Tag: admitted wrong calls

Pereira: No recourse if helmet speaker fails

by Mark Schultz - 4

  Fox Sports rules analyst on what went right, wrong in Week 1 Fox Sports made an inspired move when they hired former NFL vice president for officiating Mike Pereira.  For four years, Pereira has explained difficult rulings and calls to the media.  Pereira was full of knowledge and expertise this past

NFL fines, non-fines reveal official evals

by Ben Austro - 0

We noted the players who were fined for on-field conduct in Week 1. Hidden in this list are some of the league's evaluations of its officials. If a fine is issued for a play where no flag was thrown, this is graded as a missed call. Also, in the case

NFL admits pass interference on pick-6

by Ben Austro - 0

Week 12: Colts at Chargers An item that flew by our desk late last week that we are getting to now: Colts head coach Jim Caldwell, quoted in Friday morning's Indianapolis Star, said that the league admitted to a blown call in the game the previous Sunday. An Eric Weddle interception of

NFL: 2 Steeler penalties were in error

by Ben Austro - 0

WEEK 9: STEELERS AT BENGALS The NFL does not generally make public announcements regarding mistaken calls by the referees. Occasionally, they will contact the team with such an admission, and these conversations are generally confidential. Generally, these conversations are only leaked out, and Vikings coach Brad Childress found out two weeks