The2010 season was theTennessee Titans' 41st in theNational Football League (NFL), their 51st overall and their 14th season in Tennessee. Despite starting the season 5–2, they lost eight of their last nine games and finished with a 6–10 record, a regression from their 8–8 record in2009. This was the Titans' final season under head coachJeff Fisher, who resigned on January 27, 2011, after 17 seasons with the team.

On January 25,Kennedy Pola, who previously served as theJacksonville Jaguars' running backs coach for the past five seasons, was hired to the same position with the Titans, replacingEarnest Byner, who was fired the same day.^[1] (Ironically, Byner was later named the new Jaguars' running backs coach ten days later.^[2]) On May 14,Ruston Webster, who served as theSeattle Seahawks' vice president of player personnel for the past four seasons, was hired to the same position with the Titans.^[3]

On July 27, Kennedy Pola left the Titans and accepted the offensive coordinator position atUSC. On July 28, the following changes were made to the Titans' coaching staff:Craig Johnson was moved from quarterbacks coach to the running backs coach vacated by Kennedy Pola and will also serve as assistant head coach.Dowell Loggains, who previously served as quality control of offense, was named the new quarterbacks coach, while offensive assistantRichie Hessman will serve as quality control of offense.^[4]

The Titans preseason schedule was announced on March 31, 2010.^[8]

The Titans' regular season schedule was announced on April 20, 2010.^[9]

The Titans began their season at home against theOakland Raiders. Tennessee trailed early in the first quarter as Raiders kickerSebastian Janikowski made a 34-yard field goal. Tennessee answered as quarterbackVince Young hooked up with wide receiverNate Washington on a 56-yard touchdown pass, followed by kickerRob Bironas nailing a 43-yard field goal. The Titans added to their lead in the second quarter with a 15-yard touchdown run from running backJavon Ringer, followed byChris Johnson's 76-yard touchdown run.

Tennessee continued its dominating day in the third quarter as Johnson got a 4-yard touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, the Titans wrapped up their performance with Young finding tight endBo Scaife on a 1-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, Oakland ended the game with quarterbackJason Campbell completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to running backDarren McFadden.

With the win, Tennessee began its season at 1–0.

Hoping to maintain their winning streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Steelers. In the first quarter the Titans trailed early when WRAntonio Brown returned a kickoff 89 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The Titans tried to cut the lead with kickerRob Bironas nailing a 21-yard field goal. In the 2nd quarter the Titans progressively fell further behind with kicker Jeff Reed hitting a 36 and a 34-yard field goal, followed in the fourth quarter by his 25 and 27-yard field goal to go up 19–3. The Titans tried to tie the game when QBKerry Collins threw a 2-yard TD pass to WRNate Washington (With the two-point conversion made), but the Steelers defense prevented any more scoring from the Titans, giving Tennessee the loss.

With the loss, Tennessee fell to 1–1.

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Steelers, the Titans flew toNew Meadowlands Stadium for an interconference duel with theNew York Giants. In the first quarter, Tennessee took the early lead when kickerRob Bironas nailed a 48-yard field goal, followed in the second quarter by running backChris Johnson getting a 1-yard touchdown run. The Giants replied with kickerLawrence Tynes nailing a 50-yard field goal, followed by running backAhmad Bradshaw getting a 10-yard touchdown run to tie the game.

In the third quarter, near the Giants endzone, a Chop Block penalty was enforced on Bradshaw into the endzone for a safety. The Titans started to pull away with quarterbackVince Young completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverKenny Britt, followed in the fourth quarter by Bironas getting a 22-yard field goal. Finally, Johnson closed out the game with an 8-yard touchdown run.

With the win, Tennessee improved to 2–1.

The Titans' fourth game was an AFC duel with the Broncos at home ground. The Titans trailed early in the 2nd quarter as QBKyle Orton got a 2-yard TD pass to WREddie Royal. They replied with QBVince Young getting an 8-yard TD pass to WRKenny Britt. The Broncos' kickerMatt Prater made a 36-yard field goal to give Denver a three-point lead, but the Titans replied when kickerRob Bironas nailed an incredible 55-yard field goal. In the 3rd quarter the Titans trailed slightly whenMatt Prater made a 36-yard field goal, but after that, WRMarc Mariani returned the kickoff and ran 98 yards to the endzone for a touchdown, giving the Titans the lead. The lead was narrowed when Prater made a 35-yard field goal, but was increased again when Bironas made a 46-yard field goal. In the 4th quarter Tennessee fell behind when QBKyle Orton completed a 6-yard TD pass to RBCorrell Buckhalter, followed by Prater making another 36-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 2–2.

Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Broncos, the Titans flew toCowboys Stadium for a Week 5 interconference duel with theDallas Cowboys. Tennessee delivered the opening punch in the first quarter as quarterbackVince Young completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverNate Washington, followed by kickerRob Bironas making a 52-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Cowboys answered with kickerDavid Buehler getting a 51-field goal. In the second quarter, the Titans added to their lead as Young connected with wide receiverKenny Britt on a 12-yard touchdown pass. Dallas came right back with quarterbackTony Romo completing a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverRoy Williams.

The Cowboys tied the game in the third quarter as Romo threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverMiles Austin, yet Tennessee regained the lead as Bironas booted a 40-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Dallas caught up again as Buehler kicked a 26-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Titans struck back as running backChris Johnson got a 1-yard touchdown run. However, the Cowboys tied the game again as Romo connected with tight endJason Witten on an 18-yard touchdown pass. Fortunately, Tennessee came right back as Johnson got another 1-yard touchdown run.

With the win, the Titans improved to 3–2.

Coming off their road win over the Cowboys, the Titans flew toEverBank Field for a Week 6 AFC South duel with theJacksonville Jaguars on Monday night. Tennessee delivered the opening strike in the first quarter as quarterbackVince Young found wide receiverKenny Britt on a 24-yard touchdown pass. In the second quarter, the Titans added onto their lead as quarterbackKerry Collins hooked up with tight endBo Scaife on a 2-yard touchdown pass, followed by kickerRob Bironas booting a 26-yard field goal.

Tennessee continued its dominating night in the third quarter as Bironas nailed a 33-yard field goal. The Jaguars finally answered with a 33-yard field goal from kickerJosh Scobee. The Titans pulled away in the fourth quarter as Bironas booted a 36-yard field goal, capped off by a 35-yard touchdown run from running backChris Johnson.

With the win, Tennessee improved to 4–2.

Hoping to increase their winning streak the Titans played on home ground for an Interconference duel with the Eagles. In the second quarter the Titans trailed with kickerDavid Akers making a 25-yard field goal. But they put themselves ahead with QBKerry Collins completing a 26-yard TD pass to WRKenny Britt. The Eagles replied with QBKevin Kolb making a 5-yard TD pass to WR Riley Cooper, followed by kickerDavid Akers hitting a 46-yard field goal. In the third quarter the Titans fell further behind with Akers making a 46-yard field goal. They soon replied with kickerRob Bironas nailing a 41-yard field goal, but the Eagles continued to score in the 4th with Akers getting a 28-yard field goal. Eventually, they rallied to take a big lead with Collins completing an 80-yard TD pass to Britt, followed by Bironas hitting a 38-yard field goal. Collins then found Britt for the third time in the game on a 16-yard TD pass before Bironas made a 33-yard field goal. The Titans continued to get their momentum going with CBCortland Finnegan returning an interception 41 yards for a touchdown.

With the win, the Titans improved to 5–2.

Hoping to increase their current winning streak the Titans flew toQualcomm Stadium for an AFC duel with the Chargers. In the first quarter the Titans took the lead when the Chargers' punt was blocked byNick Schommer out of bounds for a safety. The Chargers replied with FBMike Tolbert getting a 1-yard TD run. The Titans went on a scoring rally with kickerRob Bironas nailing a 21-yard field goal, followed in the second quarter by QBVince Young completing a 1-yard TD pass to TECraig Stevens. They increased their lead with RBChris Johnson getting a 29-yard TD run. The Chargers went on a scoring rally with RBRyan Mathews making a 7-yard TD run, followed in the third quarter by kickerKris Brown making a 34-yard field goal. QBPhilip Rivers then completed a 48-yard TD pass to TEAntonio Gates before Brown made a 36-yard field goal. The Titans tried to come back with Young finding WRNate Washington on a 71-yard TD pass (with a failed two-point conversion), but couldn't do anything after Rivers got a 13-yard TD pass to RBDarren Sproles.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 5–3.

Coming off their bye week the Titans flew toSun Life Stadium for an AFC duel with the Dolphins. In the first quarter the Titans trailed early as RBRonnie Brown got a 2-yard TD run. They replied with RBChris Johnson getting a 17-yard TD run. They took the lead after kickerRob Bironas nailed a 40-yard field goal. They fell behind after kickerDan Carpenter made a 23 and a 26-yard field goal, which was soon followed by QBChad Henne completing a 13-yard TD pass to RBPatrick Cobbs. The Titans replied with QBVince Young completing a 14-yard TD pass to WRNate Washington, but fell further behind after Carpenter got a 42-yard field goal, followed by QBTyler Thigpen making a 9-yard TD pass to TEAnthony Fasano (With a failed two-point conversion). Then DBReshad Jones tackled in the end zone for a Dolphins safety.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 5–4.

Hoping to break their current losing streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Redskins. In the first quarter the Titans took a sudden lead with WRMarc Mariani returning a punt 87 yards for a touchdown. The Redskins replied with QBDonovan McNabb completing a 5-yard TD pass to WRSantana Moss, followed in the second quarter by kickerGraham Gano nailing a 19-yard field goal. The Titans got the lead back after kickerRob Bironas made a 25 and a 32-yard field goal. However, the Redskins replied with Gano hitting a 40-yard field goal. The Titans scored with Bironas nailing a 40-yard field goal, but the Redskins replied again with Gano making a 42-yard field goal. The decision was made at Overtime after Gano successfully hit a 48-yard field goal to give the Titans the loss, settling the records for both teams at 5–5 and the Titans' 14-game winning streak against NFC Opponents was snapped.

During the game,Vince Young suffered a torn flexor tendon in his right thumb. He was replaced byRusty Smith. Young was held out of the game after he was prepared to reenter.^[10] Following the game, Young threw his shoulder pads into the crowd as he left the field, had an altercation with Coach Fisher in the locker room and stormed out.^[10][11] Fisher then declared that Smith was the Titans' starting quarterback.^[12]

In an attempt to break a three-game losing streak the Titans flew toReliant Stadium for an AFC South rivalry match against the Texans. The Titans trailed throughout the game as QBMatt Schaub got a 1-yard TD pass to TEJoel Dreessen, followed by his 2-yard TD pass to WRAndre Johnson. The lead was increased when kickerNeil Rackers hit a 35 and a 33-yard field goal.

With 7:53 remaining in the 4th quarter, an altercation between Texans WRAndre Johnson and Titans CBCortland Finnegan broke out, causing both players to be ejected for the rest of the game. Both players' helmets were torn off, then punches were exchanged in return. Despite being ejected, they avoided suspension, but were each fined $25,000 for their actions.

With the shut-out loss, not only did the Titans fall to 5–6, but this also became their 3rd straight season being shut out on the road.

Hoping to snap a four-game losing streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC South rivalry match against the Jaguars. In the first quarter, the Titans trailed early as RBRashad Jennings got an 11-yard TD run. This was followed in the second quarter by QBDavid Garrard scrambling 4 yards for a touchdown before kickerJosh Scobee made a 26-yard field goal. The Titans tried to cut this lead but only came away with a 37 and a 30-yard field goal fromRob Bironas giving them a loss.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 5–7.

Hoping to snap a five-game losing streak, the Titans stayed at home for a Week 14 AFC South duel with theIndianapolis Colts on Thursday night. Tennessee trailed in the first quarter as Colts running backJavarris James got a 1-yard touchdown run. Indianapolis added onto their lead in the second quarter with quarterbackPeyton Manning completing a 1-yard and a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverPierre Garçon. The Titans answered with a 1-yard touchdown run from running backChris Johnson.

Tennessee slowly crept back into the game in the third quarter as quarterbackKerry Collins found tight endCraig Stevens on a 7-yard touchdown pass, yet the Colts responded with kickerAdam Vinatieri making a 21-yard field goal. Indianapolis added onto their lead in the fourth quarter with Vinatieri booting a 28-yard field goal. The Titans tried to rally as Collins connected with tight endBo Scaife on a 4-yard touchdown pass, but the Colts came right back with Vinatieri's 47-yard field goal. Tennessee closed out the game with Collins finding Scaife on a 2-yard touchdown pass.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 5–8.

Hoping to snap a six-game losing streak the Titans played on home ground for an AFC South rivalry rematch against the Texans. The Titans took the lead after QBKerry Collins threw a 3 and a 1-yard TD pass to WRNate Washington and to WRJustin Gage. This was followed by RBChris Johnson getting an 11-yard TD run. The Texans got on the scoreboard after kickerNeil Rackers made a 37-yard field goal, but the Titans extended their lead after kickerRob Bironas hit a 30-yard field goal. The lead was narrowed with QBMatt Schaub getting a 12-yard TD pass to WRAndre Johnson, but the Titans pulled away with RBJavon Ringer getting a 7-yard touchdown run. The lead was narrowed again with Schaub throwing a 4-yard TD pass to WRKevin Walter, but the Titans' defense prevented any more scoring chances.

With the win, the Titans improved to 6–8.

Coming off their win over the Texans the Titans flew toArrowhead Stadium for an AFC duel with the Chiefs. In the first quarter the Titans trailed early as QBMatt Cassel threw a 14 and a 5-yard TD pass to RBJamaal Charles. This was followed by kickerRyan Succop nailing a 35-yard field goal, then with Cassel making a 75-yard TD pass to WRDwayne Bowe. They tried to come back as QBKerry Collins got a 53-yard TD pass to WRKenny Britt, but had more problems as Collins' next pass was intercepted by SSEric Berry and returned 54 yards for a touchdown. This was followed by Succop making a 42-yard field goal. The Titans tried to come back, but came away only with Collins completing a 22-yard TD pass to TEJared Cook, which wasn't enough for a win.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 6–9 and a guarantee of their first losing season since 2005.

The Titans' final game was an AFC South rivalry rematch against the Colts. In the first quarter the Titans trailed early as kickerAdam Vinatieri made a 48-yard field goal, but they responded as kickerRob Bironas nailed a 26-yard field goal. The Colts scored again with Vinatieri making a 44-yard field goal, but the Titans re-tied the game with Bironas hitting a 42-yard field goal. The Colts tried to pull away with QBPeyton Manning completing a 7-yard TD pass to WRReggie Wayne, but the Titans kept the score level as QBKerry Collins made a 30-yard TD pass to WRKenny Britt. The Colts still tried to pull away with Manning completing a 30-yard TD pass to WRPierre Garçon, but the Titans re-tied the game for the fourth time as Collins threw a 15-yard TD pass to RBChris Johnson. The Colts got away in the fourth quarter as Vinatieri got a 43-yard field goal, giving the Titans a loss and thus ending their season with a 6–10 record.

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