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.

0%

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

Pass interference
Running too fast
Pushing the issue
Offsides

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

3%

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

Grabbing the wrist
Punching
Holding
Playing rough

Some might consider this an unfair advantage.

5%

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

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

Coaches don’t like when this happens.

8%

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

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

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

10%

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

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

Defensive players love when this gets called!

13%

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

Illegal formation
Loss of down
Safety
Offsides

Things have to get decided somehow.

15%

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

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

Players need to learn to be disciplined.

18%

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
Offsides
Roughing the kicker
Illegal shift

It’s about that time.

21%

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

Run the clock
Illegal play
Timeout
Play called off

When someone gets a little too personal.

23%

Retry Correct Incorrect This one is illegal contact.

Delay of game
Holding
Unsportsmanlike conduct
Illegal contact

This might be a giveaway…

26%

Retry Correct Incorrect Bad passing leads to an incomplete pass.

Delay of game
Loss of down
Reset play
Incomplete pass

You’ll probably never get this one.

28%

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

Review of touchdown
Encroachment
Helping the runner
Touching a scrimmage kick

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

31%

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

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

When you see this, you know something went wrong.

33%

Retry Correct Incorrect You can’t help the runner

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

A player crossed the line.

36%

Retry Correct Incorrect This is a personal foul call.

Touchdown
Roughing the passer
Personal foul
Ineligible receiver

Something that you should never see.

38%

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

Ejection
Facemask
Dead ball
None of the above

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

41%

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

Facemask
Touchdown called back
First down
Invalid fair catch

Players hate having this happen.

44%

Retry Correct Incorrect Facemask. Players hate it.

Redo first down
Punching
Facemask
Illegal hit to head

Hand behind the back means?

46%

Retry Correct Incorrect This is illegal passing.

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

Looks like the traveling call in basketball.

49%

Retry Correct Incorrect Rolling the arms motion means false start.

Illegal substitution
False start
Delay of game
No more challenges

Chris Webber is infamous for this.

51%

Retry Correct Incorrect This signal means no timeout.

Dead ball
Illegal spike
Keep the clock running
No more timeouts

This call gets dished out a lot.

54%

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

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

A serious head pat.

56%

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the ineligible receiver signal.

Ineligible receiver
Timeout
Illegal catch
Helmet to helmet

He called it.

59%

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.

Review the play
Touchdown
First down
Redo of play

You have to be safe on the field.

62%

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

Ineligible interception
Challenge flag on the field
Chopblock
Roughing the passer

Be careful with this on defense.

64%

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the crackback signal.

Crackback
Illegal tackle
Tackle after the whistle
Clipping

What do you think?

67%

Retry Correct Incorrect This is a dead ball.

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

This might be obvious.

69%

Retry Correct Incorrect You’re out! Player ejection.

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

This could cause problems.

72%

Retry Correct Incorrect This is the horse collar signal.

Horse collar
Delay of game
False start
Conflict with ref

What do you think this is?

74%

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

Tripping
Running into the kicker
Illegal cut block
Offsides

Motion with the feet. What is it?

77%

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

Redo kick
Out of bounds
Tripping
Running into the kicker

Seems to look like an important call.

79%

Retry Correct Incorrect The correct answer is ball illegally touched.

Timeout
End of quarter
Ball illegally touched
illegal use of hands

What could this be?

82%

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

Taunting the ref
Coach misconduct
Foul language
None of the above

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

85%

Retry Correct Incorrect Delay of game is the right choice.

Injured player on field
Coaches challenge
Delay of game
TV timeout

What signal is this?

87%

Retry Correct Incorrect Not quite stepping on someone but tripping.

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

Hands on the hip

90%

Retry Correct Incorrect This is offside.

Excessive celebration
Ref review
Offside
Blind hit

No, he isn’t relaxing.

92%

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

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

Why is he pointing with his whole arm?

95%

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

Offensive holding
First down
Blinding the running back
Encroachment

Watch yourself!

97%

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

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

Congrats, you finished! Here are your results:

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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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