The NFL confirmed Thursday that a replay official will commence replay reviews of pass interference and throughout overtime.
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Since the Judy Battista of NFL Network reported Wednesday, the Competition Committee decided against forcing coaches to challenge pass interference plays inside the two-minute warning.
The decision was announced by the Football Operations department of the NFL after discussion with officials, team personnel and head coaches. Teams will have one week to provide additional feedback prior to the Competition Committee communicates the final rule.
Within the statement, the league said the replay official will stop the game to initiate a review for PI”under stricter criteria” compared to other reviewable plays. The hope is that the”stricter criteria” will lessen the amount of reviews over the past two minutes of the halves, as pace of play is a concern given that every pass play may conceivably be reviewable.
“A decision about the field is only going to be reversed when there is’clear and obvious visual proof’ that warrants the shift,” the statement added.
The final rule determined that”Hail Mary” plays will be subject to pass interference inspection but will be evaluated in replay”consistent with the guidelines for officiating the play on the field.” The language of the”Hail Mary” rule suggests the replay official will probably defer to the on-field refs for virtually all end of game calls.
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