NFL Officiating
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Why the NFL Must Make Every Call Reviewable
Just make everything reviewable. It’s time — past time, really. That’s all I could think…
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Make the Call: Why a Toe Drag Is Different From a Step in NFL Rulebook
Dean Blandino breaks down why a toe drag/delay is different than a normal step when…
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Make the Call: The Rule NFL Needs to Adopt From XFL
Dean Blandino breaks down a few calls from the San Francisco 49ers–Cleveland Browns game, including…
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Make the Call: 8 In-Season Stats NFL Competition Committee Cares About
Former NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino walks us through eight trends the NFL Competition…
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Make the Call: ‘Tush Push’ One of NFL’s Points of Emphasis for Week 4
Dean Blandino explains why the Philadelphia Eagles’ famed quarterback “tush push” play will be officiated…
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Make the Call: Officials Right to Swallow Whistles on Mac Jones' Sneak
Dean Blandino thinks it was the right move for the officials to swallow their whistles…
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Make the Call: Getting to Know the Excess Timeout Rules
Dean Blandino breaks down the little-known rules around excess timeouts and when a penalty occurs,…
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2023 NFL Officiating Trends Through Week 2: Game Time Still Up
Dean Blandino takes a look at some trends in the NFL through two weeks of…
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Officiating Crews Could Give Broncos, Raiders Different Number of Penalties
Dean Blandino breaks down two officiating crews this weekend and how they will have an…
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Overreacting to 2023 NFL Week 1 Officiating
Dean Blandino crunches the numbers to compare 2023 Week 1 numbers, such as game time,…
