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Focusing on the onside kick formation is the Call of the Week

by Mark Schultz - December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 0

Referee Clay Martin is 60 yards away, but actually in perfect position to observe an illegal formation on a Seahawks onside kick. It is our Call of the Week. https://streamable.com/m55yj4

3-dimensional call at the goal line is the Call of the Week

by Cameron Filipe - September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 0

Field judge Jabir Walker rules on a toe-tapper near the sideline and breaking the plane of the goal line. But there is more to process on this play, and it is our Call of the Week. https://streamable.com/zna46g

Close-call on a potential walk-off safety is the Call of the Week

by Ben Austro - September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 1

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson retreated all the way to the goal line, and by all appearances, this would have been a walk-off safety in overtime. But referee John Hussey and down judge Sarah Thomas piece together the end of the play, and it is our Call of the Week. https://streamable.com/epkvpv

Watching for the #ToeDragSwag is the Call of the Week

by Mark Schultz - September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 0

Side judge Allen Baynes, with an assist from back judge Brad Freeman, rules on a Steelers touchdown catch. It is the first Football Zebras Call of the Week for 2021. https://streamable.com/zt1q0a

Call of the Wild Card Week: Subtle pick picked up

2020 Wild Card Playoffs

by Cameron Filipe - January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 0

Blink and you miss it. Line judge Walt Coleman IV saw Ravens receiver Willie Snead IV legally block off a path to a defender -- until Snead added a little bit of a shoulder into the block. Once the pass was away, the flag came out for offensive pass interference. It

Did the Ravens have an illegal formation?

by Ben Austro - October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 1

Did the Ravens have their eligible receivers misaligned with 33 seconds remaining in the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzYNXIrEC8

The spike that wasn’t a spike, but still a foul

Football Zebras video

by Ben Austro - October 5, 2015 2

Bears receiver Eddie Royal tossed the ball after the play and was assessed a 5-yard penalty for spiking the ball. Was this correct? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsNM1bcOy-M

Rule changes and points of emphasis highlighted in NFL training camp video

Rules School

by Football Zebras staff - August 8, 2015September 19, 2015 0

The NFL has posted the video shown to the players at training camps explaining the rules changes and points of emphasis for 2015. You can download the 8Â½-minute video here.A quick summary of the rule changes:Point-after touchdown conversions will snap from the 15 for a kick and the 2 for