It was a key penalty after the two-minute warning, one which was widely questioned whether field judge John Jenkins should have thrown a flag in that situation. The TV broadcast did not show a conclusive angle of the defensive hold. Footage from NFL Films confirms that Eagles cornerback James Bradberry held
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5 officiating items from Super Bowl LVII
6 officiating observations from the 2022 season
4 observations from the divisional playoff weekend
The conference championships are coming at us like a freight train, but before the semi-finals kick off, here are a few thoughts from the divisional playoff weekend. 1. Nice and smooth All four crews called a great game this weekend. Each referee is a divisional playoff veteran. So the lights didn't burn
4 officiating observations from ‘Super Wild Card Weekend’
Six games in three days - a double header, a triple header and a single. That's a lot of playoff football. The games can start to whirl together but here are my officiating observations from the "Super Wild Card Weekend." 1. Replay more prominent - or was it? https://clips.clippit.tv/qnlaen/360.mp4 It seems like there
Good whistle discipline is vital to good officiating
Referee Scott Novak and umpire Ramon George faced a difficult and potentially dangerous play in Week 14: a fumble scramble turned into a surprising touchdown run for the Miami Dolphins. https://streamable.com/gshb65 There a few mechanics things to unpack here. See leather! When there's a fumble and the ball disappears under a pile of several
Football officials free to leave the field when the game is over
The end of this week's Monday Night Football game featured some angry moments as both teams came together to shake hands at the end of a hard-fought game. https://streamable.com/6a966d While plenty of media reported the incident, you'll notice the officials were nowhere to be found. That's because the officials' responsibility ends the moment
Officiating in the rain is mind over matter
The Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers played in wet, sloppy conditions at Soldier Field during Week One. While it was fun to play in (especially for the winning Bears), the officials had to push it out of their minds. Water, water everywhere https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1570417595869794306 Officials can power through drizzle or mist, but when
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5 Super Bowl LVI officiating observations
The longest NFL season ever has come to an end with a compelling Super Bowl. Here are five officiating observations from another classic game. 1. Another nice coin toss https://streamable.com/hho2ii Over the years I've railed against the crush of media and hangers-on for the Super Bowl coin toss. Last year, the coin toss