Tag Archives: Bills

HL Hayward injured in Bills-Patriots game

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Ben Austro

  Head linesman George Hayward had to leave Sunday’s Bills-Patriots game with an injury near the end of the third quarter. We asked the league when our own Mark Schultz noticed that one official was missing in one of the … Continue reading →

25 years ago, the most famous call… ever: “Giving him the business down there”

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Ben Austro

Oct. 5, 1986: Bills at Jets Rarely does the referee make the highlight reel for anything positive. But, 25 years ago Ben Dreith made the call that turned quite a few heads. While calling Jets defensive lineman Marty Lyons for … Continue reading →

Quick calls: Week 5

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Ben Austro

Saints at Panthers | 1st quarter | 3:05 remaining | video. Panthers receiver Steve Smith scored a touchdown and was immediately plowed over by Saints safety Roman Harper. You don’t need to drag out the Pythagorean theorem to see that … Continue reading →

Cheffers addresses Belichick timeout

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Ben Austro

Week 3: Patriots at Bills Not much information here, but when a referee gives a pool report to the media, we report it here. The Bills scored a late-fourth-quarter touchdown that was reversed on replay. As a result of the reversal, the status … Continue reading →

Carey announces game over to nobody

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Ben Austro

It really was a non-issue, but the Bills interception (video) of the final Hail Mary pass from Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell was decisive. Game over. However, referee Mike Carey received a buzz on his pager indicating that there would be … Continue reading →