The NFL has gone into unchartered territory concerning replay review for the 2019 season. Pass interference now is on the table.
The first weekend of NFL exhibitions seemed to go smoothly concerning pass interference, the second weekend not as much, with more reviews and some lengthy reviews. The new policy says that like all other reviews, it will be initiated on the field after the two-minute warning of each half and that the replay official will stop the game only when there is “clear and obvious visual evidence” that pass interference was a possibility. And the same criteria – “clear and obvious visual evidence” – will be used in overturning calls, though that’s the same criteria for all reviewable plays.