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Jake Locker throws 2 TDs in home debut, Titans force 5 turnovers in 32-27 win over Cardinals

The Tennessee Titans' only complaint about their quarterback situation is finding a way to keep Jake Locker on the field longer to get more practice. Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt, meanwhile, will need to check the tape to see where his quarterbacks stand.Locker threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns in his home debut as the Titans' starting quarterback, and he got plenty of help as Tennessee forced five turnovers in holding onto a 32-27 win over Arizona on Thursday night."He's our leader," Titans tight end Jared Cook said of Locker. "We had all the confidence in him. He made plays out there."Titans coach Mike Munchak named Locker, the eighth pick overall draft pick in 2011, his starter on Monday. Locker threw both his TD passes in giving Tennessee a 17-10 halftime lead, and he was 11 of 20 for 134 yards with a 109.2 passer rating and a 23-10 lead when he left in the third quarter."He does things that people wouldn't notice he was doing that most young quarterbacks wouldn't even think o...

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