NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A big storyline in the Tennessee Titans' 13-10 win against Denver on Sunday was that the team found a way to win without Marcus Mariota playing great.

Mariota connected on just six of 20 passes for 88 yards.

ESPN Stats and Info lends some context to just how rare a win is in the NFL with a quarterback throwing 20 passes and competing six or fewer.

It was the first such win in the NFL since 1995, when Buffalo's Jim Kelly did it. There have only been five such wins in the past 30 years.

Winning The Hard Way QBs with 20-plus pass attempts and 6 or fewer completions in a victory over the past 30 seasons. Year Week QB Cmp.-Att. Opp. 2016 Week 14 Marcus Mariota 6-20 vs. Broncos 1995 Week 2 Jim Kelly 4-21 vs. Panthers 1991 Week 9 Jim Harbaugh 5-22 at Saints 1990 Week 10 Jeff George 6-24 at Patriots 1988 Week 11 Doug Flutie 6-20 at Jets

A few other notes lending context to the Titans' offensive performance:

Mariota completed 30 percent of his passes (6-of-20), the lowest completion percentage in a win (minimum 20 attempts) since JaMarcus Russell completed 29.2 percent (7-of-24) against the Chiefs in 2009.

Mariota was the third quarterback in franchise history, and the first in the Titans' era, to throw at least 20 times, with fewer than 100 yards in a win. Dan Pastorini did it for the Houston Oilers on Sept. 19, 1976 in Buffalo, and Pete Beathard did it in 1967 against the Boston Patriots.

It was a great development that the Titans found a way to win without Mariota playing well. That one game dropped his passer rating for the season from 101.9 to 99.1.

The odds are very high the Titans will need a lot more from him in their final three games if they're going to find a route into the payoffs.