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ArticleMarcus Mariota voted FedEx Air Player of the Week after clutch performance
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On a zone read play, Mariota trusted his legs; he kept the ball, diving between 2 defenders, each of whom had been blocked by TE John Bates, to convert the first down—effectively icing the victory.
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Mariota's clutch fourth-quarter scramble on zone read sealed the win against Seattle

Mariota demonstrated veteran situational awareness and clutch execution in a game-deciding moment late in the fourth quarter. On a critical third-down play with the game hanging in the balance, he trusted his legs on a zone read, kept the ball, and dove between two defenders to convert the first down and effectively ice the victory. The source emphasizes that the value of this kind of veteran savvy and situational awareness is impossible to overstate.

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