Tag Archives: down by contact

Anatomy of a replay gone wrong

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Ben Austro

NFC Divisional Playoff: Giants at Packers 1st Quarter | 1:46 | Giants 10-3 | Packers ball | 1st & 10 @ NYG 39 | video (at 1:21) We are going to deconstruct the big call from Sunday’s NFC divisional playoff … Continue reading →

Odd ruling saves Cruz from being NY goat

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Ben Austro

Referee Jerome Boger has his hands full with some controversial calls, most notably, a rarely used call on the Giants drive for the game-winning  touchdown (video). Giants receiver Victor Cruz lands to the turf and walks back to the huddle … Continue reading →

Week 1 open forum, assignments

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Ben Austro

We’re back. If you see a call from Week 1 that deserves our attention, add it to the comments section of this post. Referee assignments are after the jump. Quick calls Steelers at Ravens | 1st quarter | 2:47 remaining … Continue reading →

Sunday’s Wild Card officiating

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Ben Austro

Ravens at Chiefs Mike Carey is the referee. 1st Quarter, 6:26 remaining. The Chiefs challenged the spot of the ball in relation to the first-down marker. Since Ravens running back Ray Rice landed with his hand first, he was not … Continue reading →

3 confusing calls in Sunday night game

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Ben Austro

Week 14: Eagles at Giants We have three calls for analysis—all three called correctly—from the Eagles–Giants game that will likely end up on this week’s “Official Review.” View the highlights of the game in addition to our analysis: McNabb incomplete … Continue reading →