2012 Tennessee Titans season

53rd season in franchise history; final full one under ownership of Bud Adams November 2013 March 2026 2012 Tennessee Titans Mike Munchak Ruston Webster Bud Adams LP Field 6–10 3rd AFC South Did not qualify Titans seasons 250px The 2012 season was the Tennessee Titans' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 53rd overall, their 16th in the state of Tennessee and their 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. 3 2012 draft class 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 145Fins trade [a] Taylor Thompson Tight end SMU 6 190 Markelle Martin Safety Oklahoma State 7 227Browns trade [b] Scott Solomon Defensive end Rice Notes fins trade [a] Traded up to acquire pick from the Dolphins. Browns trade [b]Pick from the Browns through the Vikings. Staff 2012 Tennessee Titans 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 coach – Mike Munchak Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer (fired Nov. 26, 2012) Quarterbacks/interim offensive coordinator – Dowell Loggains 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 coordinator – Jerry Gray Defensive line – Tracy Rocker Linebackers – Frank Bush Secondary – Brett Maxie Assistant secondary – Steve Brown Defensive assistant/pass rush specialist – Keith Millard Defensive assistant/quality control – Jonathan Gannon Special teams – Alan Lowry Special teams assistant – Chet Parlavecchio Assistant head coach/strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson Final roster 2012 Tennessee Titans 53 19 7  8 Matt Hasselbeck 10 Jake Locker 11 Rusty Smith American football 23 Jamie Harper 28 Chris Johnson running back 45 Quinn Johnson 42 Collin Mooney y 25 Darius Reynaud 18 Kenny Britt 87 Lavelle Hawkins 14 Michael Preston American football 85 Nate Washington 17 Damian Williams wide receiver 13 Kendall Wright y 81 Brandon Barden y 88 Craig Stevens American football 84 Taylor Thompson American football y 70 Daniel Baldridge T 62 Kyle DeVan C/G 72 Deuce Lutui G 60 Kevin Matthews American football C/G 66 Mike Otto American football T 67 Mitch Petrus G 71 Michael Roos T 68 Byron Stingily American football T 61 Fernando Velasco American football C/G 99 Jurrell Casey DT 96 DaJohn Harris y DE 97 Karl Klug DT 94 Sen'Derrick Marks DT 93 Mike Martin defensive lineman y DT 91 Derrick Morgan American football DE 90 Scott Solomon y DE 95 Kamerion Wimbley DE 79 Jarius Wynn DE 58 Xavier Adibi OLB 56 Akeem Ayers OLB 57 Patrick Bailey American football OLB 55 Zach Brown y OLB 59 Tim Shaw American football MLB 92 Will Witherspoon MLB 38 Al Afalava SS 26 Jordan Babineaux SS 37 Tommie Campbell CB 33 Michael Griffin American football FS 30 Jason McCourty CB 29 Ryan Mouton CB 24 Coty Sensabaugh y CB 20 Alterraun Verner CB 35 Tracy Wilson American football FS  2 Rob Bironas K 48 Beau Brinkley y LS  6 Brett Kern P 54 Eugene Amano C IR 98 Dave Ball defensive end DE IR 89 Jared Cook TE IR 75 Keyunta Dawson DE IR 53 Zac Diles MLB IR 78 Leger Douzable DT IR 36 Darren Evans RB IR 64 Leroy Harris offensive lineman G IR 73 Steve Hutchinson American football G IR 32 Robert Johnson safety SS IR 50 Kevin Malast OLB IR 83 Marc Mariani WR IR 31 Markelle Martin y FS PUP 52 Colin McCarthy MLB IR 51 Gerald McRath OLB IR 21 Javon Ringer RB IR 76 David Stewart American football T IR 39 Alvester Alexander y RB 19 Diondre Borel WR 69 Zach Clayton DT 62 Chris DeGeare G PS/I 58 Thaddeus Gibson LB 69 Tyler Horn y C 46 Mike Mohamed LB PS/I 41 Suaesi Tuimaunei S 80 Martell Webb TE Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 11, 2012 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–27 0–1 CenturyLink Field Recap 2 August 17, 2012 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–7 1–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 August 23, 2012 Arizona Cardinals W 32–27 2–1 LP Field Recap 4 August 30, 2012 New Orleans Saints W 10–6 3–1 LP Field Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 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, 2012 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 11Bye 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, 2012 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans – Game summary September 9 12:00 p.m. CDT Patriots 7 14 7 6 Titans 3 0 7 3 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 78 F C, sunny Jerry Frump CBS Jim Nantz and Phil Simms 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. With the brutally disappointing loss, Tennssee started the season 0-1. This marked their last home loss to New England until 2025. Week 2: at San Diego Chargers Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 16 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT Titans 0 3 7 0 Chargers 14 3 7 14 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 60,804 85 F C, sunny Bruce Hermanson CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Detroit Lions at Tennessee Titans – Game summary September 23 12:00 p.m. CDT Lions 6 3 7 25 0 Titans 10 10 0 21 3 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 68 F C, sunny Gerald Wright Fox Ron Pitts, Mike Martz and Kristina Pink First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DET – TEN – Top rushers DET – TEN – Top receivers DET – TEN – Top tacklers DET – TEN – With the massive defensive stop in overtime, the Titans secured their first win of the season to improve to 1-2. This would be the highest scoring game of the 2012 NFL season. Week 4: at Houston Texans Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary September 30 12:00 p.m. CDT Titans 0 7 0 7 Texans 14 0 14 10 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,581 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Carl Cheffers CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary October 7 3:25 p.m. CDT Titans 0 0 0 7 Vikings 7 6 10 7 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 57,652 Played indoors (dome stadium) Jeff Triplette CBS Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary October 11 7:20 p.m. CDT Steelers 10 0 3 10 Titans 6 10 0 10 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 59 F C, cloudy Ed Hochuli NFLN Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 21 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Titans 14 7 7 7 Bills 14 6 14 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,836 55 F C, mostly sunny Mike Carey CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary October 28 12:00 p.m. CDT Colts 3 0 3 7 6 Titans 3 7 0 3 0 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 57 F C, sunny Alberto Riveron CBS Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans – Game summary November 4 12:00 p.m. CST Bears 28 3 6 14 Titans 2 3 7 8 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 56 F C, mostly cloudy Terry McAulay Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 11 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Titans 14 10 7 6 Dolphins 0 3 0 0 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 60,165 78 F C, partly cloudy Walt Anderson CBS Spero Dedes and Steve Tasker 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary November 25 1:00 p.m. EST Titans 3 3 3 10 Jaguars 7 0 7 10 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida 63,323 60 F C, sunny Walt Anderson CBS Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein Recap, Game Book First quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 38-yard field goal, 13:32. Titans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:23. JAC – Rashad Jennings 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 0:12. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:19. Second quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 40-yard field goal, 0:11. Jaguars 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 0:36. Third quarter JAC – Cecil Shorts 59-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 8:40. Jaguars 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:59. TEN – Rob Bironas 39-yard field goal, 3:26. Jaguars 14–9. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:14. Fourth quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 33-yard field goal, 10:05. Jaguars 14–12. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:51. JAC – Justin Blackmon 7-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 6:50. Jaguars 21–12. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:15. TEN – Kenny Britt 6-yard pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick), 4:52. Jaguars 21–19. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:58. JAC – Josh Scobee 41-yard field goal, 0:24. Jaguars 24–19. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:16. Top passers TEN – Jake Locker – 23/40, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT JAC – Chad Henne – 17/26, 261 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TEN – Chris Johnson – 21 rushes, 80 yards JAC – Jalen Parmele – 8 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers TEN – Nate Washington – 4 receptions, 54 yards JAC – Calvin Johnson – 4 receptions, 105 yards, TD Top tacklers TEN – Zach Brown – 8 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks JAC – Dawan Landry – 8 tackles Week 13: vs. Houston Texans Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary December 2 12:00 p.m. CST Texans 14 7 3 0 Titans 3 0 7 0 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 67 F C, cloudy Tony Corrente CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary December 9 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Titans 7 13 0 3 Colts 7 0 14 6 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana 64,688 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Pete Morelli CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – IND – Top rushers TEN – IND – Top receivers TEN – IND – Top tacklers TEN – IND – With the close loss, the Titans fell to 4-9, and they were eliminated from playoff contention. Week 15: vs. New York Jets Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: New York Jets at Tennessee Titans – Game summary December 17 7:30 p.m. CST Jets 3 0 7 0 Titans 0 7 7 0 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 52 F C, cloudy Walt Coleman ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters 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 Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers – Game summary December 23 12:00 p.m. CST Titans 0 0 0 0 Packers 14 6 14 21 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 70,508 24 F C, mostly sunny Clete Blakeman CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf First quarter GB – Aaron Rodgers 6 yd. TD run, Mason Crosby XP good, 6:54 (GB 7–0) GB – Randall Cobb 20 Yard TD Pass from Aaron Rodgers, Mason Crosby XP good, 4:28 (GB 14–0) Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 26 Yard FG, 14:36 (GB 17–0) GB – Mason Crosby 48 Yard FG, 4:40 (GB 20–0) Third quarter GB – DuJuan Harris 7 yd. TD run, Mason Crosby XP good, 12:04 (GB 27–0) GB – Greg Jennings 1 Yard TD Pass from Aaron Rodgers, Mason Crosby XP, 5:47 (GB 34–0) Fourth quarter GB – James Jones 12 Yard TD Pass from Aaron Rodgers, Mason Crosby XP, 14:11 (GB 41–0) GB – Ryan Grant 7 yd. TD run, Mason Crosby XP good, 12:31 (GB 48–0) GB – Ryan Grant 9 yd. TD run, Mason Crosby XP good, 6:25 (GB 55–0) Top passers TEN – GB – TWENTY Top rushers TEN – GB – Top receivers TEN – GB – Top tacklers TEN – GB – With their worst loss since 2009, the Titans dropped to 5-10 and finished 1-3 against the NFC North. Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans 2012 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary December 30 12:00 p.m. CST Jaguars 7 7 0 6 Titans 7 14 14 3 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 37 F C, sunny Bill Vinovich CBS Don Criqui and Randy Cross Recap, Game Book First quarter TEN – Chris Johnson 2-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 11:34. Titans 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:26. JAC – Jordan Shipley 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 5:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:54. Second quarter JAC – Justin Blackmon 30-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 14:53. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:07. TEN – Zach Brown 79-yard interception return (Rob Bironas kick), 1:48. Tied 14–14. TEN – Darius Reynaud 69-yard punt return (Rob Bironas kick), 0:33. Titans 21–14. Third quarter TEN – Darius Reynaud 81-yard punt return (Rob Bironas kick), 12:54. Titans 28–14. TEN – Zach Brown 30-yard interception return (Rob Bironas kick), 12:03. Titans 35–14. Fourth quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 48-yard field goal, 12:26. Titans 38–14. Drive: 13 plays, 41 yards, 6:34. JAC – Mike Harris 19-yard return of blocked punt (pass failed), 2:16. Titans 38–20. Top passers JAC – Chad Henne – 25/41, 298 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT TEN – Jake Locker – 9/15, 152 yards Top rushers JAC – Keith Toston – 17 rushes, 74 yards TEN – Chris Johnson – 21 rushes, 56 yards, TD Top receivers JAC – Marcedes Lewis – 7 receptions, 103 yards TEN – Lavelle Hawkins – 1 reception, 42 yards Top tacklers JAC – Paul Posluszny – 6 tackles, 4 assists, 2 sacks TEN – Al Afalava – 5 tackles, 4 assists Standings References External links http://www.titansonline.com Tennessee Category:Tennessee Titans seasons Titans Category:2012 in Nashville, Tennessee