Jameis Winston of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up before a preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings on August 15. (Getty)
For only the sixth time in the Super Bowl era, two quarterbacks were taken with the top-two picks in this year’s NFL Draft.
Jameis Winston (No. 1 overall, Buccaneers) and Marcus Mariota (No. 2, Titans) will each try to lead their respective teams to Week 1 wins as Tampa Bay and Tennessee square off in Tampa on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.
Both men won the Heisman Trophy. Each made it to the National Championship Game at the collegiate level. But for all of the similarities the two have shared in their football careers thus far, the two seem have started to go on divergent paths.
Mariota’s impressive 70 percent completion percentage and 102.9 quarterback rating, contrasted with Winston’s possible worst preseason for a top pick quarterback in 15 years, makes for an interesting what-to-watch-for.
No matter the outcome of this Sunday’s game, all eyes will be on the prized rookie signal callers.
Marcus Mariota of the Tennessee Titans in action during the preseason. (Getty)
Game Information
Who:
Titans vs. Buccaneers
When:
Sunday, September 13, 4:25 p.m. ET
Channel:
CBS
Where:
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL.
Line:
Buccaneers (-3) (line), Over-Under 42.5, via OddsShark.com
Last Meeting:
Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 17 on November 27, 2011 in Nashville
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