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Game Notes: Titans vs. Patriots

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MARIOTA RECORDS 98.3 PASSER RATING:In his second career playoff game,Marcus Mariota** completed 22 of 37 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.  His 98.3 passer rating ranked fifth in franchise postseason history for a single game. 

TWO MORE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Marcus Mariota completed a 36-yard pass to tight end Delanie Walker and a 15-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Corey Davis during a 95-yard drive in the first quarter.  In the fourth quarter, he tossed an 11-yard touchdown to Davis.  The third-year signal caller, who also had two touchdown passes in the previous game at Kansas City,  became the second quarterback in franchise history with two or more touchdown passes in consecutive postseason games, joining Warren Moon (four consecutive games).

MARIOTA'S POSTSEASON PASSER RATING: In two playoff games, Marcus Mariota completed 41 of 68 passes for 459 yards with four touchdowns and one interception.  His 93.9 passer rating was the franchise's fourth-best in a single postseason (minimum 20 attempts), ranking behind only George Blanda's 117.8 in 1960, Warren Moon's 106.0 in 1991 and Moon's 103.0 in 1992.  In a single postseason with the franchise, Mariota also finished sixth in completions, sixth in yards and tied for second in touchdown passes. 

MARIOTA RUSHING: Marcus Mariota rushed for a team-high 37 yards on four attempts versus the Patriots.  In two postseason games, he totaled 12 rushing attempts for 83 yards.  It was the second-highest rushing yardage total by a Titans/Oilers quarterback in franchise postseason history behind only Steve McNair's 209 rushing yards in the 1999 playoffs. 

LONG RECEPTION BY WALKER: In the first quarter, tight end Delanie Walker caught a 36-yard pass from Marcus Mariota.  It was the longest postseason reception of Walker's career. 

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TWO TOUCHDOWNS BY DAVIS:In the first quarter, rookie wide receiverCorey Davisscored his first touchdown in the regular season or playoffs.  He made a one-handed grab in the end zone of a 15-yard pass fromMarcus Mariotain the first quarter.  Then, in the fourth quarter, Davis scored on an 11-yard pass from Mariota.  Davis' two touchdown catches tied the franchise single-game postseason record (five previous times), and Davis became the first player to accomplish the feat in the postseason since wide receiverHaywood Jeffires** did so at Buffalo on Jan. 3, 1993. 

DAVIS HAS 63 YARDS: Corey Davis totaled five receptions for 63 yards, finishing second on the team in both categories.  Both totals ranked third during Davis' rookie campaign in either the regular season or playoffs.

DECKER LEADS TEAM: Wide receiver Eric Decker led the Titans with six receptions and 85 receiving yards.  His reception total tied for his second-highest number in either the 2017 regular season or postseason, and his yardage total ranked second in the same time period.

HENRY'S POSTSEASON TOTAL: In two playoff games, Derrick Henry rushed for 184 yards on 35 carries.  Only three players in franchise history rushed for more yards in a single postseason: Eddie George, who rushed for 449 yards in the 1999 playoffs; Earl Campbell, who rushed for 264 yards in the 1978 playoffs; and Steve McNair, who rushed for 209 yards in the 1999 playoffs. 

TITANS DRIVE 95 YARDS: In the first quarter, the Titans went on an 11-play, 95-yard touchdown drive.  It was the Titans' longest scoring drive in the playoffs or regular season since a 98-yard touchdown series at Indianapolis on Nov. 20, 2016.  The drive at New England was the longest scoring drive by the team in any playoff game in the "Titans era" (1999-present). 

INACTIVES: The Titans' inactive players were quarterback Brandon Weeden, running back Khalfani Muhammad, running back DeMarco Murray, defensive back Curtis Riley, outside linebacker Josh Carraway, guard/center Corey Levin and defensive end David King.  Murray (knee) was listed on the injury report leading up to the game. 

The Tennessee Titans take on the New England Patriots in an AFC Divisional Playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at Gillette Stadium. (Photos: Donn Jones, AP)

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