature of , this was the coldest game ever played at Nissan Stadium. The Titans were upset by the Texans, who had only one win entering this game. They lost their fifth straight, dropped below .500 for the first time since Week 3, and fell out of first place in the AFC South lead, as they lose the head-to-head tiebreaker to Jacksonville.