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- NFL ref Jerome Boger is being criticized over his crew’s performance on Saturday night during the Bengals-Raiders game
- Things got so bad that Boger was trending on social media because fans want him fired
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Veteran NFL referee Jerome Boger is having a rough night during the Bengals-Raiders playoff game.
Boger, who was named the lead official for the Bengals-Raiders game, clearly screwed up when he allowed a Bengals TD after someone on his crew had blown their whistle before the conclusion of the play.
A whistle was 100% blown while the pass was in the air. If an official did that, this play is supposed to be ruled dead, per NFL rules. pic.twitter.com/PZNAKsnY81
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 15, 2022
Rule 7, Section 2 (m):
"when an official sounds his whistle erroneously while the ball is still in play, the ball becomes dead immediately …"
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 15, 2022
The NFL will apparently acknowledge Boger’s screw-up after the Bengals-Raiders game ends.
Per @miketirico: the NFL will be issuing a statement after the game about the Bengals’ touchdown in which a whistle was blown but the scored stood.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 15, 2022
Boger’s name began trending on social media after fans are calling for the league to fire him over his crucial error on Saturday night.
https://twitter.com/ParkerMcDonald3/status/1482503646793326594
I have no idea why Jerome Boger is reffing a playoff game.
— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) January 15, 2022
I don’t know how the NFL can expect us to assume integrity in a playoff game when you send Jerome Boger, consistently the worst ref in the league, to officiate it.
— Jared Stillman (@JaredStillman) January 15, 2022
Jerome Boger is an embarrassment. To run him out in a playoff game is such an FU to all of us. Just a major joke. Clown show
— John Middlekauff (@JohnMiddlekauff) January 15, 2022
Missed call by Jerome Boger's crew drastically altering the outcome of a game? You don't say.
— Rob Pizzola (@robpizzola) January 9, 2022
This isn’t the first time Jerome Boger’s crew struggled with knowing the rules of a touchdown… pic.twitter.com/Fhymwp88Lv
— Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) January 15, 2022
Jerome Boger’s crew just blew a whistle on the Burrow TD, which should have killed the play.
Let’s not forget, Boger’s crew also robbed Jeremy Chinn of an amazing play in Dallas in week 4. pic.twitter.com/CAFW1Ki1Ev
— John Ellis (@1PantherPlace) January 15, 2022
Don’t ever let Jerome Boger and his crew ref a game. Roughing the passer??? pic.twitter.com/4y9LSH67Uy
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 16, 2022
Text from an NFC exec: “I’m SHOCKED that Jerome Boger’s crew f—-d up. SHOCKED.”
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 15, 2022
This text, by the way, came like three eff ups ago. https://t.co/xdYw6OGE1v
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 15, 2022