As we head into the regular-season opener on Sunday, the Tennessee Titans are largely being overlooked nationally — and that isn’t exactly a surprise, either.
Even when the Titans were legitimate Super Bowl contenders from 2020-21, people were talking about them as if they weren’t even the best team in their own division.
Buy Titans TicketsNeedless to say, when the team falls apart the way it did at the end of 2022, it’s the perfect excuse for everyone to disregard them heading into 2023.
The most ironic thing about that is the fact that many of these people ignore the streak in the middle of the season when a healthy Titans team won seven out of eight games.
Yet, they act like there’s no logical explanation for why the team lost seven straight contests to end the year, when the reality is Tennessee was without what felt like a countless amount of starters, including its starting quarterback.
Personally, I’m not one of those who just assumes something bad is going to happen solely because things went wrong to end the 2022 season. Instead, I’m making my season prediction based on the talent and potential of this 2023 Titans roster and coaching staff.
With that said, let’s dive right into how I think the Titans’ upcoming season will play out.
Week 1: At New Orleans Saints
Prediction: Titans 23, Saints 17
Record: 1-0
Week 2: Vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Prediction: Chargers 23, Titans 20
Record: 1-1
Week 3: At Cleveland Browns
Prediction: Titans 20, Browns 17
Record: 2-1
Week 4: Vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Prediction: Titans 26, Bengals 22
Record: 3-1
Week 5: At Indianapolis Colts
Prediction: Titans 30, Colts 17
Record: 4-1
Week 6: Vs. Baltimore Ravens (London)
Prediction: Ravens 23, Titans 19
Record: 4-2
Week 7: Bye
Record 4-2
Week 8: Vs. Atlanta Falcons
Prediction: Titans 27, Falcons 19
Record: 5-2
Week 9: At Pittsburgh Steelers
Prediction: Steelers 19, Titans 17
Record: 5-3
Week 10: At Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Prediction: Titans 31, Buccaneers 16
Record: 6-3
Week 11: At Jacksonville Jaguars
Prediction: Jaguars 27, Titans 23
Record: 6-4
Week 12: Vs. Carolina Panthers
Prediction: Titans 26, Panthers 19
Record: 7-4
Week 13: Vs. Indianapolis Colts
Prediction: Titans 28, Colts 24
Record: 8-4
Week 14: At Miami Dolphins
Prediction: Dolphins 28, Titans 19
Record: 8-5
Week 15: Vs. Houston Texans
Prediction: Titans 32, Texans 16
Record: 9-5
Week 16: Vs. Seattle Seahawks
Prediction: Seahawks 26, Titans 22
Record: 9-6
Week 17: At Houston Texans
Prediction: Titans 21, Texans 17
Record: 10-6
Week 18: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Prediction: Titans 28, Jaguars 20
Record: 11-6
Final result
Final record: 11-6
AFC South result: 1st place
