With just one more game left this season, here are five officiating observations I noticed in the last six months of football. Too many ejections This year, NFL officials gave the hook to 20 players for fighting, a flagrant personal foul or for contact against an official. This is not because officials are
2017
Officiating video: spiking in bench area, low blocks, picks, forward pitches
Senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron released the week 17 officiating video (below). In it he covered, among other things, a taunting situation with Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson in their season finale against the Patriots. Anderson caught a pass and went out bounds inside the Patriots sideline. As
Week 17 photo album, 2017
Quick calls: Week 17
Keep checking here for rolling coverage throughout the day on Sunday. If you see anything confusing, unusual, or controversial, please let us know. Leave a comment below Send us a tweet @footballzebras Connect with us through Facebook Ben Austro Sun Dec 31 • 8:31 pm EDT  Gregory Hines would be proud Bills at Dolphins (video). An elaborate toe-tap
Week 16 photo gallery, 2017
Week 17 referee assignments
Embed from Getty Images Bill Vinovich will be the referee for the clash between the Panthers and Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, which will greatly help in cementing the playoff landscape of the NFC. Carl Cheffers and his crew have the week off. In recent weeks, the officiating department has been
Surprise onside kick by Titans is waved off by Jedi mind trick
Quick calls: Week 16
Keep checking here for rolling coverage throughout the day on Sunday. If you see anything confusing, unusual, or controversial, please let us know. Leave a comment below Send us a tweet @footballzebras Connect with us through Facebook Ben Austro Mon Dec 25 • 2:14 am EST  Surprise onside kick waved off Rams at Titans. The Titans’ surprise onside
Former NFL officials supervisor says replay got catch reversal correct
Embed from Getty Images Former NFL officials and assistant supervisor Jim Daopoulos says the NFL catch rules are very clear and replay got it right by reversing the Jesse James touchdown catch to incomplete. Speaking on the Bernstein and Goff Show on WSCR-AM, The Score in Chicago, Daopoulos said the NFL replay
