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Hanie clocks ball too late, results in game-ending intentional grounding foul

by Ben Austro - November 27, 2011December 6, 2011 04091

Week 12: Bears at Raiders 4th Quarter | :04 remaining | Raiders 25-20 | Bears ball | 1st & 10 @ CHI 46 | video After completing a pass to receiver Matt Forte, Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie called for a spike to stop the clock. Hanie delayed, as if he intended to

Week 2 open forum, assignments

by Ben Austro - September 18, 2011September 19, 2011 03468

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. Referee assignments after the jump. Quick calls Browns at Colts | 2nd quarter | :38 remaining. A touchdown run by Peyton Hillis was reviewed and reversed.

Week 2 “Official Review” with the usual suspects (and answers you read here first)

by Ben Austro - September 23, 2009September 25, 2009 03795

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