| 1 | ATLANTA (AP) -- Tennessee rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, whose first two drives ended with an interception and a fumble, recovered to lead a touchdown drive in the Titans' 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in a preseason opener Friday night. |
| 2 | Atlanta's Matt Ryan completed all six passes for 86 yards on his only possession, including a 13-yard touchdown to Julio Jones. |
| 3 | With the assistance of Mariota's early turnovers, the Falcons led 17-0 behind new coach Dan Quinn before the Titans pulled even at 24. |
| 4 | Michael Ford's 1-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter snapped the tie. |
| 5 | Mariota, the No. |
| 6 | 2 overall draft pick, went 7 of 8 for 94 yards. |
| 7 | Paul Worrilow returned Mariota's fumble 14 yards for a touchdown. |
| 8 | The first two possessions provided a painful lesson for Mariota that games are different from practice. |
| 9 | Early in his first drive, Mariota's short pass was intercepted by linebacker Justin Durant, whose 20-yard return set up a field goal. |
| 10 | On Tennessee's next drive, Mariota was not hit when the ball slipped out of his hand before he could pass. |
| 11 | Worrilow scooped up the loose ball and raced to the end zone. |
| 12 | It was the Mariota's first look at a four-man defensive front. |
| 13 | He has worked only against the Titans' 3-4 scheme in practice. |
| 14 | He entered the preseason opener with an impressive streak of 186 passes without an interception in seven-on-seven and team drills at training camp. |
| 15 | The good news for the Titans was Mariota's recovery on his third possession. |
| 16 | He had two 17-yard completions to former Falcons receiver Harry Douglas and a 26-yard pass to running back Antonio Andrews to set up Dexter McCluster's 6-yard scoring run. |
| 17 | Backup quarterback Zach Mettenberger also threw an interception late in the first half, but only after he connected with Rico Richardson on a 30-yard touchdown pass. |