Game 150: Photo Act—Inside the Locker Room With an Officiating Crew
Game 150: Photo Act—Inside the Locker Room With an Officiating Crew
Field judge Bob Waggoner: All dressed up and ready to go. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Field judge Bob Waggoner: All dressed up and ready to go. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Tick-tock: A precise schedule for the hours leading up to kickoff hangs on the locker-room wall. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Tick-tock: A precise schedule for the hours leading up to kickoff hangs on the locker-room wall. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Mike Weatherford and his crewmates arrive at their lockers. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Mike Weatherford and his crewmates arrive at their lockers. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Wayne Mackie and Gene Steratore fill out pregame paperwork. There are numerous checklists—even one listing players to be randomly examined for slippery substances on their jerseys. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Wayne Mackie and Gene Steratore fill out pregame paperwork. There are numerous checklists—even one listing players to be randomly examined for slippery substances on their jerseys. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Dino Paganelli and Jeff Seeman looking sharp on game day. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Dino Paganelli and Jeff Seeman looking sharp on game day. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Wayne Mackie with one of the ball bags. For this game, each team would provide two dozen game balls, rather than 12, because of the threat of bad weather. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Wayne Mackie with one of the ball bags. For this game, each team would provide two dozen game balls, rather than 12, because of the threat of bad weather. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Steratore’s crew marks the game balls with an “L” (in honor of the referee’s fiancée, Lisa), to distinguish them from others on the sidelines. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Steratore’s crew marks the game balls with an “L” (in honor of the referee’s fiancée, Lisa), to distinguish them from others on the sidelines. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Dino Paganelli using an electric pump to reinflate balls to regulation pressure. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Dino Paganelli using an electric pump to reinflate balls to regulation pressure. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
The balls get another check by the crew. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
The balls get another check by the crew. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
The Bears will use balls they provide when they’re on offense. Baltimore will do likewise. The “K” balls are used by both teams for kicking. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
The Bears will use balls they provide when they’re on offense. Baltimore will do likewise. The “K” balls are used by both teams for kicking. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Time to don the uniforms. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Time to don the uniforms. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Zebras gotta eat, too. But go light on the snacks—the NFL monitors officials’ weight during the season. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Zebras gotta eat, too. But go light on the snacks—the NFL monitors officials’ weight during the season. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Mike Weatherford with some paperwork. (Yes, that’s a chair.) (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Mike Weatherford with some paperwork. (Yes, that’s a chair.) (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Peter King talks with Jeff Seeman, whose officiating father, Jerry, passed away in November. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
Peter King talks with Jeff Seeman, whose officiating father, Jerry, passed away in November. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
The team is ready to hit the field. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
The team is ready to hit the field. (John DePetro/The MMQB)
