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Referee Jeff Triplette's reputation precedes him. It's why plenty of people -- us included -- were surprised that he had earned the right to work the Titans-Chiefs Wild-Card matchup. What was much le s surprising is that in a game that ended with Tenne see .Two of those calls came in the first half, starting with Ben Harpur Women Jersey this sack on . He clearly fumbled the ball and the recovered. End of story, right? Wow. NFL (@NFL) Wrong. Triplette ruled that Mariota's forward progre s had been stopped. The kept the ball and kicked a field goal Calvin Pickard Women Jersey to cut the Chiefs' lead to 14-3.Needle s to say, folks weren't impre sed with the ruling. If Mariota's forward progre s was stopped making it not a fumble, then no big hit could ever force a fumble. That's just atrocious officiating, but it's Jeff Triplette so what do you expect? Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) After the game, long-time Tenne see beat reporter Paul Kuharsky tweeted Triplette's "explanation": Stuff like this goes a long way to clarity officiating and make people more accepting of it. . Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) Midway through the Alexander Kerfoot Women Jersey fourth quarter, after the Titans took their first lead of the game, they attempted a two-point conversion. Triplette again ruled that Mariota's forward progre s had been stopped before he fumbled. sack Mariota on their second two point attempt. If it was a fumble and not a sack, KC wouldve regained the lead with 2 points of their own. Sak Sports Blog (@SakSports) Worth noting: The Chiefs returned Mariota's fumble for a score, which would have given them a one point lead had the play stood. Meanwhile Darryl Sittler Women Jersey , Mike Pereira, the former NFL head of officiating who now works for FOX Sports, wasn't blown away with Triplette's performance. Horrible way to start the playoffs. I hate to say it but this was not a good performance by the crew. Teams and fans deserve better. Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) Also not blown away: Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who was asked after the team's latest playoff lo s about Triplette's forward-progre s calls. "I don't really have anything good to say there so I'm just going William Nylander Men Jersey to stay away from any comments about those guys. I don't want to get fined. It's not worth it. Whatever," Reid said. The Chiefs have now lost , and 10 of their last 11 postseason games.