Titans rule out wide receiver Kendall Wright vs Jets
If the Jets can win today it will be their first three game win streak for four years. The Titans were outgained 439-292 in the game.
Mariota is slowly becoming the multi-threat quarterback he was wildly popular for during his college career. However, Tennessee was given a gift in the 4th quarter after a bad snap went over Blake Bortles‘ head and was recovered for a touchdown.
Wright was hurt last week in Tennessee’s win over Jacksonville, and this latest injury adds to a disappointing season for the receiver who has a career-low 33 receptions for 390 yards and three touchdowns. Kerley had three punt returns for 21 yards Sunday and was not targeted on offense. 11, 2011. That was three teams ago for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and two teams ago for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
They also have a hot defense, which played its best game in weeks. Defensively, the Jets yield 239.5 yards in passing and 84.4 yards in rushing. Andrews’ four carries actually tied him for the team lead as the Tennessee Titans abandoned the run against a stout Jets unit, and he should be a bigger factor in the ground game next week against the much less intimidating Patriots defense.
Having Mariota around certainly helps, and the rookie is as healthy as he’s been since spraining the MCL in his left knee October 18. Both teams have quarterbacks playing at high levels though only NY is making a playoffs push. Despite this, they’re still a formidable opponent for the struggling Titans.
Tennessee CB Perrish Cox was tabbed as a key player for the Titans in Week 14 by the Nashville Tennessean as he is expected to spend time covering Brandon Marshall. Whether or not he will join the lineup against the Titans is unknown. But last year’s Heisman victor has proven to be an awfully quick study, and he should only get better in the coming years – if the Titans’ bumbling ways don’t drag him down.
New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson (96) celebrates a… His emergence was a welcome development for Marcus Mariota and the Titans, who are searching for a reliable receiving option other than tight end Delanie Walker. The Titans have started three different running backs with Bishop Sankey, the second-round draft pick out of Washington a year ago, benched in favor of Antonio Andrews, an undrafted free agent in his second season. Without his security blanket, Mariota looked confused, holding the ball too long.
While the Jets continued to do their part in winning the games they need to, unfortunately so did the teams we are competing with for a wildcard spot.
I see the Jets coming out on top in this one simply because they have to. They’ve been in the dictionary under the word “dormancy” since about 2008, but they’re well on their way. Some guys don’t understand it (after) college, big bowl games and they won every game. At this point, its just a matter of time before we all learn the final outcomes of the 2015 regular season.