It was a boneheaded mistake that ended up costing the Cardinals more than just a touchdown.

Cardinals running back Emari Demercado dropped the ball just before he crossed the goal line for a touchdown, kicking off a wild sequence of events that eventually led to the Titans coming from behind to beat Arizona 22-21.

Demercado had thought he had cleared the plane of the end zone for a touchdown with 12:41 left in the game and the Cardinals up 21-6.

The error wiped what would have been a 27-6 lead, prior to the extra-point attempt, off the board.

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Cardinals have a 72-yd TD taken off the board pic.twitter.com/BMDvEYklhC — NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) October 5, 2025

Cardinals running back Emari Demercado (31) fumbles the ball before crossing the plane of the end zone a

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