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In its roster update Thursday, the recording game upped Byard's throwing power from 26 to 44. He also saw increases within his short-throw accuracy (from 15 to 31), medium-throw accuracy (10 to 26), deep-throw accuracy (10 to 36), throwing for the Madden NFL Overdrive Coins run (15 to 18), and play action (15 to 18).

Byard, a third-year pro who played quarterback at Martin Luther King Jr. High School just outside Atlanta, ended up being calling for this.

Byard now ranks third for the Titans in 'Madden' in deep-throw accuracy, behind only Mariota and Blaine Gabbert. It’s a fitting development, considering Byard was one of several names coach Mike Vrabel threw out as potential emergency quarterbacks to the Titans, with only two QBs on the 53-man roster despite heading into Madden Overdrive Coins Sunday's game (noon, CBS) at Jacksonville with Mariota still handling a nerve injury.

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