The Tennessee Titans benefited from a pair of whistles for what was announced as “forward progress” from the officiating crew in their 22-21 victory over the Chiefs in Saturday’s AFC Wild Card playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium.
In the second quarter, blitzing linebacker Derrick Johnson sacked Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota for a 9-yard loss. Mariota lost the ball during the hit, and linebacker Justin Houston picked it up.
But the officials ruled the Mariota’s forward progress had been stopped.
“The ruling was forward progress, so therefore it’s not reviewable in that situation,” referee Jeff Triplette told pool reporter Terez Paylor of The Kansas City Star.