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Quarterback Marcus Mariota Injured, Leaves Game On Cart

By Justin Phillips

Dec 24, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) pounds the turf following a leg injury during the third quarter of an NFL Football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 24, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) pounds the turf following a leg injury during the third quarter of an NFL Football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a promising start to the season, an injury may have ended 2016 for Tennessee Titans Quarterback Marcus Mariota.

Quarterback Marcus Mariota has gone the entire 2016 Regular Season without much injury concern. Until Saturday. Facing the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mariota went down with a pretty ugly looking lower leg injury. It was bad enough that he was carted off the field with a air cast on his ankle according to CBS Sports.

Mariota has led the resurgent Tennessee Titans this season and has passed for over 3000 yards. He is a key reason they are in the position for a Playoff Spot, but it appears that Backup Quarterback Matt Cassel may be in charge of leading them at the moment.

Tennessee was not having a good day in Jacksonville against the Jaguars. The Titans need to win out to make the Playoffs. Marcus Mariota went down in the third quarter as he was driving the Titans down the field when he was injured. Tennessee was down 25-10 at the time.

In the end it was a win for Jacksonville 38-17. The Titans Playoff hopes rested with a Cincinnati win over Houston in a late game Saturday. A Bengals victory would set up an AFC South Showdown at Nissan Stadium next weekend between Houston and Tennessee. The winner would head to the Playoffs.

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Shortly after the loss, Bruce Feldman was among the first to report that Mariota had a fractured fibula and was done for the rest of the 2016 season. Tennessee Titans fans may be looking at 2017 rather than the NFL Playoffs this year.

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