Cardinals HC addresses video of heated exchange with player who fumbled

After initially being called a touchdown, the play was reviewed and overturned. Replays showed the Demercado fumbled out of the end zone, which resulted in a touchback for Tennessee. The Titans then scored a touchdown on their ensuing drive and caught a couple of other crazy breaks en route to a miraculous comeback.

Gannon expressed his frustration on the sideline

Following the costly fumble at the goal line, Gannon ripped into Demercado on the sideline. A video that circulated on social media showed Gannon blasting Demercado and then smacking the running back on the arm before he walked away.

It was unclear what Gannon said to Demercado, and some speculated that the coach was merely trying to motivate his player. Still, it was a bad enough look like Gannon had to address the exchange on Monday.

Gannon addressed the incident with Cardinals players

Gannon told reporters on Monday that he was not proud of his actions toward Demercado.

"I woke up this morning and didn't feel great about it, honestly, so in a team meeting I addressed it. I apologized to Emari and I apologized to the team," Gannon said. "I just told them I kind of let the moment of what happened get the better of me there. Obviously, I try to be emotionally stable and calm because my job is to solve problems during a game and kind of lead the charge on that.

"So, it's not really who I am or who I want to be, and I told the guys that today. It's a mistake by me and it's just like everybody in there. Everybody made some type of mistake yesterday, which culminates to why we didn't win the game, and we can't let it happen moving forward."

Demercado was the second NFL player in as many weeks to inexplicably surrender possession of the ball just before he crossed the goal line. Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell did almost the same exact thing on a potential go-ahead touchdown in his team's loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4.