The 2014 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 55th overall and the 18th in the state of Tennessee. It marked the first under head coach Ken Whisenhunt, as well as the first full season following the death of longtime owner Bud Adams, who died during the 2013 season. The Titans finished the season with a 2–14 record, not only tying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the league's worst record, but the Titans also suffered their worst season since 1994, when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers.
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2014 draft class
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Draft trades
- The Titans traded their original second-round selection (No. 42 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' second- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 54 and 122 overall, respectively).
- The Titans traded their third-round selection (No. 77 overall), along with their 2013 second- and seventh-round selections to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' 2013 second-round selection.
- The Titans traded their sixth- and seventh-round selections (Nos. 186 and 228 overall, respectively) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Redskins' sixth-round selection (No. 178 overall).
Staff
Head Coach
Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Final roster
2014 Tennessee Titans final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 Active, 15 Inactive, 10 Practice squad
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Team captains
The Titans named five captains by player vote and stated that the sixth captain spot would be a rotating process. [2]
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs
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First quarter
Second quarter
- KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 13:40. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:18.
- TEN – Delanie Walker 5-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Succop kick), 3:37. Titans 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:30.
- TEN – Ryan Succop 36-yard field goal, 0:07. Titans 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:25.
Third quarter
- TEN – Kendall Wright 6-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Succop kick), 10:31. Titans 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:34.
- TEN – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 2:50. Titans 20–3. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
- TEN – Ryan Succop 46-yard field goal, 12:43. Titans 23–3. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:47.
- KC – Anthony Fasano 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:16. Titans 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 2:30.
- TEN – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 4:54. Titans 26–10. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:19.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
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With the stunning win over the struggling Chiefs, the Titans started their season at 1-0.
Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
3 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
26 |
Titans |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
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First quarter
- DAL – Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 0:13. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:59.
Second quarter
- DAL – DeMarco Murray 3-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 12:54. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:49.
- DAL – Dan Bailey 44-yard field goal, 1:02. Cowboys 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:54.
- DAL – Dan Bailey 51-yard field goal, 0:04. Cowboys 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
- TEN – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 10:57. Cowboys 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:03.
- TEN – Delanie Walker 61-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Succop kick), 7:45. Cowboys 16–10. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:25.
- DAL – Dez Bryant 3-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 2:09. Cowboys 23–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:36.
Fourth quarter
- DAL – Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 8:15. Cowboys 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 6:08.
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Top passers
- DAL – Tony Romo – 19/29, 176 yards, TD
- TEN – Jake Locker – 18/34, 234 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
- DAL – DeMarco Murray – 29 rushes, 167 yards, TD
- TEN – Shonn Greene – 5 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
- DAL – Dez Bryant – 10 receptions, 103 yards, TD
- TEN – Delanie Walker – 10 receptions, 142 yards, TD
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The Cowboys routed the Titans 26-10, en route to the Cowboys' six game winning streak. With the loss, Tennessee fell to 1-1.
Week 3: at Cincinnati Bengals
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First quarter
- CIN – Mike Nugent 29-yard field goal, 4:48. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:03.
- CIN – Andy Dalton 18-yard pass from Mohamed Sanu (Mike Nugent kick), 0:00. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:35.
Second quarter
- CIN – Penalty on Quentin Groves enforced in end zone for a safety, 6:25. Bengals 12–0.
- CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:29. Bengals 19–0. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:09.
Third quarter
- CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:58. Bengals 26–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:18.
Fourth quarter
- CIN – Jeremy Hill 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:26. Bengals 33–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:07.
- TEN – Shonn Greene 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 6:09. Bengals 33–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:17.
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Top passers
- TEN – Jake Locker – 17/34, 185 yards, 2 INT
- CIN – Andy Dalton – 15/23, 169 yards, INT
Top rushers
- TEN – Bishop Sankey – 10 rushes, 61 yards
- CIN – Giovani Bernard – 14 rushes, 47 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
- TEN – Delanie Walker – 4 receptions, 54 yards
- CIN – AJ Green – 6 receptions, 102 yards
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The Bengals rolled over the Titans, 33-7. It was all Bengals from the beginning. They humiliated Tennessee, simply destroying them. With the humiliating loss, Tennessee fell to 1-2.
Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts
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First quarter
Second quarter
- IND – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 10:25. Colts 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:18.
- TEN – Ryan Succop 36-yard field goal, 6:24. Colts 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:40.
- IND – Adam Vinatieri 30-yard field goal, 1:53. Colts 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:31.
- TEN – Delanie Walker 7-yard pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Ryan Succop kick), 0:13. Colts 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:32.
Third quarter
- IND – Reggie Wayne 28-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:15. Colts 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:04.
- IND – Coby Fleener 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:02. Colts 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:04.
- TEN – Bishop Sankey 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:35. Colts 34–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:27.
Fourth quarter
- IND – Ahmad Bradshaw 15-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:56. Colts 41–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:39.
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Top passers
- TEN – Charlie Whitehurst – 12/23, 177 yards, TD, INT
- IND – Andrew Luck – 29/41, 393 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
- TEN – Charlie Whitehurst – 5 rushes, 40 yards
- IND – Trent Richardson – 20 rushes, 47 yards, TD
Top receivers
- TEN – Delanie Walker – 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD
- IND – Reggie Wayne – 7 receptions, 119 yards, TD
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The Titans got blown out for a third straight week, losing to the rival Colts 41-17. This loss drops the Titans to 1-3 on the season, but they remain in third place in the AFC South, with the Jaguars' 33-14 loss to the Chargers.
Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week Five: Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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2 |
3 |
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Total |
Browns |
0 |
10 |
3 |
16 |
29 |
Titans |
7 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
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The Titans dominated the first half, leading 28-3 after two quarters. However, it wasn't enough, as the Browns stormed back in the second half to win 29-28. This was the largest road comeback of all time. With the bitter loss, the Titans fell to 1-4.
Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Six: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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2 |
3 |
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Total |
Jaguars |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Titans |
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 69,143
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
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Coming off their humiliating loss to the Browns, the Titans stayed at home to take on the winless Jacksonville Jaguars. Tennessee edged the Jags out 16-14, improving to 2-4 while the Jaguars dropped to 0-6.
Week 7: at Washington Redskins
Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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2 |
3 |
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Titans |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Redskins |
3 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 75,227
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Gamebook
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Coming off their divisional home win over the Jaguars, the Titans traveled to FedEx field to take on the lowly Washington Redskins. The Redskins knocked off Tennessee, 19-17, dropping the Titans to 2-5 on the season.
Week 8: vs. Houston Texans
Week Eight: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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3 |
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Total |
Texans |
0 |
13 |
14 |
3 |
30 |
Titans |
3 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
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Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Redskins, the Titans stayed home to face the divisional rival Houston Texans. The Texans were on the rise and defeated the Titans, 30-16, dropping them to 2-6.
Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens
Week Ten: Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Titans |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Ravens |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,914
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
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Coming off their home loss to the Texans, the Titans traveled to Baltimore to face the Ravens. The Ravens scored three touchdowns en route to a 21-7 victory over the Titans, dropping them to a dismal 2-7.
Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Eleven: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Steelers |
13 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
Titans |
7 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
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Coming off their loss to the Ravens, the Titans stayed home for a Week 11 Monday Night Football clash with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers ended up winning the contest, 27-24, dropping the Titans to 2-8.
Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles
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The Eagles definitively beat the Titans, 43-24, dropping them to 2-9. With their fifth straight loss, the Titans secured a third straight non-winning season.
Week 13: at Houston Texans
Week Thirteen: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
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3 |
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Total |
Titans |
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14 |
7 |
21 |
Texans |
14 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
45 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 71,714
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Gamebook
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J.J. Watt dominated this game, as the Texans swept their rivals with a 45-21 victory. With the loss, the Titans stumbled to 2-10.
Week 14: vs. New York Giants
Week Fourteen: New York Giants at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Giants |
17 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
36 |
Titans |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
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The Titans were the only AFC South team to lose to all of their NFC East opponents. With the loss, the Titans fell to 2–11.
Week 15: vs. New York Jets
Week Fifteen: New York Jets at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Jets |
0 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
Titans |
3 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 14
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 69,143
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
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This was the first game in NFL history to end with a final score of 16–11. With the loss, the Titans fell to 2–12.
Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
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The Jaguars bested their divisional rivals by a score of 21–13, With the loss, the Titans fell to 2–13.
Week 17: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Seventeen: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Colts |
7 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
Titans |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
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With the loss and the Saints win over the Buccaneers, Titans ended up at 2–14, tying with the Buccaneers. Titans earned the second pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Standings
Division
Conference
References
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External links
- Official website
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Championship seasons in bold
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