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Did a referee drop a call like the ball in Times Square? Let us know in the comments. Referee assignments are listed after the jump.

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• Cowboys at Eagles. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett attempted to challenge the spot of the ball in relation to a first down. Referee Tony Corrente disallowed the challenge. Fox Sports rules analyst Mike Pereira said that was a mistake by Corrente.
• Rams at Seahawks. The Seahawks got the advantage of a favorable first-down call when referee Jerome Boger signaled the first down before the head linesman placed the ball apparently short of the line to gain (video). It could have been challenged by the Rams, but was not.
• Bears at Packers. Before this morphs into a what-Mike-Pereira-said post, a holding call that was missed in a Bears’ goal-to-go situation was pointed out by Pereira in his “Online O.T.” segment. Pereira, with more visual gadgets at his disposal, gives an informative overview of crew mechanics for covering receivers on pass plays, and explains that the covering official was likely screened by the the Packers safety (video).

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Let us know your opinions about the calls in Week 16 in the comments. Referee assignments are after the jump.

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• Titans at Chiefs. Chiefs were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for a leap into the front row by several players. As referee Scott Green announced “Only one man is permitted to jump into the stands.”

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Did you see a call that we should know about? Point us to it in the comments section of this post. Referee assignments are after the jump.

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Did you see a call on the field that was so weak it couldn’t support the weight of 17 inches of snow? Let us know in the comments section of this post. Referee assignments are after the jump.

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Let us know of any controversial calls in Week 13 in the comments section of this post. We had a few late-week developments that we haven’t had time to report on, so stay tuned. Referee assignments are after the jump.

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If you see a call that is a turkey, let us know in the comments section of this post. Referee assignments are after the jump.

Update: Starting this week, we will update the open forum with any calls we read about that aren’t worthy of (or if we don’t have time for) a full, standalone post. If we miss one, send us a link in the comments. Some of these may expand to full posts later in the week, as well.

• Steelers at Bills. Steelers linebacker James Harrison believes that he shouldn’t have been flagged for roughing the passer (for helmet-to-helmet contact) in the third quarter (via Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review).
• Jaguars at Giants. Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio questioned the offensive pass interference call against Kassim Osgood in the fourth quarter (via Vito Stellino, The Florida Times-Union). Also in that game, there was no penalty called on Jaguars defensive back Tyron Brackenridge for contact after a fair catch on Darius Reynaud. While Giants coach Tom Coughlin didn’t question the call, the game supervisor, former veteran referee Johnny Grier, phoned the league office in Manhattan about the non-call according to Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J.
• Eagles at Bears. A question was raised in a discussion board about a player who does not try to advance an onside kick. When a player “gives himself up” he does not have to be touched down by an opponent to have the play declared dead. This happens more often on kicks (because it prevents the clock from running), but the same applies when a quarterback takes a knee to run out the clock.

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Leave your comments on the calls for Week 11 here. Referee assignments are after the jump.

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Let us know in the comments section of this thread about any questionable calls from Week 10. Referee assignments are after the jump.

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Drop us a line in the comments regarding any calls you disagree with in Week 9. Sorry, we’ve not updated the discussion during the past couple of weeks. Barring any major news this week, we will backtrack and cover some of the call from Weeks 7 and 8. Referee assignments for this week are after the jump.

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We will try to get to some of the “spookier” calls from this weekend. If there is something you want to start a conversation on, let us know in the comments. Referee assignments are after the jump.

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