Titans snap 11-game home skid
“Hopefully this will carry us through the rest of this season and into the future”, linebacker Brian Orakpo said after the game. “I think he is just going to get better, especially next year when he is all settled in and understands the philosophy of the offense”. Got him involved right away. But they had plenty of other needs, and they likely would have had to mortgage their future to take either Mariota or Jameis Winston, the draft’s other top-notch quarterback prospect, who went No. 1 overall to the Bucs.
While the 4th quarter brought a lot of points, it brought just as many mishaps. “I like to not have such a tight score to do it that way, but they hung on and did what they had to and they found a way to win”.
“We’ve got some good players, and right now we’re not playing fast, ” Bradley said. “That’s not only gaining him confidence, but the guys around him are seeing what he’s capable of doing”.
-The Titans finally got the monkey of a home losing streak off their backs.
The Titans (3-9) won for the first time since the last time Jacksonville came to town, a win October 12, 2014, that was Tennessee’s lone home victory all last season.
So if the Jaguars (4-8) are going to win any of their four remaining games, beginning Sunday against Indianapolis (6-6), they’re going to have to overcome an inept pass rush, poor tackling and average coverage skills. 49ers defensive lineman Arik Armstead (#91) played off the bench in the win….
“It was a whole lot more than I expected”.
Posluszny was in the linebackers meeting room Monday, but wasn’t in the locker room during media time. This is not say Bortles’ development is complete, but he went interception-less on Sunday while throwing five touchdowns.
After shaking off the mistake, Green-Beckham said his focus was much better.
For all intents and purposes, Marcus Mariota’s rookie season in the National Football League has been a success. “I knew I had to make the catch”, Green-Beckham said.
The Titans and Jaguars are in the middle of a slobberknocker in Nashville and Marcus Mariota just gave the Titans the lead in the fourth quarter. Mariota also ended with over 100 rushing yards, making him the first Titans player to run for at least 100 yards since running back Chris Johnson in 2013.
-LB Derrick Morgan (shoulder) sat out a second straight game on Sunday, as the Titans are trying to strengthen the muscles around his injured shoulder in hopes that he can play again before the season ends. The Giants lost LT Ereck Flowers early in the third quarter to a left ankle sprain…. WR Jeremy Kerley was also ruled out of the game in the second half with a migraine….
On the final play, the only reason the Packers had their final chance was because Devin Taylor grabbed Aaron Rodgers facemark.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Mariota connected with Green-Beckham for an electrifying 47-yard pitch and catch.
Evan Reier is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report covering the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The quarterback ran 87 yards to daylight. He came back and responded with his biggest day in the NFL.
The Titans entered Sunday’s game ranked 30th in total yards and scoring.
It has not been an easy season for the Tennessee Titans.
Only fantasy owners who stopped caring about their teams weeks ago likely had the Philadelphia Eagles defense/special teams in their starting lineup this week against the high-scoring New England Patriots.