"USFL Maulers' Sky Judge Approach Leads to Championship Victory"
The USFL playoff game between Pittsburgh and Michigan demonstrated the value of the "sky judge" approach to officiating, which allows for quick and efficient correction of mistakes. In the game, a touchdown was initially wiped out due to a penalty, but the sky judge, Mike Pereira, reviewed the play and determined that there was no foul, restoring the touchdown. This mechanism is not currently available in the NFL, where face mask calls and non-calls cannot be reviewed. With the impact of officiating on both the outcome of games and the outcome of wagers, the NFL needs to embrace readily available devices for fixing mistakes.