 In addition to being selected as referee in Super Bowl XLII, he served as an alternate for Super Bowl XXXVI.In addition to the Super Bowl, he has officiated two conference championship games, four divisional playoffs, and eight wild card games throughout his career as of the conclusion of the 2007-08 NFL playoffs.In an interview in August 2014, it was revealed that Carey had requested that the NFL not assign him to games featuring the Washington Redskins.