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Referee Jerome Boger did his best to explain after the Falcons-Buccaneers game on Sunday his reasoning for calling a controversial roughing the passer penalty. The officiating crew called Grady Jarrett for roughing Tom Brady on a huge sack on a …
Bill Belichick flipped out on the referees in Sunday’s game between his New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers. Belichick’s Patriots were tied with the Packers at 24 late in the game. Green Bay was facing a 3rd-and-8 with 2:08 …
Dak Prescott issued an apology on Tuesday for his comments about NFL officials. Prescott initially admonished Dallas Cowboys fans for throwing debris onto the field at AT&T Stadium after the team’s playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers …
Zac Taylor managed to do what no Cincinnati Bengals coach had done since Sam Wyche, and it definitely put him in a pretty good mood afterwards. Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff victory since 1991 with a 26-19 win over the Las Vegas …
An NFL referee who gained notoriety this season is reportedly about to call it quits. Football Zebras, a referee-focused outlet, reported Friday that referee Tony Corrente is one of eight NFL officials who will be retiring after the season. The …
One NFL referee was sounding a lot like a fun guy on Sunday. Referee Shawn Smith, who was officiating the Week 17 contest between the Miami Dolphins and the Tennessee Titans, went viral for a hilarious reason. Before announcing a penalty in the …
The Dallas Cowboys caught a pretty big break Sunday night when the game’s officials missed what appeared to be an obvious penalty just before a Dallas touchdown. Late in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against Washington, the Cowboys …
The Detroit Lions picked up their first win of the season in dramatic fashion on Sunday, and there were some questions about whether the officiating crew mishandled the ending of the game. They did not. Detroit defeated the Minnesota Vikings 29-27 …
NFL referee Tony Corrente has faced a lot of criticism this week for a taunting penalty he called in the Chicago Bears-Pittsburgh Steelers game on Monday night. Many people disagreed with the call, but the problem for others is that they felt …
The Chicago Bears were on the receiving end of one of the most questionable penalty calls of the season, and they made sure to let everybody know about it afterwards. With his team trailing the Pittsburgh Steelers late in the fourth quarter on …
Joe Haden did not speak with the media after his Pittsburgh Steelers lost 27-17 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. But he did share one message on Twitter. Haden had three simple words to say: …
A recently-discovered video proves that the officials in Sunday’s Baltimore Ravens-Detroit Lions game blew a delay of game penalty. The Ravens were down 17-16 to the Lions with seven seconds left in the game. Lamar Jackson took the second-down …
Matt LaFleur was furious with the officiating crew for Sunday night’s Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers game for missing a call that cost them points. The 49ers went for it on a 3rd-and-goal from the 1 with two seconds left before halftime …
The Baltimore Ravens got a miracle kick from Justin Tucker to beat the Detroit Lions on Sunday. But Tucker’s 66-yard field goal attempt might have been a 71-yarder had a penalty for delay of game been called. The Ravens had a 2nd-and-10 at the …
NFL official Terry Killens had an embarrassing moment during Thursday night’s season-opening game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During the second quarter of the game, Bucs center Ryan Jensen was called for taunting, while …
The referees in Sunday night’s Green Bay Packers-Tennessee Titans badly missed a call on a long Aaron Jones run in the third quarter. The Packers were leading 19-14 in the third quarter and had a 1st-and-10 at their 34. They handed the ball off …
