Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans
As the Steelers and Browns renew their rivalry this weekend, let's recall a wild Steelers-Browns game from 1987 where Delton Hall got himself an early shower.
We throw back to 1989 when referee Bob McElwee allowed Bengals coach Sam Wyche to give the home crowd a geography lesson.
Try as they might, sometimes players and teams lose control of themselves. Then, it is up to the officials to clean up the mess.
The NFL officials had to issue too many ejections in Week 1. Of the three, two were for unsportsmanlike conduct and one was due to a...
SVP/officiating Al Riveron says that 12 of the 14 roughing the passer fouls on Sunday were correct.
A photo this past week from the Dallas Morning News (cover photo) illustrates the dangers of being an official. In Washington, a fan threw a full...
Bill Leavy, an official in the NFL since 1995, wearing number 127, is stepping aside after 20 years to take a regional supervisor position, where he...
View image | gettyimages.com Former NFL referee still giving them the business at age 90 February 1, 2015 was a big day for former AFL and...
NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino released his weekly video highlighting some calls from Week 3. Items discussed included pass interference, illegal touching and where...
Quick calls for Week 1 [Football Zebras] You make the call on the punt coverage for the Browns [Ben Austro/Football Zebras] The Super Bowl champion Seattle...
Week 1: Browns at Steelers The Browns nearly pinned the Steelers down on the goal line with a fourth-quarter punt. It looks like the Browns were...
The latest media tape by Dean Blandino has been posted by the NFL, which we will use as the weekly training tape on unusual calls. The...
We have some leftover items from Week 5, so let’s serve them up before their expiration dates pass. Bengals lost timeout Prior to a Bengals 3rd-and-goal...
Also, both feet touching the ground in bounds and the mechanics for a fair catch kick.
Last year it was a rash of inadvertent whistles. This year the officials are having trouble enforcing penalties. Former NFL vice president for officiating and current...
Week 3: Browns at Vikings (video) Update: Bill Leavy interview with pool reporter is below, video link from Deadspin is above. Bill Leavy’s crew is now...
After Further Review: Partial officiating squads traveled to training camps this week to explain the new rules and answer questions about interpretations.
Each week, we keep track of the fines assessed by the NFL for on-field incidents. Total through Week 2:Â 11 fines, $170,000. Zebra Blog fine meter $...
Entering Week 2, let us know in the comments or @footballzebras if you see anything in this week’s games that seems to be the wrong call....