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2020 Tennessee Titans

The 2020 Tennessee Titans went 11–5, finishing 2nd in the AFC South, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 491 points and allowed 439.

Record
11–5
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
6–2
Points
491–439
AFC South
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Wild Card

Where the season ranked

They scored 491 points, the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 439, the ninth-most. Their point differential was +52.

How the season unfolded

The Titans opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 1 to Week 6.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 42–16 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 5 (October 13, 2020).

Their heaviest loss was 40–14 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16 (December 27, 2020).

They scored a season-high 46 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 15 (December 20, 2020), winning 46–25.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–2.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

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

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

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 20–13 at home.

Before and after

That was a two-win improvement on 2019, when they went 9–7.

In 2021, they went 12–5 and returned to the playoffs.

2020 schedule and results

2020 Tennessee Titans · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 14, 2020at Denver BroncosW 16–14
Week 2Sep 20, 2020vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 33–30
Week 3Sep 27, 2020at Minnesota VikingsW 31–30
Week 5Oct 13, 2020vs Buffalo BillsW 42–16
Week 6Oct 18, 2020vs Houston TexansW 42–36 (OT)
Week 7Oct 25, 2020vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 24–27
Week 8Nov 1, 2020at Cincinnati BengalsL 20–31
Week 9Nov 8, 2020vs Chicago BearsW 24–17
Week 10Nov 12, 2020vs Indianapolis ColtsL 17–34
Week 11Nov 22, 2020at Baltimore RavensW 30–24 (OT)
Week 12Nov 29, 2020at Indianapolis ColtsW 45–26
Week 13Dec 6, 2020vs Cleveland BrownsL 35–41
Week 14Dec 13, 2020at Jacksonville JaguarsW 31–10
Week 15Dec 20, 2020vs Detroit LionsW 46–25
Week 16Dec 27, 2020at Green Bay PackersL 14–40
Week 17Jan 3, 2021at Houston TexansW 41–38
Wild CardJan 10, 2021vs Baltimore RavensL 13–20

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2020 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.