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Top picks meet again

TENNESSEE TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

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TV: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS (Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein) Line: Buccaneers by 3 Story lines: The Bucs’ Jameis Winston and the Titans’ Marcus Mariota — the quarterbac­ks who went No. 1 and No. 2, respective­ly, in the draft after winning the past two Heisman Trophies — oppose each other in their highly anticipate­d debuts eight months after Mariota’s Oregon Ducks downed Winston’s Florida State Seminoles in the Rose Bowl. Unlike Mariota, Winston struggled with accuracy in the preseason and was slowed by a sprained ankle. The best way to ensure they have smooth debuts is to keep them upright. Neither the Titans nor the Bucs had a good track record in that area in 2014. But with new additions in key roles, both teams are hoping to give their quarterbac­ks plenty of time to make the right decisions and keep the turnovers to a minimum. After both teams went 2-14 in 2014, starting off this season 1-0 would be huge.

 ?? CHRISTOPHE­R HANEWINCKE­L, USA TODAY SPORTS ?? Marcus Mariota completed 70% of his passes.
CHRISTOPHE­R HANEWINCKE­L, USA TODAY SPORTS Marcus Mariota completed 70% of his passes.
 ?? KIM KLEMENT, USA TODAY SPORTS ?? Jameis Winston struggled in the preseason.
KIM KLEMENT, USA TODAY SPORTS Jameis Winston struggled in the preseason.

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