Tag: Bill Vinovich

Bill Vinovich named referee for Super Bowl LIV

Bill Vinovich has earned the assignment to referee Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Feb. 2.

The officiating crew for Super Bowl LIV, to be played at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 2, was announced Wednesday and it will be headed by referee Bill Vinovich. This is the second time Vinovich has reffed the NFL’s championship game, the first being Super Bowl XLIX between the Patriots and Seahawks in Glendale, Az.

Among those on the crew are umpire Barry Anderson, down judge Kent Payne, line judge Carl Johnson, field judge Michael Banks, side judge Boris Cheek, back judge Greg Steed and replay official Mike Chase.

These are the first Super Bowl assignments for Anderson and Chase, and the third for Payne and Cheek.

In 2019, Vinovich headed up the crew that officiated the Rams-Saints NFC Championship that featured the controversial non-call on pass interference late in the game

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Texans 100: Facts and Figures for Titans, No. 51-75

The Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans face off for a Week 15 showdown. Next, we take a look at Titans coach Mike Vrabel and referee Bill Vinovich.

The Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans will meet for a big time AFC South encounter Sunday at noon CT at Nissan Stadium. To get ready for the matchup, we next take a look at Titans coach Mike Vrabel and referee Bill Vinovich.

Facts and Figures for Titans, No. 1-25

Facts and Figures for Titans, No. 26-50

MIKE VRABEL FACTS (11)

mike vrabel facts

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51. Vrabel, a former Texans coordinator, is 1-1 against his old team. Here is how other Texans coordinators have fared:

Kyle Shanahan: 1-0

Vic Fangio: 1-0

Mike Vrabel: 1-1

 

52. Last season, Vrabel joined Ed Biles and Jack Pardee as the only coaches in Titans franchise history to take over the team after it went to the playoffs the year prior. However, he and Biles are the only ones who then failed to qualify the club for the postseason in their first years.

53. Vrabel is 2-3 in initial encounters in the AFC South with a 1-1 record at home.

54. Vrabel is 1-1 against the Texans. Here is how that compares to the rest of the division:

Jaguars: 3-1

Texans: 1-1

Colts: 1-3

 

55. Vrabel is 1-0 against the Texans at home. Here is how that compares to other AFC South opponents:

Jaguars: 2-0

Texans: 1-0

Colts: 0-2

 

56. Vrabel’s 1-1 record against the Texans is the best after two career games since Mike Munchak’s in 2011:

Jeff Fisher: 2-0

Mike Munchak: 1-1

Mike Vrabel: 1-1

Ken Whisenhunt: 0-2

Mike Mularkey: 0-2

 

57. Vrabel is 6-1 in December with a 3-1 record at home.

58. Vrabel is 13-5 against playoff-winning coaches with an 8-2 record at home.

59. Vrabel is 3/9 on challenges for his career with a 3/4 rate in 2019.

60. Vrabel has not challenged anything related to pass interference.

61. The Titans have the eighth-lowest penalties in the NFL with 84.

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