2012 Tennessee Titans season

2012 Tennessee Titans season
Head coach	Mike Munchak
General manager	Ruston Webster
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	LP Field
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2012 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football league, the 53rd overall, the 16th in the state of Tennessee and the second under head coach Mike Munchak. It was also the last full season under the ownership of Bud Adams, who died on October 21, 2013. The Titans failed to improve on their 9–7 record in 2011 and were eliminated from postseason contention in Week 14.

2012 draft class

Main article: 2012 NFL draft

2012 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	20	Kendall Wright	Wide Receiver	Baylor
2	52	Zach Brown	Linebacker	North Carolina
3	82	Mike Martin	Defensive Tackle	Michigan
4	115	Coty Sensabaugh	Cornerback	Clemson
5	145^[a]	Taylor Thompson	Tight End	SMU
6	190	Markelle Martin	Safety	Oklahoma State
7	227^[b]	Scott Solomon	Defensive End	Rice

Notes: ^{^[a]} Traded up to acquire pick from the Dolphins.; ^{^[b]}Pick from the Browns through the Vikings.

Staff

2012 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO – Bud Adams
Senior Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Mike Reinfeldt
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 – Mike Munchak

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Dowell Loggains
Quarterbacks – Vacant
Running Backs – Jim Skipper
Wide Receivers – Dave Ragone
Tight Ends – John Zernhelt
Offensive Line – Bruce Matthews
Assistant Offensive Line – Nate Kaczor
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Arthur Smith

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Gray
Defensive Line – Tracy Rocker
Defensive Assistant/Pass Rush Specialist – Keith Millard
Linebackers – Frank Bush
Secondary – Brett Maxie
Assistant Secondary – Steve Brown
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jonathan Gannon

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Alan Lowry
Special Teams Assistant – Chet Parlavecchio

Strength and conditioning

Assistant Head Coach/Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson

Final roster

2012 Tennessee Titans final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

58 Xavier Adibi OLB
56 Akeem Ayers OLB
57 Patrick Bailey OLB
55 Zach Brown OLB
59 Tim Shaw MLB
92 Will Witherspoon OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

54 Eugene Amano C (IR)
98 Dave Ball DE (IR)
89 Jared Cook TE (IR)
75 Keyunta Dawson DT (IR)
53 Zac Diles OLB (IR)
78 Leger Douzable DT (IR)
36 Darren Evans RB (IR)
64 Leroy Harris G (IR)
73 Steve Hutchinson G (IR)
32 Robert Johnson FS (IR)
50 Kevin Malast OLB (IR)
83 Marc Mariani WR (IR)
31 Markelle Martin FS (PUP)
52 Colin McCarthy MLB (IR)
51 Gerald McRath OLB (IR)
21 Javon Ringer RB (IR)
76 David Stewart OT (IR)

Practice squad

39 Alvester Alexander RB
19 Diondre Borel WR
69 Zach Clayton DT
62 Chris DeGeare G (Injured)
58 Thaddeus Gibson OLB/DE
69 Tyler Horn C
46 Mike Mohamed MLB (Injured)
41 Suaesi Tuimaunei S
80 Martell Webb TE

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 17 Inactive, 9 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	at Seattle Seahawks	L 17–27	0–1	CenturyLink Field	Recap
2	August 17	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–7	1–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
3	August 23	Arizona Cardinals	W 32–27	2–1	LP Field	Recap
4	August 30	New Orleans Saints	W 10–6	3–1	LP Field	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	New England Patriots	L 13–34	0–1	LP Field	Recap
2	September 16	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–38	0–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	Detroit Lions	W 44–41 (OT)	1–2	LP Field	Recap
4	September 30	at Houston Texans	L 14–38	1–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
5	October 7	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–30	1–4	Mall of America Field	Recap
6	October 11	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–23	2–4	LP Field	Recap
7	October 21	at Buffalo Bills	W 35–34	3–4	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	Indianapolis Colts	L 13–19 (OT)	3–5	LP Field	Recap
9	November 4	Chicago Bears	L 20–51	3–6	LP Field	Recap
10	November 11	at Miami Dolphins	W 37–3	4–6	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 19–24	4–7	EverBank Field	Recap
13	December 2	Houston Texans	L 10–24	4–8	LP Field	Recap
14	December 9	at Indianapolis Colts	L 23–27	4–9	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	New York Jets	W 14–10	5–9	LP Field	Recap
16	December 23	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–55	5–10	Lambeau Field	Recap
17	December 30	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 38–20	6–10	LP Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week One: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	14	7	6	34
Titans	3	0	7	3	13

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 9
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), (Sunny)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Jerry Frump
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NE –Tom Brady , 23/31 , 236 Yds , 2 TD , 0 INT
TEN –Jake Locker , 23/32 , 229 Yds , 1 TD , 1 INT

Top rushers

NE –Stevan Ridley , 21 Car , 125 Yds , 1 TD
TEN –Jake Locker , 2 Car , 11 Yds , 0 TD

Top receivers

NE –Brandon Lloyd , 5 Rec , 69 Yds , 0 TD
TEN –Jared Cook , 4 Rec , 64 Yds , 0 TD

Top tacklers

NE –
TEN –

Jake Locker's first NFL start was a rough affair; he was 23–32 for 229 yards and a 29-yard touchdown to Nate Washington. The Patriots forced a fumble by Locker near the Titans goal line and Dont'a Hightower grabbed the ball and scored. The Patriots behind Tom Brady's 236 passing yards and 125 rushing yards from Stevan Ridley won 34–14. Chris Johnson was limited to just four rushing yards on 11 carries.

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	3	7	0	10
Chargers	14	3	7	14	38

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 16
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 60,804
Referee: Bruce Hermanson
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
SD –

Top rushers

TEN –
SD –

Top receivers

TEN –
SD –

Top tacklers

TEN –
SD –

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Three: Detroit Lions at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	6	3	7	25	0	41
Titans	10	10	0	21	3	44

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 23
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Mike Martz and Kristina Pink

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

DET –
TEN –

Top rushers

DET –
TEN –

Top receivers

DET –
TEN –

Top tacklers

DET –
TEN –

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	7	0	7	14
Texans	14	0	14	10	38

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: September 30
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 71,581
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter

HOU- James Casey, 11-yard pass from Matt Schaub, Shayne Graham XP good 11:41 (HOU 7–0)

Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
HOU –

Top rushers

TEN –
HOU –

Top receivers

TEN –
HOU –

Top tacklers

TEN –
HOU –

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	7	7
Vikings	7	6	10	7	30

at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: October 7
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 57,652
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
MIN –

Top rushers

TEN –
MIN –

Top receivers

TEN –
MIN –

Top tacklers

TEN –
MIN –

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Six: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	0	3	10	23
Titans	6	10	0	10	26

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 11
Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

PIT –
TEN –

Top rushers

PIT –
TEN –

Top receivers

PIT –
TEN –

Top tacklers

PIT –
TEN –

Week 7: at Buffalo Bills

Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	14	7	7	7	35
Bills	14	6	14	0	34

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: October 21
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), mostly sunny
Game attendance: 68,836
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

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 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Eight: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colts	3	0	3	7	6	19
Titans	3	7	0	3	0	13

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 28
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), (Sunny)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Alberto Riveron
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

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. Chicago Bears

Week Nine: Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	28	3	6	14	51
Titans	2	3	7	8	20

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: November 4
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), (Mostly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

CHI –
TEN –

Top rushers

CHI –
TEN –

Top receivers

CHI –
TEN –

Top tacklers

CHI –
TEN –

Week 10: at Miami Dolphins

Week Ten: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	14	10	7	6	37
Dolphins	0	3	0	0	3

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 60,165
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Tasker

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
MIA –

Top rushers

TEN –
MIA –

Top receivers

TEN –
MIA –

Top tacklers

TEN –
MIA –

Week 12: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	3	3	3	10	19
Jaguars	7	0	7	10	24

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 63,323
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
JAC –

Top rushers

TEN –
JAC –

Top receivers

TEN –
JAC –

Top tacklers

TEN –
JAC –

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	14	7	3	0	24
Titans	3	0	7	0	10

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: December 2
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

HOU –
TEN –

Top rushers

HOU –
TEN –

Top receivers

HOU –
TEN –

Top tacklers

HOU –
TEN –

With the loss, the Titans fell to 4–8 and were swept by the Texans for the first time since 2004.

Week 14: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	7	13	0	3	23
Colts	7	0	14	6	27

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: December 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,688
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 15: vs. New York Jets

Week Fifteen: New York Jets at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	0	7	0	10
Titans	0	7	7	0	14

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: December 17
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), (Cloudy)
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NYJ –
TEN –

Top rushers

NYJ –
TEN –

Top receivers

NYJ –
TEN –

Top tacklers

NYJ –
TEN –

Week 16: at Green Bay Packers

Week Sixteen: Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	7	7
Packers	14	6	14	21	55

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: December 23
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), mostly sunny
Game attendance: 70,508
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
GB – TWENTY

Top rushers

TEN –
GB –

Top receivers

TEN –
GB –

Top tacklers

TEN –
GB –

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	0	6	20
Titans	7	14	14	3	38

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: December 30
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C),(Sunny)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Randy Cross

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 –

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Houston Texans	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	416	331	L2
⁽⁵⁾ Indianapolis Colts	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	357	387	W2
Tennessee Titans	6	10	0	.375	1–5	5–7	330	471	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	255	444	L5

References

External links

Official website

Tennessee Titans

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee

Franchise	History in Houston in Tennessee Coaches Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium Houston Astrodome Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Nissan Stadium

Culture	Bud Adams Luv Ya Blue T-Rac Cheerleaders

Lore	The Comeback Music City Miracle

Rivalries	Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys

Division championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1967 1991 1993 2000 2002 2008

Conference championships (1)	1999

League championships (2)	1960 1961

Retired numbers	1 34 43 63 65 74

Media	Broadcasters Titans All Access Titans Preseason Football Titans Radio Network WKRN-TV WTVF WZTV WGFX-FM

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Houston / Tennessee Oilers–Tennessee Titans seasons

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Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2012 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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