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Tennessee Titans playoff chances

1–7 · 4th in the AFC South · out of the playoffs if the season ended today (15th in the AFC) · rating −5.4 (30th of 32)

The Tennessee Titans have less than a 1% chance to make the playoffs and less than a 1% chance to win the AFC South, from 100,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026 season.

Week 10: 1 of 14 games played (every game through Thu Nov 12) · updated Fri Nov 13, 10:27 AM ET

Make the playoffs<1%no change in week 10
Win the division<1%no change in week 10
No. 1 seed (the bye)<1%no change in week 10
Reach the Super Bowl<1%
Win the Super Bowl<1%no change in week 10
Average final wins3.62 to 6 wins: 8 in 10 seasons
No. 1 pick in the 2027 draft31%the worst record in the league

Tiebreakers in today’s standings: behind MIA in the AFC order (conference record).

How the Titans’ playoff chances have changed

Each point is our forecast at the time, kept in the forecast ledger. Weeks 1–9 were run afterwards with only what was known then.

The numbers
WhenMake the
playoffs
Win the
division
Before the season17%6%
After week 16%2%
After week 26%4%
After week 34%2%
After week 43%1%
After week 5<1%<1%
After week 61%1%
After week 71%<1%
After week 8<1%<1%
After week 9<1%<1%
Week 10, after the games through Thu Nov 12<1%<1%

Where the Titans could finish

The chance of each playoff seed.

What do the Titans need to make the playoffs?

How the Titans’ final record decides it in the simulations, and, for the records in between, the other games that matter most then: each played with each result forced, and only differences of at least five points shown. A ½ is a tie.

  • 8 wins or fewer (99% of the seasons): in <1%.

How many wins do the Titans need?

How often the Titans finished with each number of wins in the simulations, and its playoff and division chances when it did. Totals with under a 0.5% chance are left out; ½ is a tie.

Final
wins
Chance of
that record
Make playoffs
with it
Win division
with it
81%3%1%
73%<1%<1%
67%<1%<1%
514%<1%<1%
4½1%<1%<1%
422%<1%<1%
3½1%<1%<1%
325%<1%<1%
2½1%<1%<1%
219%<1%<1%
17%<1%<1%

The Titans’ remaining schedule

The chances to make the playoffs and to win the division after a win and after a loss. Kickoff times are Eastern.

GameWin
chance
Make playoffsWin division
winlosswinloss
vs JAXweek 10 · Sun Nov 15, 1:00 PM · JAX by 10.517%<1%<1%<1%<1%
at DALweek 11 · Sun Nov 22, 1:00 PM · DAL by 7.525%<1%<1%<1%<1%
at JAXweek 12 · Sun Nov 29, 4:05 PM · no line yet11%<1%<1%<1%<1%
vs WASweek 13 · Sun Dec 6, 1:00 PM · no line yet41%<1%<1%<1%<1%
at DETweek 14 · Sun Dec 13, 1:00 PM · no line yet21%<1%<1%<1%<1%
vs INDweek 15 · Sun Dec 20, 1:00 PM · no line yet49%<1%<1%<1%<1%
at LVweek 16 · Sun Dec 27, 4:05 PM · no line yet39%<1%<1%<1%<1%
vs PITweek 17 · Sun Jan 3, 1:00 PM · no line yet32%<1%<1%<1%<1%
at HOUweek 18 · Sun Jan 10, 1:00 PM · no line yet21%<1%<1%<1%<1%

Who should Titans fans root for in week 10?

Other teams’ games this week that move the Titans’ playoff or division chances by at least a point (and by more than the simulation error), biggest first.

No other game this week moves the Titans’ chances by a point or more.

How often a tiebreaker decides

The share of the simulated seasons in which the Titans finished level on record with a team on the other side of the line, so the NFL’s tiebreakers decided it, and the step that separated them (percentages of all seasons).

  • A playoff spot: a tiebreaker decides it in under 1% of the seasons.
  • The division title: a tiebreaker decides it in under 1% of the seasons.