Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans improving with each week

On Sunday, the topic of discussion was the trouble Marcus Mariota was having that was causing his throws to sail high and wide of the mark.

Five days later, those problems were all but non-existent as Mariota competed 18 of 22 throws for 270 yards and two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars. More importantly, Mariota finished the game without a turnover either via interception or lost fumble.

Coach Mike Mularkey said Mariota's decision-making was much quicker and better against the Jaguars than it was on Sunday in a loss to the Colts. But he warned that the young QB might not always be as sharp as he was Thursday night.

"I just thought his decision-making last night was very quick, with really seeing things that were about to take place," Mularkey said. "He already knew where to go with the ball, really before the defense got to where they were dropping. The ball was coming out much quicker for him yesterday.

"Why was he more accurate yesterday? He's gonna sail some more. It's not gonna be perfect every time. You get to see him in a game like this and that's what you expect. And all of a sudden he doesn't have a game like this, and it's 'What's wrong with Marcus?' He's human. But he made some really good decisions yesterday."

Mariota, in the past four games, recorded 10 TD passes and one interception. In the first four games, he had four TD passes and five interceptions.

He was bailed out in interception situations over the last four contests (one against the Colts was nullified by a penalty), but overall Mariota is showing strides in his decision-making. As a result, the Titans are 3-1 in their past four games after beginning 1-3 on the year.

One play that was lost a bit in the win against the Jaguars was Mariota's impromptu shovel pass to Derrick Henry after a scramble out of danger.

Originally, there was a penalty on the play, because officials thought Mariota had crossed the line of scrimmage, creating a forward lateral. Upon review, the play stood. While the play was unorthodox, Mularkey said it is something he likes from Mariota.

"I allow him to do that," Mularkey said. "He's been doing it his whole career. He did it at Oregon. He's made real good decisions doing it, and I like that. We talked about him being aggressive; that's aggressive. There's other times too, if there's more room to run it, he'll run it. But I trust him. We all trust him."