Tag Archives: inadvertent whistle

Week 12 ‘Official Review’: Turkey Day replay, 4th & 29 measure, quick whistle

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Ben Austro

video 1 (streaming) | video 2 (streaming) | video 3 (222 MB download) Busy, busy Week 12 in officiating, so let’s look at what the officiating department is discussing for “Official Review.” NFL director of officiating and head of instant … Continue reading →

Green crew should’ve shut down ugly play

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ben Austro

Saints at Falcons (video) This was a downright sloppy play by Scott Green’s crew on Thursday night no matter how you look at it, even though the final ruling on the play was correct. Falcons running back Michael Turner seemed … Continue reading →

Whistle while you work, NFL referee style

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Mark Schultz

This season has seen three inadvertent whistles (IW) being blown by the officials, with the latest being this past week in the game between the Raiders and Bengals. NFL officials, and officials at all levels, have various tricks of the … Continue reading →

After further review, LJ blew inadvertent whistle, but admitted it to offended coach

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ben Austro

We are examining the video of the inadvertent whistle from the Raiders-Bengals game, and have confirmed that the line judge was responsible for terminating the play. Because the highlight video on NFL.com does not clearly illustrate the inadvertent whistle, we have … Continue reading →

Inadvertent whistle play should have been blown dead before it was blown dead

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ben Austro

Week 12: Raiders at Bengals (video at 2:50) On a 3rd-and-6, the Bengals completed a five-yard pass which was immediately fumbled near the sideline. The Raiders managed to keep the ball from going out of bounds by batting the ball … Continue reading →