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Tyrone suffered relegation from Division One of the Allianz Football League despite an impressive 2-20 to 1-16 win over Dublin on a dramatic day of action.
With Armagh hammering Derry 4-24 to 1-18 and Kerry always looking in control as they beat Galway 3-24 to 2-19, Tyrone were left hoping that Donegal could be their salvation by defeating Mayo.
The Castlebar contest proved a tense affair as Dara O Baoill had a late penalty chance to put Donegal ahead only to see his tame effort saved by Mayo keeper Colm Reape.
Had O Baoill converted the spot-kick Donegal would have moved 1-18 to 1-17 ahead but instead, Mayo went on triumph 1-18 to 1-16 as they not only survived the drop but also ended up qualifying for next weekend's Division One decider where they will face the Kingdom.
Tyrone, alongside Armagh, ended up on seven points from their seven games which under normal circumstances would be sufficient to avoid relegation but the Red Hands drop to Division Two with both sides remarkably ending up with the same scoring difference of +7 - even though the Orchard men would have survived in any case by dint of the head-to-head after winning their round-two encounter.
After beating an understrength Donegal side in Letterkenny last week, Tyrone were not overly fancied going into their contest against a Dublin who looked particularly strong in attack given the presence of the likes of Con O'Callaghan, in-form Sean Bugler, Niall Scully and Cormac Costello.
O'Callaghan did notch an early goal after Niall Morgan was caught out of his goals but a Darragh Canavan major soon had the Red Hands ahead and two Darren McCurry two-pointers helped the home side storm into a 1-14 to 1-4 advantage by half-time.
Canavan tallied 1-3 in the opening half with Kieran McGeary maintaining his recent resurgence by firing over a two-pointer and Mattie Donnelly, Peter Harte and Morgan also getting on the scoresheet.
Michael McKernan's goal after the restart increased Tyrone's advantage to 2-16 to 1-6 and while two-pointers from Ciaran Kilkenny, Costello and Lorcan O'Dell saw their lead trimmed somewhat, the home side were never in danger of being caught.
However, the happiness of the home supporters soon turned into a sense of disappointment as word came through of the missed Donegal penalty in Castlebar and some Tyrone fans opted to attempt to beat the traffic before the end.
Donegal made a strong start in Castlebar as an O Baoill two-pointer helped them lead 0-6 to 0-2 but 1-1 from Jack Carney - the goal coming after a slick passing movement - got Mayo on terms before two Frank Irwin scores and another Carney point left the home side 1-7 to 0-6 ahead at half-time.
Jim McGuinness' side fought back after the restart with Eoin McHugh's goal and and a Finbarr Roarty point getting them on terms - although the latter score probably should have been another major as the defender blasted over the bar after cutting through the centre of the Mayo defence.
A Ryan O'Donoghue point and two pointer - either side of another Carney score - pushed Mayo five up again but Donegal replied in kind to draw level again helped by scores from Conor O'Donnell, Aaron Doherty and Shane O'Donnell.
At that stage, Donegal seemed to have the momentum but while a point from half-time substitute Michael Langan put them ahead at 1-15 to 1-14 with nine minutes remaining, a Paul Towey point levelled the contest once more before Matthew Ruane swung over a superb two-pointer for Kevin McStay's side.
Next came the penalty at the other end of the field which seemed a soft enough award by referee Joe McQuillan before Reape spread himself to make a comfortable stage.
Mayo had a further scare as a fierce Hugh McFadden goal attempt came back off the angle of the crossbar and post but the home side held on to preserve a Division One status that had looked parlous after their opening defeats by Dublin and Galway.
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With Armagh hammering Derry 4-24 to 1-18 and Kerry always looking in control as they beat Galway 3-24 to 2-19, Tyrone were left hoping that Donegal could be their salvation by defeating Mayo.
The Castlebar contest proved a tense affair as Dara O Baoill had a late penalty chance to put Donegal ahead only to see his tame effort saved by Mayo keeper Colm Reape.
Had O Baoill converted the spot-kick Donegal would have moved 1-18 to 1-17 ahead but instead, Mayo went on triumph 1-18 to 1-16 as they not only survived the drop but also ended up qualifying for next weekend's Division One decider where they will face the Kingdom.
Tyrone, alongside Armagh, ended up on seven points from their seven games which under normal circumstances would be sufficient to avoid relegation but the Red Hands drop to Division Two with both sides remarkably ending up with the same scoring difference of +7 - even though the Orchard men would have survived in any case by dint of the head-to-head after winning their round-two encounter.
Canavan responds after O'Callaghan goal
After beating an understrength Donegal side in Letterkenny last week, Tyrone were not overly fancied going into their contest against a Dublin who looked particularly strong in attack given the presence of the likes of Con O'Callaghan, in-form Sean Bugler, Niall Scully and Cormac Costello.
O'Callaghan did notch an early goal after Niall Morgan was caught out of his goals but a Darragh Canavan major soon had the Red Hands ahead and two Darren McCurry two-pointers helped the home side storm into a 1-14 to 1-4 advantage by half-time.
Canavan tallied 1-3 in the opening half with Kieran McGeary maintaining his recent resurgence by firing over a two-pointer and Mattie Donnelly, Peter Harte and Morgan also getting on the scoresheet.
Michael McKernan's goal after the restart increased Tyrone's advantage to 2-16 to 1-6 and while two-pointers from Ciaran Kilkenny, Costello and Lorcan O'Dell saw their lead trimmed somewhat, the home side were never in danger of being caught.
However, the happiness of the home supporters soon turned into a sense of disappointment as word came through of the missed Donegal penalty in Castlebar and some Tyrone fans opted to attempt to beat the traffic before the end.
Donegal made a strong start in Castlebar as an O Baoill two-pointer helped them lead 0-6 to 0-2 but 1-1 from Jack Carney - the goal coming after a slick passing movement - got Mayo on terms before two Frank Irwin scores and another Carney point left the home side 1-7 to 0-6 ahead at half-time.
Jim McGuinness' side fought back after the restart with Eoin McHugh's goal and and a Finbarr Roarty point getting them on terms - although the latter score probably should have been another major as the defender blasted over the bar after cutting through the centre of the Mayo defence.
A Ryan O'Donoghue point and two pointer - either side of another Carney score - pushed Mayo five up again but Donegal replied in kind to draw level again helped by scores from Conor O'Donnell, Aaron Doherty and Shane O'Donnell.
At that stage, Donegal seemed to have the momentum but while a point from half-time substitute Michael Langan put them ahead at 1-15 to 1-14 with nine minutes remaining, a Paul Towey point levelled the contest once more before Matthew Ruane swung over a superb two-pointer for Kevin McStay's side.
Next came the penalty at the other end of the field which seemed a soft enough award by referee Joe McQuillan before Reape spread himself to make a comfortable stage.
Mayo had a further scare as a fierce Hugh McFadden goal attempt came back off the angle of the crossbar and post but the home side held on to preserve a Division One status that had looked parlous after their opening defeats by Dublin and Galway.
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