Questionable play/call

Here is a play I had a few weeks back. It is bothering me and I want to see what you guys would have done or if I really blew the call.

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Team A has the ball 4th and 25 at their own 5. Less then 30 seconds before half-time. They do NOT a time-out. I had informed the coach that they did not have a time-out.

The QB drops back throws a bomb and and team A gets the ball to B's 10, first and goal. Mind you that I am way behind the play with the QB, etc. A reciever down field calls a time-out and the covering official (BJ) gives the team a time-out. By the time I get up there and find out what had happened both teams were already heading to the sidelines.

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I fired a flag off for Delay of game on A. Then with five seconds left on the clock I started the clock on the ready and A did not get another play off. Which I felt A would not have gotten another play if they did not call a time-out.

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In the rule book it doesn't clearly give such a foul and I understand my (BJ) made the mistake of awarding a time-out which shouldn't have been done. Under Rule 3-6-2 f "Any other conduct which unduly prolongs the game."

What I am looking for is what do you thing I should have done?

I an ex-USMC and this is my 5th year with a WH....I am always looking to learn, thanks!

[Edited by tpaul on Nov 4th, 2004 at 11:03 AM]