Adam Schefter examines the changes the NFL enacted for the postseason which will allow the league to play a larger role in correcting potential errors made by on-field officials. (1:46)

Officiating changes that were being discussed by the NFL will take effect for the postseason, the league announced Wednesday.

The changes will allow the league office to play a larger and more active role in correcting potential errors made by on-field officials. Most notably, the league office will be able to aid administrative matters, such as the appropriate assessment of penalty yardage; proper administration of the game clock; correct downs; and any other administrative matter not currently reviewable.

NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino will lead the initiative from New York. He will not be able to call or change a foul or be involved in judgment calls not subject to the replay system.

"The committee feels strongly that giving the referee and Dean the ability to consult with each other in certain situations beyond instant replay will further support officiating in the playoffs," Rich McKay, chairman of the competition committee and president of the Atlanta Falcons, said in the news release announcing the changes. "The officials do a very difficult job exceedingly well, and we think this adjustment in the playoffs will make them even better."

Officiating crews are averaging 4.3 mistakes in roughly 160 total plays per game this season, based on the league's confidential grading method, Blandino said earlier this month.

The 2015 season has featured near-weekly instances of questionable calls, but Blandino said he considers them a statistical exception.

"There is a perception now that officiating is not very good at the moment," Blandino said. "But the reality is that the officiating is very good."

Speaking to reporters in Minnesota in November, commissioner Roger Goodell made clear that he and the league office are not thrilled with the statistical inconsistencies among officiating crews.

"We see that there is a range from high to low as far as the number of fouls that have been called," Goodell said. "What can we do to try to make sure that is done consistently? There should not be as much of a range. Obviously, some of that, as you know, is based on the game. If fouls are occurring, they should call more fouls. Over a season, that should start to become pretty level."

It is likely the league will look further during the offseason into how officiating is managed during games, with the competition committee playing a major role.

Troy Vincent, the NFL executive vice president of football operations, said: "We constantly strive to make our game progressively better for the players, coaches and fans. This change will assist our officials with an additional resource for clarity and consistency in game administration."

ESPN.com's Ed Werder and Kevin Seifert and The Associated Press contributed to this report.