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Mariota does it all in Titans' comeback win

Regardless of which real team you root for, we can probably all agree that it's a good thing the key play in Saturday's first Wild Card game didn't happen during fantasy championship week. Midway through the third quarter, Titans QB MARCUS MARIOTA threw a pass into the end zone that was batted away from its intended target by cornerback Darrelle Revis ... only to wind up back in the hands of Mariota himself, who then took it in for the score. Mariota gets statistical credit on both ends of the play -- the first time a player has ever caught his own touchdown pass in the NFL postseason -- and that weirdness sparked the Titans, who had trailed 21-3 at halftime, to complete a massive comeback and leave K.C. with a 22-21 win. Among the dominoes that could fall as a result: Alex Smith has probably played his last game in Kansas City, and Mike Mularkey may not have coached his last game in Tennessee after all.

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