2011 Tennessee Titans season

2011 Tennessee Titans season
Head Coach	Mike Munchak
Home Field	LP Field
Results
Record	7-7
Place	2nd AFC South
Playoff Finish	TBD
Pro Bowlers	TBD
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2010	2012

The 2011 Tennessee Titans season will be the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 52nd overall and the 15th in the state of Tennessee. It will also mark the first season under new head coach Mike Munchak, replacing longtime head coach Jeff Fisher, who resigned on January 27 after 17 seasons. The team hopes to improve on their 6–10 record from 2010 and earn a playoff berth. Tennessee will play in the American Football Conference's South division.

Offseason

2011 draft board

Main article: 2011 NFL Draft

Preseason

Schedule

The Titans' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	August 13	7:00 p.m. CDT	Minnesota Vikings	W 14–3	1–0	LP Field		Recap
2	August 20	7:00 p.m. CDT	at St. Louis Rams	L 16–17	1–1	Edward Jones Dome		Recap
3	August 27	7:00 p.m. CDT	Chicago Bears	W 14–13	2–1	LP Field		Recap
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. CDT	at New Orleans Saints	W 32–9	3–1	Louisiana Superdome		Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 11	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–16	0–1	EverBank Field	CBS	Recap
2	September 18	12:00 p.m. CDT	Baltimore Ravens	W 26–13	1–1	LP Field	CBS	Recap
3	September 25	12:00 p.m. CDT	Denver Broncos	W 17–14	2–1	LP Field	CBS	Recap
4	October 2	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–13	3–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 9	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–38	3–2	Heinz Field	CBS	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 23	12:00 p.m. CDT	Houston Texans	L 7–41	3–3	LP Field	CBS	Recap
8	October 30	12:00 p.m. CDT	Indianapolis Colts	W 27–10	4–3	LP Field	CBS	Recap
9	November 6	3:05 p.m. CST	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–24	4–4	LP Field	CBS	Recap
10	November 13	12:00 p.m. CST	at Carolina Panthers	W 30–3	5–4	Bank of America Stadium	CBS	Recap
11	November 20	3:15 p.m. CST	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–23	5–5	Georgia Dome	CBS	Recap
12	November 27	12:00 p.m. CST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–17	6–5	LP Field	Fox	Recap
13	December 4	12:00 p.m. CST	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–17	7–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS	Recap
14	December 11	12:00 p.m. CST	New Orleans Saints	L 17–22	7–6	LP Field	Fox	Recap
15	December 18	12:00 p.m. CST	at Indianapolis Colts	L 13–27	7–7	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
16	December 24	12:00 p.m. CST	Jacksonville Jaguars			LP Field	CBS
17	January 1	12:00 p.m. CST *	at Houston Texans			Reliant Stadium	CBS

  *  Indicates that the game time is subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week One: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 0 0 7 7 14 Jaguars 7 3 3 3 16 at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida Date: September 11 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 90° F, Rain Clouds Game attendance: 61,619 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 21/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT JAC – Luke McCown – 17/24, 175 yards Top rushers TEN – Chris Johnson – 9 rushes, 24 yards JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 24 rushes, 97 yards, 1 TD Top receivers TEN – Kenny Britt – 5 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD JAC – Mike Thomas – 8 receptions, 55 yards Top tacklers TEN – Barrett Ruud – 8 tackles, 6 assists JAC – Dawan Landry – 6 tackles, 2 assists

Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Two: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Ravens 0 10 0 3 13 Titans 0 10 10 6 26 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: September 18 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 76° F, Sunny Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco TEN – Matt Hasselbeck Top rushers BAL – Ray Rice TEN – Chris Johnson Top receivers BAL – Ray Rice TEN – Kenny Britt Top tacklers BAL – Lardarius Webb TEN – Dave Ball

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Three: Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 0 7 0 14 Titans 0 10 0 7 17 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: September 25 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 73° F, Sunny Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: John Parry TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DEN – TEN – Top rushers DEN – TEN – Top receivers DEN – TEN – Top tacklers DEN – TEN –

Week 4: at Cleveland Browns

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 7 14 10 0 31 Browns 3 3 0 7 13 at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Date: October 2 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 48° F, Cloudy Game attendance: 66,240 Referee: Pete Morelli TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – CLE – Top rushers TEN – CLE – Top receivers TEN – CLE – Top tacklers TEN – CLE –

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 3 0 7 7 17 Steelers 7 14 7 10 38 at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Date: October 9 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 70° F, Sunny Game attendance: 63,875 Referee: Walt Anderson TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – Matt Hasselbeck - 29/49, 262 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT PIT – Ben Roethlisberger - 24/34, 228 Yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Top rushers TEN – Chris Johnson - 14 Rushes, 51 Yards, 1 TD PIT – Jonathan Dwyer - 11 Rushes, 107 Yards Top receivers TEN – Nate Washington - 5 Receptions, 69 Yards PIT – Mike Wallace - 6 Receptions, 82 Yards, 1 TD Top tacklers TEN – Jason McCourty – 8 tackles, 6 assists PIT – James Farrior – 9 tackles, 4 assists

Coming off their road win over the Browns, the Titans flew to Heinz Field for a Week 5 intraconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tennessee threw the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 29-yard field goal from kicker Rob Bironas, but the Steelers answered with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh added onto their lead in the second with Roethlisberger completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Hines Ward and a 1-yard touchdown pass to fullback David Johnson.

The Steelers continued their dominating performance in the third quarter with Roethlisberger compling a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ward. The Titans would respond with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Chris Johnson, yet Pittsburgh came right back in the fourth quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 19-yard field goal. Tennessee tried to rally as quarterback Matt Hasselbeck found wide receiver Damian Williams on a 19-yard touchdown pass, but the Steelers closed out the game with Roethlisberger completinga 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 3-2.

Week 7: vs. Houston Texans

Week Seven: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 3 17 7 14 41 Titans 0 0 7 0 7 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: October 23 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 72° F, Sunny Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: Terry McAulay TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – Matt Schaub TEN – Matt Hasselbeck Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster TEN – Javon Ringer Top receivers HOU – Arian Foster TEN – Chris Johnson Top tacklers HOU – Brian Cushing TEN – Jason McCourty

Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Eight: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 0 3 7 10 Titans 3 17 0 7 27 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: October 30 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 62° F, Sunny Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: Jerome Boger TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – TEN – Top rushers IND – TEN – Top receivers IND – TEN – Top tacklers IND – TEN –

Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Nine: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 7 7 10 24 Titans 3 14 0 0 17 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: November 6 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST Game weather: 68° F, Sunny Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: Jeff Triplette TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert & Rich Gannon Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CIN – TEN – Top rushers CIN – TEN – Top receivers CIN – TEN – Top tacklers CIN – TEN –

Week 10: at Carolina Panthers

Week Ten: Tennessee Titans at Carolina Panthers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 14 3 3 10 30 Panthers 0 0 3 0 3 at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Date: November 13 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 57° F, Cloudy Game attendance: 72,409 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – CAR – Top rushers TEN – CAR – Top receivers TEN – CAR – Top tacklers TEN – CAR –

Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 0 3 7 7 17 Falcons 7 6 10 0 23 at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Date: November 20 Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 68,164 Referee: John Parry TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – ATL – Top rushers TEN – ATL – Top receivers TEN – ATL – Top tacklers TEN – ATL –

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Twelve: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 3 7 7 0 17 Titans 7 3 0 13 23 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: November 27 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 47° F, Cloudy with rain throughout Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: Bill Leavy TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TB – TEN – Matt Hasselbeck 19/34 160 yds 1 td 2 int Top rushers TB – TEN – Chris Johnson 23 Attempts 190 yds Top receivers TB – TEN – Top tacklers TB – TEN –

Week 13: at Buffalo Bills

Week Thirteen: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 10 7 3 3 23 Bills 7 3 0 7 17 at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York Date: December 4 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 57° F, Mostly Cloudy Game attendance: 56,463 Referee: Alberto Riveron TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – BUF – Top rushers TEN – BUF – Top receivers TEN – BUF – Top tacklers TEN – BUF –

Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Fourteen: New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 3 3 3 13 22 Titans 0 3 7 7 17 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: December 11 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 41° F, Sunny and cool Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, & Pam Oliver Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NO – TEN – Top rushers NO – TEN – Top receivers NO – TEN – Top tacklers NO – TEN –

Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 0 6 0 7 13 Colts 3 0 14 10 27 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Date: December 18 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Game attendance: 64,271 Referee: Pete Morelli TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – IND – Top rushers TEN – IND – Top receivers TEN – IND – Top tacklers TEN – IND –

Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 Titans 0 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: December 24 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Referee: Gene Steratore TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers JAC – TEN – Top rushers JAC – TEN – Top receivers JAC – TEN – Top tacklers JAC – TEN –

Week 17: at Houston Texans

Week Seventeen: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 0 Texans 0 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: January 1 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST (subject to change due to flexible scheduling) TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – HOU – Top rushers TEN – HOU – Top receivers TEN – HOU – Top tacklers TEN – HOU –

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
y (3) Houston Texans	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	381	278	L3
Tennessee Titans†	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	325	317	W2
Jacksonville Jaguars †	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	243	329	W1
Indianapolis Colts †	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	243	430	L1

Coaching staff

Tennessee Titans staff
	Front Office Owner – Estate of Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ruston Webster Vice President of Player Personnel – Lake Dawson Vice President of Football Administration – Vin Marino Director of College Scouting – Blake Beddingfield Head Coaches Head Coach – Ken Whisenhunt Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jason Michael Quarterbacks – John McNulty Running Backs – Sylvester Croom Wide Receivers – Shawn Jefferson Assistant Wide Receivers – Kevin Patullo Tight Ends – Mike Mularkey Assistant Tight Ends/Offensive Line – Arthur Smith Offensive Line – Bob Bostad Assistant Offensive Line – Mike Sullivan			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ray Horton Defensive Line – Giff Smith Assistant Defensive Line – Nick Eason Linebackers – Lou Spanos Defensive Backs − Louie Cioffi Assistant Secondary – Steve Brown Defensive Quality Control – Cannon Matthews Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Nate Kaczor Assistant Special Teams – Steve Hoffman Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA

Current roster

Tennessee Titans current roster
Quarterbacks -- Jake Locker -- Brett Ratliff 11 Rusty Smith 10 Vince Young Running backs 36 Herb Donaldson -- Jamie Harper 28 Chris Johnson 26 Stafon Johnson -- Dominique Lindsay 21 Javon Ringer -- Joe Tronzo FB Wide receivers 18 Kenny Britt -- Yamon Figurs 12 Justin Gage 87 Lavelle Hawkins 83 Marc Mariani 85 Nate Washington 17 Damian Williams Tight ends 89 Jared Cook 48 Riar Geer 88 Craig Stevens		Offensive linemen 54 Eugene Amano C 77 Ryan Durand G 67 Jeff Hansen G 70 Troy Kropog T 60 Kevin Matthews C 71 Michael Roos T 73 Jake Scott G 76 David Stewart T -- Byron Stingily T/G 61 Fernando Velasco C/G Defensive linemen -- Kareem Brown DE 97 Tony Brown DT -- Jurrell Casey DT -- Zach Clayton DT 72 Hall Davis DE 79 Pannel Egboh DE 75 Jovan Haye DT 95 William Hayes DE -- Marcus Howard DE 91 Jason Jones DT -- Karl Klug DE 94 Sen'Derrick Marks DT 90 Derrick Morgan DE 96 Malcolm Sheppard DT		Linebackers -- Akeem Ayers OLB/DE 53 Rennie Curran OLB -- Colin McCarthy MLB 51 Gerald McRath OLB -- Kevin Malast OLB 92 Will Witherspoon OLB/MLB Defensive backs -- Tommie Campbell CB 31 Cortland Finnegan CB 22 Vincent Fuller FS 33 Michael Griffin FS 35 Chris Hawkins FS 24 Chris Hope SS 38 Pete Ittersagen CB 32 Robert Johnson FS 30 Jason McCourty CB 29 Ryan Mouton CB 25 Myron Rolle SS 39 Nick Schommer SS 20 Alterraun Verner CB Special teams 58 Ken Amato LS/MLB  2 Rob Bironas K -- Jake Ingram LS  6 Brett Kern P				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 93 Jason Babin DE 98 Dave Ball DE  5 Kerry Collins QB 99 Marques Douglas DT 78 Jacob Ford DE 45 Ahmard Hall FB 64 Leroy Harris G 37 Rod Hood CB 84 Randy Moss WR 23 Donnie Nickey SS 80 Bo Scaife TE  7 Chris Simms QB 50 David Thornton OLB 55 Stephen Tulloch MLB 52 Jamie Winborn OLB Restricted FAs 56 Colin Allred MLB 57 Patrick Bailey OLB 66 Mike Otto OT 59 Tim Shaw OLB Rookies in italics Roster updated April 30, 2011 Depth chart • Transactions 59 active, 0 inactive, 19 FAs, 9 unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters