Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota both started and led their teams to victories today.
Yes, you’re reading this in 2026.
Winston and Mariota, the top two picks in the 2015 NFL draft, both won as starting quarterbacks today for the first time since September 29, 2019. That was almost seven years ago — 2,556 days, to be exact.
On that day in 2019, Winston completed 28 of 41 passes for 385 yards, with four touchdowns and one interception, as the Buccaneers beat the Rams 55-40. Meanwhile, Mariota was completing 18 of 27 passes for 227 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions, as the Titans beat the Falcons 24-10.
Today, Winston completed 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions, as the Giants beat the Titans 12-7. Mariota completed 19 of 31 passes for 183 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions, as the Commanders beat the Seahawks 33-31.
Neither Winston nor Mariota lived up to the expectations the Buccaneers and Titans had when they were drafted. But they’re both still at it, at age 32, and showing that they can play winning football.
