FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 TITANS host raiders to open regular season Tennessee Titans (0-0) vs. Oakland Raiders (0-0) Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 • Noon CDT • Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. • TV: CBS NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans (0-0) open the 2017 regular season at home this week against the 2017 TITANS SCHEDULE Oakland Raiders (0-0). Kickoff at Nissan Stadium (capacity 69,143) is scheduled for noon CDT on Sunday, Sept. 10. PRESEASON This is the 50th all-time meeting between the former American Football League rivals, including regular Day Date Opponent Result Score season and playoff games. In 2016, the Raiders beat the Titans at Nissan Stadium by a final score of 17-10 Sat. Aug. 12 at N.Y. Jets L 3-7 (Sept. 25). Nine of the previous 49 battles have taken place in Week 1, with the Titans owning a 6-3 advan- tage. Most recently, the Titans hosted the Raiders on Kickoff Weekend in 2010 and prevailed 38-13. Sat. Aug. 19 CAROLINA W 34-27 The Titans are 30-27 all-time in Week 1, including a 5-4 Kickoff Weekend record at Nissan Stadium. Sun. Aug. 27 CHICAGO L 7-19 They won three consecutive openers on the road from 2013–2015 (at Pittsburgh, at Kansas City and at Tam- Thur. Aug. 31 at Kansas City L 6-30 pa Bay) before falling at home to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 last season. THE BROADCAST REGULAR SEASON The game will be televised regionally on CBS, including Nashville affiliate WTVF NewsChannel 5. Play- Day Date Opponent Kickoff TV by-play announcer Jim Nantz and analyst Tony Romo will call the action, and Tracy Wolfson will report from Sun. Sept. 10 OAKLAND Noon CBS the sidelines. The Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone, will carry the game across the Sun. Sept. 17 at Jacksonville Noon CBS Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave McGinnis, gameday host Rhett Bryan Sun. Sept. 24 SEATTLE 3:05 p.m. FOX and sideline reporter Jonathan Hutton. Sun. Oct. 1 at Houston Noon CBS Sun. Oct. 8 at Miami Noon* CBS LP PENCIL BOX SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE Fans attending the game are encouraged to participate in the LP PENCIL Box School Supply Drive. Mon. Oct. 16 INDIANAPOLIS 7:30 p.m. ESPN LP PENCIL Box, a collaborative non-profit venture between PENCIL Foundation and LP Building Products, Sun. Oct. 22 at Cleveland Noon* CBS offers Nashville Metro teachers the opportunity to acquire school supplies for the city’s most in-need children. Sun. Oct. 29 Bye Collection locations will be positioned outside of Nissan Stadium to collect donated items such as pencil boxes, paper towels, backpacks, construction paper, notebook paper, art supplies, primary tablets, kleenex Sun. Nov. 5 BALTIMORE Noon* CBS and classroom cleaning supplies. Sun. Nov. 12 CINCINNATI Noon* FOX Thur. Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh 7:25 p.m. NBC/NFLN TITANS ENTER YEAR 2 UNDER MULARKEY Sun. Nov. 26 at Indianapolis Noon* CBS Mike Mularkey enters his second full season as head coach after leading the Titans to a 9-7 record in 2016, tripling the win total from 2015. The six-win improvement tied for the most in franchise history (1967 Sun. Dec. 3 HOUSTON Noon* CBS and 1974). Sun. Dec. 10 at Arizona 3:05 p.m.* CBS Last year's squad defeated six teams with winning records—Detroit, Miami, Green Bay, Denver, Kan- Sun. Dec. 17 at San Francisco 3:25 p.m.* CBS sas City and Houston—to tie the Dallas Cowboys for the most such victories in the NFL. Five of those wins were against playoff teams (all but Denver), which tied the Packers' total for the most in the league. This Sun. Dec. 24 L.A. RAMS Noon* FOX year's team will be tested similarly in the early stages, as four of the Titans' first five regular season oppo- Sun. Dec. 31 JACKSONVILLE Noon* CBS nents—Oakland, Seattle, Houston and Miami—made the playoffs in 2016. Quarterback Marcus Mariota has fully recovered from a right fibula injury that prematurely ended his All kickoff times Central * Time subject to change second NFL campaign. His 2016 passing statistics—3,426 yards and 26 touchdowns with nine intercep- tions—were among the franchise's all-time best for a single season, and his touchdown total finished fourth in team history. Steve McNair (100.4 passer rating in 2003) and Warren Moon (96.8 passer rating in 1990) are afc south preseason standings the only two quarterbacks in franchise history to complete a season with a better passer rating than Mariota's 95.6 in 2016. Team W L T Pct Mariota has several new teammates scheduled to make their debut in Two-Tone Blue this week. Gen- Indianapolis Colts 2 2 0 .500 eral manager Jon Robinson's free agent acquisitions during his second offseason with the team included Jacksonville Jaguars 2 2 0 .500 cornerback Logan Ryan (from New England), safety Johnathan Cyprien (Jacksonville), nose tackle Syl- Houston Texans 1 2 1 .375 vester Williams (Denver) and wide receiver Eric Decker (New York Jets). In the 2017 NFL Draft, Robinson used first-round picks on wide receiver Corey Davis (fifth overall) and cornerback Adoree' Jackson (18th Tennessee Titans 1 3 0 .250 overall) and added wide receiver Taywan Taylor and tight end Jonnu Smith in the third round. THIS WEEK (central time): Oak at Ten (Sun 12:00), THE RAIDERS Jax at Hou (Sun 12:00), Ind at LAR (Sun 3:05) The Raiders are led by Jack Del Rio, who begins his third campaign with the Raiders and his 12th as a head coach in the NFL. In 2016, Del Rio guided his team to a 12-4 record and a Wild Card playoff berth, just NEXT WEEK (central time): Hou at Cin (Thu 7:25), missing out on the AFC West crown to the Kansas City Chiefs as a result of a tiebreaker. The 2016 squad Ten at Jax (Sun 12:00), Ari at Ind (Sun 12:00) included a league-best seven players who were named to the Pro Bowl. Although quarterback Derek Carr was named to the Pro Bowl, he was unable to participate due to a broken fibula suffered in Week 16—the same day Mariota sustained a similar injury. Carr, now healthy, is the first quarterback in Raiders history to throw for 3,000 yards in each of his first three seasons and has orchestrated 12 career fourth-quarter comebacks/game-winning drives. 2017 Regular Season Week 1 Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders Page 2 of 105 GAME PREVIEW FINGERTIP INFORMATION Date of Game ������������������������������Sept. 10, 2017 TITANS-RAIDERS SERIES AT A GLANCE Kickoff Time ��������������������������������Noon CDT Venue . Nissan Stadium ¾ Overall series (regular & postseason): Raiders lead 29-20 Tickets . (615) 565-4200 ¾ Regular season series: Raiders lead 25-20 Location ������������������������������Nashville, Tenn. ¾ Postseason series: Raiders lead 4-0 Opened in ����������������������������1999 ¾ Total points: Titans 1,095, Raiders 1,174 Capacity ������������������������������69,143 ¾ Current streak: Two wins by Raiders Surface ��������������������������������Natural Grass ¾ Titans at home vs. Raiders: 15-13 Home Team � � � � � � � � � � � � Tennessee Titans (0-0) ¾ Titans on the road vs. Raiders: 5-16 (including 0-4 in playoffs) TEAM NOTES Division. AFC South ¾ Longest winning streak by Titans: 4 (1961-62) Website ����������������������������������������www.TitansOnline.com ¾ Longest losing streak by Titans: 9 (1966-73) Media Guide ��������������������������������www.TitansOnline.com/mediaguide ¾ Titans vs. Raiders at Nissan Stadium: 4-3 Twitter ������������������������������������������@Titans ¾ Last time at Nissan Stadium: RAIDERS 17 at Titans 10 (9-25-16) Facebook & Instagram . @titans ¾ Titans vs. Raiders at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum: 2-11 Snapchat . nfltitans ¾ Last time at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum: TITANS 23 at Raiders Franchise since ��������������������������1960 (1960-96 Houston Oilers; 1997-98 19 (11-24-13) Tennessee Oilers) ¾ First time: OILERS 37 at Raiders 22 (9/11/60) Ownership . Amy Adams Strunk (Controlling Owner ¾ Mike Mularkey’s record vs. Raiders: 0-5 and Co-Chairman, Board of Directors); ¾ Jack Del Rio’s record vs. Titans: 10-9 Susie Adams Smith (Co-Chairman, ¾ Mike Mularkey’s record vs. Jack Del Rio: 0-3 Board of Directors); Kenneth S. Adams, PLAYER NOTES PLAYER IV (Board of Directors); Barclay Adams; Susan Lewis A TITANS VICTORY WOULD ... President/CEO ����������������������������Steve Underwood ¾ EVP/General Manager ����������������Jon Robinson Give the Titans four wins in their last five Week 1 games. ¾ Head Coach . Mike Mularkey Give the Titans five consecutive home wins, dating back to Oct. 27, 2016. Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord. Dick LeBeau ¾ Improve QB Marcus Mariota’s starting record to 12-16. Offensive Coordinator ����������������Terry Robiskie ¾ Improve Mike Mularkey’s career record as a head coach to 28-46. 2016 W-L Record ������������������������9-7 ¾ Improve the Titans’ all-time record against the Raiders to 21-29. 2016 NFL Offensive Rank ����������11 (Total), 3 (Rush), 25 (Pass) ¾ Improve the Titans’ all-time Kickoff Weekend record to 31-27, in- 2016 NFL Defensive Rank ����������20 (Total), 2 (Rush), 30 (Pass) cluding an 11-8 Kickoff Weekend record in the Titans era (since MEDIA Visiting Team � � � � � � � � � � � Oakland Raiders (0-0) 1999). Division. AFC West ¾ Improve the Titans’ record to 10-9 in regular season home openers Website ����������������������������������������www.raiders.com at Nissan Stadium. Franchise since ��������������������������1960 (Los Angeles 1982-94) ¾ Improve the Titans’ all-time record at Nissan Stadium, including Owner . Mark Davis playoffs, to 82-67. General Manager ������������������������Reggie McKenzie President . Marc Badain Head Coach . Jack Del Rio Asst. Head Coach/Defense ��������John Pagano Offensive Coordinator ����������������Todd Downing Defensive Coordinator. ��������������Ken Norton, Jr. 2016 W-L Record ������������������������12-4 (AFC Wild Card) Referee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Jerome Boger 2016 NFL Offensive Rank ����������6 (Total), 6 (Rush), 13 (Pass) Umpire ����������������������������������������Rich Hall STATISTICS 2016 NFL Defensive Rank ����������26 (Total), 23 (Rush), 24 (Pass) Down Judge .