In an article from the Tennessean, the NFL admitted that their officials made an error during the sequence that eventually took away the Titans’ recovered onside kick on Sunday against the Rams.
In what would have been a huge, game-changing moment for the Titans, the referees said that the Rams had called a timeout — and then said that they didn’t. A flag was also thrown on the play, which was picked up. Everyone was confused. The officials eventually announced that the ball was never actually put in play, so the play didn’t count.