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Todd Downing was quite innovative in his first season as Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator this past year — and he sure needed to be considering the multitude of injuries that the offense dealt with. For the upcoming 2022 season, he may once again opt to open up the playbook in a unique way. In speaking […]

The Tennessee Titans’ 2021 – 22 season was full of turmoil. The team set a record for most players dressed in a season, with a shocking 91 players suiting up for them. Despite their injury woes, the team somehow put together the best record in the AFC, thanks in large part to Mike Vrabel’s coaching. […]

The Tennessee Titans may not have put themselves in a position to win the Super Bowl this year, but they still enjoyed a tremendous year, finishing as the AFC’s number-one seed. The Titans have finished with a winning record in each of the last six seasons, a stretch of success coinciding with the hiring of […]

After making the impossible come to fruition and clinching the one seed, the Tennessee Titans find themselves eliminated from the playoffs altogether. With what looked to be a potential Super Bowl team, majorly disappoint against the Cincinnati Bengals. During an interview on Monday, head coach Mike Vrabel gets a little cheeky with the media. According […]

The Tennessee Titans’ season came to a crashing end following their 19-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC divisional round, which featured a performance to forget from quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Overall, the Titans struggled to get much going over the course of the contest, as Tannehill threw a trio of interceptions and led […]

The Tennessee Titans have a tough matchup looming in the Divisional Round, as they play host to Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. Head coach Mike Vrabel is well aware of the difficulties this matchup could present for the Titans, as the Bengals’ high-octane offense has been playing out of its mind of late. When […]

The Tennessee Titans are set to host the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional Round playoff game Saturday. The Titans have high hopes that All Pro running back Derrick Henry will be able to make his return for this game. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel provided an update on Henry’s availability Tuesday. Here are the […]

Kevin Byard and the Tennessee Titans have the luxury of taking a longer rest between the end of the regular season and their first game in the playoffs, thanks to them managing to notch a top seed in the AFC. The extended rest is certainly a big plus for Tennessee, which enjoys a bye in […]

The Tennessee Titans Week 17 performance against the Miami Dolphins was a beautiful sight to behold. Not only did Tennessee win, but they earned the number one seed of the AFC for now. With one game remaining on the regular season, this franchise has set itself up nicely for the playoffs. We take a look […]

The Tennessee Titans Week 16 win over the San Francisco 49ers was certainly a thrilling one to watch. Tennessee entered the locker room down 10-0 but emerged victorious on a late, 44-yard field-goal by kicker Randy Bullock, which gave Tennessee the lead for good. Tennessee improved to 10-5 with the victory and can clinch the […]

The Tennessee Titans came away with a huge 20-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night, signaling to the rest of the NFL that they are still a force to be reckoned with. Their head coach, Mike Vrabel sure thought so and he let the world know it during his postgame press conference […]

The Tennessee Titans suffered a very disappointing loss in Week 15 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 19-13. During this game, the Titans fumbled the ball five times and Ryan Tannehill also threw an interception. This was a major reason why the Titans lost against the Steelers. Head coach Mike Vrabel was not too happy with his […]

Urban Meyer and Mike Vrabel worked together for two years in Ohio State, so when the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans met on Sunday, fans expected to see the two to be at least cordial with each other. However, that was not the case. After the Titans beat the Jaguars 20-0, Vrabel went to the […]

The Tennessee Titans recently made an interesting acquisition by claiming linebacker Zach Cunningham off of waivers. The former Houston Texan was cut for disciplinary reasons two years after signing a four-year contract extension. Head coach Mike Vrabel was not in the mood to answer questions about the addition of Cunningham, who he spent time with […]

NFL officiating has been a hotly debated topic this season. Almost every week, there’s at least one game with a seemingly obvious call being blown by the referees. This week, the game with a controversial call was the Sunday Night matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs. During the game, Chiefs tight […]

The Tennessee Titans have now fallen a few spots in the AFC playoff picture following their 36-13 road loss to the New England Patriots in Week 12. The Titans came into today as the clear No. 1 seed in the AFC, which sure would have surprised many ahead of the season. They still hold the […]

The New England Patriots have exceeded anyone’s expectations this season. Rookie quarterback Mac Jones has run an efficient offense which has played well off of the strong defense the Patriots have. Hmmm, sounds familiar. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel thinks so too, as he made an eye-opening comparison between Tom Brady and Mac Jones’ Patriots. […]

The Tennessee Titans unexpectedly lost to the division rival Houston Texans 22-13 Sunday. Tennessee entered the game having won six straight games and sitting atop the AFC at 8-2. The win streak included games against strong opponents like the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills, the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints. Following […]

Tom Brady’s impending return to New England is the talk of the NFL for Week 4. But Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel has clearly heard enough about it. Vrabel was reportedly asked about Tom Brady’s return numerous times. The Titans coach gave a stern reaction to this last one, clearly irked with the persistence, and […]

The Tennessee Titans got off to a disappointing start on Sunday by getting blown out by the Arizona Cardinals, 38-13. The offense was practically nonexistent, with Julio Jones also struggling in his debut for the team. Head coach Mike Vrabel was also very vocal on Jones’ personal foul that turned a third-and-1 into a third-and-16: […]

The New England Patriots always find a way to make a story. Ironically enough, a story has brewed over former Patriots players. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady shared some hilarious thoughts on former teammate–now Tennessee Titans head coach–Mike Vrabel. Brady didn’t hold back one bit, even going on to say Vrabel is out of […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans spent some time this summer doing joint practices and even faced off in the preseason on August 21st, with the Titans blowing out the defending champions. There are some unique relationships between the two teams though, specifically with Tom Brady and Mike Vrabel, who played together on the […]

The NFL preseason is in full force and we have already seen teams hit by COVID-19. The latest instance is regarding the Tennessee Titans. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, head coach Mike Vrabel has tested positive for COVID-19. Titans’ HC Mike Vrabel announced he has tested positive for COVID. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady and Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel played together on the New England Patriots for eight years. With that, it’s clear why they have such a deep friendship that has stand through the test of time. However, that also means constant trolling on and off the field given the […]

The Tennessee Titans have emerged as one of the possible destinations of free agent JJ Watt. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel has recently opened up about the prospect of signing the decorated DE, and as it appears, the Titans are indeed interested in bringing the 31-year-old to Tennessee. Vrabel was pretty vague with discussing his […]

The Tennessee Titans capped off their 2020 NFL season with a tough home loss to the Baltimore Ravens during Wild Card weekend. The Titans got off to a 10-0 start but then gave up 17 unanswered points to put themselves at a seven-point deficit late in the game. After hitting a field goal to cut […]

The Tennessee Titans set the tone earlier this season against the Baltimore Ravens when they danced on the Ravens logo. Baltimore got revenge on Sunday. Following a clutch interception by Marcus Peters, members of the Ravens celebrated on the Titans logo at midfield: Earlier this season, the Titans stomped on the Ravens' logo before beating […]

Mike Vrabel is a protege of Bill Belichick, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that no one has manipulated loopholes in the rule book to find minor advantages more effectively than the Tennessee Titans head coach. In the 2019 AFC Wild Card round — against his former coach and mentor — Vrabel drained nearly two […]

Mike Vrabel knows that Ryan Tannehill has had two strong seasons with the Tennessee Titans after spending the first six years of his career with the Miami Dolphins. Tannehill never really looked comfortable during his Dolphins tenure, with his best season coming in 2014 in which he put an Approximate Value of 14. Now, in […]

After going through so much over the last couple of weeks, the Tennessee Titans scored a huge 42-16 win in their Week 5 game against the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday night. The victory put head coach Mike Vrabel in such a good mood, that he decided to prepare a nice surprise for the entire Titans […]

The NFL and NFLPA are looking into whether Tennessee Titans players conducted an improper off-site workout as part of its broader investigation into the team’s COVID-19 outbreak. According to Mark Maske and Sidney Boren of the Washington Post, “the league and union have not verified whether that occurred…but if that is substantiated, it could form […]

The Tennessee Titans are looking to stay in the win column when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars for their first AFC South matchup of the 2020 NFL season. Unfortunately, it appears they will need to do it without wide receiver A.J. Brown. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed Brown will […]

The Tennessee Titans rode running back Derrick Henry in 2019, especially in the latter stages of the season. The star halfback led the NFL in rushing attempts (303) and yards (1,540) during the regular season, then carried the Titans to the AFC Championship Game behind back-t0-back historic efforts in the Wild Card (34 carries, 182 […]

Tennessee Titans kicker Stephen Gostkowski was one of the most accurate kickers in the sport for 14 years with New England Patriots, but his first game for his new squad got off to a disastrous start — and it could have been much, much worse. Gostkowski missed three field goal attempts and an extra point […]

Head coach Mike Vrabel and his Tennessee Titans won’t take the field until Monday evening against the Denver Broncos as Week 1 continues to roll on in a big way on Sunday. However, that doesn’t mean that Vrabel and the Titans, who are expected to compete at a very high level in 2020, haven’t made […]

Former No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney reunited with his former defensive coordinator with the Houston Texans Mike Vrabel this offseason when the 27-year-old Clowney signed with the Tennessee Titans on a one-year, $15 million deal. Clowney is apparently excited to get back to work with Titans head coach Vrabel after a down year with […]

The Tennessee Titans are reportedly locked in a two-man race for the services of free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. While the negotiations are ongoing, head coach Mike Vrabel is not looking to add any more fuel to the fire. Vrabel was rather coy with his recent update on the contract situation with Clowney, via […]

The Tennessee Titans and head coach Mike Vrabel managed to retain Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry by inking him to a long-term contract extension earlier this offseason. After leading the league in rushing last season, Henry doesn’t appear to have slowed down at all throughout the offseason as Vrabel has continued to praise the […]

Although training camp may be in full wing for the Tennessee Titans, there is still one notable face missing in outside linebacker Vic Beasley. It seems not even head coach Mike Vrabel is able to provide an accurate update on his status. Despite having yet to check in, Vrabel said during a recent press conference […]