This week, Ron Winter’s crew is off. Bill Vinovich will head Gene Steratore’s crew and Steratore has the week off. Tom Stephan, the line judge injured two...
Football Zebras exclusive Referee Tony Corrente will have his entire crew on the field tonight, but in the replay booth, there was a last-minute substitution. Replay...
After Further Review: A look at the NFL replay review system Part 2 of a 4-part series “The purpose of replay is to make sure the...
This week, Bill Leavy’s crew is off. Bill Vinovich, who is a rotating 18th referee, will head Jerome Boger’s crew and Boger has the week off. Tom...
Week 13: 49ers at Rams On a pass from his end zone, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw an incomplete pass toward the line of scrimmage, but...
Week 13: Giants at Redskins In the second quarter, line judge Tom Stephan left game with an injury. He walked off to the Redskins sideline, and...
Did you see a call that needs explanation? Did the officials get something wrong? Let us know in the comments or tweet us @footballzebras. We will...
video 1 (streaming) | video 2 (streaming) | video 3 (222 MB download) Busy, busy Week 12 in officiating, so let’s look at what the officiating...
video Since I was waiting for a second video to be posted (and there was not one), this got lost in the shuffle of the Thanksgiving...
Saints at Falcons (video) This was a downright sloppy play by Scott Green’s crew on Thursday night no matter how you look at it, even though...
We are examining the video of the inadvertent whistle from the Raiders-Bengals game, and have confirmed that the line judge was responsible for terminating the play. Because...
This week, Clete Blakeman is off, although two members of his crew are substituting this week. Bill Vinovich, who is a rotating 18th referee, will head Walt...
Week 12: Raiders at Bengals (video at 2:50) On a 3rd-and-6, the Bengals completed a five-yard pass which was immediately fumbled near the sideline. The Raiders...
It elicits snickers from football fans when it happens, and it sometimes trends on Twitter. Referee Ed Hochuli turns on his microphone to explain a ruling,...
Week 12: Texans at Lions (video) It’s said that the penalty should fit the crime, but because of a continuously revised rulebook, a pair of rules...
Each team now has ten games on the record books, and the Raiders have shown a shrewd success in coach’s challenges this season. Coach Dennis Allen...
This week, Carl Cheffers and Bill Vinovich are off. Head linesman George Hayward (calf) on Bill Leavy’s crew and Kirk Dornan (plantar fasciitis) on Mike Carey’s crew are...
Week 11: Chargers at Broncos (video) The process of the catch is not a simple concept for fans in general, but there are two distinct elements...
Week 11: Jaguars at Texans Referee Clete Blakeman nearly presided over tie games in back-to-back weeks. The new overtime rule (to reiterate, we hate it) is...
Check this post for a breakdown of calls made by the officiating crews today. Did you see something that is controversial or have a question about...