Tennessee Titans NFL Betting
The Tennessee Titans improved from 9-7 in 2019 to 11-5 in 2020. However, it didn’t seem like they got better at all. The Titans finished in the red at 7-9 against the spread and were exposed as inadequate defensively. Ryan Tannehill, the hero of the Titans 2019 Cinderella playoff run, also saw a drop in production. All of this leads to the question of where Tennessee actually stands as a contender in the AFC. Gamblers see the Titans as a nine-win team for the 2021 campaign. Fortunately for Tennessee, they play in the relatively weak AFC South, where only the Indianapolis Colts are a credible alternative.
2021 Tennessee Titans Betting Odds
Odds to win Super Bowl: +2310
Odds to win AFC Conference: +1200
Odds to win AFC South Division: +106
2021 Regular Season Win Total: 9.5
Ryan Tannehill arrived at Tennessee in 2019 from the scrap heap after flaming out with a poorly run Miami Dolphins organization. He began as a backup to Marcus Mariota but ended up as the number one quarterback and led the Titans to the AFC championship game. There, they came up short against the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Tannehill cashed in with a monster contract and then dropped from a 117.5 QB rating in 2019 to 106.5 in 2020. His yards per attempt went declined from 9.6 to 7.9. Most important of all, Tannehill was ineffective in the playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Now fans and gamblers wonder if the 2019 season was more of an aberration than a portent of things to come.
Wide receiver AJ Brown caught 70 passes for 1075 yards and 11 touchdowns last year. It was the second consecutive season that Brown cleared the 1000-yard receiving benchmark.
Powering the Tennessee offense in 2020 was running back Derrick Henry, who amassed 2027 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns. Henry averaged over 5.0 yards per carry for the second consecutive season.
Tennessee tried to address its defensive problems with three of its first four picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. Cornerback Caleb Farley of Virginia Tech, linebacker Monty Rice of Rice, and cornerback Elijah Molden of Washington should get immediate playing time. And defensive end Rashad Weaver could be a sleeper out of Pitt as a desperately needed EDGE rusher.
One defensive stalwart from last year is linebacker Harold Landry III. Landry compiled 5.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss in 2020.
Head coach Mike Vrabel is a former NFL player that has made an immediate impact as Tennessee head coach. He led the Titans to records of 9-7, 9-7, and 11-5. Tennessee’s 2019 playoff ride was among the most exciting in recent NFL history. It was capped off with an upset win at top-seeded Baltimore, where the Titans rendered NFL MVP QB Lamar Jackson helpless.
Tennessee Titans Schedule & Results
Week three and eight matchups against the Indianapolis Colts will be key to the AFC South Division race and playoff berths.
Titans Past Seasons (2000)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2020 |
11-5 |
Lost Wild Card Round |
| 2019 |
9-7 |
Lost AFC Championship Game |
| 2018 |
9-7 |
None |
| 2017 |
9-7 |
Lost Divisional Round |
| 2016 |
9-7 |
None |
| 2015 |
3-13 |
None |
| 2014 |
2-14 |
None |
| 2013 |
7-9 |
None |
| 2012 |
6-10 |
None |
| 2011 |
9-7 |
None |
| 2010 |
6-10 |
None |
| 2009 |
8-8 |
None |
| 2008 |
13-3 |
Lost Divisional Round |
| 2007 |
10-6 |
Lost Wild Card Round |
| 2006 |
8-8 |
None |
| 2005 |
4-12 |
None |
| 2004 |
5-11 |
None |
| 2003 |
12-4 |
Lost Divisional Round |
| 2002 |
11-5 |
Lost Conference Championship |
| 2001 |
7-9 |
None |
| 2000 |
13-3 |
Lost Divisional Round |
Tennessee was founded in 1960 as the Houston Oilers, charter members of the American Football League. The Oilers moved to Tennessee due to stadium issues in 1997. In 1999 the Titans made their only Super Bowl, losing a heartbreaker to the St. Louis Rams.
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