Each week throughout the NFL season, Mike Pereira, the league’s former vice president of officiating, will answer readers’ questions about officiating and league rules.
To put your questions up for Pereira’s review, email them to askmike@sacbee.com and include your name and location in the submission.
Q: How was that offensive pass interference against 49ers receiver Trent Taylor late in Thursday night’s game against the Rams? It looked as if there was nothing there, yet the penalty essentially cost San Francisco a chance to win.
– 49ers (and for that matter Rams and NFL) fans everywhere
A: This is the type of play that I used to really not like when I ran the officiating program in the NFL.