2 Titans matchups ranked among NFL's top revenge games of 2026
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The Tennessee Titans are expected to be one of the NFL's most intriguing teams entering the 2026 season. FOX Sports all but confirmed that reality after ranking two of their games among the top 10 revenge games for the upcoming season.
Whether it involves former coaches or players facing former teams, revenge games have a way of creating extra drama. The Titans were involved in a revenge game against their former coach, Mike Vrabel, and the New England Patriots last season, which added intrigue to an otherwise flat season.
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Their two games FOX Sports ranked involve their current coach against his former team and one of the greatest players in Titans' history facing off against them.
6. Week 4: RB Derrick Henry (Ravens) vs. Titans
Again, no real ill will here, as Derrick Henry has said he'll always have love for the Tennessee Titans. He played eight years for Tennessee, rushing for 9,502 yards and 90 touchdowns. He continues to be a dominant bell cow back at age 32 and will likely finish his career with the Baltimore Ravens, but he gets his first game against his old team this season. It's a big challenge early on as Tennessee tries to show its defense will be better than 28th in scoring, as it was last year.
It has been two seasons since Derrick Henry left the Titans as a free agent to sign with the Baltimore Ravens. While Henry will always have a soft spot in Titans fans' hearts and will likely be inducted into their Ring of Honor one day, signing with a rival team still stung.
Although he won't return to play the Titans in Nashville this season, FOX Sports thought enough of this game to be considered revenge, while leaning more towards it being for Henry. It ranked number six on their list, but there are no hard feelings between the two parties. Expect this game to be a hard-fought battle between a Super Bowl contender and a team on the rise.
3. Week 1: HC Robert Saleh (Titans) vs. Jets
Robert Saleh's return as an NFL head coach will come against the team that fired him after a 20-36 record in three-plus seasons in 2024. It's two mostly bad teams squaring off for the right to start 2026 with a dose of optimism. It would be better if this were against the Jets in New York, but you get a little of that in Week 3 when Titans offensive coordinator Brian Daboll gets to go back home to face the Giants, who fired him last season after a 20-40-1 record in New York.
This matchup was the first Titans game that was leaked ahead of their full schedule release. Starting the season with their new head coach taking on the team that fired him two years ago is top-notch scheduling by the NFL schedule makers.
The Titans and Jets both picked in the top four of the NFL Draft, so the Saleh storyline will make this game one of the more intriguing games of the upcoming season. Being ranked third on FOX Sports' list means this game will be one to watch for the general fan when the NFL season kicks off in week one.
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