2004 Tennessee Titans season

The Template:Nfly Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 45th overall and their eighth in the state of Tennessee. The Titans attempted to improve upon their previous output of 12–4, but only managed to win five games for the season. The Titans missed the playoffs for the first time since 2001, and this was their worst record since 1994 when they were still based in Houston.

The season is notable when the team lost three starters from the famed 1999 team; lineman Jevon Kearse went to the Philadelphia Eagles, running back Eddie George was released before the season, and would later sign with the Dallas Cowboys, while tight end Frank Wycheck retired after the 2003 season.

Schedule

Preseason

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	Cleveland Browns	W 24–3	1–0
2	Template:Dow tooltip	at Buffalo Bills	W 16–15	2–0
3	Template:Dow tooltip	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–20	2–1
4	Template:Dow tooltip	Green Bay Packers	W 27–7	3–1

Regular season

In addition to their regular games with AFC South division rivals, the Titans played games against the AFC West and NFC North according to the NFL’s schedule rotation, and also played games against the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals based upon finishing positions from 2003. The Christmas Day game was the first occasion the franchise had played the Denver Broncos since the Houston Oilers met that team in 1995. This is because between 1978 and 2002 non-divisional conference games were scheduled exclusively based upon the preceding season’s finish without any rotary cycle.

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	at Miami Dolphins	W 17–7	69,987	1–0
2	September 19	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–31	68,932	1–1
3	September 26	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 12–15	68,932	1–2
4	October 3	at San Diego Chargers	L 17–38	54,006	1–3
5	Template:Dow tooltip	at Green Bay Packers	W 48–27	70,420	2–3
6	October 17	Houston Texans	L 10–20	68,932	2–4
7	October 24	at Minnesota Vikings	L 3–20	64,108	2–5
8	October 31	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–20	68,932	3–5
9	Bye
10	November 14	Chicago Bears	L 17–19	68,932	3–6
11	November 21	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 18–15	69,703	4–6
12	November 28	at Houston Texans	L 21–31	70,721	4–7
13	December 5	at Indianapolis Colts	L 24–51	57,278	4–8
14	Template:Dow tooltip	Kansas City Chiefs	L 38–49	68,932	4–9
15	December 19	at Oakland Raiders	L 35–40	44,299	4–10
16	December 25	Denver Broncos	L 16–37	68,809	4–11
17	January 2	Detroit Lions	W 24–19	68,809	5–11
colspan="6" style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"|Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	522	351	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	261	280	W1
Houston Texans	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	309	339	L1
Tennessee Titans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	344	439	W1