Titans QB Mariota to miss 1 game, be re-evaluated for finale

The Tennessee Titans had a shadow cast over them when Marcus Mariota was sacked early in the game Sunday.

The Tennessee Titans kept Marcus Mariota on the field a little longer this time. He tried to grab it but just wound up knocking it farther away.

“The more you get out there, the more confident you can play, so I’m just trying to play with confidence every week and do whatever I can to help the team”. “We’re kidding ourselves if he’s not one of the best tight ends in the National Football League”.

One of the edicts when Ken Whisenhunt was sacked and replaced by Mularkey in mid-season was that Mariota had to be protected.

“When a big guy gets a touchdown, no matter what, it’s going to be amusing because it doesn’t look normal and it isn’t regular”, Branch said. “When we had more depth in the backfield than we have right now he didn’t get as many opportunities as he had more recently, but as he’s gotten more opportunities he’s really taken advantage of them and shown what he can do”.

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“He will be out this week and evaluated again at the start of next week, and see where he’s at with that”, interim coach Mike Mularkey said of Mariota. When the field goal unit came on, Titans training staff was looking at Mariota’s right knee. “I don’t expect to be out for the rest of the year”. The touchdowns and yards passing (2,818) both set franchise records for a rookie.

Four more players suffered injuries in Sunday’s win including Danny Amendola, Patrick Chung and Dont’a Hightower.

While no one in the platoon stood out with a huge performance in the game, all three players contributed in ways that indicate that they can be valuable assets to the team in the future. No information about their conditions was immediately available. He has emerged as a go-to guy in a Patriots’ offense that continues to score points in bunches, no matter who’s in the lineup. Zach Mettenberger threw two picks, but other than that played well, going 20 of 28 in relief of Mariota for 242 yards and two touchdowns.

It made sense that the Titans would handle the injury that way. In the meantime, the Patriots will face a tough road trip against a streaking New York Jets.

It will be the second Winter Classic hosted by the Bruins. The three of them combined for 93 rushing yards and nine catches for 89 receiving yards and one touchdown.

“I’d say a lot of that stuff, in my opinion, is not real accurate so take it with a grain of salt”. If Mariota doesn’t play again this season, Mularkey said the rookie easily has exceeded expectations in a debut year featuring a head coaching change, six different starting offensive line combinations and injuries forcing lineup changes. Butler had another interception negated by a Patriots penalty.