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2004 Tennessee Titans

The 2004 Tennessee Titans went 5–11, finishing 4th in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 344 points and allowed 439.

Record
5–11
Home
2–6
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
344–439
AFC South
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 344 points, the 15th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 439, the third-most. Their point differential was -95.

How the season unfolded

The Titans started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 5–11.

Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 12 to Week 16.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 48–27 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 5 (October 11, 2004).

Their heaviest loss was 51–24 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 13 (December 5, 2004).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–3.

They played one overtime game and lost it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 1–5 against the AFC South, splitting with the Jaguars and getting swept by the Colts and the Texans.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, five games better than their record.

Before and after

That was seven wins fewer than in 2003, when they went 12–4.

In 2005, they went 4–12.

2004 schedule and results

2004 Tennessee Titans · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2004at Miami DolphinsW 17–7
Week 2Sep 19, 2004vs Indianapolis ColtsL 17–31
Week 3Sep 26, 2004vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 12–15
Week 4Oct 3, 2004at San Diego ChargersL 17–38
Week 5Oct 11, 2004at Green Bay PackersW 48–27
Week 6Oct 17, 2004vs Houston TexansL 10–20
Week 7Oct 24, 2004at Minnesota VikingsL 3–20
Week 8Oct 31, 2004vs Cincinnati BengalsW 27–20
Week 10Nov 14, 2004vs Chicago BearsL 17–19 (OT)
Week 11Nov 21, 2004at Jacksonville JaguarsW 18–15
Week 12Nov 28, 2004at Houston TexansL 21–31
Week 13Dec 5, 2004at Indianapolis ColtsL 24–51
Week 14Dec 13, 2004vs Kansas City ChiefsL 38–49
Week 15Dec 19, 2004at Oakland RaidersL 35–40
Week 16Dec 25, 2004vs Denver BroncosL 16–37
Week 17Jan 2, 2005vs Detroit LionsW 24–19

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2004 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.