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Quick calls: Week 13 liveblog

Week 13

by Football Zebras staff - December 2, 2018 116968

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 Reply on Instagram

Officiating video: use-of-the-helmet rule, legal jumping, and ball out of bounds in the end zone

by Rich Madrid - December 1, 2018 13872

Senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron released the week 13 officiating video today. (video below) In it he covered the use of the helmet rule and a foul that should've been called in the Raiders at Ravens game. Raiders running back Doug Martin lowered his helmet to initiate contact with

Week 13 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 021111

Embed from Getty Images Walt Anderson will be in Dallas this week for the Thursday night game between the Saints and Cowboys. All teams have had their bye weeks, so we are back to 16 crews active each week; John Hussey and his crew are off this week. In the past, crews

Double ejection follows longest post-play joint possession; Fournette suspended

Week 12

by Ben Austro - November 25, 2018November 26, 2018 25944

Week 12: Jaguars at Bills Post updated 11/26 to reflect the suspension of Fournette. Walt Coleman's crew tossed two players in Buffalo after a fight breaks out around a sideline catch ruled a touchdown. Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette and Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson exchanged blows while Donte Moncrief and Levi Wallace

Quick calls: Week 12 liveblog

Week 12

by Football Zebras staff - November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 07436

Quick calls: Thanksgiving 2018 liveblog

Week 12

by Football Zebras staff - November 22, 2018 04808

Updates may be a little slow today, but check back here for coverage of the calls and rules interpretations of the Thanksgiving Day games. Â

Monday night mixup: Why are officiating crews split this week?

Week 11

by Ben Austro - November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 16102

A small scheduling quirk has caused a stir in what could be the showcase game of the 2018 NFL season. Football Zebras noted last Tuesday that there was an unusual split crew assigned to the Monday night game. The other half of the split caused a ripple effect down the schedule

Week 12 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 117538

Embed from Getty Images This Thanksgiving, catch Brad Allen in Detroit before the family arrives, watch Ron Torbert in Dallas while you enjoy your turkey, and then, whether you're indulging in pumpkin pie or microwaving the lukewarm leftovers, flip over to NBC to see John Hussey in New Orleans. Carl Cheffers

Quick calls: Week 11 liveblog

Week 11

by Football Zebras staff - November 18, 2018 16417

Week 10 remainders: Dissecting special illegal motions and illegal shifts

by Cameron Filipe - November 14, 2018 15009

Embed from Getty Images Â A couple plays from this past Sunday raised eyebrows of some football fans. Two of these plays involved pre-snap motion that turned into live ball fouls. One trick play from early in the first quarter of the Falcons-Browns game resulted in an illegal motion penalty on Browns