Controversial officiating mars Titans-Ch

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Controversial officiating mars Titans-Ch

Referee Jeff Triplette's reputation precedes him. It's why plenty of people -- us included -- were surprised that he had earned the right to work the Titans-Chiefs Wild-Card matchup. What was much le s surprising is that in Malik Jackson Jersey a game that ended with Tenne see .Two of those calls came in the first half, starting with this sack on . He clearly fumbled the ball and the recovered. End of story, right? Wow. NFL (@NFL) Wrong. Triplette ruled that Mariota's forward progre s had been stopped. The kept the ball and kicked a field goal to cut the Chiefs' lead to 14-3.Needle s to Seth Joyner Jersey say, folks weren't impre sed with the ruling. If Mariota's forward progre s was stopped making it not a fumble, then no big hit could ever force a fumble. That's just atrocious officiating, but it's Jeff Triplette so what do you expect? Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) After the game, long-time Tenne see beat DeSean Jackson Jersey reporter Paul Kuharsky tweeted Triplette's "explanation": Stuff like this goes a long way to clarity officiating and make people more accepting of it. . Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) Midway through the fourth quarter, after the Titans took their first lead of the game, they attempted a two-point conversion. Triplette again ruled that Mariota's forward progre s had been stopped before he fumbled. sack Mariota on their second two point attempt. If it was a fumble and not a sack, KC wouldve regained the lead with 2 points of their own. Sak Sports Blog (@SakSports) Worth noting: The Chiefs Cameron Johnston Jersey returned Mariota's fumble for a score, which would have given them a one point lead had the play stood. Meanwhile, Mike Pereira, the former head of officiating who now works for FOX Sports, wasn't blown away with Triplette's performance. Horrible way to start the playoffs. I hate to say it but this was not a good performance by the crew. Teams and fans deserve better. Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) Also not blown away: Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who was asked after the team's latest playoff lo s about Triplette's forward-progre s calls. "I don't really have anything good to say there so I'm just going to stay away from any comments about those guys. I don't want to get fined. It's not worth it. Whatever," Reid said. The Chiefs have now lost , and 10 of their last 11 postseason Paul Worrilow Jersey games.
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