Bill Vinovich heads the Thursday night crew in Cincinnati this week.
Author: Ben Austro
Week 3
Beckham-Norman II leads to 1st use of Beckham-Norman rule
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Calls, Official Review, Week 2
Official Review: Disputable evidence in Boyd fumble and preparing for Beckham-Norman II
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In this week’s Official Review, SVP/refs Dean Blandino addressed the fumble by Tyler Boyd and the rematch of Odell Beckham Jr. and Josh Norman.
Assignments, Week 3
Week 3 referee assignments
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Walt Coleman is the referee for the Thursday night game between the Texans and the Patriots.
Calls, Week 2
Quick calls: Week 2
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Week 1
Week 1 remainders: League says clock runoff was okay
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Assignments, Week 2
Week 2 referee assignments
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Ed Hochuli is the referee for the Thursday night game between the Jets and Bills. It is the first NFL game to be streamed on Twitter.
Calls, Week 1
Quick calls: Week 1
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Obituary
Umpire Chad Brown has died at age 69
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Former umpire Chad Brown has died, after battling a long illness. The 23-year veteran wore number 31, and was assigned to Super Bowl XXXV and XLV.
2016 rule changes
New rules may help officials, but show lack of confidence in them
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Among the list of new rules passed this offseason, two of them stood out from the others: penalties for timeouts a team could not take and the use of replay for administrative corrections.