I remember several post-season classic games and the officiating that goes with such games. It is hard after a year or two for me to remember a classic regular-season game where the officiating actually enhanced the quality of the contest. But, there is one regular-season game that I remember almost 26-years
Tag: Monday Night Football
Anderson and crew will be downgraded, but no further discipline
Embed from Getty Images  The NFL will not fine or suspend any members of Walt Anderson's crew for some missed calls in a controversial Monday Night Football game between the Seahawks and Bills. In the past, the NFL has fined officials game checks and suspended officials due to judgement calls, rule misapplications, or
Steratore crew defeated in Monday night game
Gerry Austin still out at ‘MNF’; Jim Daopoulos to assist crew
ESPN rules analyst Gerry Austin has been notably absent from the Monday Night Football booth. Football Zebras has learned that Austin was, in fact, hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. During the 49ers-Rams telecast, announcers Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden sent their best wishes, and Tirico said that Austin is now
NFL officials have to work harder in blowouts, poorly played games
Gerald Austin to be ‘MNF’ rules analyst
Refs gain 310 yards on Packers, Ravens
El árbitro habló español en Fútbol de la Noche de Lunes
Week 5: Jets at Dolphins In the first quarter of the Jets–Dolphins Monday Night Football game, referee Alberto Riverón paid tribute to Hispanic Heritage Month with the first penalty call of the game. We asked the public relations staff at Land Shark Stadium for the text of the call, but they were
Week 2 “Official Review” with the usual suspects (and answers you read here first)
Without getting into tremendous detail, the Week 2 edition of "Official Review" (two-part video that aired on NFL Net and NFL.com) covered the same topics we covered this week. The assessments we gave on the calls were entirely backed up by the league's vice president of officiating, Mike Pereira. The
2nd string MNF crew certain it was TD; overruled on replay
Week 1: Chargers at Raiders Near halftime of the second part of the Monday Night Football doubleheader, the Raiders were driving for a go-ahead touchdown, which they scored on the initial call. The replay booth initiated a replay. During the review, the announcers (not the weekly crew, but morning-show and game-show credentials