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1 of 68![Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard (59) walks off the]()
2 of 68![Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) gets a critical]()
3 of 68![Titans wide receiver Eric Decker (87) congratulates]()
4 of 68![Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) celebrates]()
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6 of 68![Titans cornerback Adoree' Jackson (25) almost gets]()
7 of 68![Titans wide receiver Corey Davis (84) makes a catch]()
8 of 68![Titans cornerback Adoree' Jackson (25) almost gets]()
9 of 68![49ers place kicker Robbie Gould (9) kicks a field goal]()
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11 of 68![Titans head coach Mike Mularkey argues a call in the]()
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13 of 68![Titans wide receiver Eric Decker (87) makes a first]()
14 of 68![Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) makes a first]()
15 of 68![Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) makes a]()
16 of 68![Titans place kicker Ryan Succop (4) celebrates a 31]()
17 of 68![Titans place kicker Ryan Succop (4) kicks a 31 yard]()
18 of 68![Titans wide receiver Eric Decker (87) makes a first]()
19 of 68![Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) pulls in a touchdown]()
20 of 68![Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) celebrates]()
21 of 68![Titans cornerback Adoree' Jackson (25) tackles 49ers]()
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23 of 68![Titans cornerback LeShaun Sims (36) tackles 49ers wide]()
24 of 68![Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) is sacked in]()
25 of 68![Titans running back DeMarco Murray (29) rushes in the]()
26 of 68![Titans running back DeMarco Murray (29) is tackled]()
27 of 68![Titans head coach Mike Mularkey questions a call in]()
28 of 68![49ers place kicker Robbie Gould (9) kicks a field goal]()
29 of 68![Titans wide receiver Corey Davis (84) is tackled in]()
30 of 68![Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) catches]()
31 of 68![Titans place kicker Ryan Succop (4) kicks a field goal]()
32 of 68![Titans punter Brett Kern (6) head butts place kicker]()
33 of 68![Titans linebacker Kevin Dodd (92) tackles 49ers running]()
34 of 68![Titans head coach Mike Mularkey looks on the field]()
35 of 68![49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk (44) is tackled by Titans]()
36 of 68![Titans linebacker Avery Williamson (54) grabs 49ers]()
37 of 68![Titans linebacker Erik Walden (93) stops 49ers running]()
38 of 68![Titans linebacker Avery Williamson (54) stops 49ers]()
39 of 68![49ers tight end Garrett Celek (88) scored a touchdown]()
40 of 68![Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) has the ball stripped]()
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42 of 68![Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) goes to the bench]()
43 of 68![Titans cornerback Logan Ryan (26) leaves the field]()
44 of 68![Titans safety Kevin Byard (31) and cornerback Adoree']()
45 of 68![Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) calls a play]()
46 of 68![49ers tight end Garrett Celek (88) catches a pass in]()
47 of 68![Titans wide receiver Taywan Taylor (13) runs upfield]()
48 of 68![Titans running back DeMarco Murray (29) breaks through]()
49 of 68![49ers wide receiver Aldrick Robinson (19) is looked]()
50 of 68![49ers place kicker Robbie Gould (9) taps punter Bradley]()
51 of 68![49ers punter Bradley Pinion (5) is congratulated after]()
52 of 68![Titans wide receiver Taywan Taylor (13) runs upfield]()
53 of 68![Titans cornerback Tye Smith (33) tackles 49ers running]()
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57 of 68![Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) runs onto Levi's]()
58 of 68![Titans quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8) and Matt Cassel]()
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60 of 68![Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) pregame]()
61 of 68![Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard (59) before the game]()
62 of 68![Titans cornerback Adoree' Jackson (25) warms up before]()
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64 of 68![Titans fans before the game at Levi's Stadium, on Sunday,]()
65 of 68![Titans wide receiver Corey Davis (84) warms up before]()
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Five quick observations from the Titans' 25-23 loss to the 49ers on Sunday at Levi's Stadium:
Jimmy Garoppolo carves up Titans secondary
Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo led a game-winning field goal drive after the Titans took the lead with 1:07 seconds to play.
Robbie Gould hit from 45 yards as time expired, sending the Titans to a second consecutive defeat. The Niners went 48 yards in seven plays and 1:07. Gould hit six field goals. The Niners (4-10) are on a three-game winning streak.
Garoppolo led the 49ers to scores on their first four drives of the game, as well as field goals to trim the deficit to 20-19 with 8.5 minutes to play, and to give the Niners a 22-20 lead with 3:08 remaining.
Garoppolo’s performance also included leading the Niners on a 17-play, 85-yard touchdown drive that chewed more than 8.5 minutes off the clock and provided the hosts with a 13-3 lead late in the second quarter. Garrett Celek caught the 5-yard scoring pass.
At that point, the Niners had outgained the Titans 182 yards to 44 and had a 14-3 lead in first downs.
Titans rally, take first lead in fourth quarter
Marcus Mariota connected with Rishard Matthews for an eight-yard touchdown to give the Titans their first lead of the game, 20-16, with 13.5 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
The score capped a 12-play, 84-yard drive that took seven minutes off the clock.
The Titans scored 17 consecutive points after trailing 16-3.
Mariota also led an 11-play, 43-yard drive that gave the Titans a 23-22 lead on Succop’s 50-yard field goal with 1:07 to play. But they left too much time on the clock.
Titans offense surges in no-huddle
The Titans heavily relied on the no-huddle to score on the last drive of the first half and first drive of the second half to chop the deficit to 16-13.
Walker helped make up for the turnover with a four-yard touchdown catch with 29 seconds remaining in the second quarter, as the Titans zipped 79 yards in six plays and 1:08 to cut the Niners’ lead to 16-10 at halftime.
Mariota completed 5 of 6 passes on the drive, including 27- and 25-yard receptions by Rishard Matthews. The Titans also picked up 15 yards on a roughing the passer penalty against Elvis Dumervil.
The Titans continued moving the ball to open the second half, but settled for a 31-yard field goal after driving 62 yards in 14 plays and 6.5 minutes.
Defense keeps Titans in the game
The Titans’ early struggles went from bad to worse when tight end Delanie Walker, who had already dropped a potential touchdown, fumbled fighting for extra yards with the Titans trailing 13-3 with 4.5 minutes remaining in the second quarter. Niners linebacker Brock Coyle stripped it out. Cornerback Adrian Colbert recovered at Titans 46. Going from bad to worse. 4:27, 2Q.
The 49ers drove to the Titans 10-yard line, but the defense forced a stop, holding San Francisco to its third field goal of the day.
Logan Ryan injured
Titans cornerback Logan Ryan left the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter.
Ryan has played exceptionally well of late, returning from a concussion last weekend to stifle Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald.
Ryan had been looking forward to facing Garoppolo, his former teammate with the Patriots.
LeSean Sims and Brice McCain saw additional snaps in his absence.
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