The Titans are expected to start Matt Cassel at quarterback in place of an injured Marcus Mariota for their Week 5 game Sunday at the Dolphins, ESPN reports.
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Titans QB Marcus Mariota, considered game-time decision due to hamstring, not expected to play vs. Dolphins, per source. Matt Cassel starts.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 8, 2017
Mariota tweaked his hamstring during Tennessee’s loss in Houston last week and has been considered a game-time decision by Titans coach Mike Mularkey for Sunday. Mariota was limited all week in practice, with Cassel getting most of the first-team reps.
The Titans also added QB Brandon Weeden to their roster this week.
The betting market reacted to news of Cassel getting the starting nod by adjusting Tennessee from a 3- to a 1-point favorite at Miami, and Mariota’s fantasy football owners should be modifying their lineups ahead of Sunday’s action.
The Titans have a bye next week, giving Mariota more than two weeks to get healthy for the Titans’ Week 6 Monday night tilt against the Colts.