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Quarterbacks Marcus Mariota, TJ Yates each leave games with injuries
He left the game in the second quarter after running back Antonio Andrews failed to block linebacker Jamie Collins. When pressed further on identifying where the rumor came from and who the “sources” were indicating that Mariota would be out, Mularkey said “you have a real source right here”.
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Second-year quarterback Zach Mettenberger will start in his place. Mariota injured the ligament in his left knee October 18th against the Dolphins and missed two games.
Mariota’s stats during the 12 starts during in his rookie season: 230-of-370 (62.2%) for 2,818 yards, with 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Brady highlighted penalties and protection breakdowns leading to throwaways as the reason for the stalled second half offense, but nothing was more important than the loss of wide receiver Danny Amendola right before the half- and the Patriots clearly wanted to end the game as quickly as possible.
“Marcus is the toughest kid I know”, Mettenberger said about when Mariota might return, “but in any situation, I’m going to prepare like I’m a starter”.
That being said, an ailing knee is nothing to laugh about, and Mariota will take the time he needs to let it heal.
New England had a chance to clinch a first-round bye depending what happened to the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals later Sunday.
Delanie Walker caught two passes, both for touchdowns, for 64 yards for Tennessee.
The Patriots finished a 7-1 home season and are assured of earning the top seed with wins the next two weeks. Mularkey and the Titans’ staff chose to err on the side of caution. Tom Brady played turnover-free football while throwing for 267 yards and a pair of touchdowns. However, instead of taking the low road and forcing Mariota onto the field like some coaches did earlier this year for the Titans, he is wisely protecting the Titans rookie quarterback. He did make four other field goals, but one of them glanced off an upright.
Keshawn Martin returned the ensuing kickoff 75 yards to the Titans 30. They traveled 79 yards in 11 plays, using almost 6½ minutes and converting three third downs along the way, including a 29-yard catch and run by Brandon LaFell.
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Brady missed Friday’s practice with an illness and was officially listed as questionable, but the quarterback said he was 100 percent when asked after the game. Indianapolis had a record seven straight seasons of 12 or more wins from 2003-09….