Tag Archives: pylon

Week 2 open forum, assignments

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Ben Austro

Entering Week 2, let us know in the comments or @footballzebras if you see anything in this week’s games that seems to be the wrong call. Referee assignments after the jump. Quick calls Browns at Colts | 2nd quarter | … Continue reading →

Pereira sums up opening weekend

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Ben Austro

In his weekly wrap-up column on Fox Sports, commentator Mike Pereira weighed in on a few calls from Week 1: Lions at Buccaneers | 2nd quarter | 10:34 remaining | video. Lions cornerback Chris Houston intercepted a Josh Freeman pass at … 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 →

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 →