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Commanders' Marcus Mariota hails 'belief' as big reason for Raiders win

No Jayden Daniels, no problem? That was the feel coming out of the Washington Commanders ' 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders as Marcus Mariota stepped in and performed in a way we have seen him do before.

Mariota was efficient in his return to the starting lineup, going 15 of 21 for 207 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown on six carries.

The Commanders posted 400 yards of total offense as Kliff Kingsbury's unit averaged 7.4 yards per play, converted 50 percent of their third downs (5 of 10), and only allowed one sack.

But what made Mariota so comfortable to be able to go out and perform the way he did?

“First and foremost, just thankful and grateful

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