The important thing is to get the play right even if we take a little extra time doing it. Film review is a very important part of the learning process and every game is reviewed by both the league supervisors and the game officials. The review by the game officials is done on the next Saturday afternoon as part of their pre-game study. Md. Dear Patrick, Each one of my Super Bowls was the thrill of a lifetime. When I came into the league in 1976 my dream was to be the referee in one Super Bowl game.
Some officials work their entire careers and never get the big game.
I had the good luck and good fortune to be awarded the job on four. However, the most memorable game was also my most embarrassing and one that I will never live down or forget. The phone call to the officials room told me that a special coin was to be used. There was no time to bring it in to me, so Elroy Hirsch, the guest coin tosser, would bring it to the middle of the field. My name was called by the field announcer to come to the center of the field.