The 2017 Tennessee Titans season was the

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's 48th

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in the

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and the 58th overall. It also marked the franchise's 21st season in the state of

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as well as the second full season under

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. They equaled their record from a year ago, and not only that, with a 15–10 win over the

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in Week 17, they clinched their first playoff berth since

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. In the first round, the Titans rallied from a 21–3 halftime deficit against the Chiefs to win 22–21, winning their first playoff game since

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. However, they were defeated by the

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in the Divisional Round by the score of 35–14. Despite making the playoffs and winning a playoff game, this would be Mularkey's final year coaching the Titans, as they parted ways after the season ended. This is also the last season where the Titans wore their uniform design since 1999.

Offseason

Organizational changes

On January 4, the Titans fired wide receivers coach

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and assistant wide receivers coach

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. On January 5, general manager Jon Robinson was promoted to executive vice president/general manager.

Roster changes

Reserve/future free agent contracts

The first transactions of the year occurred shortly after the conclusion of the

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regular season on January 3, 2017, when the Titans signed offensive lineman Karim Barton, linebacker

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, tight end

Jerome Cunningham Jerome Cunningham (born May 25, 1991) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Southern Connecticut State. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Cunningham was invited to the Indianapol ...

, running back

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, wide receiver Jonathan Krause, offensive tackle

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, and wide receiver K.J. Maye to reserve/future contracts. On January 4, the Titans signed linebacker

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and tight end Tim Semisch to reserve/future contracts. The Titans signed their final two futures contracts of 2017, in defensive back

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on January 16 and defensive tackle

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on January 24.

Free agents

Departures

2017 NFL draft

Notes * The

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marked the first year that compensatory picks could be traded.

Undrafted free agents

Source:

Minicamp tryouts

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) *

Delanie Walker Hubert Delanie Walker (born August 12, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the Central Missouri State and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. After seven sea ...

(TE) *

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 ...

(DE) *

Brian Orakpo Brian Ndubisi Orakpo (born July 31, 1986) is a former American football outside linebacker who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Texas, was recognized as a unanimous All ...

(LB) * Wesley Woodyard (LB) * Tim Shaw (Honorary, former Titans LB)

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Phillip Supernaw caught his first career touchdown.

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Rookie Taywan Taylor caught his first career touchdown.

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts

This was the Titans' first win in Indianapolis since 2007, and their first season sweep of Indy since 2002.

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

With the win, the Titans clinched their first playoff berth since 2008.

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Kansas City Chiefs

Marcus Mariota became the first quarterback in NFL playoff history to throw a touchdown to himself. In addition, the Titans won their first playoff game since 2003.

AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) New England Patriots

Rookie Corey Davis caught his first career touchdowns. These would not be enough, however, as the top-seeded/defending champion Patriots steamrolled the Titans, 35-14. With the loss, the Titans' season ended, with a record of 10-8. With the Patriots losing to the Eagles three weeks later in

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, the Titans would have the third-longest championship drought of any team in the NFL, going back to 1961 when they were the Houston Oilers.

References

External links

* {{2017 NFL season by team

Tennessee Titans seasons

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