The conspiracy on NFL referees to help Kansas City chiefs was one of the main conversation topics leading to the Super Bowl Lix.
The Fox Sports rules analyst and former vice-president of NFL officer Mike Pereira joined “Fox & Friends” on Friday to weigh on the discussion.
“I mean, I think I would say what [NFL Commissioner] Roger Goodell said that I try not to use hard words. I understand why they think that, because the figures indicate that the different calls and the calls seem to have followed the chiefs, but to think that there is really ridiculous and it is the term Roger has used “, said Pereira.
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“The officials came out just to manage the game, and they must make decisions in 26th grade, and therefore they do not have time to take into account that has made the fault, what color is the color. And so Really, I understand the concern, but that will not really affect the way they officiate this weekend.
Pereira said the chiefs were a big team and that they are teaching their players’ penalty prevention. Their number of false departures is less, and the penalties of this ilk by the team work on elimination.
Pereira explained how the NFL teams will prepare for the crews, but it is a little different to prepare for the crew of the Super Bowl.
“You know that it is also different, because the teams are preparing for the crews, but it is not a team, it is a crew of stars. So, they come from seven different crews, so it’s A little impossible to judge where they could Lean, “said Pereira.
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NFL referee Ron Torbert in the Cincinnati Bengals match against Los Angeles Rams at Super Bowl LVI at the Sofi stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SPORTS)
Ron Torbert will be the referee of the Super Bowl Lix. He was also the main Super LVI referee, when the Los Angeles Rams beat the Bengals of Cincinnati.
The referee is Mike Morton, Max Causey is the judge in Down, Mark Stewart is the line judge, Mearl Robison is the judge of the field, Boris Cheek, the secondary judge, Jonah Monroe, the rear judge and Kevin Brown is responsible of replay.
The cheek is the only other official experience with the Super Bowl other than Torbert, as he officiated in three other Super Bowls.
With so many referees in the NFL, Pereira said it was difficult to expect the exact consistency of all calls.
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Referee Carl Cheffers Puts His Hand On The Back of Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, #15, in the First Quarter of the AFC Championship Game Between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on Jan. 26, 2025 at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters / Icon Sportswire)
“Listen, parity in terms of number of faults called this year is closer than I have never seen it before. But you have different, you have 128 people, they do not have the same judgment. So it is difficult to teach consistency or expect consistency throughout. “
There is one thing that Pereira wants to see officials in the big match.
“All I care is that you know what is that they call in the fourth quarter in the same way that they call it in the first trimester.”
That said, Pereira said he didn’t want to talk at all at all during the broadcast.
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“I hope you don’t hear me, I hope you don’t see me! If I don’t mumble a word, it means that there is no controversy,” said Pereira.
The Kansas City chiefs face the Eagles of Philadelphia in the Super Bowl on Sunday at 6.30 p.m. on Fox, where the officiants will be closely monitored.
The Fox Super Bowl blanket starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The coverage can be broadcast live on Tubi for the first time.
