Marcus Mariota led the Washington Commanders to a thrilling 23-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, clinching the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs.
The Washington Commanders secured their No. 6 NFC seed in the playoffs thanks to a last-second win against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday evening. Washington turned to their older Heisman-winning backup quarterback, Marcus Mariota , to get the job done. Mariota, who has only entered two regular season games for the Commanders (both back in October against the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers), entered the game to begin the third quarter after starter Sam Howell was benched during halftime.
'Jayden had some mild soreness in his leg, and I thought we were going to need legs in this game,' Commanders coach Dan Quinn said of the decision to bench Howell and activate Mariota. 'They were (moving towards) upfield, so I thought this is going to be a game where the quarterback's going to have to use their legs some. And that was accurate.' Mariota indeed used his legs, with the former Oregon Duck putting up a 5-yard rushing touchdown to kick off the fourth quarter. He rushed 56-yards off of five carries to end the game. In the passing game, Mariota was 15-18 in completions for 161-yards and two touchdowns, including a buzzer beater game winner 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Terry McLaurin to secure a 23-19 win and the No. 6 seed in the NFC. 'All these guys,' Mariota said during a post game interview on FOX Sports, 'This whole year has been unbelievable. These guys have been fighting. Doesn't matter what the score is, these guys are giving it their all. I just went in there and did my job.
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