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The crew that worked the wild-card game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals won't be working any more games this season after their performance Saturday.
The officials are not expected to receive high marks from the league for their performance on Saturday, when they ruled that a whistle was blown after Cincinnati's Joe Burrow caught a touchdown.
The league usually takes officials from the divisional round to work the Super Bowl. The officials that earn high grades this weekend could be considered for the Super Bowl.
One league source did not express surprise at the performance of Boger, others around the league have commented on it, and the NFL has received mixed reviews for mixing its officials in the playoffs.
The touchdown by Boyd gave Cincinnati a 20-6 lead at the end of the first half. The throw was thrown from close to the sideline. An official whistled an incorrect whistle, which he thought was that Burrow stepped out of bounds. The play counted despite protests from the Raiders, who said the rule that the ball should be returned to the previous spot should apply.
After the game, Walt Anderson said that the whistle was not blown before the receiver caught the ball.
Anderson said that the referee and the crew confirmed that the whistle was blown after the receiver caught the ball.
The current instant replay rules do not allow for review of incorrect whistles.
Maxx Crosby said that they didn't know in the moment because they heard a whistle. The ref said he was out, and then they said it was a touchdown. We just kept going. We had opportunities. We didn't take advantage of it.
Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia said he had no problems with the officials.
The Raiders had a chance to win it in the final seconds, but the Bengals held on for a 26-19 victory.
The Associated Press and Paul Gutierrez contributed to the report.
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