Austin won the match when another referee made the count.
Currently, the referees make from $85,000 to $250,000, based on experience.
A referee who works through to the final round can make an extra $24,000.
The rules are there to be respected and only the referee can make the players respect them.
"If the referee makes a mistake in a football game, do you change the score?"
On Philadelphia's next drive, the referees made two suspect decisions.
The referee in the fight will make sure no one gets hurt too badly and that rules are followed.
The referee looked once more at each of them, and made sign to begin.
So the referee, after talking to his umpire, made what he felt was the only call.
The referee in this system must also make the occasional line call.