Team: | Tennessee Titans |
Year: | 2015 |
Record: | 3–13 |
Division Place: | 4th AFC South |
Owner: | KSA Industries |
General Manager: | Ruston Webster |
Stadium: | Nissan Stadium |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers: | TE Delanie Walker DT Jurrell Casey |
Shortnavlink: | Titans seasons |
The Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 56th overall and the 19th in the state of Tennessee. Second-year head coach Ken Whisenhunt was fired on November 3 following a 1–6 start, and was replaced by tight ends coach Mike Mularkey on an interim basis. Despite slightly improving from their 2–14 season from the previous year, finishing with a 3–13 record (tied with the Cleveland Browns), they finished with a lower Strength of Schedule, thus earning the right to the top pick in the 2016 NFL draft, later trading it to the Los Angeles Rams.
Until 2022, this was the last time the Titans had a losing season.
The Titans switched their primary colored jerseys from light "Titans Blue" to navy blue, the latter of which was the team's primary home jersey color from 1999–2007.[1]
See main article: 2015 NFL draft.
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | |
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2 | Oregon | ||||
2 | 40 | Missouri | |||
3 | 66 | Utah | |||
4 | 100 | Auburn | |||
108 | Alabama | ||||
5 | 138 | Minnesota | |||
6 | 177 | Deiontrez Mount | Louisville | ||
208 | Boston College | ||||
7 | 245 | William & Mary |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | |
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1 | August 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 24–31 | 0–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap | |
2 | August 23 | St. Louis Rams | W 27–14 | 1–1 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | |
3 | August 28 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–34 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | |
4 | September 3 | Minnesota Vikings | W 24–17 | 2–2 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | ||
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1 | September 13 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 42–14 | 1–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap | ||
2 | September 20 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–28 | 1–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap | ||
3 | September 27 | Indianapolis Colts | L 33–35 | 1–2 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
4 | Bye | |||||||
5 | October 11 | Buffalo Bills | L 13–14 | 1–3 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
6 | October 18 | Miami Dolphins | L 10–38 | 1–4 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
7 | October 25 | Atlanta Falcons | L 7–10 | 1–5 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
8 | November 1 | at Houston Texans | L 6–20 | 1–6 | NRG Stadium | Recap | ||
9 | November 8 | at New Orleans Saints | W 34–28 | 2–6 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
10 | November 15 | Carolina Panthers | L 10–27 | 2–7 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
11 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 13–19 | 2–8 | EverBank Field | Recap | |||
12 | November 29 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–24 | 2–9 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | December 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 42–39 | 3–9 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
14 | December 13 | at New York Jets | L 8–30 | 3–10 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | ||
15 | December 20 | at New England Patriots | L 16–33 | 3–11 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | ||
16 | December 27 | Houston Texans | L 6–34 | 3–12 | Nissan Stadium | Recap | ||
17 | January 3 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 24–30 | 3–13 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
This was Jameis Winston's first game in the NFL. His first pass attempt was intercepted and returned all the way for a touchdown by Coty Sensabaugh. On the other hand, Marcus Mariota threw 4 touchdowns in his NFL debut. The Titans commanded this game from start to finish and never trailed. With the win, the Titans began their season 1-0.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-1.
The Titans led 27-14 in the third quarter after trailing 14-0 in the first half. In the fourth quarter, it was all Colts as they outscored the Titans 21-6 in the fourth quarter. The Titans had a chance to tie the game and force overtime late in the fourth quarter, but the 2-point conversion failed, and the Titans lost their 8th straight game against the Colts. With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-2.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-3.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 1-4.
In the low-scoring loss, the Titans fell to 1-5.
With the loss, Tennessee fell to 1-6. This was also Ken Whisenhunt's last game coaching the Titans, as he was fired a couple of days later.
Both teams missed potential game-winning field goals towards the end of regulation. In overtime, Marcus Mariota led the Titans down the field and threw the game-winning touchdown to Anthony Fasano to end the game. With the win, the Titans improved to 2-6, earning their first win under Mike Mularkey.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-7.
The Titans wore their Nike "color rush" uniforms for this game. With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-8.
The Titans led 21-17 late in the fourth quarter. However, the Raiders were able to march down the field to win it after Derek Carr threw the go-ahead touchdown to Seth Roberts with 1:21 remaining. The Titans tried to go down the field to try and tie the game, but Mariota threw an interception to Nate Allen with 50 seconds left to seal the game for Oakland. With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-9.
The Titans entered this game needing a win to avoid being eliminated from playoff contention. The Titans outlasted the Jaguars 42-39 to improve their record to 3-9, which also improved on their win total from the previous year. This was their only inter-conference win of the season. It was also their only home win of the season.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-10.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-11.
With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-12 and finished 1-7 at home for the second straight season.
The loss ends the Titans season with a losing record of 3-13, tying the Cleveland Browns for the worst record this season, and statistically (based on percentages) gives them the right to the top pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. They also lost their 9th straight game against the Colts.