Tag Archives: Mike Spanier

Muffed kickoff gives Lions an easy 2 pts; Chargers, similar play, down at ½-yd line

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Ben Austro

Week 17: Lions at Packers 1st Quarter | 13:00 remaining | Lions 7-0 | Lions kickoff | video Updated below to include similar play from Chargers–Raiders. Tough break for the Packers, as Patrick Lee muffs the Lions kickoff in the … Continue reading →

Week 5 “Official Review”: Fair-catch interference, fumbled fumbles, ‘fishy’ call

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Ben Austro

This week’s “Official Review” by league vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira, featured several interesting plays from Week 5, leading to a lot of discussion here (video, Part 1 and Part 2): As pointed out in our comments, there was a … Continue reading →