Editing Tennessee Titans (section)

==Rivalries==
The Titans share rivalries with their three [[AFC South]] opponents, [[Jacksonville Jaguars]], [[Houston Texans]], and [[Indianapolis Colts]]. They have historical rivalries with former divisional opponents such as the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[Baltimore Ravens]], and [[Buffalo Bills]].

===Divisional===
====Jacksonville Jaguars====
{{main|Jaguars–Titans rivalry}}
The rivalry with the Jaguars began in 1995 when the Titans were the Houston Oilers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2021 |title=Tennessee Titans long rivalry against Jacksonville Jaguars |url=https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/?p=540293 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Clarksville Online  |language=en-US}}</ref> The rivalry was heated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the success of both franchises at the time, including a season in which Jacksonville went 14–2 and Tennessee went 13–3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fullford |first=Brian |date=September 30, 2009 |title=For the Jaguars, Their History with the Titans Cuts Deep |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/264369-for-the-jaguars-their-history-with-the-titans-cuts-deep |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> That season, all three of Jacksonville's losses, including the playoffs, came against the Titans, who played that year in Super Bowl XXXIV.<ref name="e393">{{cite web | last=Groel | first=Connor | title=In the Shadows of Titans: The 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars | website=Medium | date=2022-03-22 | url=https://medium.com/top-level-sports/in-the-shadows-of-titans-the-1999-jacksonville-jaguars-f46e6be2f2a8 | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> The rivalry cooled when both teams experienced misfortune in the late 2000s to early 2010s, but both teams ended lengthy playoff droughts in [[2017 NFL season|2017]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Single |first=Eric |date=October 27, 2016 |title=Jaguars-Titans hasn't always been so lackluster |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/10/27/jacksonville-jaguars-tennessee-titans-rivalry-afc-south |access-date=June 19, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kouvaris |first=Sam |date=December 13, 2020 |title=Sam Kouvaris: Rivalry energy remains strong for Jaguars-Titans |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/columns/2020/12/13/sam-kouvaris-jaguars-titans-clash-still-brings-rivalry-energy/3894940001/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Bleness |first=Ryan |date=September 19, 2018 |title=Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars series history: head-to-head records |url=https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2018/9/19/17875952/tennessee-titans-vs-jacksonville-jaguars-series-history-divisional-rivals-through-and-through |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Big Cat Country |language=en}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Titans lead the all-time series 35–26.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=oti&tm2=jax&yr=all |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Houston Texans====
{{main|Texans–Titans rivalry}}
The Titans’ rivalry with the [[Houston Texans]] is more prevalent in Houston due to the Titans having previously played in the city.  The Titans dominated the rivalry in the early 2000s, but the series has since evened out in the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vega |first=Robert |date=September 20, 2009 |title=Texans-Titans: A Future Classic Rivalry |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/258262-texans-vs-titans-a-future-classic-rivalry |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2022 |title=Tennessee Titans game history against Houston Texans |url=https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/?p=542298 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Clarksville Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2009 |title=Rivalry Between Titans, Texans Grows Stronger |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/rivalry-between-titans-texans-grows-stronger-895244 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=TennesseeTitans.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Jason |date=September 26, 2017 |title=Titans vs. Texans: 5 memorable games in the rivalry |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2017/09/26/titans-vs-texans-5-memorable-games-rivalry/695426001/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Titans lead the all-time series 24–22.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=oti&tm2=htx&yr=all |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Indianapolis Colts====
{{main|Colts–Titans rivalry}}
Since the creation of the AFC South, the Titans and the Colts have been division rivals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Zach |date=March 9, 2012 |title=Top Five Indianapolis Colts/Tennessee Titans Games Featuring Peyton Manning |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1097250-top-five-indianapolis-coltstennessee-titans-games-featuring-peyton-manning |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rabjohns |first=Jeff |date=December 6, 2004 |title=Titans Gamble, Lose Big To Colts |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2004/12/06/titans-gamble-lose-big-to-colts/5024edaa-c463-4d23-844d-1a8f4ae859ec/ |access-date=June 25, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Teresa M. |date=December 27, 2018 |title=Luck can extend dominance of Titans, lead Colts to playoff berth |url=http://www.foxsports.com/indiana/story/luck-colts-playoff-bound-with-win-over-the-titans-122718 |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=FOX Sports|agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2011, the Titans swept the Colts after 11 straight losses.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/tennessee-titans/teamvsteam?opp=14|title = Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts Results|publisher = The Football Database|access-date = May 24, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180525062946/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/tennessee-titans/teamvsteam?opp=14|archive-date = May 25, 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2018, the Colts defeated the Titans in the last game of the regular season to clinch the final Wild Card spot, eliminating Tennessee from playoff contention. In 2020, the Titans claimed the AFC South championship over the Colts due to tie-breaking measures.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reising |first=Buck |date=September 15, 2019 |title=There Is No Titans Rivalry Against The Colts |url=https://atozsports.com/nashville/tennessee-titans/tennessee-titans-there-is-no-rivalry-against-the-colts/ |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=A to Z Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Colts lead the all-time series 39–22.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=oti&tm2=clt&yr=all |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Conference===
====Buffalo Bills====
{{Main|Bills–Titans rivalry}}
While in the AFL, the Houston Oilers was in the same division as the Buffalo Bills, but were moved to the AFC Central division following the NFL-AFL merger. Their rivalry remained strong into the 1980s and 1990s with Warren Moon leading the Oilers against [[Jim Kelly]] and the Bills. In 1993, [[The Comeback (American football)|the Comeback]], and the January 8, 2000 [[Music City Miracle]], were two iconic moments in Oilers/Titans history have occurred against the Bills.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2019/10/06/tennessee-titans-biggest-rivals-buffalo-bills-music-city-miracle/3853683002/ |title=Is Titans-Bills a rivalry? Let's evaluate. |last=Gray |first=Nicklaus |date=October 6, 2019 |website=The Tennessean |language=en |access-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429204737/https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2019/10/06/tennessee-titans-biggest-rivals-buffalo-bills-music-city-miracle/3853683002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bills and Titans were featured in an AFL legacy game in [[2009 NFL season#Fiftieth anniversary of the American Football League|2009]] as part of festivities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the AFL's foundation. Titans owner Bud Adams was fined $250,000 by the league following the 41–17 Titans win in which he [[The finger|obscenely gestured]] toward the Bills sideline. Adams and Bills owner [[Ralph Wilson]] had maintained a friendly rivalry and were the last living original AFL owners at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-16 |title=Adams draws $250K fine from NFL |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4661458 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Titans, Bills set to continue budding rivalry on TSN – TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/simmons-titans-looking-forward-to-latest-matchup-with-bills-1.1850419 |access-date=September 22, 2022 |website=TSN |language=en}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Titans lead the all-time series 30–21.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=oti&tm2=buf&yr=all |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Baltimore Ravens====
{{main|Ravens–Titans rivalry}}
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Titans and the Ravens began a rivalry, which flared up when former Titans quarterback Steve McNair went to the Ravens. From the realignment of the NFL's divisions in 2002 to the [[2020–21 NFL playoffs]], the Titans have faced off against Baltimore five times in the postseason. Derrick Henry left the Titans in the 2024 offseason to play for the Ravens.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/284237/a-punch-to-the-gut-why-ravens-titans-feud-was-once-nfls-best |title=A punch to the gut: Why Ravens-Titans feud was once NFL's best |last=Hensley |first=Jamison |date=October 12, 2018 |website=ESPN |language=en |access-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-date=February 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202120207/https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/284237/a-punch-to-the-gut-why-ravens-titans-feud-was-once-nfls-best |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BAL/TEN Playoff recaps">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2020/01/10/titans-ravens-playoff-history-upsets-road-teams-undefeated-ray-lewis-steve-mcnair-eddie-george/2838975001/ |title=Titans-Ravens playoff history filled with road upsets, one-and-done No. 1 seeds |last=Gray |first=Nick |date=January 10, 2020 |website=The Tennessean |language=en |access-date=March 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429204737/https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2020/01/10/titans-ravens-playoff-history-upsets-road-teams-undefeated-ray-lewis-steve-mcnair-eddie-george/2838975001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Ravens lead the all-time series 14–13.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=oti&tm2=rav&yr=all |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Historic===
====Pittsburgh Steelers====
{{main|Steelers–Titans rivalry}}
After the move to the AFC Central division, the Titans developed a rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers were the Oilers' primary divisional rival and by the 2020s, the Titans had played them more than any other NFL team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boclair |first=David |date=September 4, 2013 |title=Titans-Steelers matchup nothing new, then or now |url=http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postsports/2013/9/4/titans_steelers_matchup_nothing_new_then_or_now |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024123547/http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postsports/2013/9/4/titans_steelers_matchup_nothing_new_then_or_now |archive-date=2015-10-24 |website=Nashville Post}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Steelers lead the all-time series 49–32.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=oti&tm2=pit&yr=all |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Defunct===
=== Texas Governor's Cup: Dallas Cowboys/Dallas Texans ===
{{Main|Governor's Cup (Texas)}}
The Cowboys previously led the series against the Oilers 18–13.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Martin |date=October 26, 2023 |title=Can Cowboys-Texans become a real rivalry? Fans can only hope so |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/can-cowboys-texans-become-a-real-rivalry-fans-can-only-hope-so |access-date=February 9, 2024 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherrington |first=Kevin |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Symbol of Dallas-Houston rivalry, the Governor's Cup, is missing. Again |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2022/12/08/symbol-of-cowboys-texans-rivalry-the-governors-cup-is-missing-again/ |access-date=February 9, 2024 |website=[[Dallas Morning News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Brian T. |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Smith: Nonexistent Texans-Cowboys rivalry could be so much more |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/brian-t-smith/article/Houston-Texans-Dallas-Cowboys-rivalry-17643501.php |access-date=February 9, 2024 |work=Houston Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=31}}</ref>