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Week 12 “Official Review”: ‘Chaos,’ DPI, Pereira’s Xbox 360 video controller

by Ben Austro - December 3, 2009December 14, 2009 0

This week's segment of "Official Review" by NFL vice-president of officiating Mike Pereira (video, part 1 and part 2) provides a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes work of his department and the grading of officials. We commented a few weeks ago about Pereira's modded Xbox 360 controller making its on-air debut

Incorrect spot in end-of-regulation scramble could’ve impacted playoff race

by Ben Austro - November 30, 2009December 1, 2009 0

Week 12: Steelers at Ravens With only moments to think, officials can make decisions based on digesting a 115-page rulebook. On average, 98% of the time they get it right. When there is an error it could have an impact on the game. When divisional foes meet, it could have an

Replay-challenged crew delays game to avoid 5-yard error

by Ben Austro - November 23, 2009 1

When I started this blog, the idea was to provide insights and analysis of the officiating crews in the National Football League. Since the Internet is chock full of finger-pointing and conspiracy theories against those in the monochromatic jerseys, I decided we would avoid becoming a contributing voice to that

Week 5 “Official Review”: Fair-catch interference, fumbled fumbles, ‘fishy’ call

by Ben Austro - October 16, 2009October 18, 2009 0

This week's "Official Review" by league vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira, featured several interesting plays from Week 5, leading to a lot of discussion here (video, Part 1 and Part 2): As pointed out in our comments, there was a bizarre fair-catch play in the Redskinsâ€“Panthers game. Basically, the Panthers, while