2018 NFC Wild Card Playoff
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Today’s crew is headed by Walt Anderson.
| Yrs | 2018 crew | College | Occupation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 66 | Walt Anderson | 23 | Texas | former college officiating coordinator, retired dentist* | |
| U | 124 | Carl Paganelli | 19 | Anderson | Michigan State | retired federal probation officer* |
| DJ | 24 | David Oliver | 2 | Parry | Baker | information systems manager |
| LJ | 108 | Gary Arthur | 22 | Cheffers | Wright State | president, commercial printing company |
| FJ | 43 | Terry Brown | 13 | Anderson | Tennessee | probation supervisor |
| SJ | 29 | Adrian Hill | 9 | Wrolstad | Buffalo | software engineer |
| BJ | 93 | Scott Helverson | 16 | Wrolstad | Iowa | sales, printing and promotions |
*indicates full-time official
- Replay official: Jimmy Oldham
- Replay assistant: Roddy Ames
- Alternates: Carl Cheffers (R), Bart Longson (LJ), Mearl Robinson (FJ)
Missed a big face mask. These guys are calling it for the pokes.
The HOU-IND and a few games in the regular season had the same miss, maybe positioning or keying may need to be examined in the off season. It’s a huge safety and game changing call.
Wow…way to prop up the refs. Now how about we look at all the blown calls by these Cowboys vs. Seahawks refs. There were at least 5 hands to the face, 3 facemasks, 7 PI’s, numerous holds on the offensive line. Why not look at those??? I’ll just give you an example, the non PI call at the goal line that lead to a Dak interception, whereas the refs call PI not long after on a play that was much more nuanced. A call mind you that kept the chains moving for Dallas. There was absolutely NO consistency with these refs. NONE! And I’m a Cowboys fan mind you.