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since the Titans’ disastrous 21-0 loss to the Ravens at home Tennessee Titans Hats , and in case you forgot, the offensive line gave up 11 sacks to arguably the best defense in the league. Marcus Mariota only completed 10 passes as well, meaning he was sacked more than he had completions on the day.On Sunday, Mariota also joined (dubious) historic company, as he is the seventh quarterback since 1985 to have as many or more sacks than completed passes (minimum of 10 pass attempts) and the fifth to have more sacks than completions.pro-football-reference.com(Special thanks to @Topher_Doll for creating this chart for me!)As you can see, Mariota is the first quarterback to have as many or more sacks as completed passes since Jay Cutler on the road in 2010 against the Giants. If there’s any silver linings, the Bears went to the NFC Championship in 2010, and Warren Moon and Troy Aikman—two Hall of Fame quarterbacks—are also on this list. With that said this not something to be proud of.(David Carr being on this list should surprise no one.)For this week’s edition of Keeping Up With Marcus Mariota, this time we’ll be taking at look at all 11 sacks on Mariota from two specific angles: The end zone angle, and the All-22 angle, to determine what happened on each individual sack. So let’s get things started.Sack #1The first sack of the game belonged to defensive end Chris Wormley.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comOn this play, the Titans try to draw the Ravens off guard with a play action bootleg on zone blocking, but ageless wonder Terrell Suggs (#55) isn’t fooled and blows up any chance Mariota has at getting a pass off cleanly. Suggs’ presence allows Chris Wormley to take down Mariota for the first sack.All-22gamepass.nfl.comThe Ravens secondary, in Cover 1, also gets the job done, tightly covering all receivers on the play. The closest to a receiver being open is Luke Stocker (#88) over the middle of the field, but I suspect Tony Jefferson (#23) would’ve undercut his route for an interception.Sack #2The second sack of the day belonged to outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comThis time the Ravens drop three defenders into coverage on a five man rush, with Za’Darius Smith being able to bull rush past right guard Josh Kline, collecting his first of three sacks on the day.All-22gamepass.nfl.comThe Ravens deploy what appears to be a Cover 2 defense for this play, and it works seeing as none of the receivers are able to create separation downfield.Sack #3The third sack of the day belonged to defensive back Anthony Levine.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comThe Ravens appear to be sending a Double A-Gap Blitz on this play, but both defenders in the A-Gap drop back into coverage, and it’s a regular four man rush. One of those players—Anthony Levine (#41)—goes back to the quarterback after Mariota runs out of the pocket and gets the lamest sack in the book by being the closest defender to him as he runs out of bounds for a loss. While Mariota throws the ball away, he does so after stepping out of bounds (looks pretty close here), so this counts as a sack.All-22gamepass.nfl.comThe strong safety drops back into deep zone coverage on this play, and as it’s 3rd and long the Ravens essentially play prevent, incredibly causing the Titans to lose yardage with it. The Titans attack vertically, but the Ravens defensive line prevents Mariota from having any time to survey downfield, and he’s forced out of the pocket.Sack #4Linebacker Patrick Onwuasor was credited for the Ravens’ fourth sack of the day.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comMatt Judon (#99) Tennessee Titans Womens Hoodie , occupying the weak side of the formation, deserves a lot of credit on the play, as he hesitates to rush the quarterback until he sees right tackle Jack Conklin tilt his head left to double block C.J. Mosley (#57). That’s when he rushes Mariota and forces him to step up.Patrick Onwuasor (#48), occupying the strongside of the formation, also has a free lane to the quarterback, and he’s the one that takes down Mariota.All-22gamepass.nfl.comOnce again the Ravens deploy Cover 1 against play action, and though the Titans attack with three receivers downfield, Baltimore’s secondary manages to clog the routes with relative ease.Sack #5Za’Darius Smith picked up his second sack for the Ravens’ fifth on the day.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comAs you may have guessed, guard play continues to be a major problem for the Titans offensive line; Left guard Quinton Spain gets beaten brutally by Smith, who gets leverage on Spain’s inside shoulder and absolutely swats the ball from Mariota’s grip. This technically does not count as a quarterback hit since the only thing being hit was the ball, but it counts as a strip sack, one that Mariota falls on.All-22gamepass.nfl.comThe free safety drops into deep zone coverage on this play as the Ravens deploy a fire zone blitz, dropping two defenders into coverage. Za’Darius Smith’s destruction of Quinton Spain leaves Mariota with no time to react as the ball is spiked from his hands.Sack #6Edge rusher Terrell Suggs was credited with the Ravens’ sixth sack on the day.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comHonestly, I blame this sack on Mariota. Instead of sensing pressure, Mariota anticipated it, as the blind side pass rusher (Matt Judon, #99) did not break free of Taylor Lewan’s block. As a result, Mariota left the pocket too early, running right into Terrell Suggs for the sack.All-22gamepass.nfl.comWhile no one gets open (Shocking, right?), that’s still not an excuse for Mariota leaving the pocket early on this play.Sack #7Safety Tony Jefferson collected the Ravens’ seventh sack on the day. End Zonegamepass.nfl.comAgain, it looks like Mariota deserves blame for the sack at first. He’s given little time to react without stepping up, but he drops his eyes instead of keeping them up and runs into another sack. Then again, defensive tackle Willie Henry (#69) pressured him nicely by (get this) destroying the guard (Kline). This opened up a lane for Tony Jefferson to come through and take Mariota down.All-22gamepass.nfl.comNow it makes perfect sense why Mariota dropped his eyes. He was trying to establish himself as a runner, but the Ravens gave him zero escape options and he was forced into taking a sack.Sack #8The eighth sack on the day belonged to rookie linebacker Kenny Young.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comHere’s a shock: The guard play gave up more pressure. This time backup left guard Corey Levin gets curb stomped by Willie Henry’s two-step counter, forcing Mariota to step up in the pocket. Kenny Young, spying on the play, eventually comes in to take Mariota down.All-22gamepass.nfl.comIt’s 2018 and the Browns offense showed more life against the Ravens defense (The Browns also won that game) than the Titans did. That probably would’ve been understandable with Mike Mularkey last year Womens Customized Tennessee Titans Jerseys , but with Matt LaFleur this is not a welcome development.Sack #9Matthew Judon, in on a couple of pressures previously, joins the sack party with Baltimore’s ninth on the game.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comThis one is on Mariota. He ran right into Judon (#99, if you aren’t used to his jersey number by now) who smokes Lewan for outside leverage with a counter chop. This is a case where the quarterback and offensive line play are both at fault.All-22gamepass.nfl.comEven if Mariota didn't run into his own sack though, no one was open...again.Sack #10Patrick Onwuasor collected his second sack on the day as the Ravens reach double digits in sacks.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comThe Ravens send Onwuasor (#48) as a blitzer up the A-Gap while Lewan gets horribly beaten by a swim move from edge rusher Tim Williams (#56). Mariota has no chance as he’s dragged to the ground like a murdered victim in an 80s’ horror movie.All-22gamepass.nfl.comIt’s the fourth quarter and the Ravens are up 21, so at this point they’re playing prevent. The Titans offense can’t even muster yardage from that as the Ravens pass rush is a major mismatch for Tennessee’s offensive line.Sack #11Finally, the sack parade ends at 11 as Za’Darius Smith gets a hat trick with his third sack of the day.End Zonegamepass.nfl.comJim Ross would be proud of this RKO from out of nowhere, but Titans fans should not be.All-22gamepass.nfl.comThere’s not much else to say at this point, since this has become desensitizing to watch from a Titans’ perspective.ConclusionSo what did we learn? Well, no one could get open, the guard play was brutal, Marcus Mariota caused a few sacks himself, and Matt LaFleur needs to be held accountable. He’s poorly coached this offense in the last two games, with a combined 12 points scored in the last two games. It goes without saying those 12 points all came against the Bills.At the same time the Ravens might have the best defense in the NFL. There’s not a lot of names casual fans might recognize, but there is quality and depth at pretty much every position, and they played lights out, which is saying a lot for a franchise whose identity has entirely been about defense. Mariota didn’t do too much outside of this. He had a few errant throws and as mentioned, some of of the sacks were on him as he ran right into them. He did not look comfortable at all in this one, but in his defense, the offensive line, receivers and scheming didn’t give him much to be positive about either.The Titans are 3-3 in a sloppy AFC South division, and are ahead of the Texans and Jaguars (both also 3-3) for first place. But with more questions than answers on Tennessee’s part, this division is wide open.The five most memorable plays from Marcus Mariota’s 2017 season Here at Music City Miracles, we love Marcus Mariota. He’s dealt with bad offensive schemes, he’s overcome various injuries, and he has an upset postseason win against the Chiefs in his resume. He may have thrown 13 touchdowns to 15 interceptions, but Mariota was still a huge reason why the Titans went back to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The only thing working for him on offense was that the pass protection was good; The scheme and play calling were atrocious, the receivers couldn’t constantly create separation (and even when they did www.tennesseetitansteamonline.com , there were drops galore), and the Titans had the audacity to keep DeMarco Murray as the starter over Derrick Henry when it was clear Henry was the superior back.The stats don’t show it, but Mariota carried the Titans to the playoffs when their performances showed they weren’t close to it. His accuracy was phenomenal, and he also grew as a downfield passer. And with a new offensive coordinator (Matt LaFleur) that promises to run more versatile offense, we could see similar stats to 2016 once again.With that said, what were the most memorable plays Marcus Mariota made in his junior season in the NFL? These may not always be the absolute best plays Mariota has made, but they’re the ones that stick out in Titans fans’ heads when his name comes up.I happen to have five ready to go, so let’s look at what I consider to be Marcus Mariota’s five most memorable plays from the 2017 season (NOTE: These are not in any order of most or least memorable.)1. 37-yard dime to Delanie Walker against quadruple coverageCould this be the best throw of Mariota’s career to date? Perhaps. What we can all agree on, however, is that this is a throw not of mortal being. gamepass.nfl.comThe Titans are running a 13-personnel package on this play, with an RB in the backfield, three tight ends (Delanie Walker and Phillip Supernaw as receivers, and Jonnu Smith, staying back to block) and Corey Davis lined up as the Z receiver. The Colts utilize Cover 1, while Tennessee uses a 7-man protection scheme.FOUR. DEFENDERS. AROUND. WALKER. gamepass.nfl.comThe Colts defense plays this really well. Because the routes the Titans draw up are so isolated, it requires Mariota to throw a perfect downfield pass (there’s no underneath option) into an insane tight window if any opening occurs. This should be an incomplete pass without hesitation.Mariota does just that. This sums up how Mike Mularkey and Terry Robiskie suffocated Mariota. They didn’t suffocate him by constantly allowing him to get hit—the offensive line was still good—but they didn’t offer any creative route combinations or mismatches to get receivers open, meaning that Mariota had a tiny margin for error.That’s why this throw is insane. Mariota leads Delanie Walker just enough where he doesn’t have to adjust and get killed by four defensive backs. This pass is in stride and sums up how accurate of a quarterback Mariota is.2. Game winning run against JacksonvilleI’m of the opinion that Mariota is at his best as a pocket passer, but as a runner, he certainly has provided Titans fans with many highlights. Few were as big as his game sealing run in Week 17 against Jacksonville, helping secure a playoff spot for the Titans.The 2017 Tennessee Titans offense.gamepass.nfl.comHere, on 3rd down, the Jaguars utilize a simple four-man rush, man coverage outside, and zone coverage inside. The receivers can’t create any separation, and Mariota has to escape the pocket to avoid the edge pressure from the blind side.What Mariota does next can’t be described in words, but I’ll try anyway. After climbing out of the pocket, he eludes the defensive tackle (#93), cuts back outside Tennessee Titans T-Shirt , then gloriously stiff arms Barry Church, clearing the path for a first down and a playoff birth ahead of him.3. Touchdown pass.....to himself#MARIGOATAgamepass.nfl.comYou knew this had to be on here. This bizarre series of events sparked the incredible 21-3 comeback against the Chiefs, where the Titans scored 19 unanswered points in the second half. Brad Johnson is the only other quarterback to throw a touchdown pass to himself (doing it in 1997), but Mariota is the first ever quarterback to do it in a playoff game.Let’s look at another angle of the play.gamepass.nfl.comHere, the Chiefs utilize Cover 0. The Chiefs defense recognize the switch routes and prevent any receivers from getting open. Because of this, Mariota runs around the pocket, buying time until he’s forced to run outside left. He attempts to throw to Corey Davis, and instead of picking the pass off, Darrelle Revis point shaves on national television by batting the ball back to Mariota, who catches it and dives for the end for an improbable touchdown.Considering Mariota’s interception luck was brutal last year (rarely had a dropped interception), this was some incredible fortune.4. Go ahead touchdown to Eric Decker against the ChiefsOn the prior play, Mariota badly missed a wide open Corey Davis, who was all alone running to the end zone. If not for what followed, his reputation could’ve taken a bigger hit.Still haven’t completely processed how the Titans won this game. gamepass.nfl.comThe Titans run a 3 wide receiver set on this play, with Eric Decker running a simple go route and the other two receivers running switch routes. What makes this play work is that Mariota looks off the top safety, stalling him enough to give Decker an open window to catch the ball. What follows is a touchdown grab from Decker that stuns Arrowhead Stadium as Tennessee takes a 22-21 lead.5. Block on Frank Zombo to clinch a spot in the Divisional RoundMariota’s had a few memorable plays outside of the traditional realm of passing, hasn’t he?Marcus Mariota>Matt Kalilgamepass.nfl.comOn this play, the Titans run a zone blocking scheme on what is originally a designed run to the right. When Derrick Henry can’t find a hole, he cuts outside left, putting him in the path of linebacker Frank Zombo. With Mariota in front of him, Zombo attempts to get around the quarterback turned blocker, but Mariota shoves Zombo, clearing a path for Derrick Henry to seal the upset playoff victory in Tennessee’s favor for good.As you can see, Marcus Mariota was a huge reason why the Titans clinched a playoff birth and a postseason victory on the road. With that in mind, what plays from the fourth year quarterback stood out to you in 2017?