2021 Tennessee Titans season

2021 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
Head coachMike Vrabel
General managerJon Robinson
Home fieldNissan Stadium
Results
Record12–5
Division place1st AFC South
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bengals) 16–19
Pro BowlersFS Kevin Byard
AP All-ProsFS Kevin Byard (1st team)
DE Jeffery Simmons (2nd team)
Uniform

The 2021 season was the Tennessee Titans' 52nd season in the National Football League and their fourth under head coach Mike Vrabel.

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 22 Caleb Farley CB Virginia Tech
2 53 Dillon Radunz OT North Dakota State
3 92 Monty Rice LB Georgia
3* 100 Elijah Molden CB Washington
4 109 Dez Fitzpatrick WR Louisville
135 Rashad Weaver DE Pittsburgh
6 205 Racey McMath WR LSU
215 Brady Breeze S Oregon

Regular season

Schedule

The Titans' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 Arizona Cardinals L 13–38 0–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
2 September 19 at Seattle Seahawks W 33–30 (OT) 1–1 Lumen Field Recap
3 September 26 Indianapolis Colts W 25–16 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
4 October 3 at New York Jets L 24–27 (OT) 2–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
5 October 10 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 37–19 3–2 TIAA Bank Field Recap
6 October 18 Buffalo Bills W 34–31 4–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
7 October 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–3 5–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
8 October 31 at Indianapolis Colts W 34–31 (OT) 6–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
9 November 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–16 7–2 SoFi Stadium Recap
10 November 14 New Orleans Saints W 23–21 8–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
11 November 21 Houston Texans L 13–22 8–3 Nissan Stadium Recap
12 November 28 at New England Patriots L 13–36 8–4 Gillette Stadium Recap
13 Bye
14 December 12 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–0 9–4 Nissan Stadium Recap
15 December 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–19 9–5 Heinz Field Recap
16 December 23 San Francisco 49ers W 20–17 10–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
17 January 2 Miami Dolphins W 34–3 11–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
18 January 9 at Houston Texans W 28–25 12–5 NRG Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Tennessee Titans 12 5 0 .706 5–1 8–4 419 354 W3
Indianapolis Colts 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 451 365 L2
Houston Texans 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 280 452 L2
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 253 457 W1

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Tennessee Titans South 12 5 0 .706 5–1 8–4 .472 .480 W3
2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 .538 .517 W1
3 Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 5–1 7–5 .472 .428 W4
4 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 .472 .462 L1
Wild cards
5[b] Las Vegas Raiders West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .510 .515 W4
6[b] New England Patriots East 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .481 .394 L1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 .521 .490 W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .495 .431 L2
9[c][d] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .464 .379 W1
10[c][d] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .510 .500 L1
11[e] Cleveland Browns North 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .514 .415 W1
12[e] Baltimore Ravens North 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 .531 .460 L6
13 Denver Broncos West 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 .484 .357 L4
14[f] New York Jets East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 4–8 .512 .426 L2
15[f] Houston Texans South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .498 .397 L2
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .512 .569 W1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

See also: 2021–22 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 22 Cincinnati Bengals (4) L 16–19 0–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
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