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Week 3 Officiating Video: pass interference, sideline plays, and the momentum rule

Calls

by Josh Lewis - September 27, 2014September 26, 2014 2

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 receivers can line up if and if not on the line of scrimmage. During the Browns-Ravens game on Sunday, a missed unsportsmanlike conduct foul

Training tape: defenseless receiver, taunting, clock on out-of-bounds fumble

by Ben Austro - October 5, 2013 0

Dean Blandino, NFL vice president of officiating, released this week's media tape regarding rules calls mostly from Week 4 (150 MB download). This week's topics: When defenseless protections end. The play in question was a legal hit on Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, correctly called (SJ 67 Doug Rosenbaum, BJ 93 Scott

Former graders: Split decision on Cruz catch

by Ben Austro - September 12, 2013 3

Football Zebras Roundtable We covered at length the differences between two process-of-the-catch calls from Sunday's games. Lions receiver Calvin Johnson had a touchdown taken away because he bobbled the ball as he went to the ground. Giants receiver Victor Cruz also had lost possession when he dove for the end zone,

Pereira: No recourse if helmet speaker fails

by Mark Schultz - September 10, 2013 4

Â 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.Â For four years, Pereira has explained difficult rulings and calls to the media.Â Pereira was full of knowledge and expertise this past

After Further Review: Teamwork saves crew on 1st play of season

by Football Zebras staff - September 9, 2013September 10, 2013 0

A roundup of the calls from Sunday Bill Leavy's crew has a very visible downgrade coming their way. The attention it received swooned mostly due to the fact that Mike Pereira -- Leavy's former boss and current Fox Sports rules analyst -- pointed it out during the game broadcast and that

Differences between Cruz, Megatron catches not blurred lines in rulebook

Calls
Week 1

by Ben Austro - September 9, 2013 4

The process of the catch seems to be one of those Week 1 staples, as we reported in Week 1 of 2009 and 2010. And this week, we have Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, just like in 2010, involved in a process call for a touchdown. Then, a different catch in

Quick calls: Week 1

Calls
Week 1

by Ben Austro - September 8, 2013September 11, 2013 9

Did you see a call in the kickoff weekend that needs our attention? Let us know in the comments or tweet us @footballzebras. We have the week 1 assignments and the crew lists available for your review. 7761

Lions victimized by ‘process of catch’ rule, but they wasn’t robbed

by Ben Austro - September 12, 2010September 12, 2010 2

Week 1: Lions at Bears It was a bitter pill to swallow for any team, let alone for the hapless Lions, who have cobbled together just two wins in as many seasons. With 31 seconds to go, the Lions seemingly took the lead on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson (video).