In 1980, the Philadelphia Eagles played the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Veterans Stadium. With the game in doubt, the Eagles ran a fake punt where punter Max Runager threw a pass to John Sciarra for a first down. On the play, the Vikings were guilty of
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5 officiating observations from the divisional playoffs
The divisional playoff weekend featured two ho-hum games on Saturday and two intense games on Sunday. No matter the game, all four crews did a very nice job. Here are some officiating observations from the divisional weekend. 1. Great to see Clay Martin Martin was hospitalized a few weeks ago after going on
More first-time officials in the playoffs this weekend
Last week, 10 officials officiated their first-ever playoff game. Senior vice president of officiating training and development, Walt Anderson, has assigned three more officials to their first career playoff game and one referee is calling his first playoff game as a white hat. Also, two officials are making a return to the
5 observations from the divisional playoffs, 2019 post-season
Before we turn our attention to the conference championship games, here are five things I noticed from the officials this past weekend. Once-in-a-career calls in the Ravens-Titans game The divisional playoff game in Baltimore featured some weird plays, hence some weird calls were necessary and Bill Vinovich's crew nailed each one. We
Divisional playoffs 2019 post season photo album
Divisional Playoffs photo album, 2018 season
With thanks to Getty Images and team photographers, please enjoy several photos of officials in action during the Divisional Playoffs. Click on a photo to begin the gallery. Sarah Thomas (New England Patriots)Sarah Thomas and crew (New England Patriots)Terrence Miles (Kansas City Chiefs)Mark Steinkirchner (New England Patriots)Mike Spanier (Los Angeles Rams)Mike
Divisional playoffs photo album, 2018
Umpire Butch Hannah retires after 18 seasons
Embed from Getty Images In a late offseason move, umpire Butch Hannah retired from the NFL according to multiple sources. Football Zebras does not know the reason Hannah left the league, but it has been indicated he initiated the move. His last game was the Raiders-Texans Wild Card Playoff game in January. Much like
Super Bowl officials will work divisional playoff games
View image | gettyimages.com The Divisional Playoff officiating assignments bear close watching, as we can confirm that the Super Bowl XLIX officials will be assigned a divisional playoff game. The Super Bowl officials will be the only officials assigned to two postseason games. It used to be that Super Bowl officials came
Chippy games can make officials look bad
Cheffers' divisional playoff crew in a near no-win situation NFC Divisional Playoff: 49ers at Panthers The divisional playoff game last week between the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers was a frustrating game to watch through the eyes of an official as both teams were determined to use physical and emotional