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2011 Tennessee Titans

The 2011 Tennessee Titans went 9–7, finishing 2nd in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 325 points and allowed 317.

Record
9–7
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
325–317
AFC South
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 325 points, tied for the 11th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 317, the eighth-fewest. Their point differential was +8.

How the season unfolded

The Titans started 3–1 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 2 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 30–3 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 10 (November 13, 2011).

Their heaviest loss was 41–7 to the Houston Texans in Week 7 (October 23, 2011).

They scored a season-high 31 points against the Cleveland Browns in Week 4 (October 2, 2011), winning 31–13.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the AFC South, splitting with the Jaguars, the Texans, and the Colts.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 8–8.

Before and after

That was a three-win improvement on 2010, when they went 6–10.

In 2012, they went 6–10.

2011 schedule and results

2011 Tennessee Titans · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2011at Jacksonville JaguarsL 14–16
Week 2Sep 18, 2011vs Baltimore RavensW 26–13
Week 3Sep 25, 2011vs Denver BroncosW 17–14
Week 4Oct 2, 2011at Cleveland BrownsW 31–13
Week 5Oct 9, 2011at Pittsburgh SteelersL 17–38
Week 7Oct 23, 2011vs Houston TexansL 7–41
Week 8Oct 30, 2011vs Indianapolis ColtsW 27–10
Week 9Nov 6, 2011vs Cincinnati BengalsL 17–24
Week 10Nov 13, 2011at Carolina PanthersW 30–3
Week 11Nov 20, 2011at Atlanta FalconsL 17–23
Week 12Nov 27, 2011vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 23–17
Week 13Dec 4, 2011at Buffalo BillsW 23–17
Week 14Dec 11, 2011vs New Orleans SaintsL 17–22
Week 15Dec 18, 2011at Indianapolis ColtsL 13–27
Week 16Dec 24, 2011vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 23–17
Week 17Jan 1, 2012at Houston TexansW 23–22

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.