2016 Tennessee Titans
The 2016 Tennessee Titans went 9–7, finishing 1st in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 381 points and allowed 378.
- Record
- 9–7
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 381–378
- AFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 381 points, the 14th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 378, tied for the 16th-fewest. Their point differential was +3.
How the season unfolded
The Titans started 1–3 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 12 to Week 15.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 47–25 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 10 (November 13, 2016).
Their heaviest loss was 38–17 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16 (December 24, 2016).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–5.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC South, splitting with the Texans and the Jaguars and getting swept by the Colts.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 5–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7.
Before and after
That was a six-win improvement on 2015, when they went 3–13.
In 2017, they went 9–7 and returned to the playoffs.
2016 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2016 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 16–25 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2016 | at Detroit Lions | W 16–15 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2016 | vs Oakland Raiders | L 10–17 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2016 | at Houston Texans | L 20–27 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2016 | at Miami Dolphins | W 30–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2016 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 28–26 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2016 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 26–34 |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2016 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 36–22 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2016 | at San Diego Chargers | L 35–43 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2016 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 47–25 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2016 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 17–24 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2016 | at Chicago Bears | W 27–21 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2016 | vs Denver Broncos | W 13–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2016 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 19–17 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2016 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 17–38 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2017 | vs Houston Texans | W 24–17 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2016 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.