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2018 Tennessee Titans

The 2018 Tennessee Titans went 9–7, finishing 3rd in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 310 points and allowed 303.

Record
9–7
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
310–303
AFC South
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 310 points, the sixth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 303, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +7.

How the season unfolded

The Titans started 3–1 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 four games, from Week 13 to Week 16.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 5 to Week 7.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 34–10 over the New England Patriots in Week 10 (November 11, 2018).

Their heaviest loss was 38–10 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 11 (November 18, 2018).

They shut out the New York Giants (Week 15).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–3.

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

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

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

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

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2017, when they went 9–7.

In 2019, they went 9–7 and returned to the playoffs.

2018 schedule and results

2018 Tennessee Titans · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2018at Miami DolphinsL 20–27
Week 2Sep 16, 2018vs Houston TexansW 20–17
Week 3Sep 23, 2018at Jacksonville JaguarsW 9–6
Week 4Sep 30, 2018vs Philadelphia EaglesW 26–23 (OT)
Week 5Oct 7, 2018at Buffalo BillsL 12–13
Week 6Oct 14, 2018vs Baltimore RavensL 0–21
Week 7Oct 21, 2018vs Los Angeles ChargersL 19–20
Week 9Nov 5, 2018at Dallas CowboysW 28–14
Week 10Nov 11, 2018vs New England PatriotsW 34–10
Week 11Nov 18, 2018at Indianapolis ColtsL 10–38
Week 12Nov 26, 2018at Houston TexansL 17–34
Week 13Dec 2, 2018vs New York JetsW 26–22
Week 14Dec 6, 2018vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 30–9
Week 15Dec 16, 2018at New York GiantsW 17–0
Week 16Dec 22, 2018vs WashingtonW 25–16
Week 17Dec 30, 2018vs Indianapolis ColtsL 17–33

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.