Follow us here through the game for our live coverage of the calls and rules interpretations of today’s Super Bowl from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
Ron Torbert is the referee for Super Bowl LVI. His all-star crew, with alternates shown in shaded rows, includes:
| Yrs | 2021 crew | College | Occupation | Prev. Playoff | Prev. SB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 62 | Ron Torbert | 12 | Michigan State | attorney | 3 WC, 6 DIV | ||
| U | 92 | Bryan Neale | 8 | Smith | Indiana | sales consultant | 4 WC, 2 DIV, 2 CC | |
| DJ | 74 | Derick Bowers | 19 | Novak | East Central | sales representative | 8 WC, 5 DIV, 2 CC | XLIII |
| LJ | 101 | Carl Johnson | 18 | Hussey | Nicholls State | retired sales manager, former full-time official | 3 WC, 8 DIV, 3 CC | XLII, LIV |
| FJ | 15 | Rick Patterson | 26 | Allen | Wofford | banker | 8 WC, 8 DIV, 3 CC | XXXVII, XXXIX |
| SJ | 7 | Keith Washington | 14 | Torbert | Virginia Military Institute | program financial analyst | 2 WC, 4 DIV | * |
| BJ | 93 | Scott Helverson | 19 | Kemp | Iowa | sales, printing and promotions | 6 WC, 5 DIV, 4 CC | XLII, XLV |
| RO | Roddy Ames | 4 | Hill | Colby College | attorney | 2 DIV | ||
| RA | Sean McKee | NFL centralized replay command center | 0 | LV | ||||
| ALT | R | Bill Vinovich | 16 | San Diego | certified public accountant | 3 WC, 5 DIV, 6 CC | XLIX, LIV | |
| ALT | U | Paul King | 13 | Clark | Nichols College | teacher | 3 WC, 1 DIV, 3 CC | |
| ALT | DJ | Ed Camp | 22 | Hochuli | William Paterson | physical education teacher | 4 WC, 7 DIV, 2 CC | LIII |
| ALT | LJ | Greg Bradley | 13 | Hochuli | Tennessee | chemical engineer | 2 WC, 1 DIV | †|
| ALT | FJ | Aaron Santi | 7 | Rogers | Southern Oregon | middle school principal | 2 WC, 3 DIV, 1 CC | |
| ALT | SJ | Jonah Monroe | 7 | Boger | Arkansas | engineer | 1 WC, 2 DIV, 1 CC | * |
| ALT | BJ | Greg Steed | 19 | Rogers | Howard | computer systems analyst | 4 WC, 3 DIV, 3 CC | XLIV, LIV |
| ALT | RO | Mark Butterworth | 5 | Vinovich | Walsh | non-profit COO | 2 WC, 2 CC |
Previous playoff experience for on-field officials includes a 2021 Divisional Playoff game.
*First year of eligibility. †Not eligible for an on-field assignment based on previously published criteria, but no restrictions on substitution. retiring official.
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So … as the 4th quarter begins a terrible missed penalty is the margin of error in a close game.
Not good.
It was OPI and a face mask. Missed both.
Obvious miss and deep wing shouldn’t trail a play
That last Rams drive. Holy cow.
That was not holding on 55 Bengals – bad call. I dont think that was a hold on 79 Rams. There appeared to be a defensive hold on the play before the call against 55.
Unfortunate that the officials influenced the game.
Where were the personal fouls as two bengals punch Aaron Donald’s head after he legally pushes burrow ob? They made as much or more contact as the punch /slap called later on 55