Patriots sack Mariota 8 times in win over Titans

Tom Brady passed for three touchdowns and 337 yards, and New England cruised past Tennessee 35-14 on Saturday night to advance to their seventh consecutive conference title game.

The Patriots are heavily favored with the greatest quarterback of all time as well as playing at home in the AFC Divisional playoffs in which they never lost since 2011. Henry ran for a career-high 156 yards, and Mariota added 46 yards.

“It’s a very unique skill, because a lot of guys, once they get scrambling, they’re not even looking downfield anymore, they’re just looking to run”.

Brady is a health obsessive and it is his determination to keep in good shape via the TB12 diet (sample quote: “I don’t really drink tea, but I might drink a cup of bone broth”) which has caused its own issues as Belichick saw his power over the Patriots locker room challenged by the increasing influence of Brady’s trainer, in the team’s facility.

The second quarter provided the answer: a resounding no.

Perhaps there was more strife on the other sidleline.

Titans Coach Mike Mularkey said that Mariota was hampered when he tweaked a quadriceps muscle. Brady attempted 31 passes in the first 30 minutes.

In March, the Tennessee Titans signed three unheralded free agents to contracts that totaled seven years and $13.35 million. Gronkowski easily outmuscled first-team All-Pro Byard for the score to cap the blowout, which was only massaged by a late Davis touchdown. The Patriots’ defense dominated the game after halftime.

There was nothing wrong with using a lot of Dion Lewis. But replays showed Lewis’ butt hit the ground at the 19. “Our work will be cut out for us keeping them contained and hopefully giving them some things that can cause them some problems”. They came into this game having won two Super Bowls in the past 3 years. Danny Amendola contributed 659 yards and five touchdowns in 61 catches.

“We didn’t play well enough to give our offence a chance”, Byard said. He had a 4-yard carry on third-and-1 from the 6 and closed the drive with a 2-yard scoring scoot to make it 28-7. On plays where the receivers were well covered, Brady had time in the pocket or space the rollout and make time for his targets to get open. I want to make him look like (Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback) Blake Bortles if I can to try to catch a couple picks. It’s time to bring in the next great, young Titans pass-rusher.

The Tennessee Titans are coming from a 22-21 stunning victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Wild Card game in which Marcus Mariota threw for two touchdowns against one interception. But he wasn’t able to pull out any second-half magic like he did last week and was under constant assault in the second half. The Patriots had a harder time protecting the future Hall of Famer this season, and the Titans tied for fifth in the National Football League with 43 sacks. Historically, Brady is 6-2 against LeBeau. He caught a short Brady pass on the first play of the second quarter and bolted for what was initially ruled a 50-yard touchdown. He came up with multiple big plays Saturday, finishing with 62 rushing yards on 15 carries and nine receptions for 79 yards. The defense allowed three straight touchdown drives to the Patriots offense to close out the half. However, that’s the only time Tennessee would hold a lead in this game.