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The Tennessee Titans quarterback is not looking for anywhere else to lay the blame following Sunday’s loss on the road at Arizona, Marcus Mariota blamed himself. After Sunday’s disappointing 12-7 loss to the Cardinals, the Titans quarterback stood at the podium and beat himself up on a day when the offense made too many mistakes while struggling to get anything going.
However it was Mariota and the entire Titans offense that struggled Sunday. Mariota completed 16-of-31 passes for 159 yards, with two interceptions for a passer rating of 39.6. Mariota blamed himself for the two interceptions, but after the game receiver Rishard Matthews said one of them was on him. With the Titans driving, Mariota threw inside when Matthews went outside, and the ball was picked off.
As a whole, the Titans struggled mightily on offense in Sunday’s loss, which wasted another strong performance from the defense. Running back Derrick Henry scored on a six-yard touchdown run in the first half to give the Titans a 7-0 lead at the end of a nine-play, 50-yard drive. But the Titans managed just 14 first downs in the game, and went just 4-of-12 in third down.
The Titans managed just three first downs and 62 yards in the second half. The team couldn’t run it consistently, averaging just three yards per carry, and the passing game lacked consistency.
(Courtesty TitansOnLine.Com)
