Английская Википедия:2018 Tennessee Titans season

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The 2018 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League and their 59th overall. It also marked the franchise's 22nd season in the state of Tennessee, their first under head coach Mike Vrabel, and the first with new uniforms and blue helmets, as they have worn white helmets since the club was based in Houston, Texas. This season marked the third of four straight in which the Titans finished 9–7. The Titans failed to qualify for the postseason after losing a Week 17 win-and-in contest against their division rival Indianapolis Colts.

In Vrabel's first year with the team, the Titans went 3-3 against divisional opponents, sweeping the Jacksonville Jaguars for the second straight year. The Titans also beat the New England Patriots for the first time since 2002. Quarterback Marcus Mariota had a difficult season, going 7-6 as a starter, throwing 11 touchdowns to eight interceptions, and missing three games due to injury. Backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert started three games, including the season finale against the Colts in which the Titans were eliminated from the playoffs. One major highlight was the breakout season of running back Derrick Henry, who rushed for 1,059 yards and 12 touchdowns. This would be the first of Henry's three-straight 1,000-yard seasons. In a 30-9 Week 14 Thursday Night win over the Jaguars, Henry would rush for 238 yards (franchise record) and four touchdowns (tied-franchise record) on 17 carries, including an NFL-tying record 99-yard touchdown run. Шаблон:TOClimit

Coaching changes

In their second full season under head coach Mike Mularkey in 2017, the Titans reached the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The Titans won their first playoff game since 2003 in an 18-point halftime comeback wild card victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, winning 22-21. They were then soundly defeated by the New England Patriots 35-14 in the divisional round. The next day on January 15, 2018, the Titans and Mularkey agreed to part ways, ending his three year tenure as head coach with a record of 20–21. Owner Amy Adams Strunk stated that Mularkey and the front office "saw different paths to achieve greater success," specifically with Mularkey not wanting to change any of his coaching staff. Five days later, the Titans named former Houston Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel as the new head coach. Vrabel became the 19th head coach in franchise history. Two weeks later on January 30, the Titans announce the hiring of new offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur. LaFleur was with the Los Angeles Rams in 2017, and was credited for the development of Jared Goff and a Rams offense that led the league in points on route to an 11-5 record. On the same day, the Titans hired their new defensive coordinator Dean Pees. Pees had retired two weeks earlier with the Baltimore Ravens, citing his comeback with the Titans due to missing the game. Pees served as the Ravens defensive coordinator since their 2012 Super Bowl run, and his 2017 defense led the league in shutouts and takeaways. The next day, the Titans announced several additions to the coaching staff, including quarterback coach Pat O'Hara, secondary coach Kerry Coombs, outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen, inside linebackers coach Tyrone McKenzie, and wide receivers coach Rob Moore.

Notable acquisitions

On March 15 the Titans signed two notable former New England Patriots players, running back Dion Lewis and cornerback Malcolm Butler. The two reunited with current cornerback Logan Ryan, who also played for the Patriots, in which their last season in New England together was capped off with a Super Bowl comeback win. Lewis was most known for his performance in the 2017 season, and Butler was most known for his game-winning interception in Super Bowl XLIX. The Titans signed their new back-up quarterback on March 26, seven-year veteran Blaine Gabbert, after releasing Matt Cassel earlier in the offseason. On August 4, the Titans signed safety Kenny Vaccaro following Johnathan Cyprien's season-ending ACL tear. On August 28, shortly before their final preseason game, the Titans traded their sixth round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft to the Baltimore Ravens for outside linebacker Kamalei Correa.

Draft

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 2018 Tennessee Titans Draft

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Selection	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| College
1	22	Rashaan Evans	ILB	Alabama
2	41	Harold Landry	OLB	Boston College
5	152	Dane Cruikshank	S	Arizona
6	199	Luke Falk	QB	Washington State

2018 Tennessee Titans Draft Trades

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Draft Pick Year	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Overall	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Team	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Received
2018	1	25	to Baltimore Ravens	Received Baltimore's 2018 first-round selection (No. 22 overall) and 2018 sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 215 overall).
	4	125
2018	2	57	to Oakland Raiders	Received Oakland's 2018 second-round selection (No. 41 overall).
	3	89
2018	5	162	to Baltimore Ravens	Received Baltimore's 2018 fifth-round selection (No. 152 overall).
	6	215
2018	7	243	to Kansas City Chiefs	Received defensive lineman David King.

Undrafted free agents

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 2018 Tennessee Titans Undrafted Free Agents

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Name	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| School
Austin Barnard	P/K	Samford
Cameron Batson	WR	Texas Tech
Deontay Burnett	WR	USC
Dalyn Dawkins	RB	Colorado State
Nick DeLuca	ILB	North Dakota State
Matthew Diaz	OT	Wagner
Matt Dickerson	DE	UCLA
Nico Falah	C	USC
Sharif Finch	OLB	Temple
Rico Gafford	CB	Wyoming
Elijaah Goins	CB	Ohio State
Joshua Kalu	CB	Nebraska
Ryan McKinley	CB	Montana
Elijah Nkansah	OT	Toledo
Mike Ramsay	DT	Duke
Larry Rose III	RB	New Mexico State
Devin Ross	WR	Colorado
Aaron Stinnie	OG	James Madison
Jordan Veasy	WR	California
Akrum Wadley	RB	Iowa
Damon Webb	S	Ohio State
Ethan Wolf	TE	Tennessee

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Made regular season roster

Final roster

Team captains

• Marcus Mariota (QB)
• Delanie Walker (TE)
• Jurrell Casey (DE)
• Wesley Woodyard (LB)
• Daren Bates (ST)

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Preseason

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap
1	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–31	0–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
2	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–30	0–2	Nissan Stadium	Recap
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–16	0–3	Heinz Field	Recap
4	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Minnesota Vikings	L 3–13	0–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

On January 11, 2018, the NFL announced that the Titans would play the Los Angeles Chargers in one of three London Games at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with the Chargers serving as the home team. It was the Titans' first appearance in the International Series. The game occurred during Week 7 (October 21), and was televised by CBS in the United States. The exact date, along with the network and kickoff time, were announced in conjunction with the release of the Шаблон:Nfly regular season schedule.

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap
1	September 9	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–27	0–1	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
2	September 16	Houston Texans	W 20–17	1–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 9–6	2–1	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
4	September 30	Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–23 Шаблон:Small	3–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
5	October 7	at Buffalo Bills	L 12–13	3–2	New Era Field	Recap
6	October 14	Baltimore Ravens	L 0–21	3–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 19–20	3–4	Шаблон:Flagicon Wembley Stadium Шаблон:Small	Recap
8	Bye
9	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Dallas Cowboys	W 28–14	4–4	AT&T Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	New England Patriots	W 34–10	5–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
11	November 18	at Indianapolis Colts	L 10–38	5–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
12	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Houston Texans	L 17–34	5–6	NRG Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	New York Jets	W 26–22	6–6	Nissan Stadium	Recap
14	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–9	7–6	Nissan Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	at New York Giants	W 17–0	8–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
16	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Washington Redskins	W 25–16	9–6	Nissan Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–33	9–7	Nissan Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox Due to two weather delays, the game lasted for 7 hours and 10 minutes, the longest game since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.

Week 7: at Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins

The Titans were the only AFC South team to defeat all four of their NFC East opponents in 2018.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website