2009 Tennessee Titans season | |
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Owner | Bud Adams |
General manager | Mike Reinfeldt |
Head coach | Jeff Fisher |
Home field | LP Field |
Results | |
Record | 8โ8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 4
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AP All-Pros | Chris Johnson (1st team) Michael Roos (2nd team) |
The 2009 Tennessee Titans season was the 50th season for the original American Football League (AFL) team, their 40th in the National Football League (NFL), and 13th in Tennessee. The Titans aimed to equal or improve on their 2008 NFL-best 13โ3 record; however, they lost the first six games of the season. The Titans switched to Vince Young as starting quarterback and won eight out of their remaining ten games, losing only to the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers. The 42โ17 loss to the Chargers in Week 16 eliminated the team from playoff contention for the first time since 2006.
Second-year running back Chris Johnson won the NFL rushing title with 2,006 rushing yards, and set the NFL record for most yards from scrimmage in a single season, with 2,509.
From 2009 to 2016, the Titans would fail to qualify for the playoffs.
As a side note, the Titans became the first, and, as of 2020, only team in NFL history to lose their first 6 games, then win their next 5.