In most NFL games, the first quarter is only supposed to be 15 minutes long, but during Thursday's game between the and , it actually lasted for roughly 15 minutes and three seconds. If you're wondering how that happened, it's because the officiating crew appeared to completely lose track of how much time was left on George Hill Jersey the game clock near the end of the first quarter.The crazine s started after the Titans lined up for a second-and-2 play with just five seconds left Junior Bridgeman Jersey in the opening quarter. At first, it looked like was just going to let the clock run out and that's exactly what he started to do. However, after the clock hit zero, the refs didn't blow the play dead.At that point, no one knew what was going on. Several Colts defenders tried to alert the officiating crew that the quarter was over, but no one blew their whistle and since no whistle was blown, the Titans decided to run a play. If this sounds confusing, maybe the video below will clear Jrue Holiday Jersey things up. The refs just allowed the Titans to run a play with -3 seconds left in the first quarter. Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) Even was confused about what was happening! As you can see in the clip, the first quarter had been over for nearly four seconds before Tannehill finally took the snap. It was such an odd thing to see that Fox announcer Joe Buck was absolutely incredulous that the play didn't get blown dead.As the game finally went to commercial, it Ray Allen Jersey appeared that one-yard gain on the play was going to stand. However, someone must have alerted the officiating crew about the situation, because once the second quarter started, the refs moved the ball back one yard, the Titans had a second-and-2 just as they did at the end of the first quarter and it was like the play never happened. The first quarter ended with the Torrey Craig Jersey Titans lead 7-3. For an update on the score and to keep tabs on the game, . Click here Click here Click here |