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50 Super Bowl calls, Part 3: XXX to XXI

50 Super Bowl calls

by Football Zebras staff - February 3, 2016March 15, 2019 0

The Football Zebras staff -- with the assistance of our affiliated forum, Behind the Football Stripes -- has examined the Super Bowls of years past for the work of the officials who, in a given year, achieve the honor of the best of the best. While every team competes for

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Despite calls for major change, NFL makes simple tweaks to replay

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by Ben Austro - March 28, 2014March 23, 2017 7

2014 rule changes The 2014 replay process is going to be much the same as the process from 2013; the changes being made to the system probably will barely register with most fans. There were too many hurdles to implementing a true centralized replay system, so a simple change will allow the

Week 5 “Official Review”: referee did not see ‘firm control’ on punt-block safety

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by Ben Austro - October 9, 2013 1

Dean Blandino, the NFL vice president of officiating, has the breakdown of a few calls in his "Official Review" segment on NFL Network:The Seahawks recovery of a blocked punt on the end line, ruled a safety and not a touchdown.The rule on blocked kicks that allowed the Chargers to get

Quick calls: Week 4

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Week 4

by Ben Austro - October 2, 2011August 2, 2012 1

Look for updates later in the day. If you see something, you can add a comment to this post or reduce it to 140 characters or less (@footballzebras). Giants at Cardinals Victor Cruz's catch has become its own post. Jerome Boger's crew had a simultaneous timeout call from the Giants' sideline and a