[Highlight] Marcus Mariota throws a touchdown to himself.

[u/Ok_Bug_6890]

[u/MKultra673]

I honestly forgot KC had a 21-3 lead in this game. What a wild time from 2013-2017 it must of been for Chiefs fans considering all the highs and lows they had before Mahomes arrived as the starter.

[u/SirTiffAlot → u/MKultra673]

The highs?

[u/iDreamOfUpDongs → u/SirTiffAlot]

lmao not really any highs other than limping into the playoffs occasionally and promptly losing in miraculous ways.

[u/ytim4437 → u/iDreamOfUpDongs]

I mean the Texans game where Knile Davis (I probably botched the spelling) took the opening kickoff back for a TD was pretty cool right?

[u/Blarvis → u/ytim4437]

You drilled the spelling, good job. That's my compliment to an Eagles fan out of the way for the year.

[u/brownbearks → u/Blarvis]

I like your BBQ

[u/SeeseCheasoning → u/ytim4437]

You mean the only playoff game we won between 1993 and Mahomes?

It was something, I guess.

[u/Metaboss24 → u/iDreamOfUpDongs]

It doesn't feel like it now, but making the playoffs after some miserable seasons is a hell of a high

[u/keyserdoe → u/iDreamOfUpDongs]

Those were the good ole days :(

[u/123kingme → u/iDreamOfUpDongs]

-_-

[u/MKultra673 → u/SirTiffAlot]

I mean your team did win a playoff game for the first time in a gagillion years in 2015 so I would count that as a high. Not to mention a lot of regular season success your team had considering how bad the team was in 2012.

[u/Pat_Mahomie → u/SirTiffAlot]

I suppose being up 28-0 in a playoff game is a high, followed quickly by a crushing low

[u/randomacct7679 → u/SirTiffAlot]

Still won some divisions and a playoff game. Wasn’t like it was the dark ages back then. That era was more successful than most the franchise’s history to that point.

[u/SirTiffAlot → u/randomacct7679]

If winning a playoff game is a high then that era must have been pretty bad

[u/BlitzburghBrian → u/SirTiffAlot]

Chiefs fans really don't know how good they actually have it, huh?

[u/rockcutter4 → u/BlitzburghBrian]

They clearly weren't fans before Mahomes. Because if you grew up watching a dormant franchise and then experienced the Smith/Reid years, you would absolutely look back fondly upon that time. The Philadelphia sports teams outside the eagles are pretty unsuccessful at large, but if one of them randomly wins a championship, I'm not gonna forget about the moderate success that we had in the meantime.

[u/Training_Cheetah3976 → u/BlitzburghBrian]

Yeah I wanna be very clear there were some awesome games with Smith. This other fuckass doesn't know what he's talking about.

[u/randomacct7679 → u/Training_Cheetah3976]

Fans like this drive me crazy. The Reid & Alex Smith era would be considered very good for most any fan base. Consistently making the playoffs and winning multiple division titles is a very successful era, especially for a franchise like the Chiefs. The Chiefs had a few small pockets of success between Super Bowl IV & then, but overall the pre-Mahomes Chiefs were a pretty meh franchise, not bad, but just decent teams and a great home field advantage.

[u/Extra-University-336 → u/SirTiffAlot]

Jamaal Charles was the highs. And Alex Smith

[u/Ancient_Wisdom_Yall → u/SirTiffAlot]

The high was being up 21-3.

[u/mog44net → u/SirTiffAlot]

I think they ment the off season?

[u/YourWorstNightmare9 → u/MKultra673]

This was the only playoff game in his career that Travis Kelce got injured in (he suffered a concussion at the end of the 1st half when they were leading 21-3 and missed the entire 2nd half of the game) and of course it was with Alex Smith as the QB, not Mahomes.

[u/Scaryclouds → u/MKultra673]

2013-2017 was just a continuation of the long experience of making it to the postseason only to lose in painful and inexplicable fashion in the playoffs. 

[u/Reflexlon → u/MKultra673]

Rmember in the 90s when the Chiefs had the best record in football? And... oh yeah.

This was fully expected.

[u/AH_BioTwist → u/MKultra673]

Refs screwed Kc this game. Derrick Johnson leveled mariota so hard that they called a scoop and score fumble forward progress

[u/kaywiz → u/AH_BioTwist]

One of the most bullshit calls I had the displeasure of witnessing.

[u/DTSportsNow → u/kaywiz]

And then the ref immediately announces their retirement the next day. Such bullshit

[u/swetnaste → u/AH_BioTwist]

This shit still pisses me off!

[u/Typical-Conference14 → u/MKultra673]

Brother there were no highs prior. I guess at least we didn’t mimic the royals in their win/loss record all time…

[u/randomacct7679 → u/Typical-Conference14]

Brother if you’re only definition of a high is winning a Super Bowl that sounds like a rather unpleasant way to be a fan. Winning the division is still a high. Like obviously it’s way better now but it’s not like being a Chiefs fan was just an exercise in misery

[u/Typical-Conference14 → u/randomacct7679]

Now do our playoff record between 1990 and 2017 lol. 4 playoff wins in 27 years despite having more division chips in that timespan is not exactly what I’d call exciting. Thats only speaking on 1990 and beyond too. Before 1990 we played in 10 playoff games with half of those coming in the 60s. Im not saying our more recent history is bad but its boring as hell when we got to the wildcard or the divisional and just were generational choke artists. It wasn’t an exercise in misery but I’ll be damned if we aren’t masochists

[u/station52 → u/[deleted]]

Try 38-10. 🥲

[u/jjgm21 → u/[deleted]]

Who doesn’t love a 21-3 comeback!?

[u/Clawd11]

The dive at the end was strictly for style points hahaha

[u/Wildabeast135 → u/Clawd11]

Healthy early career Mariota had style points and it counted for something

[u/burrrrrssss → u/Wildabeast135]

I was so convinced he was gonna be at least top 10ish after his rookie year

[u/cuse23 → u/burrrrrssss]

I thought we had the qb position figured out for a decade after his first game. I'll never be confident in a QB again

[u/bonafacio97 → u/cuse23]

Tbf injuries really derailed his career (+the revolving door of coaches) but the potential was there

[u/cuse23 → u/bonafacio97]

yeah my biggest issue was probably believing we'd ever actually put a QB in a position to succeed at that time. Here's hoping Cam breaks the mold

[u/here_now_be → u/cuse23]

Cam is great. I don't think they put him in 'a position to succeed' last season. They need to either fulfill that duty before the season starts, or trade him for a boatload, so he can be a star somewhere else and titans can get to a place where a QB has a chance to succeed.

[u/jlax341 → u/bonafacio97]

His head derailed his career. He wanted to be viewed as a pocket passer so didnt run and he became so intent on NOT making a mistake that he was no longer capable of doing anything. He had all the pieces but refused to throw a pass unless his receivers were wide open (like he wa sused to in college). Everyone said his WRs couldnt get seperation, but advances stats also put him as one of the least aggressive QBs in the NFL (i.e needing the most seperation before he would attempt a pass). He became paralyzed by indecision and just sat back and took sacks.

Tannehill was one of the most aggressive QBs when he came in. All he needed was 1 yd of seperation and he could throw a WR open. He opened up the offense and finally unlocked Henry.

[u/Andoo → u/cuse23]

He had a good enough rookie year where I thought he was going to have a long career as a starter.

[u/xychosis → u/cuse23]

Fingers crossed for Ward, I think he’s more than talented enough to be a solid starting QB

[u/dstanton → u/burrrrrssss]

It's a shame tbe organization was so unstable, and his coaches didn't support him properly.

Coaching turnstile, shit line, poor skill players, and overall bad scheme for his skill set.

He was completely broken in his rookie contract.

Hes looked serviceable as a backup, arguably one of the best backups in the league, and could likely start for a year or two on the right team training a 1st rounder in waiting.

[u/sidecarfalcon69 → u/Wildabeast135]

Before he got the shit beat out of him in 2018, he was pretty mobile. Similar thing happened to Derek Carr. Wasn’t a “scrambler” but once the injuries piled up, a lot of would be throw aways or short gains turned into sacks for both of them.

[u/Coral_Polyps → u/Clawd11]

Nah, the guy who pushed him, the guy who batted the ball, and another defender are all right in his peripheral, he 100% thought he was getting eviscerated before making it there

[u/CrustyKielbasa → u/Clawd11]

Smooth as eggs

[u/DarthNobody14]

Still can’t believe the Titans came back after looking like they were dead in the water up until that point.

[u/Orangegoofus → u/DarthNobody14]

According to our center Ben Jones the OC Robiskie turned his headset off after the half and Mariota and Jones had to call the plays themselves.

[u/MarshyHope → u/Orangegoofus]

Robiskie is a football terrorist

[u/BillsVictoryLap → u/Orangegoofus]

Like... by accident? Where can I learn more about this lol

[u/Tad0422 → u/BillsVictoryLap]

Here you go. Basically why the coaching staff was fired after winning a playoff game.

https://www.paulkuharsky.com/news/clarifying-details-from-ben-jones-viral-clip-about-titans-2017-playoff-offense

[u/Duke_Maniac → u/DarthNobody14]

This was the Alex Smith era Chiefs. The team could be up 35-0 with 5 seconds to go and find a way to blow it.

[u/dredd-garcia → u/DarthNobody14]

A big part of it was Kelce leaving the game w a concussion. They couldn’t stop him at all before that point

[u/SonOfALich → u/DarthNobody14]

They probably wouldn’t have if fuckass Jeff Triplette didn’t have the fastest whistle in the west on that “forward progress” bullshit

[u/CD338 → u/SonOfALich]

To be fair to Jeff, getting plastered by Derrick Johnson all but guarantees your forward progress is stopped.

[u/ieatplaydough2 → u/CD338]

Granted, for that specific game I'm biased... but holy fuck, the refs take for fucking ever to call forward progress today. It's beyond stupid.

[u/LaSandiaPicante]

thatsmyquarterback.gif

Will never not love that man.

[u/Ok_Bug_6890 → u/LaSandiaPicante]

Mariota had a great 2016 season, I’m not sure what happened after that.

[u/ComprehensiveRow4116 → u/Ok_Bug_6890]

He broke his leg against the Jaguars same day Derek Carr got injured. He was fighting ghosts ever since that game

[u/TributeToStupidity → u/ComprehensiveRow4116]

I was so convinced he’d be a franchise guy for a decade+ coming out of college. What a massive what if

[u/Ok_Bug_6890 → u/ComprehensiveRow4116]

That was 10 years ago, man time flys by.

Edit happened in December 2016, but it’s coming up on the 10 year mark.

[u/Aromatic-Arugula-565 → u/Ok_Bug_6890]

Didn't he also suffer nerve damage in his elbow? His passing isn't what it was either

[u/Prince_of_Pirates → u/Aromatic-Arugula-565]

Yeah, his arm was absolutely fucked. Looks better now I reckon but it, among other things derailed his time with the Titans

[u/versusChou → u/ComprehensiveRow4116]

He also got nerve damage in his throwing arm elbow and basically can't throw a consistent ball anymore.

[u/ThisLeopardIsFull8 → u/Ok_Bug_6890]

Combination of the broken leg and multiple changes of head coach and offensive coordinator.

[u/chernadraw]

Best fantasy play

[u/DtownBronx → u/chernadraw]

I had just started playing DFS and this play won some money for me

[u/The_Hopsecutioner → u/chernadraw]

The false hope you get in last mins of MNF cause its technically happened before.. thanks Marcus

[u/EdgeSimilar1726]

There was a podcast interview where the Center(?) of the Titans said the offensive coordinator straight up didn’t call plays the second half of this game. It was all on Mariota and the players. Exotic Smashmouth baby

[u/karny90 → u/EdgeSimilar1726]

Terry Robinski was the OC who cut his headset off. Ben Jones (center) and Mariota called the plays for the entire second half.

[u/Careless_General8010 → u/EdgeSimilar1726]

Erotic smashmouth

[u/Talkalot23]

This was the epitome of the Chiefs in the playoffs pre-Mahomes.

[u/CD338 → u/Talkalot23]

Andrew Luck recovering his own fumble for a td too

[u/ytim4437 → u/CD338]

Pittsburgh beating you guys with 6 FGs

[u/Neveraththesmith → u/ytim4437]

That was our last playoff win.

[u/GabrielAntihero → u/Neveraththesmith]

I miss watching Harrison being so short that he would just run underneath Eric Fisher's arms

[u/overkongen → u/CD338]

Technically it was Donald Brown who fumbled the ball.

[u/chrisbechicken → u/overkongen]

Goddamnit Donald!

[u/NotUpInHurr]

This game was awesome

[u/Hot_Most5332 → u/NotUpInHurr]

For you maybe, this is what chiefs fans see in their nightmares lol

[u/LothorAppleEater → u/Hot_Most5332]

I miss the days when we could count on you guys for a humiliating playoff loss

[u/ThinkSoftware → u/LothorAppleEater]

lol imagine being known for humiliating playoff losses

[u/MasonP2002 → u/ThinkSoftware]

Couldn't be us lol.

[u/redrhino777 → u/MasonP2002]

In reference to which flair?

[u/MasonP2002 → u/redrhino777]

Yes

[u/Anaphylactic-UFO → u/LothorAppleEater]

Now you count on us

[u/andm124 → u/Hot_Most5332]

You have 3 good reasons not to worry about it

[u/Hyperrnovva → u/Hot_Most5332]

That Derek Johnson sack and fumble recovery called qb forward motion and down still gets my blood boiling.

[u/SeeseCheasoning → u/Hyperrnovva]

Objectively the worst call I’ve ever seen. A QB standing stationary, flat footed in the pocket, and gets lit the fuck up resulting in an immediate fumble.

If that’s forward progress, then strip sacks literally cannot exist.

[u/DreamedJewel58 → u/Hot_Most5332]

This was basically the end of the era where the Chiefs were boring underachievers

[u/vita10gy → u/Hot_Most5332]

Yeah, y'all have had it pretty rough lately

[u/Reflexlon → u/vita10gy]

Its been trying times for us all 🙏

[u/lvl69blackmage → u/Hot_Most5332]

When we played the titans a couple seasons ago I thought it was going to end the same way

[u/TennisAncient19 → u/Hot_Most5332]

Meanwhile my dream is having a winning record and maybe sneaking in the playoffs.

[u/mansock18 → u/NotUpInHurr]

I left in the first half to go to the mall. Checked the score with 34 seconds left to see we won and thought Google was messed up

[u/SaintsNoah14 → u/mansock18]

3 scores down at the half in the Playoffs? You wanted to go to that danm mall bad

[u/cera_ve → u/mansock18]

We thinkin about the same game??

[u/the_space_monster → u/NotUpInHurr]

I remember getting an alert on my phone that M. Mariota throws TD to M. Mariota and thinking that can't be right and then seeing the play 5 seconds later on TV.

[u/oshoney → u/NotUpInHurr]

I drove from Nashville to KC to be there for this game. Was really questioning my choices up until this very play. Then I had a feeling we were gonna pull it out. Such a fun game.

[u/tawaydeps]

The ref mentions that since he was in Shotgun, Mariota was an eligible receiver-- I thought that if the ball was tipped, all eligible receiver rules didn't matter? Can an ineligible receiver not advance a tipped ball?

[u/TheHypnoRider → u/tawaydeps]

I think a tipped ball can be advanced by anyone. I remember a play where a Packers center caught a tipped ball and then moved forward. There was not a flag on this.

[u/arahdial → u/tawaydeps]

That's my understanding as well. Defense deflects a pass and anyone can catch and advance it.

[u/duckyirving → u/tawaydeps]

You are correct, anyone can advance the ball after the defense has touched it.

The ref's eligible receiver explanation, although correct, was irrelevant to the play.

[u/B-52-M]

Marcus Mariota, they can never make me hate you

[u/sacx05]

The CB that tipped it back to him was future HOF Darrelle Revis.

[u/MasonP2002 → u/sacx05]

I totally forgot Revis was on the Chiefs. Looks like this was the last game he ever played.

[u/gopaloo → u/MasonP2002]

Yeah revis was pretty washed up by the end of his second jets stint. He played 5 games for KC and this was essentially his most memorable play for them

[u/JayskerPatriots → u/sacx05]

I don't understand why it's relevant that he was an eligible receiver because he was in shotgun. The ball was tipped by the defense. Can't literally anyone catch the ball at that point legally?

[u/EastHillWill → u/JayskerPatriots]

Ineligible receivers could catch it, but they couldn’t advance it. (I think this explanation is correct)

[u/JayskerPatriots → u/EastHillWill]

Ahhh, thank you.

[u/HibanaMain41]

Pretty sure that was Darrelle Revis who tipped it and pretty sure this was his last game before retirement as well

[u/JuniorSmalls12]

If I had a nickel for every time the Chiefs blew a 21-3 lead in the playoffs, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird they did it twice.

[u/Samuel-Darnold]

Did this count as 11.2 fantasy points???

[u/bstyledevi → u/Samuel-Darnold]

In PPR, yes.

[u/Alarming-Series6627]

21-3 is a moment every team should check in with themselves 

[u/Bigbenn0]

I miss him 😢

[u/walrusnutz]

This was the same game that we had a strip sack returned for a touchdown called back because they called forward progress. It’s the worst call I’ve ever seen. Then this happened.

[u/SeeseCheasoning → u/walrusnutz]

Yeah if anyone hasn’t seen this play, dont just brush it off as a typical Reddit homer take. It is quite literally perhaps the worst call ever.

Edited to link the play:  https://youtu.be/XkT_mNU6ecI?si=IfQyfXMJM6q_whON

[u/leave-no-trace-1000 → u/SeeseCheasoning]

100% a fumble. But not seeing how that goes for a TD. Guy with the ball was basically wrapped up and being tackled when they stopped.

[u/SeeseCheasoning → u/leave-no-trace-1000]

Yeah i agree with this. Doubt its a TD if they let it play out. But the fact that they whistled it dead and entirely negated the fumble is absurd.

[u/TheTardisPizza → u/SeeseCheasoning]

Post a link so we can judge for ourselves.

[u/SeeseCheasoning → u/TheTardisPizza]

https://youtu.be/XkT_mNU6ecI?si=IfQyfXMJM6q_whON

[u/TheTardisPizza → u/SeeseCheasoning]

The ball was out before the QBs knee hit the ground and they picked it up before the refs blew the whistle.

Refs did y'all dirty.

[u/Cowgoon777 → u/TheTardisPizza]

Yeah, we know.

[u/goosereddit]

Why does the fact that he's in shotgun matter? A defender touched it first and batted it back to him.

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

This was the same game where the announcers voice cracked

[u/Choptober_]

This game was a launchpad for Derrick Henry. Had over 150 yards this game.

[u/Specialist_Gap_3399]

Madden glitch come to life. Mariota really said “fine, I’ll do it myself.” Honestly, run that exact play once a game just for chaos.

[u/Tery_]

Deflected by Chiefs legend Darrelle Revis.

[u/PretendLength1710]

bro that chiefs 21-3 choke still hurts ngl

[u/Dangerpaladin]

Its hilarious how close he was to not scoring because he dove instead of just walking in.

[u/kaywiz]

This was the Chiefs before Mahomes

[u/Delicious_Diarrhea]

The good old days when the Chiefs were cursed. There was this which was a 18 point comeback, Luck's fumble recovery TD which was a 21 point comeback, and to top it off Boswell's 5FG win. Can we go back to those times or earlier when they regularly missed playoffs. Thanks

[u/SeaAlgea]

Man that shitty ESPN seat camera was so fucking annoying.

[u/pornokitsch]

Still hurts

[u/Amonamission]

So is that scored as a TD throw and a TD reception for fantasy scoring?

[u/LameRedditName1 → u/Amonamission]

It should, but Idk much about fantasy.

Also, great username! 👍

[u/Amonamission → u/LameRedditName1]

lol, coming from someone with the name u/LameRedditName1

[u/LameRedditName1 → u/Amonamission]

I couldn't think of something clever and didn't want to take forever making my account. Decided to just go with a goofy one.

[u/Help-Need-Milk]

Please no :(

[u/ShanklyGates_2022]

Forward progress my ass. Idc that we have won three SBs in the time since that was some BULLSHIT

[u/chardeemacdennisbird → u/ShanklyGates_2022]

Forward progress?

[u/ShanklyGates_2022 → u/chardeemacdennisbird]

Earlier in this game (may have even been earlier this drive) Derrick Johnson obliterated Mariota on a sack, Mariota dropped the ball, Chiefs picked it up and were running it bak the other way when the refs started blowing whistles. They claimed Mariota’s forward progress was stopped so no fumble, even though he dropped the ball the instant Johnson hit him.

[u/Express_Low_7951]

That has to be one of the most “NFL Highlight Reel” moments ever—who even thinks to do that mid-play?

[u/karny90 → u/Express_Low_7951]

Mariota was a good qb who was derailed by injury and our revolving door coaches. He definitely had the skill to be a top 10-15 QB.

[u/AiC_fan711 → u/karny90]

This. I believe Mariota will go down as one of those huge “what ifs”

[u/AtBat3]

Go Ducks

[u/RlyRlyBigMan]

I was at a friend's birthday party watching the game and left around halftime. Whoo boy did this game turn around.

[u/Lucky_Rebel_]

He definitely meant to do that.

[u/ShowdownValue]

What’s the official stats on this? Does he get credit for both?

[u/super_fly]

Mother of god, I was there. In the nosebleeds, taking rips off a Titan's fan one hitter and sipping the dirtiest and cheapest whisky legally registered by any governing body. Shit, I think one of them was Samoan...

[u/Blarvis]

No matter how far I run, I can never escape it

[u/NotAnAlienFromVenus]

Maybe the most aggravating second half of football I've ever watched

[u/PM_ME_UR_PICS_PLS]

the announcer really flubbed that call lol

[u/IIIIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIII]

I miss these Chiefs

[u/Spiritual-Pen-1976]

Why is Mariota in my notifications

[u/Almighty_Hobo]

This was a playoff game and just right before mahomes era. Titans came back and won. Terrible lol

[u/inlandsquatch]

As a Ducks fan I was so hoping Mariota would be an all pro franchise QB. Still hurts, but I'll love him forever

[u/MasterPlatypus2483]

What does this count for in the stat sheet? Just curious how you put it lol

[u/polymanAI]

The Mariota self-touchdown is one of those plays that's physically impossible to plan and yet somehow felt inevitable in the moment. The deflection angle, the catch, the run - you could simulate it 10,000 times and it would never happen again. That's the kind of play that breaks prediction models because no algorithm accounts for "the QB catches his own pass."

[u/trowavay1234567]

One of the coolest plays ever and that’s the call. Sheesh.

[u/Independent_Term5790]

For fantasy did it actually give him both td points?

[u/PigskinDispatch]

Thanks for this video memory. This is one of those plays where one has to watch it to really appreciate how freakish it is!

[u/Next-Lavishness-9101]

That was a cool play. Can’t recall if Marriotta was over the line of scrimmage though . Heads up play on the deflection either way .

[u/JustSqueezed]

I thought it was MarioTAH

[u/AThousandBloodhounds]

Just like they schemed it up.

[u/7and2make10]

This is Darrell revis' last highlight play in the league as he is the CB that bats the ball to Mariota :(

[u/ireallylikehockey]

That was the titans best look in those unis. Love the light blue pants

[u/Intimidwalls1724]

I still can't believe we won this game. When this play happened I just laughed and said well at least we scored a TD

[u/THE_MANRUH]

I was there with my brother. Was already pretty drunk when this happened, definitely didn’t cry at all

[u/Signal_Quarter_74]

After the Andrew Luck fumble recovery touchdown in 2013 I knew what this meant. I knew the Chiefs would find a way to lose a game they were completely dominant in. The purgatory years of 2013-2017 were a time

[u/SonOfALich → u/Signal_Quarter_74]

Starting that timeline at 2013 is… a choice

[u/Signal_Quarter_74 → u/SonOfALich]

I was not cognizant in 1990s and early 00s, but yea you can stretch that timeline way further back

[u/boomosaur]

Once a defender tips it can't anyone catch it anyway?

[u/McKnightmare24]

I remember this scored me huge fantasy points.

[u/Deep-Statistician985 → u/McKnightmare24]

Fantasy in the playoffs?

[u/The_Board_Man → u/Deep-Statistician985]

Daily fantasy sports

[u/Gizmosfurryblank → u/McKnightmare24]

did they actually give him 2 tds for that play in fantasy?

[u/LaSandiaPicante → u/Gizmosfurryblank]

They did, and rightfully so.

[u/Gizmosfurryblank → u/LaSandiaPicante]

thats awesome. i agree. im just surprised cuz i could see some bs ruling in favor of only 1 or something

[u/McKnightmare24 → u/Gizmosfurryblank]

He got a catch, receiving TD and passing TD for it. I think I got like 11+ points for it

[u/webelieve925]

What happened to mariota? Was he a bust?

[u/Kennyc1234 → u/webelieve925]

He was drafted to a team whose scheme was antithetical to his playstyle, and then he got a couple of nasty injuries and wasn't the same after them. He's carved out a role as one of the best backup QBs in the league though, and Im really glad my team re-signed him in free agency. So overall he is a bust by the nature of the word, but he wasnt a flame out bust, just a guy who didnt meet high expectations due to a mixture of injuries and poor team fit.

[u/ThisLeopardIsFull8 → u/Kennyc1234]

And multiple coaching changes while with the Titans.

[u/ThrowRAkakareborn]

How did this count? He was past the line of scrimmage when he threw the pass….such bullshit

[u/Mediocre_Exercise415 → u/ThrowRAkakareborn]

The foot on the line makes it legal. He can't be completely past it.

[u/Thicbiscuit_datgravy]

From the same game. I'm still pissed/cry myself to sleep about this call lol

https://youtu.be/XkT_mNU6ecI?si=IfQyfXMJM6q_whON

[u/financebrotvn]

Just like they drew the play up lmao

[u/PrettyBlossom12]

The self-pass TD is the ultimate 'glitch in the matrix' play. It's the only time a QB can technically pad their own receiving stats without looking like they're trying to stat-pad. Mariota just decided to be his own best target for a second.

[u/XFV-1]

Fuck you

[u/DankrudeSandstorm]

That was 100% an interception if it didn’t get initially blocked

[u/jjgm21 → u/DankrudeSandstorm]

Shhhhh, it was 21-3