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WATCH: Titans' Marcus Mariota throws touchdown to himself in first playoff game

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) leaps over the goal line for a touchdown in front of Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Will Redmond (24) during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) leaps over the goal line for a touchdown in front of Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Will Redmond (24) during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
By Jason Hall, FanBuzz.com
Jan 7, 2018

It took three quarters, but the Tennessee Titans' offense finally woke up in their Wild Card round game of the NFL Playoffs against the Kansas City Chiefs after Marcus Mariota completed a touchdown pass to … Marcus Mariota.

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That's right, the quarterback caught his own deflected pass before diving into the end zone to cut the Chiefs' lead to 21-10.

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Tennessee added another score as Derrick Henry scored on a 35-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Titans later pulled ahead with another touchdown pass from Mariota to Eric Decker.

The Titans ended up winning 22-21.

– The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.

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