Titans fans are furious over this pass interference call that helped the Chiefs
This call was a massive break for the Chiefs.
Tennessee Titans cornerback Tramaine Brock was in disbelief. He stood up to celebrate his pass breakup, which should have brought on the Kansas City Chiefs’ punt team.
But it didn’t. There was a yellow flag on the field.
The Chiefs were a huge step closer to closing out the AFC Championship Game against the Titans when Mecole Hardman drew a defensive pass-interference penalty on Brock on a third-and-10 in the fourth quarter, with the Chiefs leading 35-24.
On the play, Patrick Mahomes heaved the ball downfield with almost four minutes left in the game. The ball hit Brock in the back as he did his best to spin around and get his eyes on the ball. But the officials didn’t see him get his head around, and so they flagged him for interference, because he got in between the ball and Hardman, who was trying to come back to the under throw (which was a savvy play). Instant replay, however, showed Brock did turn his head, just before the ball arrived.
The Titans could have elected to challenge the call on the field. Instead, he chose to keep his final timeout for the following set of downs. Considering the low reversal rate on pass-interference calls this season, perhaps Mike Vrabel was anxious to take the risk. Instead, he watched the Chiefs bleed the clock on the following two series.
And the national media was in agreement.