QUIZ: Could You Make It As An NFL Referee?

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Do you think you know enough about football to be a referee? Do you think you have what it takes to wear the black and white? Everyone likes to think that they could call the penalties on the field better than a professional referee in the NFL. Well, here is your chance to put your money where your mouth is. Take the quiz and see if you know the signals these refs have to call all game, every game. You might just find out that refereeing is a much tougher job than you ever thought!

When the receiver or defender gets a little too rough.

Retry Correct Incorrect They call it, pass interference. Leave the other person alone and just catch/defend.

Pass interference
Offsides
Pushing the issue
Running too fast

Offenses hate when this is called after a lot of yards were gained.

Retry Correct Incorrect Don’t hold if you know what’s good for you.

Punching
Grabbing the wrist
Playing rough
Holding

Some might consider this an unfair advantage.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is too many players on the field.

No more timeouts
Too many players on the field
Hit to the head
Player injury

Coaches don’t like when this happens.

Retry Correct Incorrect When the QB throws the ball with no one around, it’s called intentional grounding.

Hit to the side
Intentional grounding
Hit after the whistle
Catch after the whistle

This is one of the more intricate calls in the game.

Retry Correct Incorrect Pass juggled inbounds and caught out of bounds is what this means.

Illegal use of challenge flag
taunting opponent
Offsides
Juggled ball inbounds but caught out of bounds

Defensive players love when this gets called!

Retry Correct Incorrect Hands up high closed together like they’re praying means it’s a safety.

Safety
Illegal formation
Offsides
Loss of down

Things have to get decided somehow.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the jump ball signal from the NBA, not the NFL.

None of the above
New coin toss
Review the play
Redo play

Players need to learn to be disciplined.

Retry Correct Incorrect When a player isn’t set before the snap or more than one is in motion, this gets called.

Roughing the passer
Illegal shift
Offsides
Roughing the kicker

It’s about that time.

Retry Correct Incorrect It’s about that time for a timeout.

Timeout
Play called off
Illegal play
Run the clock

When someone gets a little too personal.

Retry Correct Incorrect This one is illegal contact.

Unsportsmanlike conduct
Illegal contact
Delay of game
Holding

This might be a giveaway…

Retry Correct Incorrect Bad passing leads to an incomplete pass.

Reset play
Incomplete pass
Loss of down
Delay of game

You’ll probably never get this one.

Retry Correct Incorrect Don’t go touching the scrimmage kick!

Encroachment
Review of touchdown
Helping the runner
Touching a scrimmage kick

Looks like pass interference but it’s for something else as well.

Retry Correct Incorrect If someone calls a fair catch, don’t interfere.

Hit after the whistle
Over and back
interference with fair catch
Personal foul

When you see this, you know something went wrong.

Retry Correct Incorrect You can’t help the runner

Illegal hit to quarterback
Helping the runner
Unsportsmanlike conduct
Excessive complaining to ref

A player crossed the line.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is a personal foul call.

Ineligible receiver
Touchdown
Roughing the passer
Personal foul

Something that you should never see.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the charging signal from the NBA. None of the above.

Dead ball
None of the above
Ejection
Facemask

Sometimes things don’t go as planned when you’re a player.

Retry Correct Incorrect Players must call the fair catch in time.

Touchdown called back
Invalid fair catch
First down
Facemask

Players hate having this happen.

Retry Correct Incorrect Facemask. Players hate it.

Punching
Redo first down
Illegal hit to head
Facemask

Hand behind the back means?

Retry Correct Incorrect This is illegal passing.

Challenge on the field
Defensive holding
Illegal passing
Timeout on dead ball

Looks like the traveling call in basketball.

Retry Correct Incorrect Rolling the arms motion means false start.

False start
Illegal substitution
No more challenges
Delay of game

Chris Webber is infamous for this.

Retry Correct Incorrect This signal means no timeout.

No more timeouts
Illegal spike
Keep the clock running
Dead ball

This call gets dished out a lot.

Retry Correct Incorrect Players always want to taunt. Unsportsmanlike conduct.

Unsportsmanlike conduct
End of half
Play doesn’t count
2-minute warning

A serious head pat.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the ineligible receiver signal.

Illegal catch
Timeout
Helmet to helmet
Ineligible receiver

He called it.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is a touchdown

November 6, 2016 – Cleveland, OH, USA – Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) signals touchdown after running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) scores in the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 in FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio (Photo by Rodger Mallison/Zuma Press/Icon Sportswire)

He called it.

Redo of play
Review the play
First down
Touchdown

You have to be safe on the field.

Retry Correct Incorrect Quarterbacks are almost untouchable. You can’t rough the passer.

Chopblock
Roughing the passer
Challenge flag on the field
Ineligible interception

Be careful with this on defense.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the crackback signal.

Clipping
Crackback
Illegal tackle
Tackle after the whistle

What do you think?

Retry Correct Incorrect This is a dead ball.

Keep the clock running
TV timeout
Dead ball
Injured player on the field

This might be obvious.

Retry Correct Incorrect You’re out! Player ejection.

Rekick the ball
2-point conversion
Player ejected
Review is good

This could cause problems.

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the horse collar signal.

Delay of game
Horse collar
Conflict with ref
False start

What do you think this is?

Retry Correct Incorrect Players are limited in ways they can block.

Tripping
Illegal cut block
Offsides
Running into the kicker

Motion with the feet. What is it?

Retry Correct Incorrect You can’t run into the kicker!

Out of bounds
Running into the kicker
Redo kick
Tripping

Seems to look like an important call.

Retry Correct Incorrect The correct answer is ball illegally touched.

End of quarter
illegal use of hands
Ball illegally touched
Timeout

What could this be?

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the double dribble signal from basketball. None of the above.

None of the above
Taunting the ref
Foul language
Coach misconduct

Looks like he is getting ready to get into a coffin.

Retry Correct Incorrect Delay of game is the right choice.

Coaches challenge
Delay of game
TV timeout
Injured player on field

What signal is this?

Retry Correct Incorrect Not quite stepping on someone but tripping.

Back to the huddle
Tripping
Stepping on defender
Redo of first down

Hands on the hip

Retry Correct Incorrect This is offside.

Excessive celebration
Ref review
Offside
Blind hit

No, he isn’t relaxing.

Retry Correct Incorrect Lose a down, put your hands behind your head.

Loss of down
Coach ejected
Player injured
Send to booth for review

Why is he pointing with his whole arm?

Retry Correct Incorrect This is what you do when you get the first down.

First down
Blinding the running back
Encroachment
Offensive holding

Watch yourself!

Retry Correct Incorrect The right answer is illegal use of hands.

Illegal use of hands
Too close to quarterback
Limiting the ref’s vision
Pushing the running back without the ball

Congrats, you finished! Here are your results:

Retry Odell doesn’t think you’d make it as an NFL ref Tom Brady is saddened by your results That’s pretty good but there is room for improvement Good job! You did awesome and he approves.

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