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2017 Super Bowl officials announced

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Carl Cheffers, you might remember, correctly threw the flag on the Chiefs for holding that nullified the 2 point conversion against the Steelers. Terry McAulay and Bill Vinovich are the lead officials for Sunday's conference games.

Super Bowl officials for Sunday Feb 5:

R 51 Carl Cheffers 17 California-Irvine sales manager 1 DIV, 2 WC
U 64 Dan Ferrell 14 Corrente Cal State-Fullerton director, parts logistics and supply chain management 2 CC, 1 DIV
HL 79 Kent Payne 13 Cheffers Nebraska Wesleyan teacher 4 CC, 1 DIV XLV
LJ 45 Jeff Seeman 15 Parry Minnesota brokerage sales 1 CC, 2 DIV, 2 WC XLIV
FJ 67 Doug Rosenbaum 16 Morelli Illinois Wesleyan financial consultant 1 CC, 3 WC XLV
SJ 109 Dyrol Prioleau 10 Triplette Johnson C Smith manager, law firm 1 CC
BJ 30 Todd Prukop 8 Corrente Cal State-Fullerton medical sales representative 2 DIV, 2 WC
•Replay: Tom Sifferman
•Alternates: •Referee: Walt Coleman
•Umpire: Tony Michalek
•Short wing: Mike Spanier
•Deep wing: Michael Banks
•Back judge: Greg Yette

Officials in the Super Bowl must be ranked in the top tier as determined by the senior vice-president of officiating, Dean Blandino. Accuracy percentages are a large part of the ranking scheme, but Blandino indicated there are other factors he considers. Past practice has allowed officials who have not had a previous Super Bowl assignment, but are near the top rank at their positions, to receive preference.

Cheffers is in his 17th NFL season and his 9th as a referee. He has worked 10 postseason assignments, including 4 Wild Card Playoffs, 4 Divisional Playoffs, and 2 Conference Championships.

The crew has three officials that have worked a Super Bowl before — one in Super Bowl XLIV and two in
 
Thanks. I'll know who to blame if a bad call is made.
 
I was walking to my car when I noticed my pants were on fire. I turned to my friend and said, "I think were going to need an oven and fast."
He grabbed me with his soggy fingers and said.. "Snap out of it, Man."
Then he proceeded to chant and walk in circles around me.
I looked down, My pants were still on fire, but by this time it had spread to my Uterus and three other ligaments. I was getting pretty agitated that no one seemed to care about my third degree burns, or my soon imminent death, but I went along with his plan still hoping he'd manage to save me through his voo-doo witchcraft.
After I came out of my trance from the fire I noticed that I was now in the kitchen of my grandma's house baking a cake..
I Screamed "WHAT THE F***?"
My Grandma ran in and slapped the s*** outta me for cursing.
Then she proceeded to say, "I swear if you talk like that 5 more times, I'll beat the living s*** outta you."
I was quite confused as to what was going on and what I did to deserve this true life mad lib. I just stood there in silence with a look of uttermost confusion.. and I starred at the women who had once been a kind sweet old lady, who wouldn't even kill a baby piglet, now turned into this vicious beast of a monster with veins protruding from her neck like a porcupines quills on a midsummer day.
She gasped, and then with the blink of an eye turned back into the sweet old lady I had once known.
"Would you like some cookies, dear?"
"Ummm Yes, grandma."
As she went to retrieve the cookies, I was planning my escape.. Looking around pondering what unimaginable thing would happen next if I stayed. As my grandma neared the corner with her plate of cookies, I ran to the door as fast as my burning legs would take me.
As I made my silent escape I heard grandma yell, "You forgot your cookies dear"
Little did she know I didn't give a s*** about those cookies. As I ran I thought about my previous life and how this whole day had been more interesting than my Whole entire life on earth had.. I began to ponder if this was karma kicking my a** for just sitting on the laptop all day typing short stories for little to no pay. When I decided to stop and catch my breath, I wiped the sweat from my face and looked up to see what else this new world had to offer.
Far off in the distance I could see a huge building, maybe a hotel or some sort of jail. I wasn't too sure.. but I marked that location off my list, the last thing I needed was to go to a jail and get killed by a bunch of mobsters.. I mean Hell my pants were already on Fire.
I decided to turn to my left and see what my next choice would be.
There were flying cantaloupes, rainbows and songs of happiness near by, I mean I was a little frightened by the flying fruit but I'll take this any day over Prison inmates.
I skipped closer and closer to the festivities and when I arrived I seen all my friends I had went to high school with there were holding hands and singing Kumbayah around the camp ice.. Yes It was a giant block of ice situated on three wood logs.. I felt much more comforted here than I did at my grandmas. I took a deep breath of relief and I thought Maybe, this day is getting better. I joined hands and with Germany and Tokyo and began to sing with everyone else, but as soon as I Belched out my voice changed to an annoying high pitched squeal.. Similar to ringing in your ears.
Everyone turned toward me and gave me the death stare and I knew I had screwed up once again, they all walked in slow motion towards me saying the same familiar chant I had heard earlier, before anyone could reach me I awoke in a frantic sweaty rush in my bed.. My legs were no longer on fire and I felt slightly normal again. I noticed that my mom, a preacher, and several other family members were standing around me sobbing and chanting.. I said. "What's going on?" They informed me that I had been possessed by a spirit named Robert that liked to make people crazy by making there dreams seem similar to real life, only completely insane. They told me that I had been very lucky to be through such a traumatic experience and live to tell about it, without needing to be put in a psych ward. I turned to the preacher and said.
"I think were gonna need an oven and fast."
That's when they knew I was a goner.
 
And yet the Falcons beat the Seahawks 36-20 in Atlanta when it mattered most. Trying to figure out what the point is of this guy's article? These are the highest rated officials by position in the NFL. That is how they got picked to officiate the biggest game of the year. That doesn't mean he was perfect because I doubt any of them were, they are human, he was just the highest rated. I dare say he was trying to miss that call! or any call.

I think the point is that the Falcons had a better chance of winning without him blowing a crucial call.
 
You get a ring just for reffing? And here I thought everyone in that generation complained about participation trophies.
 
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