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Josh Dobbs says arm was going forward on decisive fumble in Titans-Jaguars game

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Josh Dobbs and the Tennessee Titans left Jacksonville heartbroken Saturday night. In a battle for the AFC South title and a playoff berth, the Titans fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-16. The game-winning score came on a Jacksonville recovery of a turnover ruled a Dobbs fumble.

The Titans were up 16-13 with 3 minutes to go and had the ball. On 3rd-and-6, Dobbs was in the pocket when the ball came out as he was tackled by Rayshawn Jenkins. Jacksonville’s Josh Allen recovered the ball and returned it for a touchdown. The play was ruled a fumble on the field and confirmed by replay officials upon review.

Dobbs, a former Tennessee Volunteers standout, felt his arm was going forward and attempting a pass.

“I felt like my arm was going forward,” Dobbs said after the game, per The Tennessean. “When you throw the ball and the ball goes forward after the guy hits you — I’m a physics guy. It’s pretty simple that it’s going forward. But as I said, I haven’t seen the play. So I don’t know when he hit me in the act of throwing. When you’re on the road, they do a great job of not showing replays of big plays. I’ll check it out on film and see, but that was definitely a tough one.”

Dobbs, making his second-career NFL start, went 20-of-29 for 179 yards and a touchdown and an interception. He also had 32 yards rushing.

Andrew Olson

Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.

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