We ran into a technical problem earlier in the week, but we still wanted to present some images of the officials as captured by the team photographers. Click on any photo to see the slideshow.
Bill Vinovich conducts the coin toss at the beginning of the game (Baltimore Ravens photo)
The officials were dressed for the frigid conditions (Denver Broncos photo)
Area 52: Referee Bill Vinovich (uniform number 52) flips the coin for overtime, as Ravens retiring linebacker Ray Lewis (52) looks on. (Baltimore Ravens photo)
Referee Jerome Boger shows the coin to the Packers captains. (San Francisco 49ers photo)
Umpire Darrell Jenkins following a 49ers touchdown (San Francisco 49ers photo)
Referee Jerome Boger on a 49ers extra-point attempt. (San Francisco 49ers photo)
Back judge Dino Paganelli observes the post-score celebration to make sure a foul doesn’t occur (San Francisco 49ers photo)
BJ38 Greg Yette (USA Infantry)
Umpire Garth DeFelice watches the line as it closes in on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (David Silverman/New Engalnd Patriots)
Side judge Rick Patterson watches the plane of the goal line as Seahawks receiver Golden Tate scores (Seattle Seahawks photo)
The referee crew that worked the Denver/Baltimore Divisional game was terrible. There were bad no calls, like the clear pass interference on the pick 6 that Peyton threw. Eric Decker’s arm was clearly pulled down causing him to tip the ball with his one free hand right to the Ravens’ D for an easy pick 6. There were also bad calls against the Broncos for P.I. that should not have been called. The Broncos should have easily won this game, but it was the referee crew that completely took over the game. Congrats zebras.. Your team is in the Super Bowl. Players are held accountable when they make bad decisions on the field, but apparently the zebras are not.