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...
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...
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...
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....
Football Zebras Roundtable Because of a couple of scheduling conflicts, our Roundtable was delayed. So before we dive into Week 9 action, we are going to...
The latest media tape by Dean Blandino has been posted by the NFL, which we will use as the weekly training tape on unusual calls. The...
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...
Back judge Todd Prukop moments before the Giants are penalized for an excessive celebration foul on an interception. [John Gliebter/Philadelphia Eagles] Here is an abbreviated rundown...
Week 8: Dolphins at Patriots (video) The Dolphins notified the league that a yet-uncalled new rule probably should have been called in Week 6. In Week...
Dean Blandino, vice president of officiating at the NFL, has released his weekly tape for the media on rules clarifications (140 MB download). Here are the...
 Ed Hochuli will be in London for the second international game of the season. The crews of Walt Coleman, Tony Corrente, Bill Leavy, and Jeff...
2 controversial plays involve new rules Football Zebras Roundtable By now we’ve heard every angle of Rule 9-1-3(b)(2) that gave the Jets a second chance to...
Week 7: Bengals at Lions Lions coach Jim Schwartz is very cautious now about launching the red challenge flag, after being burned by a since-overturned rule...
The NFL announced that the suspension of Brandon Meriweather was reduced from two games to one. This appears to have been a deliberate effort by the...
Week 7: Vikings at Giants (video) The Arkansas Association of High School Officials gets it. The NFL does not. If you are an official at any...
After delivering two illegal hits with his helmet, Washington safety Brandon Meriweather has two weeks to think about it, assuming he can still remember the blows...
Week 7: Patriots at Jets Update: The rule change is included here, which we identified as a point of emphasis, not a rule change. However, it...
NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino narrates the weekly media tape on calls from the previous week, which can be downloaded here. Several unusual calls...
Carl Cheffers, seen here at a game last season, will bring his crew to Indianapolis for Sunday Night Football. The crews headed by Mike Carey and...
Football Zebras Roundtable We asked our officiating roundtable to review the Patriots game-winning touchdown for a possible holding foul and a Washington punt with an interesting...