Tennessee Titans wide receiver Adam Humphries took a bad blow to the head during a play near the end of the first half of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was carted off the field.
Humphries made what appeared to be a sensational catch, but safety Jessie Bates delivered a big blow to the wideout’s head, which should have been flagged as an illegal hit on a defenseless receiver but was missed by the officials.
Upon review, Humphries’ catch was overturned and ruled incomplete, adding insult to injury after the officials didn’t flag Bates for an illegal hit.
After the play, Humphries was down on the field for awhile, but was ultimately able to get up on his own, which was great news. While he was carted off the field, Humphries did not need a stretcher. He has been ruled out for the rest of the game.
Here’s a look at the play in question:
Adam Humphries suffered an injury here. Hope he's okay.pic.twitter.com/7IvkCaYS1q
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 1, 2020
Even CBS officials expert Gene Steratore agreed that a flag should have been thrown on the play.
Had Humphries’ catch stood or Bates been flagged, the Titans could have gotten into field goal range and possibly added three before halftime.
Instead, that did not happen and the Titans go into the half trailing 17-7.
