The
2023 season
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is the
Tennessee Titans' 54th season in the
National Football League, their 64th overall, their 27th in the state of
Tennessee and their sixth under
head coach Mike Vrabel. The Titans will look to improve upon their underachieving 7–10 record from last year and make it back to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 2018.
Offseason
Coaching changes
On January 9, 2023, the Titans fired offensive coordinator
Todd Downing, offensive line coach
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, secondary coach
Anthony Midget, and offensive skill assistant Erik Frazier. Under Downing in
2022
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, 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
Charles London (born August 12, 1975) is an American football coach and former player who is the pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
London attended Dunwoody Hi ...
was hired as the quarterbacks coach from the
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
, and
Chris Harris was hired as the defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks coach from the
Washington Commanders.
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
Jason Houghtaling is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). Houghtaling served as the head football coach at Wagner College from 2015 to 2019, compiling a record ...
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
Arandric Kornell "Ran" Carthon (born February 10, 1981), is an American football executive and former player who is the general manager of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an executive for the S ...
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
The Titans signed 11 players to futures contracts on January 10, 2023. By January 23, the Titans had signed three additional players.
Draft
Undrafted free agents
The Tennessee Titans have currently signed 22 undrafted free agents.
Staff
Current roster
Preseason
The Titans' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.
Regular season
Schedule
Notes
* Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
* Networks and times from Weeks 8–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
* The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
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
Standings
Division
Conference
References
External links
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