The Houston Texans will be taking on an interim head coach when they travel to Nashville to take on the Tennessee Titans in Week 12 of the NFL season.

The Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan on Monday following the team’s 1-5 start to the regular season, making him the first coaching casualty of the 2025 NFL season. Callahan posted a 4-19 overall record during his underwhelming tenure at Nissan Stadium.

“We just felt like this was the right time to make a change,” Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker said at a news conference Monday night. “We were looking for growth in this football team, and that’s what this is about right now. We’re not seeing enough growth from this football team.”

Former San Diego Chargers head coach and senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy will take over as interim coach for the remainder of the season, marking his first time back in a seat of power since 2016. He had a 27-37 record, making the playoffs in his first season with Philip Rivers as the starting quarterback.

“What Mike brings right now is experience, leadership,” Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi said. “He has been a head coach. He’s a former quarterback who’s had some years in the NFL as a player and has been around NFL quarterbacks like Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning, and he was with Trevor Lawrence last year.”

Last season, Tennessee clinched the No. 1 overall pick after losing to the Texans in Week 18. Tennessee finished 3-14 in Callahan’s first season, with one of its lone victories coming over Houston at NRG Stadium in Week 12.

According to ESPN’s stats and information, No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward now joins the previous four quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall to see their head coaches fired during their rookie seasons. Over the past eight seasons, six coaches have been fired after the team elected to draft a quarterback No. 1 overall.

According to stats and information, the Titans’ offense has scored only 83 points, the franchise’s fewest through six games since 1985. Callahan finished with the second-worst record in franchise history, only surpassing Ken Whisenhunt at 3-20.

Former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, who led the team to two AFC South division titles and an AFC conference title appearance, returns to Nashville this Sunday with his first-place New England Patriots.

The Texans will travel to Nissan Stadium on Nov. 16 for a noon kickof on FOX.