video 1 (streaming) | video 2 (streaming) | video 3 (222 MB download) Busy, busy Week 12 in officiating, so let's look at what the officiating department is discussing for "Official Review." NFL director of officiating and head of instant replay Dean Blandino has the calls: On Thanksgiving Day, the obvious missed
Week 12
After further review, LJ blew inadvertent whistle, but admitted it to offended coach
We are examining the video of the inadvertent whistle from the Raiders-Bengals game, and have confirmed that the line judge was responsible for terminating the play. Because the highlight video on NFL.com does not clearly illustrate the inadvertent whistle, we have the video the help of friend of the site, Timothy
Officiating experts break down Week 12 calls
Pereira and Daopoulos analyze the officials Former NFL vice president of officiating and current Fox Sports officiating expert Mike Pereira and former NFL supervisor and current NBC Sports Network officiating expert Jim Daopoulos had many situations to explain during their weekly segments. Daopoulos talked about the strange circumstances surrounding a replay in
Inadvertent whistle play should have been blown dead before it was blown dead
Quick calls: Week 12
Microphone is ref’s friend for no-sense rules
Revoked replay review result of repeated rulebook revisions
Raiders 4-for-4 on coach’s challenges, Giants have not thrown red flag this year
Week 12 referee assignments
This week, Carl Cheffers and Bill Vinovich are off. Head linesman George Hayward (calf) on Bill Leavy's crew and Kirk Dornan (plantar fasciitis) on Mike Carey's crew are both out with injuries. Most officiating assignments have been verified through Football-refs.com. Thursday, Nov. 22 Texans at Lions: Walt Coleman Redskins at Cowboys: Bill Leavy Patriots at Jets: Mike Carey Sunday,