Runaway locomotive hit on fair catch spawns ejection, brawl, maybe suspension
Week 6: Panthers at Buccaneers Dante Wesley of the Panthers was ejected for a flagrant hit on kick returner Clifton Smith of the Buccaneers. Smith called for a fair catch, and Wesley flattened him to...
View ArticleOn-field measurement not decisive on TV
Week 6: Browns at Steelers The Cleveland Plain Dealer is questioning whether a first down measurement sustained a drive that resulted in a Steelers field goal against the Browns (video, forward to...
View ArticleHochuli description leaves no ambiguity
Week 6: Giants at Saints We have a fair bit of space here dedicated to when a referee announces a call and, in his economy for words, creates more dispute. Contrast that with Ed Hochuli’s call (video)...
View ArticleNFL quickly suspends Panthers’ Wesley 1 game for flagrant hit on punt returner
Justice came swift for the Panthers Dante Wesley for his hit on Clifton Smith of the Buccaneers that we described as being like a runaway locomotive. (He was ejected for the hit with 10 seconds...
View ArticleWeek 6 “Official Review”: Measurements, offsetting fouls, fumble calls, baseball
In this week’s “Official Review,” the NFL vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira, discussed some fairly pedestrian calls from Week 6, leaving one controversial call uncovered (video, Part 1 and...
View ArticleRaider coach not fined for bumping ref
Week 6: Eagles at Raiders Some late news from Week 6, as Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.com reports that Raiders coach Tom Cable avoided being fined for bumping an official in the game against the Eagles....
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Week 6 referee assignments
#153306829 / gettyimages.com Ronald Torbert — seen here last season when he was a side judge — leads his crew in this week’s Thursday night game. The crews of Terry McAulay and Gene Steratore are off....
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Chargers did not lose a yard to referee error prior to missed field goal
A compelling case has been made by the San Diego faithful that there was an incorrect spot after an incomplete pass that factored in on its final full drive of the game.
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