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2017 Tennessee Titans

The 2017 Tennessee Titans went 9–7, finishing 2nd in the AFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 334 points and allowed 356.

Record
9–7
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
334–356
AFC South
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 334 points, the 14th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 356, the 16th-most. Their point differential was -22.

How the season unfolded

The Titans started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 6 to Week 10.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 14 to Week 16.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 37–16 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2 (September 17, 2017).

Their heaviest loss was 57–14 to the Houston Texans in Week 4 (October 1, 2017).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–4.

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

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

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22–21 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the New England Patriots 35–14 on the road.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2016, when they went 9–7.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2008.

In 2018, they went 9–7 and missed the playoffs.

2017 schedule and results

2017 Tennessee Titans · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 10, 2017vs Oakland RaidersL 16–26
Week 2Sep 17, 2017at Jacksonville JaguarsW 37–16
Week 3Sep 24, 2017vs Seattle SeahawksW 33–27
Week 4Oct 1, 2017at Houston TexansL 14–57
Week 5Oct 8, 2017at Miami DolphinsL 10–16
Week 6Oct 16, 2017vs Indianapolis ColtsW 36–22
Week 7Oct 22, 2017at Cleveland BrownsW 12–9 (OT)
Week 9Nov 5, 2017vs Baltimore RavensW 23–20
Week 10Nov 12, 2017vs Cincinnati BengalsW 24–20
Week 11Nov 16, 2017at Pittsburgh SteelersL 17–40
Week 12Nov 26, 2017at Indianapolis ColtsW 20–16
Week 13Dec 3, 2017vs Houston TexansW 24–13
Week 14Dec 10, 2017at Arizona CardinalsL 7–12
Week 15Dec 17, 2017at San Francisco 49ersL 23–25
Week 16Dec 24, 2017vs Los Angeles RamsL 23–27
Week 17Dec 31, 2017vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 15–10
Wild CardJan 6, 2018at Kansas City ChiefsW 22–21
DivisionalJan 13, 2018at New England PatriotsL 14–35

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2017 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.