Proof that the Tennessee Titans are improving

For a franchise that had hit rock bottom a couple of years ago and had very little in the way of recognition, the annual Pro Bowl announcement was usually greeted with an, “oh, well.” Jurrell Casey and Delanie Walker eventually made the game last year, but only as alternates after the initial selections had bowed out of the contest.

Mariota salvages miserable day, Titans’ playoff hopes

Marcus Mariota had never played in weather colder than 75 degrees during high school, and never in temperatures bellows 40 degrees during his college days at Oregon. So when he took the field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, and it was 1 degree with a wind chill of minus-9, perhaps it made sense the Tennessee Titans quarterback would get off to a chilly start.

Mariota salvages miserable day, Titans’ playoff hopes

Marcus Mariota had never played in weather colder than 75 degrees during high school, and never in temperatures bellows 40 degrees during his college days at Oregon. So when he took the field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, and it was 1 degree with a wind chill of minus-9, perhaps it made sense the Tennessee Titans quarterback would get off to a chilly start.