The Tennessee Titans were just two shy of the NFL record for most players used in a season going into their Week 12 contest against the New England Patriots, and they successfully broke that record on Sunday in a losing effort.
With four of the Titans’ new additions seeing the field — cornerback Buster Skrine, defensive lineman Kevin Strong, wide receiver Cody Hollister and quarterback Kevin Hogan — Tennessee is now up to 86 players used.
The previous record of 84 was set by the 2020 San Francisco 49ers and the 2019 Miami Dolphins. And, Tennessee has a great chance to further that record with five games left on the schedule.
The other five teams in the top six on the all-time list finished with losing records. Tennessee could break that mold, as it currently sits with an 8-4 mark and needs one more win to secure a winning campaign.
Looking ahead to Week 13, the Titans will get a much-needed bye to rest up. After that, Tennessee will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 14 in a game that will hopefully see the return of some of the Titans’ walking wounded.
Despite the loss, the Titans maintained their two-game-plus-tie-breaker lead over the Indianapolis Colts, who lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, 38-31.
However, Tennessee has been knocked off its top-seeded perch in the AFC The Titans will go into the bye as the No. 2 seed if the Baltimore Ravens lose on Sunday night, but will fall to as low as No. 3 with a Ravens victory.
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