Despite Turnovers, Preseason Debut Shows Marcus Mariota’s Potential as a Passer

August 15, 2015   ·   Dan Hope   ·   Jump to comments

Marcus Mariota’s first two series in live game action as an NFL quarterback ended as nightmarishly as anyone could have expected. But the rookie bounced back to demonstrate his passing potential and lead the Tennessee Titans to a touchdown drive in the team’s preseason opener, a 31-24 loss, against the host Atlanta Falcons on Friday.
The story of Mariota’s first training camp with the Titans had been his staying turnover-free. In his first 11 practices leading up to the Titans’ initial preseason game, Mariota threw 186 passes without a single interception, as reported by Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com.
That changed in a hurry Friday.
On Tennessee’s first possession of the game and on just his third throw, Mariota attempted a screen pass off his back foot to Titans running back Bishop Sankey. It ended up being intercepted by Falcons linebacker Justin Durant without the pass getting out of the backfield, as shown by SB Nation:
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