Tag Archives: offensive pass interference

35 years ago: No OPI on Hail Mary pass, official knocked out cold by flying bottle

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Ben Austro

Dec. 28, 1975 NFC Divisional Playoff: Cowboys at Vikings Thirty-five years ago, “Hail Mary” became a football term after Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach so described the desperation pass that connected with Drew Pearson in a playoff game with the Vikings. … Continue reading →

Week 12 open forum, assignments

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Ben Austro

Updated 11/29 for new feature, below If you see a call that is a turkey, let us know in the comments section of this post. Referee assignments are after the jump. Update: Starting this week, we will update the open … Continue reading →

Leavy says he’s haunted by SB XL calls

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Ben Austro

With an unbelievable amount of candor, referee Bill Leavy admitted that he made game-changing mistakes when he officiated Super Bowl XL in February 2006—mistakes that helped propel the Steelers over the Seahawks. It was immediately branded as one of the … Continue reading →

49ers have ‘several paragraphs’ of questionable calls headed to league office

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Ben Austro

Week 13: 49ers at Seahawks As NFL head coaches are wont to do on a weekly basis, 49ers coach Mike Singletary has registered a complaint with the league office regarding some questionable calls in Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. First, … Continue reading →

Week 3 “Official Review”: Taunting, OPI, pleas for PylonCam

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Ben Austro

As done in previous weeks, there is a two-part “Official Review,” one for NFL Network and one for NFL.com. The topics were not nearly controversial this week for the league’s vice president of officiating, Mike Pereira: 49ers defensive back Shawntae … Continue reading →