It’s bye week for the Tennessee Titans, and the team should be pretty pleased with its change at quarterback to this point.
Since replacing starter Marcus Mariota in the third quarter of Week 6’s shutout loss to the Denver Broncos, Ryan Tannehill has posted a starting record of 3-1.
He’s completed 97-of-136 passes for 1,161 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions.
The former Miami Dolphins signal-caller was key to leading the Titans to their most recent 35-32 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Nissan Stadium, 13-of-19 passing for 181 yards with two touchdowns.
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Tannehill has looked more comfortable and decisive in the pocket than Mariota did this season, and has been a factor in bringing new life to what was a stagnant offense.
“I don’t think we’re playing clean football right now in the first half and that has come back to haunt us,” he said in a TitansOnline report. “We have to be able to come out early and play clean football. There is nothing complicated about it – we just have to be able to sustain drive and get points.”
The Titans’ record stood at 2-4 after Week 6, when Mariota was removed from the helm.
Mariota was 94-of-159 passes for 1,179 yards, with seven touchdowns and two interceptions before the decision to bench him was made.
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The Titans will hope to see continuity from Tannehill as they face the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars at 3:05 p.m. CT on Nov. 24 in Nissan Stadium.