Week 4:Redskins at Eagles Eagles coach Andy Reid assumed responsibility for a critical delay of game call, but ultimately feels that an error in crew mechanics...
Week 1: Lions at Bears It was a bitter pill to swallow for any team, let alone for the hapless Lions, who have cobbled together just...
With an unbelievable amount of candor, referee Bill Leavy admitted that he made game-changing mistakes when he officiated Super Bowl XL in February 2006—mistakes that helped...
Usually we will give a complete rundown of the “Official Review” segment from the NFL officiating department, but we wanted to advance the news out of...
Week 14: Eagles at Giants We have three calls for analysis—all three called correctly—from the Eagles–Giants game that will likely end up on this week’s “Official...
When I started this blog, the idea was to provide insights and analysis of the officiating crews in the National Football League. Since the Internet is...
We have reported on two instances where Jeff Triplette’s crew had difficulty in getting basic information correct on replay reversals. First, in Week 5, Triplette and...
Week 9: Ravens at Bengals While on the sideline during a replay review, the Bengals’ Chad Ochocinco jokingly waived a $1 bill at an official. The...
The “Official Review” segment returns for week 9 action, with the league’s vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira, disecting some of the more complicated calls. This week,...
Only two items on this week’s “Official Review” with the league’s vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira. Usually, we have a web-only video to go along with...
In this week’s “Official Review,” the NFL vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira, discussed some fairly pedestrian calls from Week 6, leaving one controversial call uncovered (video,...
Week 6: Giants at Saints We have a fair bit of space here dedicated to when a referee announces a call and, in his economy for...
This week’s “Official Review” by league vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira, featured several interesting plays from Week 5, leading to a lot of discussion here (video,...
Week 4: Chargers at Steelers In the Sunday Night Football game, the Chargers special teams player Jacob Hester is credited with a heads-up, 41-yard fumble-return touchdown....
Week 4: Titans at Jaguars Yikes! The catch-into-the-ground calls took a week off last week, but we are looking at the fourth controversial review of a...
Week 2: Texans at Titans I knew once I saw the video of Jacoby Jones’s touchdown catch for the Texans that this would need explaining. It...
Week 2: Giants at Cowboys The amazing interception by the Giants’ Kenny Phillips off of the foot of Cowboys’ Jason Witten (video) could be the first...
Week 1: Chargers at Raiders As a follow-up to our in-game post about the reversal to Louis Murphy’s touchdown call, referee Carl Cheffers spoke with a...
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: 49ers at Cardinals It seems the Arizona Cardinals cannot finish a game without a controversial call on the last play of the game. In...