2021 Tennessee Titans season

2021 Tennessee Titans season
2021 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	KSA Industries
Head coach	Mike Vrabel
General manager	Jon Robinson
Home field	Nissan Stadium
Results
Record	12–5
Division place	1st AFC South
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bengals) 16–19
Pro Bowlers	FS Kevin Byard
AP All-Pros	FS Kevin Byard (1st team); DE Jeffery Simmons (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Titans seasons; 2022 →;

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

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
4	135	Rashad Weaver	DE	Pittsburgh
6	205	Racey McMath	WR	LSU
6	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
view talk edit	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 v t e
#	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]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. ↑ 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

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

[12-5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.

[9-8a-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.

[9-8b-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.

[8-9-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.

[4-13-6] 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.

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