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Replay Overturns Emari Demercado’s 72-Yard Score to Touchback in CardinalsTitans Game

A fourth-quarter review confirmed he released the ball before the plane, the NFL’s second straight touchback reversal that led to a Titans touchdown.

Overview

  • Demercado was initially ruled to have scored after a long breakaway, but replay showed he let go of the ball before crossing the goal line, giving Tennessee a touchback.
  • The Cardinals led 21-6 at the time, and the Titans answered the turnover with a drive capped by Tony Pollard’s 1-yard rushing touchdown to cut the deficit to 21-12.
  • Tennessee cornerback L'Jarius Sneed closed rapidly as Demercado slowed near the goal line, prompting the premature release that turned a would-be touchdown into a turnover.
  • The sequence marked the second straight week a long scoring play became a touchback by rule, following Colts receiver Adonai Mitchell’s overturned 76-yard play against the Rams.
  • Official stats credited Demercado with a 71-yard run and a fumble on the play.