Which called penalties does the Replay Centre check automatically?

Under the 2026 Official Playing Rules, the replay staff automatically review called penalties (except the coach-challengeable DPI, OPI, BLDF and IBR) to make sure the proper judgment was made on the field. The focus is on penalty types with specific landmarks that can be reviewed without significant delay and without insight from the field officials. They are:

• offside
• face mask
• horse collar tackle
• low blocks
• late hits at the sideline (whether contact was initiated in bounds)
• no yards
• illegal contact (whether the quarterback still had the ball when the penalty occurred)
• roughing the passer (whether the defender was clearly thrown into contact)

These reviews do not initiate a review of all standard reviewable aspects and do not pause the game.

Other automatic checks: a flagged player conduct foul triggers a Replay Centre review, which can pick up a flag, penalize additional players, modify a penalty and recommend ejections. If the injury spotter removes a player for assessment, the replay staff may review the play and enforce a missed major foul that contributed to the situation.