“The defence came through for us and made some big plays”, Peterson said. But asking it to turn in this kind of performance every week is just not reasonable.
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The Titans had everything going in the first half for a great start to a season with a new general manager and 23 new players on the roster.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It appears the intrigue surrounding the identity of the Minnesota Vikings’ starting quarterback – which the team worked so diligently to protect last week – will continue for at least a few days leading up to Sunday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers.
Quarterback Shaun Hill #13 of the Minnesota Vikings drops back as teammate Andre Smith #71 removes the helmet of Derrick Morgan #91 of the Tennessee Titans during the first half at Nissan Stadium on September 11, 2016 in Nashville. Hill then scrambled – yes, right from the Believe It or Not file – scrambled for nine yards and set up another Walsh made field goal. “See how it feels when it comes to that time”, Rhodes said.
In last season’s opener, Peterson had a similar statline of 10 rushes for 31 yards.
After the game, head coach Mike Mularkey said, “The turnovers obviously were catastrophic”.
They also opened at home for the first time since 2012 and jumped out to a 10-0 halftime lead looking for a rare home win after going 1-7 in Nashville each of the past two seasons.
Things started well enough with new weapons DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry accounting for 111 of Tennessee’s 194 yards in the first half – staking the Titans to the 10-point lead. “The turnovers obviously were catastrophic”.
Thanks to a pair of touchdowns courtesy of their defensive front seven, the Minnesota Vikings scored all of their points in the second half for a 25-16 comeback victory over the host Tennessee Titans. He actually missed the 56-yarder twice after the first kick was wiped away by a pre-snap timeout from the Titans sideline. Now more than ever the Titans have to prove that the errors in coverage in the preseason were a fixable mistake rather than something that will plague this team in the future. Danielle Hunter then capitalized on a bad hand-off in the Titans backfield and rumbled 22 yards into the end zone for the second defensive touchdown of the game. Walsh also missed an extra point attempt following the Eric Kendricks interception.
Mariota had a ideal passer rating in his National Football League debut as a rookie, and his second season couldn’t have started much differently. The Vikings pressured Mariota repeatedly, and he threw into coverage while being pressured on the interception. Before his knee injury, Bynes was the Lions’ No. 4 linebacker and was pushing for a starting spot.
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One-third of Hill’s completions netted more than 15 yards, and four of them (two to Adam Thielen, one to Diggs and one to Kyle Rudolph) could be qualified as long passes.
