Rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota returned from a two-week hiatus due to a knee injury and led the Tennessee Titans to a 34-28 overtime road victory to snap the New Orleans Saints’ three-game win streak.
The Titans, five days removed from firing head coach Ken Whisenhunt, won their first game since Week 1 under interim coach Mike Mularkey, and they now sit at 2-6 and remain in the AFC South cellar.
But Mariota and few offensive playmakers rewarded owners with big performances as the fantasy playoff push strengthens.
Mariota scored 32 fantasy points, tied for the league high among quarterbacks in Week 9, in what was easily his best performance of the season.