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Week 12

THU, NOV 26
Green Bay at Detroit – Bill Leavy
Oakland at Dallas – Carl Cheffers
NY Giants at Denver – Tony Corrente

SUN, NOV 29
Tampa Bay at Atlanta – Walt Anderson
Miami at Buffalo – Jeff Triplette
Cleveland at Cincinnati – Mike Carey
Arizona at Tennessee – Terry McAulay
Seattle at St. Louis – Scott Green
Chicago at Minnesota – Walt Coleman
Carolina at NY Jets – Jerome Boger
Washington at Philadelphia – Gene Steratore
Indianapolis at Houston – Al Riveron
Kansas City at San Diego – Don Carey
Jacksonville at San Francisco – John Parry
Pittsburgh at Baltimore – Ed Hochuli

MON, NOV 30
New England at New Orleans – Pete Morelli

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  1. G says

    November 22, 2009 at 1:57 pm

    Cheffers in Dallas

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    • MAtt says

      November 22, 2009 at 6:23 pm

      how do you find that info out??

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  2. 9er fan says

    November 22, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Cheffers is getting worked to death. Hasn’t he only had week 3 off?

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  3. MAtt says

    November 22, 2009 at 9:00 pm

    Morelli in Detroit

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    • GO Broncos says

      November 22, 2009 at 9:09 pm

      No it can’t be. It’s going to be Al Riveron I heard

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    • 9er fan says

      November 22, 2009 at 10:59 pm

      can’t be morelli. he had green bay in week 9.

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  4. Ryan says

    November 22, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    9er fan, every referee gets two bye weeks he will have another bye week and that info about Cheffers was posted by the Dallas Cowboys beat writer earlier today(at least that is where I saw it).

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    • 9er fan says

      November 22, 2009 at 10:55 pm

      i know they all get 2 weeks off, but i find it strange that some refs get, for instance weeks 3 and 8 off, and cheffers’ byes are, at least 10 weeks apart…

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  5. Ryan says

    November 23, 2009 at 8:49 am

    I will go out on a limb(I have no inside information) and say that Chefferes will be off after the Thanksgiving game so they get the extra rest.

    This year D.Carey’s two bye weeks were 6 & 10, Corrente were 7&9, Leavy’s were 5&8, Parry’s were 4&8, Riveron’s were 6&10, and Steratore’s were 5&9.

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  6. Ryan says

    November 23, 2009 at 8:49 am

    I meant Cheffers not Chefferes

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  7. russ says

    November 23, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    Thanksgiving Games:
    Packers@Lions-Bill Leavy
    Giants@Broncos-Tony Corrente

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    • mickey says

      November 23, 2009 at 2:21 pm

      Updated, thanks Russ.

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  8. 9er fan says

    November 23, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    coleman or hochuli should have the bye. i looks like neither of them have had off at all yet…

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    • 9er fan says

      November 23, 2009 at 12:47 pm

      haha. nevermind…i overlooked week 7 XD

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    • Kyle says

      November 24, 2009 at 11:38 am

      Hochuli had week 7 off in 2009.

      In 2008 Hochuli only had 1 week off & in 2007 Hochuli only had 1 week off.

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      • Sam says

        November 24, 2009 at 2:04 pm

        In 2008 Hochuli filled in for Walt Anderson during his second bye week for the Pittsburgh @ New England game.

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        • Kyle says

          November 24, 2009 at 2:28 pm

          Yes Hochuli filled in for Walt Anderson in 2008.

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  9. eric berger says

    November 23, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    was at the pats game yesterday and was chatting with an official on jeff triplette’s crew and he thought they were doing the dolphins/bills game this week. dont know why he wasnt 100% sure but makes sense as Triplette hasnt done a Miami or Buffalo game all year.

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  10. frank says

    November 23, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    9 er fan It’s possible that the refs request about having a designated week off. (of course that would pertain to the entire crew getting the week off as well) Maybe that is why there is” inconsistency” such as Cheffer’s byes being so far apart. Maybe seniority plays a role in it as well

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    • 9er fan says

      November 23, 2009 at 8:26 pm

      requests are possible, but i don’t think seniority would take effect. Cheffers is new, but he isn’t the newest. (Don Carey is the rookie this year)

      and sometimes the whole crew doesn’t get off…i remember a few weeks ago when McAulay had off, his HL was with Winter’s crew

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  11. John says

    November 23, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    Riveron is in Houston.

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    • mickey says

      November 23, 2009 at 9:22 pm

      Updated, thanks John.

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  12. Sam says

    November 23, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    I may be wrong about this but I think I saw somewhere that the officals for each game are decided by a computer. The refs are told what games they are working about a month in advance so they can make flight plans. The NFL doesn’t release the information that far out because of the Tim Donaghy(?SP) situation.

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  13. eric berger says

    November 23, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    Pete Morelli has MNF next week NE at Saints

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  14. mike says

    November 24, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Updated, thanks eric

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  15. Kyle says

    November 24, 2009 at 11:50 am

    NFL just moved the Vikings at Cardinals game in 2 weeks to sunday night football.

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    • eric berger says

      November 24, 2009 at 2:34 pm

      kyle, ya your right. i don’t get why. its not like new england vs miami is a bad match up either.

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      • 9er fan says

        November 24, 2009 at 2:58 pm

        eric, its b/c cards vikes are both playoff teams…people have already seen pats fins once, and the fins are very likely to miss playoffs, so people want to watch a game with implications…

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  16. Lisa says

    November 24, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Don Carey’s team is in San Diego this Sunday (week 12)

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    • mickey says

      November 24, 2009 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks, Lisa. Added.

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  17. Sam says

    November 24, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    McAulay is in Tennessee.

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    • mickey says

      November 24, 2009 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks Sam. Added.

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  18. Eric says

    November 24, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    Spoke with Walt Coleman this week. He’s got Chicago @ Minnesota.

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    • mickey says

      November 24, 2009 at 8:33 pm

      Thanks Eric; updated.

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  19. Barry says

    November 25, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Regarding bye weeks for officials:

    If there are no substitutions, there will be one crew each year that gets only one bye week. This is because there are 256 games, and 17 crews working 15 weeks only covers 255 games.

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  20. Barry says

    November 25, 2009 at 10:31 am

    In 2008, Ron Winters’ crew had only one bye week. Ed Hochuli as an individual covered for Walt Anderson one week, while Al Riveron and Bill Carollo each covered for Mike Carey, but their crews had two bye weeks.

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  21. Barry says

    November 25, 2009 at 10:34 am

    In 2007, Ed Hochuli’s crew had only one bye week. Gerald Austin, Bill Carollo, Terry McAuley, and Gene Steratore all filled in on Bill Leavy’s crew when he was out.

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  22. Barry says

    November 25, 2009 at 10:38 am

    Terry McAuley’s crew had the extra game in 2006, and Scott Green’s in 2005.

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  23. eric berger says

    November 25, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Does anyone know why Bill Vinovich has to retire at such a young age? He was also a PAC 10 college basketball referee. Such a shame as Bill was a great official in both sports and had a great personality.

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    • eric berger says

      November 25, 2009 at 11:05 am

      had to retire i meant

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      • mike says

        November 25, 2009 at 11:21 am

        eric,
        The only thing I’ve ever seen on this is that he had to leave the field due to undisclosed health reasons. He did serve as Hochuli’s replay official in 2007, although he is not this year.

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    • Kyle says

      November 25, 2009 at 12:01 pm

      I know what happened to Bill Vinovich…. He had back pain in 2006/2007, but when he went in to get his health checked out they found out he had a heart condition.

      So this kept him from the NFL Field & like Mike mentioned he became Hochuli’s Replay guy in 2007. From that date on I do not know what happened to him.

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      • Kyle says

        November 25, 2009 at 1:45 pm

        Bill Vinovich is the Western Regional Supervisor of Officials for the National Football League. After six years on the field in the NFL, three as Side Judge and three as Referee, he was forced to retire due to cardiovascular health issues. After working as a Replay Official for the 2007 season, he joined the office as a Supervisor for the 2008 season

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        • eric berger says

          November 25, 2009 at 4:54 pm

          that’s a shame he was a great basketball and nfl referee

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  24. GO Broncos says

    November 25, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    Mike Carey in Atlanta

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  25. mike says

    November 25, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Updated, thanks broncos

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  26. 9er fan says

    November 25, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    Winter is only eligible to ref
    Browns-Bengals or Panthers-Jets

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    • John says

      November 25, 2009 at 4:39 pm

      Anderson will get either Redskins-Eagles or Jaguars-49ers.

      Boger will get one of Browns-Bengals, Panthers-Jets, Jaguars-49ers, Steelers-Ravens or gets a bye

      Hochuli will get one of Browns-Bengals, Redskins-Eagles or Steelers-Ravens.

      Parry will get one of Browns-Bengals, Redskins-Eagles or Jaguars-49ers.

      Steratore will get one of Browns-Bengals, Redskins-Eagles, Jaguars-49ers or Steelers-Ravens.

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      • 9er fan says

        November 25, 2009 at 11:25 pm

        Anderson is also eligible for Pitt-Balt I believe
        Parry can get Car-NYJ

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    • John says

      November 25, 2009 at 4:39 pm

      Hochuli could also be off.

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      • Kyle says

        November 25, 2009 at 4:42 pm

        Nope to Hochuli

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        • John says

          November 25, 2009 at 5:27 pm

          So that’s going to make Boger off.

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  27. Bud says

    November 25, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Winter should draw the unimportant Panthers-Jets then. The Bengals are in first place and can’t have an incompetent idiot like Winter imagining penalties.

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  28. Patrick Bell says

    November 25, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    Did anyone see that as MNF was ending it appeared that Referee Boger gave Vince Young a “HIGH 5”. True to their way of covering their backsides. The NFL (NoFunLeague) made a statement the Referee Boger was making the proper administrative signal that the play a kneel down by Vince Young was over. However, before Referee Boger could lower his hand Vince Young completed the “HIGH5”.

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  29. Alan S. says

    November 26, 2009 at 8:15 am

    It will either be Hochuli or Steratore for Sunday night. .steeler / raven game.

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  30. John says

    November 26, 2009 at 9:07 am

    Is Boger OFF this week?

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  31. Matt Rafferty says

    November 26, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Cheffers crew did excellent today

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  32. RP says

    November 27, 2009 at 10:09 am

    It makes sense that Walt Coleman is in Minnesota this week as he is the keynote speaker at an Agriculture conference in South Dakota next Tuesday. Look forward to hearing him speak.

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  33. Joe Platania says

    November 27, 2009 at 10:43 am

    It’s confirmed: Hochuli in Baltimore.

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  34. Joe Platania says

    November 27, 2009 at 10:45 am

    Gang:

    The Hochuli assigmment means that D. Carey, Leavy and Morelli have not worked a Ravens game this year.

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  35. mike says

    November 27, 2009 at 11:03 am

    Updated, thanks Joe

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  36. eric berger says

    November 27, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Ron Winter has the Carolina at NY Jets game

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  37. eric berger says

    November 27, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    also if Boger is off this week like everyone believes it will be either Steratore or Parry doing the Cleveland/Cincinnati game

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  38. frank says

    November 27, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    My guess as to which ref is doing which of the remaining four games:Clv-Cinn, Car-NyJ, Wash-Phil, Jacks-SF and the remaining referees : Parry, Winter, Anderson, Steratore and Boger. Either Boger or Winter will probably be off based on the other refs already had two byes. My guess is that either Winter or Boger would draw the bye of course and either one would draw the Carolina-Jets game besides neither has done one of those teams games. Anderson would do Jacks-SF, Parry would do Clv-Cinn and Steratore would do Wash-Phil. I based this upon researching the games they all have worked so far. There is a chance though that Parry could work Jack-SF and Anderson can do Wash-Phil AND Steratore can do Clv-Cinn. We shall see

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  39. mike says

    November 27, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    Updated, thanks Eric.

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  40. Goober says

    November 27, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    Here’s some upcoming info for Scott Green crew:

    Thurs, Dec 3 in Toronto (Jets vs. Buffalo)
    Sun Dec 13 in Minnesota (vs. Cincinatti)
    Sun, Dec 20 in Tennesee (vs. Miami)

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    • mickey says

      November 27, 2009 at 8:20 pm

      All updated, thanks Goober.

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  41. Kyle says

    November 27, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    Mr. Hochuli is not off next week either.

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    • Sam says

      November 28, 2009 at 11:56 am

      You are right Kyle Mr. Hochuli is in an NFC city next week.

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  42. Shane Spencer says

    November 28, 2009 at 9:30 am

    These are my predictions on who will ref the following games:

    CLE @ CIN – John Parry
    WAS @ PHI – Gene Steratore
    JAC @ SF – Walt Anderson

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    • Shane Spencer says

      November 28, 2009 at 11:33 pm

      Sorry.

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  43. frank says

    November 28, 2009 at 11:00 am

    You stole those predictions from me Shane LOL

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    • 9er fan says

      November 28, 2009 at 12:45 pm

      haha. I thought the same thing. I think that Anderson will be in Philly, Parry in SF and Steratore in Cincy.

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  44. bud says

    November 28, 2009 at 11:28 am

    Kudos to the NFL for giving Ed Hochuli the Ravens-Steelers game. In doing so, I am certain poor officiating won’t mar this rivalry for once. Ed Hochuli is the best the league has to offer.

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    • 9er fan says

      November 28, 2009 at 12:42 pm

      I beg to differ Bud. He is good, but he is merely thought of as the best because everyone knows who he is. I think if you look at Steratore or McAulay, you will find that they are better than Hochuli

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      • Barry says

        November 28, 2009 at 1:47 pm

        Mike Carey is also very good.

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      • Kyle says

        November 28, 2009 at 2:16 pm

        Sorry Mr. Hochuli is the BEST to ever officiate in the NFL. He surpasses Tunney & Markbreit.

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  45. Matt Rafferty says

    November 28, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    I think Hochuli has the best presence of any official on the field….but is he the best? That is debatable. 9er fan points out McAulay who is good. I like the new guy Cheffers too though

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    • 9er fan says

      November 28, 2009 at 5:03 pm

      I like Cheffers a lot too. I agree the Hochuli has the best presence of any official, but not the best at making the call — which is what matters.

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  46. Alan S. says

    November 28, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    As quiet as it’s kept, Gene Steratore, Carl Cheffers and John Parry call a very good game. I can tolerate almost all of the head refs except:

    Walt Coleman. . he has been shaky in my book since the “infamous tuck rule”.

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    • 9er fan says

      November 28, 2009 at 5:04 pm

      Ron Winter and Walt Coleman both are shaky, haha

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      • Matt Rafferty says

        November 28, 2009 at 6:00 pm

        Coleman is honestly a joke….Triplette is off a lot of the time and then Corrente just gets confused occasionally even though he is good

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        • 9er fan says

          November 28, 2009 at 6:53 pm

          crazy as it is, I have never seen Triplette ref a game to my knowledge.

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  47. frank says

    November 28, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    Triplette refd the Jets Ne game last week and the Dal -GB game the week before both shown here in the NY area and both games had timeout and challenge controversies

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  48. Sam says

    November 29, 2009 at 11:09 am

    I saw on another site that Carey is in Cincy & Anderson is in ATL.
    Jax @ SF- John Parry
    Wash @ Philly- Gene Steratore

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    • Sam says

      November 29, 2009 at 11:09 am

      Mike Carey is in Cincy

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      • mickey says

        November 29, 2009 at 11:12 am

        Updated, thanks Sam.

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  49. eric berger says

    November 29, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    does anyone like the over in the wash/phili game?

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  50. Ryan says

    November 29, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Boger is in New York not Ron Winter.

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    • eric berger says

      November 29, 2009 at 1:23 pm

      the new york post sucks then because friday they had winter as the ref

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      • mickey says

        November 29, 2009 at 1:43 pm

        No worries — fixed. Thanks.

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  51. Ryan says

    November 30, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    Hochuli dodged a bullet, if that Baltimore FG had been good he would have been in trouble. In the final 2:00 of the second or fourth quarters you cannot advance a fumble unless you recover it. The ball should have been spotted at around the 42 yard line where Flacco revocerd it. I understand that with no Balt timeouts and running their FG unit on but someone on the crew should have realized it or the replay official should have buzzed down and had Hochuli change the spot.

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  52. James H. says

    November 30, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    But Pittsburgh would have been mad if the officials stopped play to allow Baltimore more time to get their FG team on the field. It seems like refs get blamed for everything these days. Everyone needs an excuse if they lose a game. Sure the officials make a mistake here and there but overall they do a very good job. I wish the posters on here would quit bashing the officials so much.

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    • Jan says

      November 30, 2009 at 8:10 pm

      Thnk youjames.
      Jan

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  53. Ryan says

    November 30, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    I was not bashing the officials. If the officials did stop it and get the call right I think Baltimore would have gone for it and not tried a 60 yard FG.

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  54. Joe Platania says

    November 30, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Ryan is right. I cover this team on a regular basis and I don’t think they would have trusted Cundiff with a 59- or 60-yard field goal. I’m not bashing here, but I did point out their mistake in my game story: http://www.pressboxonline.com “Ravens Report” link…
    Keep up the healthy dialogue, gang:
    Joe Platania
    PressBox, Baltimore

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  55. Ben says

    November 30, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Hochuli’s crew usually calls a tight game, and I’m surprised the fumble rule got by them.

    I have a report on what the last 15 seconds of regulation were for the officials, and, yes, I agree that an official’s timeout to spot the ball *could* have given the kicker the ability to kick it 7 yards further.

    http://www.footballzebras.com/2009/11/30/730

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