Week 6

Chargers did not lose a yard to referee error prior to missed field goal

Calls
Week 6

by Ben Austro - October 11, 2016October 11, 2016 0

A compelling case has been made by the San Diego faithful that there was an incorrect spot after an incomplete pass that factored in on its final full drive of the game. On second down, the ball appears to be spotted on the 18-yard line with a yard to go for

Images from Week 6

by Mark Schultz - October 16, 2014 1

Photos used with permission from Getty Images. #457182780 / gettyimages.com Tim Podraza prepares to stop the clock on Jim Harbuagh's timeout signal. #457070570 / gettyimages.com Unpacking a fumble scrum in Houston. #456759384 / gettyimages.com Side judge Jeff Lamberth

Week 6 referee assignments

by Ben Austro - October 9, 2014 13

#153306829 / gettyimages.com Ronald Torbert -- seen here last season when he was a side judge -- leads his crew in this week's Thursday night game. The crews of Terry McAulay and Gene Steratore are off. Note: The Patriots-Bills game will now be aired by Fox, not CBS, under the cross-flex scheduling

Raider coach not fined for bumping ref

Calls
Week 6

by Ben Austro - October 26, 2009October 26, 2009 0

Week 6: Eagles at Raiders Some late news from Week 6, as Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.com reports that Raiders coach Tom Cable avoided being fined for bumping an official in the game against the Eagles. Following a interception return for a touchdown that was nullified by a pass interference penalty, Cable

Week 6 “Official Review”: Measurements, offsetting fouls, fumble calls, baseball

by Ben Austro - October 22, 2009October 22, 2009 0

In this week's "Official Review," the NFL vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira, discussed some fairly pedestrian calls from Week 6, leaving one controversial call uncovered (video, Part 1 and Part 2): The first-down measurement in the Steelersâ€“Browns game which is widely disputed was correct, as we stated, because the camera angle

NFL quickly suspends Panthers’ Wesley 1 game for flagrant hit on punt returner

by Ben Austro - October 19, 2009August 10, 2018 0

Justice came swift for the Panthers Dante Wesley for his hit on Clifton Smith of the Buccaneers that we described as being like a runaway locomotive. (He was ejected for the hit with 10 seconds remaining in the second quarter.) We expected an announcement either today or tomorrow, but the

Hochuli description leaves no ambiguity

Calls
Week 6

by Ben Austro - October 19, 2009October 26, 2009 0

Week 6: Giants at Saints We have a fair bit of space here dedicated to when a referee announces a call and, in his economy for words, creates more dispute. Contrast that with Ed Hochuli's call (video) on a booth-initiated challenge of a Saints fumble return that was being reviewed for

On-field measurement not decisive on TV

by Ben Austro - October 19, 2009October 26, 2009 0

Week 6: Browns at Steelers The Cleveland Plain Dealer is questioning whether a first down measurement sustained a drive that resulted in a Steelers field goal against the Browns (video, forward to 1:31). The hometown paper's headline screams the Steelers got three unearned points as a result of the measurement. The camera

Runaway locomotive hit on fair catch spawns ejection, brawl, maybe suspension

by Ben Austro - October 19, 2009November 25, 2012 0

Week 6: Panthers at Buccaneers Dante Wesley of the Panthers was ejected for a flagrant hit on kick returner Clifton Smith of the Buccaneers. Smith called for a fair catch, and Wesley flattened him to the turf long before the ball even got there. It was penalized as both fair-catch interference