Accident Sidelines Titans’ Robertson

Tennessee Titan safety Marcus Robertson could be sidelined for the first round of the playoffs after needing 150 stitches to close facial cuts received when he crashed his new motorcycle late Monday in Nashville.

Robertson will not play in the Titans’ season finale Sunday at Pittsburgh. The Titans could still earn a bye for the first weekend of the playoffs.

Anthony Dorsett will start in Robertson’s place.

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Jacksonville Jaguar quarterback Mark Brunell believes he will be “very close to 100% by playoff time” despite straining a ligament in his left knee in last Sunday’s loss to Tennessee. First-time starter Jay Fiedler will replace Brunell on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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