NASHVILLE – Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota jumped into the air and flipped over New England Patriots cornerback Duron Harmon into the end zone for a 2-point conversion.
In a preseason game nearly eight months after Mariota couldn’t play in his team’s regular-season finale because of nerve injuries, Mariota scored, then went to the bench for an earful from teammates.
“They told me not to do it again,” the quarterback said.
Rookie quarterback Jarrett Stidham rallied the Patriots to a 22-17 exhibition victory over the Titans on Saturday night, throwing a 23-yard touchdown pass to Damoun Patterson with 4:12 left to cap another big performance off the bench.
Stidham picked up where he left off in his previous trip to Nissan Stadium. Stidham had five touchdown passes there while helping Auburn rout Purdue in the Music City Bowl last December. This time he was 14-of-19 passing for 193 yards while helping the Patriots (2-0) come back from a 17-8 halftime deficit, showing why New England drafted him in the fourth round in April.