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Marcus Mariota’s rookie season has come to an abrupt halt

The situation presents a role reversal for second-year quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who will start in the home finale Sunday against Houston (noon, CBS).

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Tom Brady threw for two touchdowns to help the New England Patriots hold onto the top spot in the AFC, beating Tennessee 33-16 on Sunday and knocking Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota out with a knee injury in the first half. Owner Amy Adams Strunk fired former Ken Whisenhunt partly because of his inability to consistently protect Mariota and his decision to keep Mariota in the game after he suffered a sprained left knee October 18. This time the injury is to his right knee; earlier in the season it was his left knee.


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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. Even though Mariota had a 3-9 record in the 12 games, he kept the Titans in mostly every game. We’re going reevaluate it and see if he can play next week.


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Safety Tyrann Mathieu, one of the inspirational leaders on the Arizona Cardinals defense, is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Rob Gronkowski caught a 5-yard touchdown pass, and Akiem Hicks fell on the ball in the end zone after Jamie Collins’ strip-sacked Mariota for New England’s other TD. The Titans have a lot of holes to fill before they will be competitive, but have to be thinking about the offensive line with what should be a very high draft pick in 2016.

Cornerback Logan Ryan had a tough time covering Tennessee wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, who caught six passes for 113 yards. He also ran for an additional 252 yards and two touchdowns.

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“Certainly if there’s any issues, if we have any concerns as we did (Sunday), we would not play him”, Mularkey said.

The Titans have shut down their rookie quarterback for the year.

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“Always good to win”, head coach Bill Belichick said after the game. If they can combine their efforts for around 100 yards on 26 carries in future games, then the effectiveness of the platoon will be quite evident.

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