Titans score 21 points in 1st quarter, rout Packers 47-25

Marcus Mariota is getting the best of his first matchup against two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers – at least through the first half.

“I’m a highly successful National Football League head coach”. We never knew if this was a running team, a passing team or what because of the lack of creativity offensively and the lack of execution. We have higher standards than that. Murray had been tied with LenDale White (2008), Eddie George (2000), Gary Brown (1993), Alonzo Highsmith (1989) and Campbell (1981) with four straight games with a rushing TD.

Much like the offense, the defense simply cannot sleepwalk through the beginning of Sunday night’s game against a Washington offense featuring quarterback Kirk Cousins and tight end Jordan Reed. We need to improve there.

“Well, I’m going to keep doing what I’ve done up until this point, but obviously I’ve got to play better”, Rodgers said. We knew there was going to be a lot of twists and turn of this season.

Entering the second half of their season, the Green Bay Packers are trending in the wrong direction. Once again favored by the oddsmakers against a seemingly inferior opponent, Green Bay once again played like it deserved to win rather than needed to proactively defeat the other team.

Early in the first quarter, the Packers announced guard TJ Lang was out with an ankle injury – his return questionable. Rodgers picked up just 27 yards on four receptions (seven targets) on the day, a poor showing for someone with his snap count.

Dolphins 31, Chargers 24: Former Oregon star Kiko Alonso intercepted Philip Rivers’ pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown with 1:01 left to give Miami the victory over San Diego, the Dolphins’ fourth straight win.

But the penalties already started piling up. “I think this is kind of how my life has gone professionally”, McCarthy said.

Just before halftime, the Titans were able to extend their lead to 35-10 with a touchdown catch by Titans’ wide receiver Kendall Wright. Rodgers and the Green Bay offense finally got going, with Rodgers throwing for 371 yards and two TDs, and scrambling for another TD.

The Packers remained a game behind Minnesota and idle Detroit in the NFC North, while the Titans stayed 1 1/2 games behind Houston in the AFC South. He’s the first passer in the history of the league, to have a completion rate of better than 70, four-plus touchdown passes, and no interceptions in the same game three times in his first two seasons.

DeMarco Murray also ran for 123 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown on Tennessee’s first play from scrimmage. He finished with 123 yards and also threw a TD pass, becoming the first non-quarterback to do that for this franchise in the same game since Earl Campbell on September 7, 1980, for the then-Houston Oilers.

The first two losses could have been excused, but after losing three in a row, there has to be some blame to throw around. Fellow defensive tackle Mike Daniels and Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan exchanged some words, and Lewan was ejected after making contact with an official.

A game that should have started with a major momentum booster when the Packers recovered the Titans’ surprise onside kick quickly turned in large part because of Murray’s big run after the Packers went three-and-out. He was tossed after knocking away back judge Steve Freeman’s hand at the start of Tennessee’s second series. That’s as many wins as they’ve had the last two seasons combined.

No big deal for the Titans’ defense; it forced a three-and-out.

Starting lineup changes: #56 Julius Peppers will start at linebacker in place of Matthews, #36 LaDarius Gunter will start at cornerback for Randall, #63 Corey Linsley will start at center in place of Tretter, and #82 Richard Rodgers will start at tight end for Cook. “It’s difficult to right the ship anyway, but hard emotionally is what I am referring to”. The first third down we had with Tajae (Sharpe) out there, this is basically a drop, let her go, Tajae be here in this spot. “I’m confident that we will get that back”. With that, here are five potential options to become the next Packers’ head coach in 2017.