Week 9 referee assignments
Bill Vinovich, seen here flipping the coin to start overtime in last season’s divisional playoff, brings his crew to Houston for Sunday Night Football. The crews of Carl Cheffers, Terry McAulay, John...
View ArticleQuick calls: Week 9
You can follow our coverage on Twitter, and we will also post here some notable calls and describe some of the complicated rulings of the weekend. If you see something interesting, confusing, or...
View ArticleSeahawks catch curiously upheld
Week 9: Buccaneers at Seahawks A five-yard completion to Ricardo Lockette at the end of the third quarter was challenged by Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano for what appeared to be a fairly overturn. On...
View ArticleAfter Further Review: Safety is number 1 priority
Some of the officiating news items from Sunday: A couple of puzzling replay reviews: Mike Carey allowed a catch to stand, despite clear evidence the pass was incomplete, according to our Roundtable...
View ArticleTexans missed punt block could have been challenged by Colts?
Ultimately would be 4th down again, not automatic 1st down Week 9: Colts at Texans (video at :53) “The Texans looked to have got away with one,” said NBC announcer Al Michaels, as the Texans snap the...
View ArticleCatches under review, interception wiped out by DPI: Roundtable discusses Week 9
Football Zebras Roundtable There seemed to be quite a few calls to review this week, and more league office concessions of missed calls that I ever recall in a single week. To help us untangle the mess...
View ArticleMedia tape: Blandino says foul on punter should be 15 yards
Vice president of officiating Dean Blandino released his weekly media tape last Friday (download), so I wanted to backtrack to highlight the key points because there were many unusual scenarios on the...
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