A memorable 2008 season came to an end for the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Their 13-10 loss at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens forced a premature postseason exit after one of the most successful campaigns in club history. The Titans had the NFL's best record during the regular season at 13-3, which also matched the records of the 1999 and 2000 Titans for the best mark in franchise history. In setting a franchise record by winning their first 10 regular season games - they never before had won their first four games in a season - the Titans became one of 11 NFL teams since 1970 to accomplish the feat.

Fisher, the NFL leader among head coaches in current tenure, completed his 14th full season as head coach. The 2008 Titans rose to an elite level despite being ranked in the NFL's bottom 10 teams in career playing experience. With 4.4 years of NFL experience per player on opening day, only eight teams averaged less than the Titans. Eight Titans were named to the Pro Bowl, the club's highest number since 2000.

In a year the franchise celebrated its 10th season as the Titans, the playoff berth was its sixth in the last decade (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008), the third as a division winner (2000, 2002 and 2008) and the second as the AFC's No. 1 seed (2000 and 2008).