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Week 12, 20241 day ago

Week 12 officiating liveblog

Live updates during the Sunday games in Week 12

College Football3 days ago

Rules review video: Illegal kicking, scrimmage kick formation, and pull and shoot

Assignments5 days ago

Week 12 referee assignments

Week 9 referee assignments

Assignments3 weeks ago

Week 10 referee assignments

Assignments2 weeks ago

Week 11 referee assignments

Obituary2 weeks ago

5-time Super Bowl official Al Jury passes away

News4 weeks ago

Clete Blakeman’s crew correctly didn’t flag Commanders final play

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Videos
Galleries

Calls9 years ago

Surprise: The enemy of officiating

News9 years ago

Replay reversals up sharply

News9 years ago

Officiating video, week 4: The much-talked-about batting incident

Photo Gallery9 years ago

Images from Week 4

Assignments9 years ago

Week 5 referee assignments

News9 years ago

A batted ball and a judgement call decide fortunes in Lions-Seahawks game

Football Zebras video9 years ago

The spike that wasn’t a spike, but still a foul

News9 years ago

After Further Review: A Quiet Week 4

News9 years ago

Quick calls: Week 4

Officiating Dept. Video9 years ago

Officiating video: medical timeout, catch rule, and indisputable evidence of Week 3

News

News4 weeks ago

Clete Blakeman’s crew correctly didn’t flag Commanders final play

No holding, illegal blocks, or pass interference on the Hail Mary

News1 month ago

Vikings hack the spike play to get one more snap

News1 month ago

Down judge Patrick Turner uses a unique whistle technique

College Football1 month ago

New interpretation closes loophole that allowed Oregon’s intentional 12-man defense

College Football2 months ago

TCU coach ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls

News2 months ago

Cowboys desperation pass would have been intentional grounding, but here’s why it wouldn’t be a safety

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

Ja’Marr Chase fined $31,599 for verbal abuse of official

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

NFL issues 22 fines, including 2 unflagged hip-drop tackles and 5 for fighting

News2 months ago

Officiating slightly taps the brakes on illegal formation enforcement

More News

News

College Football1 month ago

New interpretation closes loophole that allowed Oregon’s intentional 12-man defense

Interpretation is for an action that "violates a guiding principle" in the rules

College Football2 months ago

TCU coach ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls

News2 months ago

Cowboys desperation pass would have been intentional grounding, but here’s why it wouldn’t be a safety

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

Ja’Marr Chase fined $31,599 for verbal abuse of official

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

NFL issues 22 fines, including 2 unflagged hip-drop tackles and 5 for fighting

News2 months ago

Officiating slightly taps the brakes on illegal formation enforcement

News3 months ago

6 things I’m looking for in the 2024 NFL season

News3 months ago

Todd Bowles and John Lynch added to Competition Committee

Hall of Fame3 months ago

How are officials affected by new Hall of Fame nomination rule changes?

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Videos

College Football2 weeks ago

Rule review video: Leaping and leverage, an unusual formation, and targeting

College Football3 weeks ago

Rules review video: Fake field goal, leaping, and live-ball taunting

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Early celebration, kick catch interference, and college expedited replays

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Onside drop-kicks, spitting, and a center catching a touchdown

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: roughing vs. running into the kicker, brandishing a weapon, and a field goal off the light post

Videos

College Football3 weeks ago

Rules review video: Fake field goal, leaping, and live-ball taunting

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Early celebration, kick catch interference, and college expedited replays

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Onside drop-kicks, spitting, and a center catching a touchdown

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: roughing vs. running into the kicker, brandishing a weapon, and a field goal off the light post

College Football2 months ago

Rules review video: First-touch spots on punts, illegal batting, and a bench player on the field

Mechanics

Mechanics10 months ago

Walt Anderson teaches officials to move with purpose. Do the benefits outweigh the issues?

Mechanics11 months ago

There are no referee interference rules if players collide with an official

Mechanics11 months ago

When to warn, when to flag

History1 year ago

Officiating brawls in 1983 very different than 2023

Mechanics1 year ago

New umpire mechanic on field goals and extra points is the old mechanic

History2 years ago

Concentration is key for the most viewed coin toss of the year

Mechanics

Mechanics2 years ago

Officials told to watch for illegal foreign objects used for FG and XP attempts

Mechanics2 years ago

How does the NFL handle a suspended game?

Follow-up2 years ago

Good whistle discipline is vital to good officiating

Mechanics2 years ago

After review, a reversal. NFL won't allow a holder to elevate a teed kickoff ball

History2 years ago

2 generations of officials are at polar opposites when signaling the big call

Follow-up2 years ago

Football officials free to leave the field when the game is over

More News

News9 years ago

How rampant are outside influences in crew decisions?

Â View image | gettyimages.com Something odd struck a few officiating observers during the surprise onside kickoff to start overtime in the Rams-Seahawks game. Beyond the...
Officiating Dept. Video9 years ago

Week 1 Officiating Video: Pop-up, timeout, ball down

Dean Blandino, the NFL’s vice president of officiating, began the season today by explaining calls in Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season in the weekly...
Crews9 years ago

NFL officials have thin regular-season bench

Swing officials, double-booking and bye weekends fill any gaps The first weekend of NFL games featured a serious injury to one of the officials, when line...
Assignments9 years ago

Week 2 referee assignments

Â View image | gettyimages.com Walt Anderson will have the Thursday night game, which will be simulcast on CBS and NFL Network. Walt Coleman’s crew has...
Photo Gallery9 years ago

Images of Week 1

Photos of the officials in action in Week 1.
Calls9 years ago

Eagles could not get second life from leverage call

Week 1: Eagles at Falcons (video) In the first game of the Monday night doubleheader, a seesaw battle headed to the end of the fourth quarter...
After Further Review9 years ago

After Further Review: Which 2 teams (and 7 officials) will go from 0-0 to 50?

News from around the league on the calls from Week 1
Calls9 years ago

Onside kick to start overtime causes enforcement nightmare

Week 1: Seahawks at Rams (video) A surprise onside kick didn’t catch the Rams napping, but it wound up catching the officiating crew off guard. The...
Calls9 years ago

Quick calls: Week 1

Rolling coverage through the day from the Football Zebras staff.
2015 New Rules9 years ago

Intended receivers get defenseless player protections on interceptions

Defenseless player protections are being extended to the intended receiver on a pass after an interception or potential interception under a new provision this year. This...