Ryan Tannehill Replaces Marcus Mariota After Second INT

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Down 13-0 in the third quarter, Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel benched starter Marcus Mariota in favor of Ryan Tannehill, who they traded for this offseason.

Mariota played awful for nearly three full quarters, completing seven passes on 18 attempts for a measly 63 yards and two interceptions. He was averaging just 3.5 yards per attempt vs. Denver when he was pulled.

The two interceptions for Mariota were his first of the 2019 season.

Tannehill had a quick strike on his first third-down try, a 42-yard completion to A.J. Brown, but it was called back due to a holding penalty.

Tennessee wound up losing 16-0, with Tannehill completing 13-of-16 pass attempts for 144 yards and an interception.

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For his career, Tannehill has an 87.0 passer rating (89 games) while Mariota is slightly ahead of him at 90.5.

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