Marcus Mariota catches his own pass for an incredible touchdown
Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota scored one of the strangest touchdowns you’ll ever see in the AFC wild-card game against the Chiefs.
He caught his own touchdown pass.
The bizarre play happened with 6:31 left in the third quarter on third-and-goal from the 6-yard line.
Mariota was scrambling and looking for an open man when he rolled left and fired a pass toward wide receiver Corey Davis in the end zone.
Marcus Mariota just caught his own pass for a @Titans TD!!
Not a typo.#TitanUp #NFLPlayoffs https://t.co/bDBVukfZuY
— NFL (@NFL) January 6, 2018
But Chiefs cornerback Darrelle Revis was in his way. Revis batted the ball with two hands and it bounced back toward Mariota.
Mariota, who let go of the pass behind the line of scrimmage, managed to catch the batted ball around the 4-yard line.
He grabbed it and ran to the goal line, diving near the pylon, in one of the weirdest touchdown plays you’ll see.
Score Mariota throws a touchdown pass to Mariota. Fantasy football owners would have had two scores out of one play.
If you had Marcus Mariota in your PPR League that Touchdown would have been worth.
TD pass = 4 pts.
TD catch = 6 pts.
Reception = 1 pt.
Receiving Yards = .6 Pt.
Passing Yards = .24 Pt.11.84
— Nolan Knight WAAY (@NolanKnightJr) January 6, 2018
The touchdown cut the Titans’ deficit to 21-10.
Tennessee running back Derrick Henry ran it in from 35 yards out with 14:08 in the fourth quarter to cut the Chiefs’ lead to 21-16 after the Titans went for two and failed.
Mariota then threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker with 6:06 left to give Tennessee a 22-21 lead after the Titans failed another two-point conversion.
Shortly thereafter, Mariota made another play atypical for his position, throwing a key block for Henry on a first-down run with 1:40 remaining to seal the Titans’ victory.
Marcus Mariota out here blocking for @KingHenry_2 😯 #TitanUp #NFLPlayoffs https://t.co/jo46rHhQoo
— NFL (@NFL) January 7, 2018
Believe it or not, Mariota is not the first player to throw a touchdown pass to himself.
Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson did it on Oct. 12, 1997, against the Panthers.
But it is the first time it’s ever been done in the playoffs.
Wild-card weekend is off to a pretty wild start.
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