Scott Green
- Referee: 19 – Scott Green
- Umpire: 70 – Scott Dawson
- Head Linesman: 36 – Tony Veteri
- Line Judge: 107 – Ron Marinucci
- Field Judge: 41 – Boris Cheek
- Side Judge: 128 – Larry Rose
- Back Judge: 27 – Lee Dyer
Scott Green is an American football official in the National Football League. Green started in the NFL as a field judge with the start of the 1991 NFL season before switching to back judge after the league swapped position titles at the start of the 1998 NFL season. He became a referee on a part-time basis during the 2004 NFL season when referee Johnny Grier was injured. Green became a full time referee at the start of the 2005 NFL season. Green has officiated Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002 and XXXVIII in 2004. On the field, he wears the uniform number 19.
Outside of the NFL, Green is co-partner in a government relations firm that assists law enforcement agencies in suburban Washington, D.C.
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Apparently I am the only one who believes that the Pats made their 4th and 2 try from their own 28 yard line last night against the Colts. It looked to me that the receiver caught the ball just on the good side of the 30 and was then driven back to the 29. I have to say that overall, yesterday’s officiating was some of the worst I’ve seen. I’ve seen better from high school referees, honestly. Something needs to be done about this debacle.
Green is involved in alot of suspect games and tonight was no different. I thought the Pats got stiffed with that call but Belichick made a poor decision to go for it on 4th and 2 from that kind of field position. Downright stupid on his part.
We need to review plays like the 4 and 2 in the Pats Indie game to me and all the videos I saw looks like Faulk made the first down. Something has to be put in place to make the refs accountable for there calls
I also think Faulk made the first down. Why dont the refs apoligize for the mistake thy made tha t coast the pats the game?
On 2nd and 10, Welker only gained 7.5 yards, but the refs gave NE 8 yards. On the near interception, the ball was again spotted the wrong place, giving NE an extra ball length(compared to the previous place). So stop crying. NE did not gain 10 yards.
Also, at least 10 more PI’s should have been called on Bodden.
Now this is a true PI call that wasn’t made but guess what Dolts win and go to the SB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oEg5ljBkY
So thank MR P’s dumb a$$ refs for giving another game. There will be no more excuses come playoff time
I will be the first to admit as a season ticket holder for Patriots we are biased.I have looked at the replay on you tube over and over again and I think it is obvious the refs made a hometown call.Why did they at least look at the review?I know it was inside 2 minutes but they still could of looked at that themselves could the not?Faulk had the ball securely cradled with his left leg OVER the 30 yard line and forward progress was not awarded.So please stop talking about the great stop the Colts made.Bottom line the Pats got screwed.
mike – Maybe you should read what I wrote… NE did not gain 10 yards on 4 tries, even if you give an extra 0.5 yards on 4th and 2. By the way, isn’t Scott Green the one, who called 0 penalties against the Pats, 9 against the Rams last year in the Rams – Pats game? He sure is biased.
Cheatriot fans crying.
So Tyler what your saying regardless of where the spot was on the Welker reception on the 4th and 2 did faulk cross the 30?Never mind the7.5 yards because I dont know and dont care.The refs should have huddled and see if it was spotted correctly.So Tyler Did it get spotted correctly on 4th and 2?WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE?
mike,
They were actually unable to look at this under review. They are not allowed to do a booth review until after the first play has been run after the 2 minute warning. The only opion would have been for the Patriots to challenge but they were out of timeouts and couldn’t have challenged it.
After the show on wednesday NFL Network with Mr P all he could say was how good of a job Tom Stabile got the bobble. I think his words were DECISIVE well ya he got that right, but blew the rest of it as the video clearly shows. Plus Mr P never showed the other angle of the play that would have clearly shown it was a good catch and first down.
I would have called a first down everyone else would have called it a first down but with 5 Dolts players yelling in his ears and the play happened right infront of the Dolts bench Mr Tom Stabile went with the home boy.
MR P JUST GIVE US THE CALL NO EXCUSES CALL IT LIKE IT IS A MISTAKE!!!!!!
Again the refs have to be accountable for what they call in these games
This crew really missed the boat in this game boggus PI call if they need to go back to school to learn what is what now I’ll show them what a true PI call should look like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oEg5ljBkY
But because its the Dolts in Dolts land the go with the home boys God help the team that has this crew this week
Patridiots need to get over the game already. Faulk didn’t make it and it wouldn’t have been reversed anyway. I’ve seen the video and synced the multiple angles and possession was behind the 30. With all the favorable spots that Pats have been getting now you want to complain? Guess it’s only cheating and bad refs when you lose. Figures. Excellent job by the refs. Stabile quickly checked everything and made the right call. Leave to the cheaters to think he was wrong when HE WAS RIGHT THERE!!
No review on the Rodgers fumble? Miss the major face mask penalty on the play? Just another walk in the park for Scott Green…he is one of the worst refs in football!
Scott Green blew some calls in throughout the game for both sides but what hurt the game the most were the missed calls in the last plays of overtime….first there was the terrible blow to the head by dansby on rodgers, but instead he calls a questionable holding call and brings the ball back 10 yards. THEN, the last play, he missed 2 evident penalties that would have brought the TD back and maybe changed the course of the game…first of all Rodgers didn’t get the pass off right away too Driver because he was getting held badly by the cornerback, and Driver even turned around looking for the call. Then, the clear facemask and hands to the face by Adams to cause the game-winning fumble. This officiating crew was terrible in the last few important minutes of a vital playoff game….I am probably mostly bitter but one cannot ignore the fact that these are some obvious missed calls by Scott Green.
Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:40 pm EST
These refs will never be accused of coddling the quarterback
By MJD
It’s been a popular year for criticizing the NFL for protecting quarterbacks too much. About a million times over the last four months, I’ve heard things like, “Come on, quarterbacks are football players, too!” and “Why don’t we just put skirts on them?!”
People who say things like that must have loved the Arizona/Green Bay overtime. Aaron Rodgers(notes) was violated in several ways, and we saw nary a flag.
First, on second-and-10, Rodgers dumped the ball off to Jarrett Bush(notes) on a play that went for about 15 yards. We actually did see a flag there, but it was for holding on the Packers, not the blatant helmet-to-helmet hit Rodgers took after getting rid of the ball.
Bertrand Berry(notes) got to Rodgers and jammed the crown of his helmet right up under Rodgers’ facemask. In a year when we’ve seen guys penalized 15 yards for having their knuckles graze a quarterback’s facemask (and just for the record, I’m fine with calls like that, as long as they’re called consistently), it was a bizarre no-call.
The holding call stood, negated the gain, and pushed the Packers back to their own 10-yard line. Obviously, that had a huge play in the game.
Secondly, and this no-call seems to be generating more controversy, on the game-ending fumble return play, Cardinals defensive back Michael Adams(notes) hit Rodgers and then facemasked him on the way down. Again, it drew no yellow laundry. You can see it in the picture above, and you can see it in the video here. It wasn’t glancing, incidental contact. That hand was on the facemask for awhile.
Hands to a quarterback’s face are illegal, period, let alone grabbing his facemask and not letting go for a couple of seconds. On Twitter, the great Peter King explained how and why the call wasn’t made. You’re going to love this.
The referee, Scott Green, stands behind the pocket and has to watch first for the loose ball. Once the ball is out, Green’s job is to watch ball for possession. He can’t watch the QB then. If he saw the facemask, it’d mean he wasn’t watching ball. It’s a quirky rule, but it’s the referee’s call — and the ref is charged with possession once the ball is loose.
Basically, the guy wasn’t watching because it wasn’t his job to watch. That’s a great tip for all you young defensive players out there: After the quarterback fumbles, it’s the ideal time to stab him with a sharpened toothbrush. No one’s looking!
It all felt an awful lot like one of those basketball games where, at the end, the officials swallow their whistles, and you’d have to hit a guy with a steel folding chair to get a call. There were two blatant violations committed, in a year where we’re emphasizing those exact points, and neither of them were called.
Sun Jan 11, 2010 10:40 pm EST
These refs will never be accused of coddling the quarterback
By MJD
It’s been a popular year for criticizing the NFL for protecting quarterbacks too much. About a million times over the last four months, I’ve heard things like, “Come on, quarterbacks are football players, too!” and “Why don’t we just put skirts on them?!”
People who say things like that must have loved the Arizona/Green Bay overtime. Aaron Rodgers(notes) was violated in several ways, and we saw nary a flag.
First, on second-and-10, Rodgers dumped the ball off to Jarrett Bush(notes) on a play that went for about 15 yards. We actually did see a flag there, but it was for holding on the Packers, not the blatant helmet-to-helmet hit Rodgers took after getting rid of the ball.
Bertrand Berry(notes) got to Rodgers and jammed the crown of his helmet right up under Rodgers’ facemask. In a year when we’ve seen guys penalized 15 yards for having their knuckles graze a quarterback’s facemask (and just for the record, I’m fine with calls like that, as long as they’re called consistently), it was a bizarre no-call.
The holding call stood, negated the gain, and pushed the Packers back to their own 10-yard line. Obviously, that had a huge play in the game.
Secondly, and this no-call seems to be generating more controversy, on the game-ending fumble return play, Cardinals defensive back Michael Adams(notes) hit Rodgers and then facemasked him on the way down. Again, it drew no yellow laundry. You can see it in the picture above, and you can see it in the video here. It wasn’t glancing, incidental contact. That hand was on the facemask for awhile.
Hands to a quarterback’s face are illegal, period, let alone grabbing his facemask and not letting go for a couple of seconds. On Twitter, the great Peter King explained how and why the call wasn’t made. You’re going to love this.
The referee, Scott Green, stands behind the pocket and has to watch first for the loose ball. Once the ball is out, Green’s job is to watch ball for possession. He can’t watch the QB then. If he saw the facemask, it’d mean he wasn’t watching ball. It’s a quirky rule, but it’s the referee’s call — and the ref is charged with possession once the ball is loose.
Basically, the guy wasn’t watching because it wasn’t his job to watch. That’s a great tip for all you young defensive players out there: After the quarterback fumbles, it’s the ideal time to stab him with a sharpened toothbrush. No one’s looking!
It all felt an awful lot like one of those basketball games where, at the end, the officials swallow their whistles, and you’d have to hit a guy with a steel folding chair to get a call. There were two blatant violations committed, in a year where we’re emphasizing those exact points, and neither of them were called.
Green truly screwed up the end of the Packers/Cardinals game.. I thought the refs were supposed to be protecting the QB’s in the league. They call this crap all season long and when it gets into sudden death overtime they just want to finish the game and go home. He missed a helmet/helmet and then the very next play a blatant face mask. This guy needs to find something else to do on Sundays because he’s obviously not very good!!
I don’t like either team but this ref has a history of missing important calls or calling important calls at the end in a crucial playoff game.
Go look him up
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Green_(American_football_official)
There others that are not even noted but this will be the 3rd time noted that all of these calls missed are the worst in history unexplainable to the NFL. So why don’t they just fire him, either he’s mental or cheating?
Green let Warner whine to him for several minutes following a questionable non-call on a helmet to chin hit on him by the Packers in the 1st quarter. When Green finally decided to throw the flag on Cullen Jenkins in the 4th quarter for grazing Warner in the facemask (make-up call), he failed to see the obvious mugging performed on Jenkins by the offensive tackle ( who pushed Jenkins into Warner). This play resulted in a TD. Why is Green watching the QB and ignoring the holding call on this play when he does the complete opposite on the Packer’s 2nd to last play in OT when he throws the flag for holding on Colledge and ignores the most vicious helmet-to-helmet hit of the game to Rodgers. He also missed an earlier h-t-h hit on Rodgers. His #1 responsibility is to watch the QB. He doesn’t need to watch Colledge to get his # correct when he makes the holding call. Maybe Rodgers needs to learn how to whine to Green to get him to pay attention while Rodgers is getting drilled. Green’s inconsistency should be noticed by the NFL and he should not be allowed to referee in the postseason.
I propose that the NFL have a game officials draft, as it is right now the clowns that we have officiating at current games don’t have a clue as to what the rules are. Commenting on the cardinals vs. Packers game, I would say those officials rate and F minus and need to go back to school. Too bad the NFL(National Fraud League) doesn’t see it that way. Since the NFL rewards bad officiating performances by paying these clowns much more than they’re worth, I won’t support the NFL any more. Who cares about that trash that’s left in the playoffs, like Romo, Brees, Warner and Favre, the only other NFL program that I’ll watch is the Pro Bowl, because the Packers will have players there. I have gotten rid of my Direct TV and NFL Sunday subscription, because I refuse to pay for fraud. When you NFL morons realize that there are a lots of people who will do that, you idiots have cost your league alot. So I say to H— with you and may your sport go under. I will certainly be laughing at you.
1/12/2010 2:04:11 PM
Why is it that officials cannot be made to speak up for the obvious blown calls. I think that Green should explain to us why his crew and especially him were to bad. I would be very interested. The director of officials is a joke. I am tired of his covering for the officials. What does it take to be an official at this level? It is just too bad that they cannot encourage better people to get in the game. I have seen too many blown calls at all levels. I also think that the NFL needs to change the illegal contact rule. It was made for a time when the WR were small. They are not longer small and they create much of the contact.
What happens when a player does something the NFL doesn’t agree with? He gets fined. Why shouldn’t that same rule pertain to the ref’s? Supposedly, the NFL reviews ALL game tapes. If that is the case, it should be pretty easy to see when a ref screws up. The ref’s don’t care who wins or loses, they just want to get paid and go home. If I didn’t do my job correctly I would get fired, if a ref doesn’t do his job correctly, he probably gets a raise.
I think its hilarious he works for the goverment, law enforcement in DC. lol and we all know how they do. So that really makes me question his actions because they don’t seem to be trustworthy anymore. And his performance as a ref does not hlp the situation. He’s like the Bush of the NFL. questionable mistakes everywhere.
Berry was fined $5000 for the hit on Rodgers at the end of the Packers Cardinals game. They should fine the ref as well. Unless I was the ref, then, no fine for the ref. WTF
Well, I’ve had ten days or so to get over it, and, yup, Scott Green is still a moron.
Super Bowl REF????? WHAT???????????
Scott Green has a LONG history of BAD calls and BAD non-calls like this. Google “Scott Green’s bad calls” and see what you get… 9,320,000 hits!!! Do it with Ed Hochuli and you get 74,900…hmmm…he is unfit to officiate a Wrangler commercial, much less the SUPER BOWL!
You have got to be kidding me? Scott Green as a Super Bowl ref. This is a sign that’s something screwy is going to happen like the Jets winning the Superbowl. This guy is corrupt.
al riveron should have been super bowl reff
Scott Green = Ron Winter……………….What a CHEATING in the Superbowl!
1. At least 3 blatant Saints defensive PIs missed, but SG calls offensive pass interference on the Colts, when Greer pushed Garcon away, before Garcon interfered with him.
2. On the first play of the Colts 3rd possession, Addai had the 1st down, but the refs spotted it short, on purpose. The Colts went 3 and out. There was some more bad ball spotting.
3. At the sidelines, where Wheeler was called for late hit, it was bogus. He didn’t even touch the RB. That was no personal foul.
4. Holdings missed on Freeney.
5. Ton of false starts missed on Saints OL (RG), but multiple called on Colts OL.
6. The Saints did not recover the onside kick. The refs just gave it to them because they wanted NO to win it, because it’s a feel good story after the hurricane.
7. Which was a bad call? The two-point conversion catch, or Ron Winter calling incomplete on Reggie Wayne’s sideline catch from last year’s playoffs? League, decide!
Fanboys are funny, but they don’t know it.
Just continue to ignore the reality. It must be nice without the truth.
Ty –
The officiating was fine contrary to what you believe. They let both teams play and called only the obviuos ones. You can’t call a gazillion penalties and kill the flow of the game. It’s the Colts fault they came up short, no one else’s.
The Colts don’t commit penalties, the Saints do. If you don’t call anything, the Saints are in an unfair advantage… But, it’s not really true, they don’t called anything – they called holding, false start on the Colts, but not on the Saints.
What do you base this on besides you being a Colts fan?
wow… I want to begin by saying I wanted Indy to win, but the Saints won and deserved to win. Anyone griping about the officiating is obviously biased. I was pleasantly surprised that Green did so well. This definitely was a Super crew, and the officials did not play a part in the outcome of the game, which is how it should be. Anyone who says otherwise is just a pissed off Colts fan.
al riveron is not eligible for three more years to ref a super bowl. besides the fact that he stinks.