Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota exited early with a knee injury during Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.
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The Tennessee Titans were getting stomped in the first half by the New England Patriots, but that isn’t the big issue.
With two games remaining, the Titans (3-11) remain the front-runner for the first overall pick in the draft.
Although coach Mike Mularkey said after the game that he doesn’t believe the injury to be serious, a league source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that Mariota will have an MRI on Monday.
The New England Patriots stopped the bleeding but running back Lagarrette Blount is reportedly out of the season.
NOTES: New England rookie RB Joey Isoefa was summoned from the Patriots practice squad to be the third running back and showed power on a 15-yard run that left CB Coty Sensabaugh behind.
New England led 24-3 at halftime.
Chung left with a hip injury and LaFell hobbled off after.
It was just another day in the office for Brady, who completed 23 of 35 passes for 267 yards while James White caught seven passes for 71 yards, including an incredible 30-yard sprinting TD.
Zach Mettenberger replaced Mariota and hit tight end Delanie Walker with two touchdown passes, Walker’s fifth and sixth touchdown catches of the season.
The Patriots return to action on Sunday, December 27th when they visit the New York Jets.
“I know he would want me to go out there and whoop some booty, which we did as a team”, Gronkowski said.
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-QB Marcus Mariota wasn’t hurt seriously when he left with a knee injury. The defense started the game by forcing two punts and then scored a touchdown. The one positive in Hightower’s case is the fact that he later returned and was present on the sideline for the remainder of the game. After Collins intercepted Mettenberger and ran it back 51 yards to the Titans 16, Gostkowski added another field goal. “It’s a long season, so I think over the course of the season, you’re always dealing with some type of adversities I would say”. They made it 14-0 when Chandler Jones strip-sacked Mariota at the Tennessee 17; Hicks chased the ball and knocked it into the end zone before falling on it for the touchdown. He left the field favoring his knee, and went to the locker room to be evaluated by New England’s medical staff. He did add 54 yards of his own, though. Jones, who had two sacks, is up to 12½ this season, a career-high and the third-most in Pats franchise history.
