Week 1: Bills at Patriots In the middle of the fourth quarter (gamebook), Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas sacked Bills quarterback Trent Edwards for a ten-yard loss....
It is not exactly America’s Got Talent, but finding the new vice president of officiating is turning out to be one tough audition. Peter King of...
Week 1: Bears vs. Packers The Packers clearly had a successful 2-point conversion late in the game. One replay was aired prior to the kickoff that...
Week 1: Titans at Steelers The Tenneseean is reporting Titans coach Jeff Fisher will send a tape to the league office alleging an uncalled holding penalty...
Week 1: 49ers at Cardinals It seems the Arizona Cardinals cannot finish a game without a controversial call on the last play of the game. In...
We cannot possibly watch every game. We will report what we can, especially if it appears in the game summary. If you see a disputable call,...
John Madden John Madden’s retirement from broadcasting was short-lived. No, he’s not returning to the airwaves, but will work with the league in a consultant role....
Preseason Week 4: Cardinals at Broncos No video to show, but the Associated Press reported that Cardinals offensive lineman Elton Brown bumped referee Mike Carey near...
Don’t expect to read Ed Hochuli defend his calls online. He and the rest of the officials have a social networking ban imposed on them. In...
After only two full quarters in the new Cowboys Stadium, a punt banged into the overhead video screen, despite its 90-foot clearance. The NFL spent less...
Preseason Week 2: Titans at Cowboys Jeff Fisher, in his capacity as competition committee chair, is calling a teleconference of the committee regarding an unusual circumstance...
The NFL homepage ran an Associated Press story quoting the Rich McKay, Falcons president and Competition Committee co-chairman. As it does almost every year, according to...
The NFL announced, through Adam Schefter’s blog, that Steelers’ receiver Santonio Holmes was fined $10,000 for his end-zone celebration by using the ball as a prop....
The Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette ran an profile on the career of the recently retired NFL field judge Duke Carroll. [Link unfortunately goes behind a paywall on...
Walt Coleman is now a Hall of Famer. Don’t expect to find a bust of him in Canton — there are currently no referees enshrined, despite...
The Ada Evening News of Ada, Okla., has a story on resident headlinesman Derick Bowers, who officiated Super Bowl XLIII. He provides an interesting read on...
In order to minimize injuries, the Pro Bowl plays modified rules that protect the players. Basically, pass rushes are shut down, and standard formations are used....
Mike Pereira, the NFL vice president of officiating, conducted his last “Official Review” segment (video) of the season on the NFL Network today. Periera is retiring...
Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh vs. Cardinals Officials don’t win or lose games. The Cardinals had a three-point lead with 2:47 remaining in the fourth quarter. So,...
Super Bowl XLIII: Steelers vs. Cardinals James Harison’s goal-line-to-goal-line run fortunately, and correctly, survived the replay review, but would not have been entirely disasterous if overturned....