Here is a photo gallery from Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. All photos are courtesy of the teams’ and league’s photographers. Click on any image to enlarge and view the slideshow.
Line judge Byron Boston follows 49ers tight end Vernon Davis (San Francisco 49ers photo)
Field Judge Craig Wrolstad in good position on an incomplete pass to Ravens receiver Torrey Smith. (Baltimore Ravens photo)
Head linesman Steve Stelljes gives chase after a catch by 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree. (San Francisco 49ers photo)
Wrolstad keeping an eye on the 49ers during a touchdown celebration (San Francisco 49ers photo)
Umpire Darrell Jenkins gets ready to spot the ball after a sack by Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Head linesman Steve Stelljes watches as 49ers tight end runs after a completion. (Steve Sanders/NFL)
Back judge Dino Paganelli anchors himself on the goal line for the touchdown call after Ravens receiver Jacoby Jones got up from the ground untouched on a long completion. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
I may be in the minority but first I think the whole alternate official thing is overblown. They are up to what, four now for the SuperBowl?. Second, the alternates seem to be highly visible, hanging close to the head coaches and even involving themselves in discussions during dead ball periods.
Call it jealousy, call it professionalism but if I have ascended to that ultimate game, I don’t want my alternate hanging around my sideline, interjecting himself and communicating with my sideline. It’s my crews game, let us work it. If we need you, we’ll summon you on the headset you are walking around with.