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Marcus Mariota will return for Titans on Sunday

By Freddie Boston

Oct 11, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) passes against the Buffalo Bills during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Buffalo won 14-13. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 11, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) passes against the Buffalo Bills during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Buffalo won 14-13. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Tennessee Titans will have Marcus Mariota back on the field for Sunday’s game with the New Orleans Saints.

There is good news for the Tennessee Titans, as rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota has been announced as the starter for Sunday’s game with the New Orleans Saints.

Mariota, selected with the second overall pick back in the draft this past April, missed two games after suffering an MCL sprain after a low hit from the Dolphins’ Olivier Vernon.

This is big for the Titans, who have scored a combined 13 points in the two games he’s missed. Drew Brees is fresh off his seven-touchdown performance against the New York Giants, and there was no way backup quarterback Zach Mettenberger could keep pace. With Mariota, they have a shot.

Mariota will have a chance to impress interim head coach Mike Mularkey, who takes charge after Ken Whisenhunt was dismissed. Mularkey has vowed to protect the rookie, according to Jim Wyatt of the official Titans website:

"“I just told him we’re going to do a couple things different with him,’’ Mularkey said of Mariota. “Try to make sure he stays upright and it was really just, not real in-depth. But we’re on the same page.”"

With a new coach and the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner ready to roll, can the Titans pull of the upset in the Big Easy?

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