Marcus Mariota debut among greatest in NFL history

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Jameis Winston or Marcus Mariota?

That was the question on everyone’s mind heading into the 2015 NFL Draft.

Coming out of Week 1 of the NFL season, the clear-cut answer is Mariota, who was selected second behind Winston.

The two squared off against each other on Sunday and Mariota’s Titans got the best of Winston’s Bucs, 42-14 in Tampa.

The individual stats were even more one-sided.

Mariota: 13-of-16, 209 yards, 4 TDs, 0 int., 95.7 QB rating, 158.3 passer rating.

Winston: 16-of-33, 210 yards, 2 TDs, 2 int., 6.7 QB rating, 64.0 passer rating.

Thing is, Winston wasn’t all that bad, it’s just that Mariota was literally perfect. Consider some of these historical records from the New York Times:

In addition, Mariota’s perfect passer rating was the third recorded by a rookie (Robert Griffin III in 2012 and Drew Bledsoe in 1993) since 1960.

One more key stat to consider in the Mariota vs. Winston comparison: