Packers say officials told them to not snap ball before winding the clock (video) The Steelers-Packers Week 16 game had its fill of controversial plays, but the last play didn’t seem controversial – until today. To set things up, the Packers were knocking on the door of a tying touchdown when the officials called a Packers’ lineman for…
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Mechanics
Float like a butterfly…dodge like a ref
by Mark Schultz •
How NFL officials stay out of the way to preserve life and limb We’ve all seen it. For the fans it is a funny sight but for anyone who has been knocked down by a football player always cringes when a football official gets knocked down. The officials do not wear any padding and when…
Calls
The eyes have it
by Mark Schultz •
Officials double check with each other on tight and routine calls NFL officials each have a specific area and specific player or players to watch during each play. But do you know that officials also watch each other during a play? The glance may be a few hundredths of a second, but that glance helps…
2012, Follow-up, Playoffs
Can umpire make calls for referee?
by Mark Schultz •
Since the umpire is in the backfield, I wondered if the umpire is now permitted make calls that historically fall within the referee’s purview.
Controversy, Week 1
Official turns back to potential tinderbox
by Mark Schultz •
Week 1: Packers at 49ers There were many controversies between the Packers and 49ers, but one of the more minor disagreements in the game could have erupted into a major fracas partly due to a lack of observation and game sense from the back judge, Peter Shafer, number 94. With 4:47 remaining in the second…