The Tennessee Titans lost 19-13 to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and they came up just short on a measurement to seal things.
Tennessee was down by six with 46 seconds left. They had a 4th-and-6 at the Pittsburgh 16, and Ryan Tannehill passed to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Westbrook-Ikhine got close to the first down marker, but Joe Haden brought him down with a perfect tackle.
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The officials brought out the sticks to measure for a first down, which showed how close it was.
In all fairness the #titans were short but the sticks showed a first down and then they called it a turnover on downs and #steelers ball. Nice job #nfl, you favoritism for Pittsburgh is showing. pic.twitter.com/VanpfI4Kxe
— Browns Rally Possum (@BrownsRally) December 19, 2021
The ruling that the Titans did not get the first down was the correct one. It even looked like Westbrook-Ikhine was well short of the spot in real-time, but the Titans got a favorable spot.
That spot shouldn’t even of been close he was a full yard short of the first down marker.
So no #Titans fans you weren’t screwed by the refs in fact they did their dammdest to help you convert. pic.twitter.com/6YW2MnxKNM
— Jeremiah Edwards (@Jedwards_radio) December 19, 2021
Even with the favorable spot, the Titans still came up short.
