NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Marcus Mariota is showing he can take good care of the football after the Tennessee quarterback took some well-deserved criticism for too many turnovers in his young career.
Mariota and his Titans teammates have not turned the ball over in back-to-back games and in three of the last four overall; they are 2-2 in those contests.
The second-year signal caller shared the credit with all of the Tennessee offense Wednesday when asked about the improved ball security. Wide receiver Rishard Matthews pointed the finger back at the quarterback.
“He’s doing a good job making the calls, making the adjustments and getting the ball out when he needs to or taking off if he needs to,” Matthews said. “So it’s all on him controlling the ball and everything.”
That has allowed the Titans (5-6) to improve their turnover ratio to minus-2 in a season where they’ve had eight interceptions and lost five fumbles. Mariota was intercepted five times through the Titans’ 1-3 start, and now he has been picked off just three times over the past seven games.