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Through the NFL replay review system, it has emerged that NFL refs missed two calls during Sunday's Week 12 contests.
Officiating in the NFL has improved greatly in the modern era with the help of video replay. The league even expanded the use of video replay even further this year in an effort to get more calls correct,
The NFL wouldn't take all of the blame for the roughing the punter call in the Cowboys' comeback victory Sunday over the rival Eagles.
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Two NFL Games Had 'Inexcusable' Referee Errors On Sunday
NFL referees are going to make mistakes in real time. Players and coaches make mistakes all the time. Refs are human, too. But given the advancement of the NFL replay process, you would hope that blatant officiating errors could be eliminated.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- NFL owners voted Tuesday to use a centralized system to help referees in stadiums make decisions on replay reviews. Officially known as Rules Proposal 9, the centralized replay system will feature feeds from every game as well as an ...
The Eagles scored on their first drive of the game to build a quick 7-0 lead. It wasn’t such easy going on the second drive of the game and Philly was forced to punt from their own 24-yard line. On the ensuring play Eagles punter Braden Mann got a solid kick off—but a flag was thrown for roughing the kicker on Cowboys special teamer Ryan Flournoy.
In recent years, the NFL has begun to embrace the concept of replay assistance, a modified and truncated application of the "sky judge" concept.
Late in the second quarter of the Thanksgiving game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, the Packers were threatening to score from the Lions’ three-yard line and extend their 10-7 lead. However,