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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 …
The referees in Monday night’s Philadelphia Eagles-Seattle Seahawks game missed what should have been an intentional grounding penalty on Carson Wentz so badly. The Eagles had the ball down 14-0 at home with just over two minutes remaining in …
The referees in Sunday’s Indianapolis Colts-Green Bay Packers took some time but got a big call correct. The Colts were leading 31-28 and had a 3rd-and-26 with 1:36 left. Philip Rivers was hit as he was throwing the ball, and the Packers …
The Miami Dolphins got a bit too excited by a Xavien Howard interception on Sunday, and one of the referees paid the price for it. Howard picked off Denver’s Drew Lock on the Broncos’ first drive of the day Sunday. Howard’s …
The referees in the “Monday Night Football” between the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers controversially changed their call on a 2-point conversion attempt late in Monday’s game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. …
The referees in Sunday night’s Green Bay Packers-New Orleans Saints game thankfully overturned a terrible spot on a key fourth down play. The Packers had a 4th-and-1 at their 48 early in the fourth quarter and decided to go for it. They handed …
The referees in Thursday night’s Cleveland Browns-Cincinnati Bengals game somehow missed a clear pass interference committed against Odell Beckham Jr. Cleveland was up 14-10 in the second quarter and had a 2nd-and-4 at the Cincinnati 40. Baker …
The NFL may be set to trial a new booth official in the 2020 preseason after all. According to Albert Breer of the MMQB, the NFL’s Competition Committee recommended an alternate proposal that led to the withdrawl of two other potential sky …
There will be no sky judge in the NFL for the 2020 season. Owners were set to discuss two proposals on Thursday that would have added a sky judge to officiating crews, but both have been withdrawn, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Both “sky …
The NFL now seems to support the idea of adding a sky judge to help the referees with in-game decisions. A sky judge is a referee who typically sits in a booth by the press box and can take an overall look at the action on the field and view call …
The NFL continues to look for ways to improve the standard of its officiating, and one older proposal appears to be back on the table. According to Albert Breer of The MMQB, the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers have both pushed for the …
New Orleans Saints fans are already upset about a no-call on the Kyle Rudolph pushoff in overtime to win the game. Now they can add another missed call to the list. The Minnesota Vikings had a first-and-10 at their 44 in overtime and Kirk Cousins, …
NFL VP of Officiating Al Riveron gave a poor explanation for the lack of a pass interference review at the end of the Seattle Seahawks-San Francisco 49ers game on Sunday night. Seattle had a 3rd-and-goal from the six in the final seconds of the game …
