Titans vs. Patriots: Score, live updates from divisional playoff game in New England

The Tennessee Titans will face the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night with a spot in the AFC championship game on the line.

Tennessee heads into play Saturday coming off a come-from-behind, 22-21 win over the Chiefs in Kansas City last week. In that game, quarterback Marcus Mariota threw two touchdowns, while Derrick Henry rushed for 156 yards and a score. The Titans topped the Jaguars in Week 17 to earn a playoff spot.

New England received a first-round bye last week as the AFC’s top seed in the playoffs. Tom Brady threw for 32 touchdowns and just eight interceptions to lead the Patriots to a 13-3 regular-season record. Rob Gronkowski and Brandin Cooks each registered over 1,000 receiving yards for New England.

Sporting News will be providing live updates throughout Saturday’s game. Follow along below (all times Eastern).

11:15 p.m.: The Patriots' drive ends in a punt and the Titans will get the ball back with under six minutes to play.
11:09 p.m.: Mariota is sacked again, this time on second down, and Tennessee fails to recover. It punts and the Patriots take over on their 22.
10:59 p.m.: Touchdown, Patriots. Brady finishes a 15-play, 90-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski. New England now leads 35-7. Brady completed seven passes during New England’s drive.

TB12!
GRONK!

That's a @patriots TD! #GoPats #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/SGniXY09aN

— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

End of third quarter: Patriots 28, Titans 7

End of Q3: @patriots up 28-7. #TENvsNE #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/qRc5ggQs8C
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

10:45 p.m.: Mariota is sacked on first down. He follows with an incompletion and a short pass before the Titans punt.
10:34 p.m.: Touchdown, Patriots. Brandon Bolden takes a handoff and runs into the end zone untouched for a 2-yard touchdown as New England takes a 28-7 lead.

Another @patriots TD!

This time it's @BB_HulkSmash! #GoPats #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/JegFXpdwqC
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

10:28 p.m.: Brady completes a 27-yard pass to Gronkowski and the Patriots have it at the Titans 29.

The elusive @Robgronkowski. #GoPats pic.twitter.com/AW6gyPzRNe
— New England Patriots @patriots) January 14, 2018

10:24 p.m.: Mariota is sacked on back-to-back plays and the Titans are forced to punt again.
10:19 p.m.: Brady’s pass on third down falls incomplete and the Patriots punt. Tennessee will take over on its 23.
10:11 p.m.: The Titans move the chains once before Mariota is sacked on third down and Tennessee’s first drive of the second half ends in a punt.
10:08 p.m.: We’re back for the second half in New England. The Titans will start the period’s opening drive at their 25.

Halftime: Patriots 21, Titans 7

HALFTIME: @patriots up 21-7. #TENvsNE #NFLPlayoffs

📺: @NFLonCBS pic.twitter.com/Lgbru4mDPB
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

9:53 p.m.: Brady completes an 11-yard pass to Danny Amendola with one second left in the half, moving the Patriots to the Titans 35. Stephen Gostkowski enters and misses a 53-yard field goal attempt as New England heads into halftime with a 21-7 lead.
9:48 p.m.: Facing a fourth-and-1 near midfield, the Titans elect to go for it. On the play, Derrick Henry takes a handoff and is brought down for a loss of 5. The Patriots get the ball back on the Titans 49 with 18 seconds left in the half.

9:39 p.m.: Touchdown, Patriots. Tom Brady finds Chris Hogan wide-open in the end zone for a 4-yard score. The Patriots lead 21-7 with 1:52 remaining in the half.

TB12 to @ChrisHogan_15 for a 4-yard @patriots TD! #GoPats #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/9NVnsnJpRJ
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

9:35 p.m.: Two-minute warning. The Patriots have put together a 14-play, 87-yard drive and currently have it at the Titans 7.
9:26 p.m.: The Patriots appear to go three-and-out. But, as New England lines up to punt, a Titans defender jumps offside, giving the Patriots a first down.
9:23 p.m.: The Titans pick up one first down but fail to move the chains again. They punt and New England will take over on its 9.

9:13 p.m.: Touchdown, Patriots. New England moves 48 yards in just six plays and scores on a 6-yard run by James White. The touchdown is White’s second of the quarter and the Patriots lead 14-7 with 9:20 to play in the half.

He's in. AGAIN @SweetFeet_White scores his SECOND TD of the night! #GoPats #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/VtvcVcusBT
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

9:07 p.m.: Tennessee is called for an offensive pass interference penalty and Mariota follows with an incomplete pass on third down. The Titans punt and New England will start its drive at the Tennessee 48.

9:01 p.m.: Touchdown, Patriots. Brady shovels a pass to James White, who runs to the sideline and into the end zone for a 5-yard score. New England and Tennessee are tied at 7-7.

TB12 drops it off to @SweetFeet_White... and he's IN!

Touchdown, @patriots! #TENvsNE #GoPats pic.twitter.com/GsVevpK27i
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

8:55 p.m.: Brady hits Dion Lewis on a screen pass and he turns up-field, picking up 31 yards. The play was originally ruled a touchdown, but Lewis was ruled down by contact at the Titans 19 following replay review.

This wasn't a touchdown, but it was a nifty 31-yard catch-and-run for @dionLewisRB. #GoPats pic.twitter.com/gspK3GRK7c
— New England Patriots @patriots) January 14, 2018

End of first quarter: Titans 7, Patriots 0

END OF 1ST QUARTER: @Titans up 7-0! #TENvsNE #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/EgmsOylJeC
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

8:47 p.m.: Touchdown, Titans. Corey Davis pulls in a 15-yard pass from Mariota with one hand for the score. The Titans' drive ate up 5:17 of game time and they now lead 7-0.

This was just... WOW.

Marcus Mariota with the dime.@TheCDavis84 with the one-handed grab!#TitanUp #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/RdK6XmtCoV
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

8:40 p.m.: Mariota picks up 11 yards on a third-down scramble and Tennessee has it in Patriots territory.

Mariota on the move 🏃💨 #TitanUp #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/pNnL0tB0JB
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

8:38 p.m.: Mariota hits Delanie Walker for a 36-yard completion on the drive’s first play, moving the Titans near midfield.

Marcus Mariota finds @delaniewalker82 for a gain of 36! #TitanUp #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/FIParhiHHS
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018

8:34 p.m.: The Patriots advance near midfield but Brady underthrows Rob Gronkowski on a third-and-7 pass. New England punts and Tennessee will start its drive inside its own 10.
8:27 p.m.: The Titans move the chains once before Marcus Mariota is sacked on third down. Tennessee’s first drive ends in a punt.

8:20 p.m.: The Patriots pick up one first down on a 14-yard pass from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski. New England follows with a short run and Brady throws two incompletions, forcing a punt.
8:15 p.m.: We’re underway in New England. The Patriots win the toss and elect to receive. They’ll start the game’s opening drive at their 25.
7:30 p.m.: We’re about 45 minutes from kickoff.

#Patriots pregame warm-ups before #TENvsNE at 8:15pm on @NFLonCBS: https://t.co/syNqb438uk
— New England Patriots @patriots) January 14, 2018

Road Warriors #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/idSbi1csnM
— Tennessee Titans @Titans) January 14, 2018

6:54 p.m.: The Patriots and Titans have announced their inactives.

#Patriots inactives: pic.twitter.com/JkwQ5UJv8o
— New England Patriots @patriots) January 13, 2018

@Titans inactives vs @patriots:
QB Brandon Weeden
RB Khalfani Muhammad
RB DeMarco Murray
DB Curtis Riley
LB Josh Carraway
OL Corey Levin
DE David King
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) January 13, 2018