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Category Archives: Week 13
‘Official Review’ catch-up
[Editor's note: We have not been posting recaps of the NFL Network segment "Official Review," because it appeared that they were not posted online. For some reason, when searching for "Official Review" (as well as "Carl Johnson" and "Dean Blandino") … Continue reading
49ers dispute Kaepernick grounding, safety
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 out of bounds. Referee Carl Cheffers, after consulting with head linesman Kent Payne, ruled … Continue reading
Mike Pereira grades three Week 13 calls
Former officials’ boss says the intentional grounding safety on 49ers a bad call Former NFL vice president for officiating and current FOX Sports football officiating analyst Mike Pereira broke down three very interesting plays from Week 13, including an intentional … Continue reading
LJ Stephan down with injury
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 a replay showed him briefly grasping his leg with what appears to be a … Continue reading
Quick calls: Week 13
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 update this post with our observations. (Officiating assignments)