Category Archives: Week 2

Officially, the NFL has a problem

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ben Austro

[Editor's note: This is our weekly entry at National Football Post.] After basking in the shadows of relative obscurity during the opening week of the season, the replacement referees found themselves struggling as if they were some intentionally mismatched contestants … Continue reading →

Fumble scrum requires maximum officiating skills

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Mark Schultz

The officials lost control of the Monday Night Football Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos on one play.  The breakdown happened with :02 in the first quarter as Knowshon Moreno fumbled the ball and there was a … Continue reading →

Monday night meltdown caps subpar week

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Football Zebras.com staff

While the first week of officiating was deemed “adequate,” the quality of the replacement referees work declined significantly in Week 2. There were numerous instances of sloppy work and nonexistent calls that it was hard to single anything out to … Continue reading →

SJ Stropolo yanked from Saints-Panthers

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Ben Austro

Replacement official’s Facebook profile puts him on inactive list The NFL has removed side judge Brian Stropolo from today’s Saints-Panthers game because of a professed allegiance to one of the teams, as first reported by Chris Mortensen. Stropolo is in … Continue reading →

Replacement referee assignments, Week 2

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Ben Austro

We are expecting to get the officiating assignments piecemeal, rather than the full list. As we confirm, we will post here with the full spotters chart. In some cases, where the entire crew is not known to us, we have … Continue reading →