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2024 rule changes5 days ago
New rules proposed by teams are direct from the recycle bin
News2 weeks ago
Happy 95th birthday to the Dean of Referees Jim Tunney
News3 weeks ago
Another busy offseason for NFL officiating
News4 weeks ago
Competition Committee adds Sean McDermott and Sean McVay, leaving former players underrepresented
Photo Gallery1 month ago
Super Bowl LVIII photo album
Follow-up1 month ago
5 observations from Super Bowl LVIII
Super Bowl LVIII1 month ago
Super Bowl LVIII: 49ers vs. Chiefs
Photo Gallery1 month ago
Let’s meet the Super Bowl LVIII crew in photos
Mechanics1 month ago
Walt Anderson teaches officials to move with purpose. Do the benefits outweigh the issues?
Super Bowl LVIII1 month ago
Super Bowl LVIII officiating crew by the numbers
Super Bowl LVIII1 month ago
Bill Vinovich’s first game on CBS was playing D-III football during the 1982 NFL strike
Hall of Fame1 month ago
Fritz Graf is the 2024 selection by Football Zebras for Hall of Fame consideration
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Kick catch interference, invalid fair catch signal, and penalty enforcements
News3 months ago
Jaire Alexander suspended one game by Packers for not knowing coin flip rules
News6 months ago
Injury ends the season for down judge Derick Bowers
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Roughing the kicker, forced touching, and kick catch interference
News6 months ago
NFL targeting a game in Madrid in 2024
Assignments6 months ago
Week 3 referee assignments
Assignments5 months ago
Week 7 referee assignments
Week 4, 20236 months ago
Week 4 referee assignments
2023-24 bowl games4 months ago
2023-24 bowl officiating assignments
Assignments7 months ago
Week 1 referee assignments
Assignments5 months ago
Week 8 referee assignments
Assignments3 months ago
Week 17 referee assignments
College Football4 months ago
Rules review video: Touching the pylon, ball carrier down, and targeting with the lights out
College Football4 months ago
Rules review video: Unconventional handoffs, unnecessary roughness, and roughing the passer
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Scrimmage kick advancement, targeting, and blocking below the waist
Rules School5 months ago
Rules School: Officiating mechanics at the end of the half
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Kick catch interference, invalid fair catch signal, and penalty enforcements
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Roughing the kicker, forced touching, and kick catch interference
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Targeting, replay tools, and an experiment with the kickoff line
College Football6 months ago
Rules review video: Illegal forward pass, illegal touching, and simulated kneeldowns
College Football6 months ago
Rules review video: Defensive pass interference, coaches on the field, and defense re-establishing in bounds
College Football6 months ago
Rules review video: Safeties, replay calling penalties, and kicks over the uprights
Call of the Week6 months ago
‘Exceptional situational awareness’ highlights the Call of the Week
College Football6 months ago
Rules review video: Intentional grounding, targeting, and horse-collar tackles
2024 rule changes5 days ago
New rules proposed by teams are direct from the recycle bin
News2 weeks ago
Happy 95th birthday to the Dean of Referees Jim Tunney
News3 weeks ago
Another busy offseason for NFL officiating
News4 weeks ago
Competition Committee adds Sean McDermott and Sean McVay, leaving former players underrepresented
Photo Gallery1 month ago
Super Bowl LVIII photo album
Follow-up1 month ago
5 observations from Super Bowl LVIII
Super Bowl LVIII1 month ago
Super Bowl LVIII: 49ers vs. Chiefs
Photo Gallery1 month ago
Let’s meet the Super Bowl LVIII crew in photos
Mechanics1 month ago
Walt Anderson teaches officials to move with purpose. Do the benefits outweigh the issues?
Super Bowl LVIII1 month ago
Super Bowl LVIII officiating crew by the numbers
Super Bowl LVIII1 month ago
Bill Vinovich’s first game on CBS was playing D-III football during the 1982 NFL strike
Hall of Fame1 month ago
Fritz Graf is the 2024 selection by Football Zebras for Hall of Fame consideration
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Kick catch interference, invalid fair catch signal, and penalty enforcements
News3 months ago
Jaire Alexander suspended one game by Packers for not knowing coin flip rules
News6 months ago
Injury ends the season for down judge Derick Bowers
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Roughing the kicker, forced touching, and kick catch interference
News6 months ago
NFL targeting a game in Madrid in 2024
Assignments6 months ago
Week 3 referee assignments
Assignments5 months ago
Week 7 referee assignments
Week 4, 20236 months ago
Week 4 referee assignments
2023-24 bowl games4 months ago
2023-24 bowl officiating assignments
Assignments7 months ago
Week 1 referee assignments
Assignments5 months ago
Week 8 referee assignments
Assignments3 months ago
Week 17 referee assignments
College Football4 months ago
Rules review video: Touching the pylon, ball carrier down, and targeting with the lights out
College Football4 months ago
Rules review video: Unconventional handoffs, unnecessary roughness, and roughing the passer
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Scrimmage kick advancement, targeting, and blocking below the waist
Rules School5 months ago
Rules School: Officiating mechanics at the end of the half
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Kick catch interference, invalid fair catch signal, and penalty enforcements
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Roughing the kicker, forced touching, and kick catch interference
College Football5 months ago
Rules review video: Targeting, replay tools, and an experiment with the kickoff line
College Football6 months ago
Rules review video: Illegal forward pass, illegal touching, and simulated kneeldowns
College Football6 months ago
Rules review video: Defensive pass interference, coaches on the field, and defense re-establishing in bounds
College Football6 months ago
Rules review video: Safeties, replay calling penalties, and kicks over the uprights
Call of the Week6 months ago
‘Exceptional situational awareness’ highlights the Call of the Week
College Football6 months ago
Lynn
October 2, 2017 at 11:14 pm
The referees need to make better calls in the 1st half of the Chiefs vs Washington……. review film.They need Smith by the neck twisted, roughed Kelsey, offense pass interface Washington player pushed Peter.
Lynn
Anonymous
September 23, 2018 at 3:42 pm
Washington/ Packers. Horrible calls.. Seriously. We can only stand so much. The learning curve is over people. If you cant call the game properly, you need to find another profession.
Matt
September 23, 2018 at 4:16 pm
After the last Clay Matthews call in the 3rd quarter of the Redskins game…I am 100% done with the NFL. Will NEVER again watch any NFL game (because of the refs and your stupid rules which you can never call on both sides). DONE done! I will never use my Discover card again because they advertise on the NFL. You have totally ruined the Professional football experience for the fans. The NFL is completely out of control. Bye! NEVER again. I was a fan for for 50 years and I am D-O-N-E. That last call on Clay Matthews during the Redskins game on Sept 23rd was the final straw. You ruined the game. Bye!
Ron
October 27, 2018 at 5:31 pm
The overall officiating this season has been horrible. Thou I am a Cleveland Browns fan I watch quite a few games every week and can not understand how a side or back judge misses a player moving 3 yards before the snap. With all the talk about hits to the head the ref in Cleveland on Sunday said because the QB was beyond the line of scrimmage the hit to the head was allowed. Really? He should be unemployed as well. At the very least he should get a hit to the head like that. If, we the fans, performed like that at our jobs we would be terminated. Unions always stick up for the dead weight in any organization, better clean up your house before you wreck the game. Your getting closer to doing just that every week.
Anonymous
November 29, 2018 at 10:56 pm
The refs are ruinine the game. Letting the helmet to helmet hit during saints and Cowboys game is inexcusable. Players get hurt and they are to blame because they are afraid to call it. Good live and games being lost.
Joe
September 16, 2019 at 1:49 pm
Can someone explain the ruling on the spot of the ball on the Bronco’s successful 2 pt. try in yesterday’s game?
If I found the right section in the rule book, here’s what the NFL says:
”
ARTICLE 3. FOULS COMMITTED DURING TRY
If a foul results in a retry, Team A will have the option to enforce the penalty from the spot where it attempted the try (previous spot) or from the yard line for the other try option.
”
So after the Bronco’s had the 5 yard delay of game penalty before they tried original the 2pt. conversion, they had the chance to try for two points from the 7 yard line, or try for 1 pt, snapping from the 20. As you know, they tried for 1 from the 20, but the Bears were offside – another 5 yard penalty. They now opted to go for 2. Why was that 5 yard offside penalty not enforced as 1/2 the distance from 7 yard line (where the previous try would have been had they been going for 2)? That should have put them at the 3-1/2 line for a 2 pt try. Instead, they got the ball at the one yard line – half the distance from the original 2pt spot – and converted. Am I missing something? Seems like a mistake. Please explain if you can.
Lee H Schlesinger
January 4, 2020 at 9:51 pm
How is it possible that Gary Colliveto is an alternate ref in the Houston-Buffalo game. He missed the biggest call in playoff history. He should not be a ref at all much less be an official in a playoff game.
Timothy Rastello
December 29, 2020 at 11:34 pm
Alamo Bowl CU v Texas
No targeting on 0 in third quarter? What a joke. That was plainly targeting. This type of non-call that could have paralyzed a defenseless player is going to kill the sport we love. Someone should do something.
Jorge Molina
January 15, 2021 at 1:54 pm
Are there any number amongst NFL officials that have been retired?
Mike Green
February 13, 2022 at 2:21 pm
What about #36 worn bt Toby Veteri 5 time super bowl HL do not see it in your article