In an age of electronic evolution, there had been some criticism over the NFL using an “eye-test” when measuring a first down. And, it was this way for the first 105 years of the NFL ...

After testing an electronic first down system during preseason last summer, the NFL is taking another step toward moving away from chain gangs this fall. The NFL announced Tuesday that Sony’s ...

mostly. During the 2025 NFL owners meetings, the usage of a Hawk-eye system to measure first downs was approved. The official use of Sony's Hawk-Eye virtual measurement system, consisting of six ...

Did Josh Allen get the first down? You know the play. 4th & 1, early-fourth-quarter, a QB sneak at a crucial moment in the AFC championship game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.

The NFL announced this week that it will use a high-tech system of cameras in the upcoming season to track the ball down the field and determine whether a team gets a first down. Sony's Hawk-Eye ...

WASHINGTON — Starting this fall, the NFL will retire the use of chain crews to measure for first downs in favor of camera-based technology that can determine the distance automatically ...

It might be too little, too late for Buffalo Bills fans. The NFL is set to introduce camera-based technology that will measure first downs for next season, the league announced on Tuesday.