When teams are determined to fight, officials go into survival mode

NFL officials have several tools to try and maintain order and prevent the game from degenerating into a fight. The biggest tool, short of throwing a flag, is preventative officiating. Officials don't want to throw flags and throw people out a ball games, so they use their people skills to

Week 10 officiating field report

Football Zebras is covering the officials and rules interpretations for Week 10 in the NFL with live updates below 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 Live updates loading ...

Week 1 officiating field report

Football Zebras kicks of its eleventh season of coverage with our weekly liveblog covering the officials and rules interpretations. 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 Live updates

7 officiating observations for the 2018 season

Dale Shaw (Tennessee Titans) It was another great football season and, for us, there were several officiating stories from 2018. Here are the seven that stood out to me. 1. Hugo Cruz fired In one of the most shocking events of the year, the NFL fired down judge Hugo Cruz in mid-season. This

Divisional Playoffs liveblog: Cowboys at Rams

2018 NFC Divisional Playoffs Follow us here for rolling coverage of the calls and rules interpretations of the NFC Divisional Playoff game from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. If you have any questions or comments, use the comments section of this post, or tweet us @footballzebras. Today's crew is headed by John Parry.       Yrs 2018 crew College Occupation R 132 John

Divisional Playoffs liveblog: Colts at Chiefs

2018 AFC Divisional Playoffs Follow us here for rolling coverage of the calls and rules interpretations of the AFC Divisional Playoff game from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. If you have any questions or comments, use the comments section of this post, or tweet us @footballzebras. Today's crew is headed by John Hussey.       Yrs 2018

Quick calls: Week 10 liveblog

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Quick calls: Week 8 liveblog

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