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Playoffs / Super Bowl

Wild Card Weekend

Arizona at Carolina: Ed Hochuli
Detroit at Dallas: Pete Morelli
Baltimore at Pittsburgh: Clete Blakeman
Cincinnati at Indianapolis: Carl Cheffers

Divisional Playoffs

Baltimore at New England: Bill Vinovich
Carolina at Seattle: Terry McAulay
Dallas at Green Bay: Gene Steratore
Indianapolis at Denver: Bill Leavy

Conference Championships

Green Bay at Seattle: Tony Corrente
Indianapolis at New England: Walt Anderson

Pro Bowl

AFC vs NFC: John Parry

Super Bowl

Seattle vs New England: Bill Vinovich

Comments

  1. Nelson says

    October 28, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    What is the likelyhood of Ed Hochuli for super bowl

    Reply
    • referee1110 says

      December 29, 2014 at 5:47 pm

      Hochuli is getting superbowl as long as he has no fuck ups in his divisional game as per NFL source.

      Reply
      • jorgy8 says

        January 4, 2015 at 9:02 pm

        he botched the Car/Ariz coin flip

        Reply
      • RefGuy2222 says

        January 9, 2015 at 9:19 pm

        Hochuli is not getting it this year.

        Reply
  2. Lorenzo Antonio says

    November 19, 2014 at 8:16 am

    Apart from Triplette, have any refs stood out as being particularly bad this year?

    I think one of the new refs might get it. Would love to see Hochuli get the super bowl though.

    Reply
    • jorgy8 says

      January 4, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      new refs are not eligible

      Reply
  3. Kent G says

    December 21, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    My Votes for Top 3 to officiate the Super Bowl this season are. Corrente, Morelli or Blakeman.

    Reply
    • Michael says

      December 22, 2014 at 7:46 am

      My votes for Top 3 are Vinovich (NFL brass seems to love him), Corrente or Steratore. If I had to vote for the other 7 Referees to get a playoff spot I would go with Anderson, Blakeman, Cheffers, Coleman, Hochuli, McAulay and Triplette. If the league keeps up its policy of not having the Super Bowl referee working the following year that would open up a spot for Morelli. Please note that when I lost a referee I am not including the whole crew but the referee ONLY

      Reply
  4. Joe Platania says

    December 29, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    Fellow ref fans:… I must inform you all that due to some health issues I am facing, you won’t be hearing from me for a while. It’s especially a shame since the team I cover as a longtime beat writer, the Baltimore Ravens, have made the playoffs again, for a tenth time in 15 years. I hope you all enjoy the postseason and that the zebras call it right. My very best to you all, Joey P

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    • Cam says

      December 30, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      Wishing you the best Joe. Thank you for all of your contributions this season.

      Reply
    • LNB says

      January 3, 2015 at 7:22 pm

      All the best Joe. Take care of yourself and get well. As a fellow Ravens fan, I do my best to cheer for both of us.

      Reply
  5. steelers78492 says

    December 29, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    joe wish u all the best get better joe im a steelers fan

    Reply
  6. No1NFLRefFan says

    December 30, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    These are my predictions on who will officiate an NFL Wild Card Weekend playoff game:

    AZ @ CAR: Jerome Boger
    BAL @ PIT: Pete Morelli
    CIN @ IND: Carl Cheffers
    DET @ DAL: Walt Coleman

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  7. Canio Costanzo says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    OK–here are my pics:

    AZ @ CAR: John Parry
    BAL @ PIT: Ron Tolbert
    CIN @ IND: Walt Anderson
    DET @ DAL: Jeff Triplette

    Reply
    • jorgy8 says

      January 13, 2015 at 10:27 am

      first year referees are ineligible

      Reply
  8. AZBoy92 says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    When will the Playoffs Referee Assignment be posted/available?

    Reply
  9. Dave says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Wild Card Predictions
    AZ@CAR: Tony Corrente
    BAL@PIT: Terry McCauley
    CIN@IND: Walt Anderson
    DET@DAL: Carl Cheffers

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  10. Dave says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    I think the Super Bowl refs will be either Bill Vinovich, Pete Morrelli, or Ed Hochuli. They’ve had a nice season so far

    Reply
  11. Joe Platania says

    December 30, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    Listen, guys, I know what I said about my health issues earlier, and they still apply. But the outpouring of support I’ve gotten has been so great, I must thank everyone here and now. One of those who chimed in was my usual Ravens source, and he tells me that CLETE BLAKEMAN will be the man in charge for the BAL-PIT wild-card game. So, glad to contribute. Take care, everyone…

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    • eddiethejet says

      December 31, 2014 at 2:11 am

      Thanks Joe! Whatever it is, i hope you feel better soon.

      Reply
      • Zach says

        December 31, 2014 at 8:03 am

        Feel better Joe!

        Reply
    • Michael says

      December 31, 2014 at 1:27 pm

      Flip card has the rest of Blakeman’s crew (though no alternates are listed)

      U – Butch Hannah
      HL – Mark Hittner
      LJ – Jeff Seeman
      FJ – Buddy Horton
      SJ – Rick Patterson
      BJ – Perry Paganelli
      Replay – Carl Madsen

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  12. Zach says

    December 31, 2014 at 7:51 am

    Morelli in Dallas

    http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/story/familiar-referee-to-work-cowboys-lions-123014

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  13. Cam says

    December 31, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    Per Football Zebras, Ed Hochuli and Carl Cheffers are the other two wild-card referees. What games they have are not confirmed, however. In my opinion, Cheffers will receive CIN-IND, and Hochuli will receive ARZ-CAR, because each official did a game of the opposite team last week. (Hochuli worked CIN and Cheffers worked ARZ). But this is ONLY A GUESS. Real confirmation to come.

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    • Mark says

      December 31, 2014 at 1:47 pm

      Anderson’s HL is at Carolina but I am working to find out who the referee is. Obviously not Anderson though…

      Reply
      • Mark says

        December 31, 2014 at 5:45 pm

        Hochuli is at Carolina with Anderson’s HL. Confirmed.

        Reply
  14. RefGuy2222 says

    December 31, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    It’s official, Pete Morelli in Dallas Sunday.

    Reply
  15. RefGuy2222 says

    December 31, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    OK, I think we have a pretty good guess of the assignments for Blakeman, Hochuli, Cheffers, and Morelli:
    BAL@PIT- Blakeman, baltimoreravens.com
    ARI@CAR-Hochuli, Cheffers just did Arizona last week.
    DET@DAL-Morelli, Already confirmed.
    CIN@IND-Cheffers, Only one left.

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  16. RefGuy2222 says

    December 31, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    Btw Hochuli did a Cincy game last week so that gives Cheffers CIN@IND.

    Reply
  17. Mark says

    December 31, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    BAL@PIT- Blakeman, per Joe Platania.

    ARI@CAR-Hochuli, per Mark and his usual Anderson source, who is working with Hochuli this week.

    DET@DAL-Morelli, per http://www.foxsports.com above.

    CIN@IND-Cheffers, per http://www.footballzebras.com, he is the only one left that has a game this week.

    These are all confirmed.

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  18. RefGuy2222 says

    December 31, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    We have them all confirmed:
    ARI@CAR-Ed Hochuli
    BAL@PIT-Clete Blakeman
    CIN@IND-Carl Cheffers
    DET@DAL-Pete Morelli

    Courtesy of Football Zebras

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    • tazzzz says

      January 1, 2015 at 8:45 am

      Shame the game is Carolina. Guns could have been in court Friday doing his better paying job the gone home for the night.

      Reply
    • Maximus says

      January 3, 2015 at 4:58 pm

      Does this mean these 4 are now ineligible for the Superbowl? How does that work?

      Reply
      • RefGuy2222 says

        January 9, 2015 at 9:21 pm

        Yes because the Super Bowl officials are selected from the Divisional Round. Been that way for awhile.

        Reply
  19. RefGuy2222 says

    December 31, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    I wonder if Craig Wrolstad, Ron Torbert, or Brad Allen, the new refs, will get a playoff assignment for the divisional round.

    Reply
    • tazzzz says

      January 1, 2015 at 8:42 am

      Wrolstad and Tolbert did nice jobs this year. better than some of the seasoned refs. Not sure about Allen. Would be nice if they were rewarded.

      Reply
      • RefGuy2222 says

        January 2, 2015 at 4:43 pm

        Just found out that all NFL rookie officials cannot work postseason games due to lack of experience.

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  20. RefGuy2222 says

    January 2, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    Here is a list of the crew members along with the referee for the Wild Card round:

    ARI@CAR(ESPN)-

    R 85 Ed Hochuli
    U 115 Tony Michalek
    HL 22 Steve Stelljes
    LJ 107 Ron Marinucci
    FJ 29 Adrian Hill
    SJ 41 Boris Cheek
    BJ 93 Scott Helverson

    BAL@PIT(NBC)-

    R 34 Clete Blakeman
    U 40 Butch Hannah
    HL 28 Mark Hittner
    LJ 45 Jeff Seeman
    FJ 82 Buddy Horton
    SJ 15 Rick Patterson
    BJ 46 Perry Paganelli

    CIN@IND(CBS)-

    R 51 Carl Cheffers
    U 121 Paul King
    HL 54 George Hayward
    LJ 100 Tom Symonette
    FJ 67 Doug Rosenbaum
    SJ 3 Scott Edwards
    BJ 119 Greg Wilson

    DAL@DET-

    The Referee is Pete Morelli. However, full crew has not yet been confirmed. When I find out the crew for that respective matchup, I’ll post it.

    Crews courtesy of Football Zebras.

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  21. Loro Swag says

    January 4, 2015 at 2:53 am

    To Reff BAL@NE could be in-between Bill Vinovich or Gene Steratore

    Reply
    • RefGuy2222 says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:56 am

      Steratore is in Green Bay.

      Reply
  22. Zach says

    January 4, 2015 at 4:37 pm

    My predictions for next week

    @ NE Gene Steratore
    @SEA Terry McAulay
    @GB Tony Corrente
    @DEN Jerome Boger

    Reply
    • Loro Swag says

      January 5, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      Lets hope Gene Steratore is in New England Saturday

      Reply
  23. Zach says

    January 4, 2015 at 4:38 pm

    Hopefully Vinovich gets the Super Bowl

    Reply
  24. Canio Costanzo says

    January 4, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    I don’t know if you are watching the Lions/Cowboys game, but midway through the third quarter, I saw Jeff Triplette on the sidelines wearing an NFL jacket- looks like he’s the alternate referee. Does this mean he’s OUT for the remainder of the postseason? Does it mean he’s working next week?

    Reply
    • RefGuy2222 says

      January 5, 2015 at 3:35 pm

      His odds of getting a playoff assignment of any kind are slim, that’s why they put him as an alternate official.

      Reply
  25. Cam says

    January 4, 2015 at 9:52 pm

    My fellow officiating fans, I would like to share with you a comment made by Mark Schultz, co-editor of Football Zebras, along with our friend Ben. About the DPI in Dallas, he writes:

    “The game is over, and while all in all the entire crew had a good game, there will be one call that will overshadow any good call or work done by Morelli’s crew. The decision at 8:18 of the fourth quarter to pick up a defensive pass interference flag on Dallas, after Morelli announced the foul. The calling official was then talked off of the flag, forcing Morelli to go back on the microphone and announce no foul. The Lions were not able to convert, punted the ball away, and Dallas marched down the field to score the winning touchdown. Mike Pereira indicates that he supported the flag, and replays indicate that the Cowboys’ defender did not play the ball and made contact with the receiver. This controversial call will mar the otherwise good work done by the officiating crew.”

    I normally don’t have outbursts like this but I must say, as a fan of officiating, and even more so of Pete Morelli himself, the one controversy with the back judge’s decision, whether right or wrong, will tarnish Morelli, as he was the referee and the head of the crew. Mistakes happen, but people shouldn’t be shooting the messenger, Morelli in this case. The game was officiated very well and this one error invalidated it all for most fans. We as officiating fans, I hope, see it differently.

    I hope you all enjoyed this weekend and we will work tirelessly to get you the assignments for next weekend through this week. Thank you again.

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  26. Loro Swag says

    January 5, 2015 at 11:56 am

    Gene Steratore will likely be in New England on Saturday

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  27. Mark says

    January 5, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    Let’s forget about the call in Dallas for a second. I don’t know what will become of that, if anything. But my question is, aside from determining what the outcome regarding that crew will be…are the 28 officials who worked a game this past weekend (4 crews x 7 on each crew) now done for the 14-15 season? Does that have any effect on the Divisional round, Conference Championships, Super Bowl, or Pro Bowl? Is it possible to have more than one postseason assignment (besides whoever gets to work the Super Bowl)? I just wondered if we can or cannot rule out Hochuli, Cheffers, Blakeman, and Morelli for the rest of the postseason? I’ve never been clear as to what postseason rules are for assigning officials to games. Thank you.

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    • Cam says

      January 5, 2015 at 9:01 pm

      Mark, it is highly likely that these 28 officials are done for the remainder of the year. Normally, the seven Super Bowl officials are selected from the 28 who work in the Divisional Round. The only officials who work two postseason games are the Super Bowl officials, who have already officiated a Divisional. The reason why I am not 100% certain, is that the NFL has selected Super Bowl officials from the Wild Card round before, albeit rarely (most recently, Scott Green in 2009 worked a WC in Arizona, and the the SB in Miami).

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      • RefGuy2222 says

        January 6, 2015 at 10:27 am

        The policy is that the Super Bowl officials will be selected from ones who worked in the Divisional Round, effective since 2012.

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  28. Dave says

    January 5, 2015 at 6:16 pm

    Predictions
    BAL@NE Bill Vinovich
    CAR@SEA Tony Corrente
    DAL@GB Gene Steratore
    IND@DEN Walt Anderson

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  29. steelers78492 says

    January 6, 2015 at 9:00 am

    DAL GB REFEREE IS GENE STERATORE

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    • RefGuy2222 says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:30 am

      I don’t think so. What source did you find that out from?

      Reply
      • neilmonnery says

        January 6, 2015 at 10:36 am

        He is correct – Steratore is in GB as per ESPN – http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4739393/officials-breakdown-gene-steratore-4

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  30. RefGuy2222 says

    January 6, 2015 at 10:47 am

    I’m sorry, I thought they don’t release assignments that early. Confirmed, referee for DAL@GB is Gene Steratore.

    Reply
  31. RefGuy2222 says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Bill Vinovich is the referee for BAL@NE. Source:

    http://www.baltimoreravens.com/gameday/game/2014/postseason19

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  32. RefGuy2222 says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:08 am

    Two more to be confirmed, CAR@SEA and IND@DEN. Hopefully we’ll find them out by tomorrow.

    Reply
  33. Loro Swag says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:50 am

    CAR@SEA Terry McAulay
    IND@DEN Bill Leavy

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  34. Cam says

    January 6, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    NE-BAL: Bill Vinovich
    CAR-SEA: Terry McAulay
    DAL-GB: Gene Steratore
    IND-DEN: Bill Leavy

    http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/01/06/12264/

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  35. RefGuy2222 says

    January 6, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    Didn’t expect McAulay to be in the playoffs.

    Reply
  36. RefGuy2222 says

    January 6, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    OK who do you guys think gets Super Bowl? I think Bill Vinovich does.
    Choose from Leavy, Vinovich, and Steratore, as they are the only ones eligible.

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  37. Loro Swag says

    January 6, 2015 at 3:48 pm

    BAL@NE
    R Bill Vinovich
    U Undrey Wash
    HL John McGrath
    LJ Julian Mapp
    FJ David Meslow
    SJ Jimmy DeBell
    BJ Jim Quirk

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  38. Cam says

    January 6, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    Nice try Lorenzo, here’s the crew for BAL-NE.

    R Bill Vinovich (52)
    U Rich Hall (49)
    HL Wayne Mackie (106)
    LJ Gary Arthur (108)
    FJ Dave Meslow (118)
    SJ Jimmy DeBell (58)
    BJ Tony Steratore (112)

    http://media.patriots.com/mediafiles/2014/19/2014_19_Flip%20Card_20150106_171807.pdf

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    • RefGuy2222 says

      January 6, 2015 at 5:41 pm

      Is that Vinovich’s normal crew?

      Reply
      • russ says

        January 6, 2015 at 5:57 pm

        The only one from his normal crew is Debell. The other 5 came from 5 different crews. One from Hochuli, one from Leavy, one from Steratore, one from Blakeman, and one from Boger to be exact.

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        • RefGuy2222 says

          January 6, 2015 at 6:22 pm

          Thanks.

          Reply
          • Loro Swag says

            January 7, 2015 at 8:26 pm

            http://www.football-refs.com/2014-crews/playoffs-super-bowl/ On this Flip Card Jeff Lambreth from Craig Wrolstad’s Crew is listed as the Side Judge for the Crew Lead by Bill Vinovich in New England

          • russ says

            January 8, 2015 at 1:46 am

            Loro, that’s not a flipcard that’s a link to this website

  39. Zach says

    January 6, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    I got McAulay right. Can somebody give Tony Corrente a playoff game?

    Reply
    • Dave says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:54 pm

      I agree. Tony Corrente should have gotten a chance to be in the super bowl. I guess he might be assigned to either the AFC or NFC championship game then.

      Reply
      • Dave says

        January 6, 2015 at 11:13 pm

        Also what happen to John Parry? He hasn’t been in the playoffs for 3 years. One of the better refs. Gotta get him

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  40. Dave says

    January 6, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    If I were to rank these 4 refs in the divisional round for the super bowl it would go as Bill Vinovich, Gene Steratore, Terry McCauley, and Bill Leavy but I don’t think Terry will be getting back to back super bowls

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  41. RefGuy2222 says

    January 7, 2015 at 4:21 pm

    It is down to Bill Vinovich and Gene Steratore for Super Bowl referee.

    Reply
  42. Cam says

    January 8, 2015 at 11:55 am

    IND-DEN Crew

    Referee: Bill Leavy (127)
    Umpire: Ruben Fowler (71)
    Head Linesman: Jim Mello (48)
    Line Judge: Julian Mapp (10)
    Field Judge: Steve Zimmer (33)
    Side Judge: James Coleman (95)
    Back Judge: Steve Freeman (133)
    Replay Official: Larry Nemmers
    Replay Assistant: Bill Tracy

    http://media.denverbroncos.com/images/9008/Flipcards/150111_flipcard_Ind.pdf

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  43. Zach says

    January 8, 2015 at 2:25 pm

    I bet Walt Anderson and John Parry will have the games next week

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  44. Zach says

    January 8, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    Corrente, Boger, Coleman are also possibilities

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  45. Cam says

    January 9, 2015 at 8:24 am

    Here are the final crews:

    BAL-NE
    R Bill Vinovich (52)
    U Rich Hall (49)
    HL Wayne Mackie (106)
    LJ Gary Arthur (108)
    FJ Dave Meslow (118)
    SJ Jeff Lamberth (21)
    BJ Tony Steratore (112)

    CAR-SEA
    R Terry McAulay (77)
    U Undrey Wash (96)
    HL Derick Bowers (74)
    LJ Mark Perlman (9)
    FJ Bob Waggoner (25)
    SJ Joe Larrew (73)
    BJ Terrence Miles (111)

    DAL-GB
    R Gene Steratore (114)
    U Bill Schuster (129)
    HL Dana McKenzie (8)
    LJ Rusty Baynes (59)
    FJ Terry Brown (43)
    SJ Tom Hill (97)
    BJ Todd Prukop (30)

    IND-DEN
    R Bill Leavy (127)
    U Ruben Fowler (71)
    HL Jim Mello (48)
    LJ Julian Mapp (10)
    FJ Steve Zimmer (33)
    SJ James Coleman (95)
    BJ Steve Freeman (133)

    http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/01/06/12264/

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    • RefGuy2222 says

      January 9, 2015 at 3:40 pm

      How long have you been interested in officiating Cameron? I recently got HIGHLY interested. How about you?

      Reply
      • Cam says

        January 9, 2015 at 8:06 pm

        I have been following NFL officiating for about three years. I really became involved when I was fortunate enough to get in touch with Pete Morelli through email a couple years ago, just telling him about my true love for following the officials of the game and the science behind it. I’ve been following Football Zebras, and contributing here on Football Refs to people who share the passion. When I discovered this website, I was surprised to see how many other people there actually are that share my officiating passion.

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  46. RefGuy2222 says

    January 9, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    Nice to see you Cam on Football Zebras too.

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  47. RefGuy2222 says

    January 9, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    This looks to be the officials who will get the Super Bowl nod.

    R 52 Bill Vinovich
    U 49 Rich Hall
    HL 8 Dana McKenzie
    LJ 9 Mark Perlman
    FJ 25 Bob Waggoner
    SJ 97 Tom Hill
    BJ 30 Todd Prukop

    Not of this is officially confirmed yet. Confirmation to come soon.

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    • Goump129 says

      January 11, 2015 at 10:10 am

      How did you come to this prediction? I mean after the pats game last night I don’t know if I would want that referee and umpire officiating the superbowl. I think steratore and Schuster are the best duo in officiating. They were the highest graded officials at their position last year and got jipped out of the super bowl but probably officiated the best game of the playoffs last year in the nfc championship. My sources also say the both had a pretty great year again this year even though they weren’t on the same crew.

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      • Cam says

        January 11, 2015 at 12:47 pm

        I do agree that Steratore and Schuster are a better team (we’ll have to see how they do in DAL-GB in a few minutes), but he received that prediction from Football Zebras (who recently changed Prukop to T. Steratore due to Prukop’s ineligibility).

        http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/01/09/12293/

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        • RefGuy2222 says

          January 11, 2015 at 8:28 pm

          Steratore is certainty a better referee but it seems the league doesn’t realize that Vinovich has a lot of criticism behind his calls.

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  48. RefGuy2222 says

    January 9, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    Meant to say none in my previous post. Sorry.

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  49. RefGuy2222 says

    January 10, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    Will it be confirmed soon you think?

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  50. Loro Swag says

    January 11, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Conference Referee Predictions
    TBA Vs New England Jerome Boger
    TBA Vs Seahawks Tony Corrente

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  51. RefGuy2222 says

    January 11, 2015 at 7:59 pm

    My predictions for Conference Championships:
    GB@SEA-Tony Corrente
    IND@NE-Walt Anderson

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    • No1NFLRefFan says

      January 13, 2015 at 11:38 pm

      You’re right, dude!

      Reply
  52. RefGuy2222 says

    January 11, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    Wow there are a lot of Dallas fans upset about the replay reversal on Dez Bryant’s catch. I thought they made the right call though.

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  53. No1NFLRefFan says

    January 12, 2015 at 1:09 am

    My predictions for the Conference Finals referees:

    AFC (IND @ NE): Walt Anderson
    NFC (GB @ SEA): Tony Corrente

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    • No1NFLRefFan says

      January 13, 2015 at 11:37 pm

      My predictions are right!

      Reply
  54. Loro Swag says

    January 12, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    My Predictions for the Conference Championships Referees:
    AFC(IND@NE) Jerome Boger
    NFC (GB@SEA) Tony Corrente

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  55. Kent G says

    January 12, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    Who are the for sure Super Bowl eligible Refs? My guess right now is Gene Steratore. I believe it’s someone from the divisional round.

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    • Cam says

      January 12, 2015 at 5:18 pm

      That is the League’s policy since 2012. So therefore, it will be either Steratore, Vinovich, or Leavy. McAulay is ineligible because he worked the SB last year. Leavy will probably not get the assignment because he has worked two SBs in his career already. FootballZebras believes the front runner is Vinovich, but Steratore is still a possibility.

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  56. Kent G says

    January 13, 2015 at 10:25 am

    IND @ NE – AFC Championship. Clete Blakeman

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    • Kent G says

      January 13, 2015 at 10:27 am

      http://m.norfolkdailynews.com/news/briefs/alternate-referee/article_bff86db4-9b35-11e4-8f99-57ef402d83cd.html?mode=jqm

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      • RefGuy2222 says

        January 13, 2015 at 10:42 am

        Nice try, Clete Blakeman is the alternate referee as stated in that article for the Indianapolis vs New England game.

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        • RefGuy2222 says

          January 13, 2015 at 10:50 am

          Besides, the only officials who work two playoff games are the Super Bowl ones, which are selected from the Divisional Round. Blakeman worked a Wild Card game so I guess he can be an alternate for another game but not a main referee for any other Postseason game.

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  57. jorgy8 says

    January 13, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    Corrente in Seattle for GB

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  58. Cam says

    January 13, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    SEA-GB: Tony Corrente
    IND-NE: Walt Anderson

    http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/01/13/12321/

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    • RefGuy2222 says

      January 13, 2015 at 5:01 pm

      Corrente just did last year’s AFC Championship. Why is he getting another champ. game this year? Is there a rule that officials are allowed to work two Conference champ. games in a row?

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      • Cam says

        January 13, 2015 at 7:03 pm

        There is no limit to how many consecutive championships can be worked by one official. That’s only the Super Bowl. In fact, between 2005 and 2007, Terry McAulay worked three straight championship games.

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        • RefGuy2222 says

          January 13, 2015 at 7:17 pm

          OK.

          Reply
  59. Loro Swag says

    January 13, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    Andreson Crew for IND@NE

    U Jeff Rice
    HL Kent Payne
    LJ Byron Boston
    FJ Dyrol Prileau
    SJ Michael Banks
    BJ Greg Steed

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  60. Goump129 says

    January 13, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    The Superbowl officials have been determined

    Reply
  61. Cam says

    January 13, 2015 at 7:10 pm

    IND-NE Crew

    Referee: Walt Anderson (66)
    Umpire: Carl Paganelli (124)
    Head Linesman: Tony Veteri (36)
    Line Judge: Jeff Bergman (32)
    Field Judge: Gary Cavaletto (60)
    Side Judge: Greg Meyer (78)
    Back Judge: Keith Ferguson (61)
    Replay Official: Charles Stewart
    Replay Assistant: Jimmy Oldham
    Supervisor: Johnny Grier

    Only confirmed alternate is Clete Blakeman.

    http://media.patriots.com/mediafiles/2014/20/2014_20_Flip%20Card_20150113_165555.pdf

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  62. jorgy8 says

    January 13, 2015 at 7:25 pm

    Officials for these two semi final games are ranked 2/3rd in their respective positions this year. Have had to have officiated a wild card & divisional game in previous years, no first timers. Corrente ranks as one of the best referees in NFL on consistent basis

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  63. eddiethejet says

    January 14, 2015 at 1:38 am

    Of course Dino Paganelli is working this weekend. He is usually one of the best back judges every year.

    Reply
  64. Cam says

    January 14, 2015 at 6:57 am

    Here’s the final list of all-star crews for this weekend.

    GB-SEA
    Referee: Tony Corrente (99)
    Umpire: Dan Ferrell (64)
    Head Linesman: Kent Payne (79)
    Line Judge: Carl Johnson (101)
    Field Judge: Jon Lucivansky (89)
    Side Judge: Rob Vernatchi (75)
    Back Judge: Dino Paganelli (105)

    IND-NE
    Referee: Walt Anderson (66)
    Umpire: Carl Paganelli (124)
    Head Linesman: Tony Veteri (36)
    Line Judge: Jeff Bergman (32)
    Field Judge: Gary Cavaletto (60)
    Side Judge: Greg Meyer (78)
    Back Judge: Keith Ferguson (61)

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  65. DanNJ316 says

    January 14, 2015 at 7:08 am

    So in addition to the three rookie referees this year, it looks like no playoffs for Boger, Coleman, Parry and Triplette. The only name I’m surprised about out of that group is Parry, who I’ve always felt was one of the better refs in the game. But this will be his 3rd year in a row of missing the playoffs since doing the Super Bowl following the 2011 season. Guess he’s not as good as I thought.

    Two good choices for the conference championships in Corrente and Anderson. Even though Football Zebras has projected Vinovich for the Super Bowl, I’m pulling for Steratore.

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  66. Goump129 says

    January 14, 2015 at 9:52 am

    Does anyone know the Superbowl officials yet?

    Reply
  67. Cam says

    January 14, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    Bill Vinovich is the referee for Super Bowl XLIX.

    Here is the crew.

    Referee: Bill Vinovich (52)
    Umpire: Bill Schuster (129)
    Head Linesman: Dana McKenzie (8)
    Line Judge: Mark Perlman (9)
    Field Judge: Bob Waggoner (25)
    Side Judge: Tom Hill (97)
    Back Judge: Terrence Miles (111)

    Congratulations to all these men on a fine season.

    http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/01/14/12319/

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  68. RefGuy2222 says

    January 14, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Vinovich was inactive as a referee from 2007-12 so it’s nice to see that he gets to do Super Bowl.

    Reply
  69. Loro Swag says

    January 14, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    Pro Bowl Referee Comes Down to Walt Coleman Ed Hochuli and Clete Blakeman

    Reply
    • Michael says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Of course you mess that up too. John Parry is working the Pro Bowl

      Reply
  70. Zach says

    January 15, 2015 at 6:53 am

    Vinovich should be interesting. NFL really likes him. He called the division game, 2 Sunday night games, and a Monday night game

    Reply
  71. Cam says

    January 21, 2015 at 1:02 pm

    John Parry has the Pro Bowl.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/footballzebras/status/555792508509495297

    Reply
  72. RefGuy2222 says

    January 23, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    The Pro Bowl is not AFC vs NFC, it is Team Irvin vs Team Carter. This is the second year where the Pro Bowl is ‘unconferenced’. Just letting you guys know that you should correct that. As Cam posted, John Parry is the referee for that game.

    Reply
  73. RefGuy2222 says

    January 24, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    2015 Pro Bowl crew-
    R 132 John Parry
    U 102 Bruce Stritesky
    HL 24 Tom Stabile
    LJ 35 John Hussey
    FJ 86 Jimmy Buchanan
    SJ 125 Laird Hayes
    BJ 38 Greg Yette

    Alternate- Tim Podraza

    http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/01/24/12431/

    Courtesy of Ben from Football Zebras

    Reply
  74. jjcuc says

    February 6, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    Great season!! I almost never post any messages, but I read this site every week, and I enjoy the comments. Thanks, Mickey, and I’m already looking forward to next season. Have a great year, everyone.

    Reply

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