R 62 Ron Torbert 3 WC, 5 DIV U 131 Mark Pellis 1 WC, 2 DIV DJ 37 Tripp Sutter first playoff game, first year of eligibility LJ 59 Rusty Baynes 4 WC, 4 DIV, 3 CC, SB 50 FJ 95 James Coleman 2 WC, 5 DIV SJ 120 Jonah Monroe 1 WC, 2 DIV BJ 38 Greg Yette 2 DIV (last on-field: 2012)
ALTS
ALT R 1 Scott Novak 2 WC*, 2 DIV ALT U 92 Bryan Neale 4 WC*, 1 DIV, 2 CC ALT DJ 113 Danny Short 1 WC* (scheduled but did not officiate) ALT FJ 43 Terry Brown 5 WC*, 2 DIV, 1 CC ALT BJ 67 Tony Josselyn 1 WC*
Last Edit: Jan 17, 2021 15:24:57 GMT -5 by FredFan7
It is up to the deep officials to count defense. On this play, the deep wings counted too many men on the field, and it was up to side judge Jonah Monroe to see if the Rams got off the field on time.
They didn't.
If you are ever at a game and you see the side judge or field judge throw a flag at the snap, it is almost always for 12 on the field on the defense.
Rams quarterback Jared Goff was unable to snap the ball, as umpire Mark Pellis ran in as the play clock was expiring to hold up play. Pellis ran up directly under center, and held his closed fists out to the side. By rule, if a substitution is made by the offense, the offense is forbidden from snapping the ball until the defense has been given enough time to match up to the substitutions. This prevents a quick-moving offense from rushing quickly to the line of scrimmage and snapping the ball to try to catch too many players on the field.
This would have results in a delay of game on the Rams if they had not called a timeout. The responsibility falls on the offense to substitute on time and allow the defense to match up. The umpire will stand over the ball and not move into position until the referee tells him to do so, even if the play clock hits double zeroes.
Last Edit: Jan 16, 2021 17:48:04 GMT -5 by FredFan7
It is easy to catch the false start when the lineman rocks back into pass protection. But, it is difficult to catch the line firing off one blink before the snap.
Aaron Donald gets into a disagreement with a Packers player. The officials were content to break it up, but when Donald grabbed and tugged on the face mask, umpire Mark Pellis brought out the penalty flag and marched off 15 yards against the Rams.
This is a good flag to send a message early that the officials won't tolerate nonsense.
Down judge Tripp Sutter flagged Packers tight end Robert Tonyan for a holding call on a run around the left side. This is a classic grab and restrict as Tonyan has a grab on the opponent but lets go a beat too late after the defender tried to disengage. This is a good call by Sutter, and Rams linebacker Leonard Floyd did his best to make sure it wasn't missed as well.
Torbert: 3.7 - One marginal holding foul, but all in all called a good game and lead the crew well. Pellis: 3.95 - He was on the move all game, breaking up scraps, holding the snap on subs, spotting the ball and working in the trenches Sutter: 3.9 - Excellent spots and did well catching all LOS calls. Baynes: 3.9 - See Sutter Coleman: 3.8 - Did well, but it seemed like all the tight calls went the other way. Monroe: 3.9 - Good catch on the 12 men and made good calls all day. Yette: 3.8 - Welcome back to the playoffs. Showed good mechanics and made nice calls.
Crew: 3.85 - Might we have seen any Super Bowl officials out there tonight?