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Thursday, Sep. 9
- Cowboys at Buccaneers — Shawn Hochuli
Sunday, Sep. 12
- Jaguars at Texans — Land Clark
- Chargers at Washington — Alex Kemp
- Seahawks at Colts — Tony Corrente
- Jets at Panthers — Clay Martin
- Vikings at Bengals — Adrian Hill
- Cardinals at Titans — Jerome Boger
- 49ers at Lions — Brad Rogers
- Steelers at Bills — John Hussey
- Eagles at Falcons — Scott Novak
- Browns at Chiefs — Bill Vinovich
- Packers at Saints — Carl Cheffers
- Broncos at Giants — Ron Torbert
- Dolphins at Patriots — Clete Blakeman
- Bears at Rams — Brad Allen
Monday, Sep. 13
- Ravens at Raiders — Shawn Smith
This Week's NFL Referee Assignments
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NFL Week 1 officiating trends: Finding edges in Buccaneers-Vikings, 49ers-Steelers, Raiders-Broncos
NFL bettors love to complain about officiating, even claiming some games are fixed. Truth is, refs are human and make mistakes. But they also have tendencies: Points of emphasis worth factoring into your handicapping. This season, Joe Gibbs (not the Hall of Fame coach, the NFL referee expert who tweets @NFLrefstats) is collaborating with SportsLine to provide weekly officiating angles. NFL referee assignments come out every Tuesday. That's when officiating gurus like Gibbs start analyzing who benefits.
Before you make any Week 1 NFL picks or NFL parlays, you need to see what Gibbs and SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein have to say about trends involved with this week's officiating crews.
A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed working for Pro Football Focus. Larry tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Those selections formed the basis of his SportsLine NFL best bets, which finished 36-26-1 last season.
Now, Hartstein has enlisted the help of Gibbs to find three key games where the officiating is crucial to figuring out how to play each game.
We can tell you one edge Harstein and Gibbs have identified involves the Buccaneers-Vikings game, which will be officiated by Scott Novak. Home teams had an extreme trend against the spread last when Novak is officiating, that is indicative of his career as an NFL referee over a sample of 63 games.
Hartstein has also shared two other trends involving the 49ers-Steelers and Raiders-Broncos games. You need to see this key officiating data before locking in your picks!
So which side of Buccaneers-Vikings has the edge ? And what other officiating edges can be found on the Week 1 slate ? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Larry Hartstein's Week 1 NFL officiating trends, all from the expert who went 53-34-3 in the SuperContest last year !
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NWSL Assignments: Week 1
The assignments for Week 1 of the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League regular season:
Kansas City Current vs Portland Thorns CPKC Stadium (1PM ET) REF: Alexandra Billeter AR1: John Krill AR2: Jennifer Garner 4TH: Velimir Stefanovic VAR: Ekaterina Koroleva AVAR: Maggie Short
Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride Lynn Family Stadium (4PM ET) REF: Laura Rodriguez AR1: Matthew Rodman AR2: Ben Rigel 4TH: Kevin Fikar VAR: Samantha Martinez AVAR: Kaili Terry
North Carolina Courage vs Houston Dash WakeMed Soccer Park (7PM ET) REF: Anya Voigt AR1: Zach McWhorter AR2: Katarzyna Wasiak 4TH: John Matto VAR: Karen Coulson AVAR: Benjamin Wooten
Utah Royals vs Chicago Red Stars America First Field (7:30PM ET) REF: Gerald Flores AR1: Cameron Siler AR2: Bennett Savage 4TH: Brad Jensen VAR: Kevin Broadley AVAR: Tony Obas
Seattle Reign vs Washington Spirit Lumen Field (6PM ET) REF: Natalie Simon AR1: Seth Martin AR2: Melissa Beck 4TH: Jaclyn Metz VAR: Kevin Broadley AVAR: Maggie Short
Angel City vs Bay Football Club BMO Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Alyssa Nichols AR1: Salma Perez AR2: Melissa Gonzalez 4TH: Adrian Gonzalez VAR: Ekaterina Koroleva AVAR: Kaili Terry
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NFL Week 1 referee assignments revealed
The weekly revelation of NFL referee assignments is an event anticipated by at least 32 people. Each franchise has an assistant at some level who maintains a deep database of history, tendencies and recent trends of the referee who will manage the game and -- eventually -- the crew that will assist him.
I'll endeavor to bring some level of that analysis on a regular basis this season via regular check-ins on ESPN.com. The 2016 season, however, will bring a twist: The NFL anticipates making more-than-occasional changes within each crew over the course of the season. One goal will be to avoid the presence of inexperienced officials in prime-time games, and a result could be an evening out of the annual discrepancies of penalty calls between crews .
We shall see. For now, there isn't much basis for reading deep meaning into the Week 1 referee assignments. Each crew is at least partially different from 2015, and one -- Pete Morelli's -- has an entirely different makeup.
The chart simply lists the penalties called per game from each referee's 2015 crew as a mild point of reference. You might note that referee Gene Steratore, who will handle Thursday night's season-opening game in Denver, presided over the 2015 crew that called the fewest penalties -- including those that were declined or offset -- in the NFL. And if it interests you: The Broncos are 3-5 in games Steratore has refereed. The Panthers are 7-4, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
As the season progresses, I'll point out more timely and relevant notes that could impact the outcome of games in ways not everyone considers amid discussions about player matchups and coaching strategies. And yes, a team's own propensity to commit penalties, independent of the officials, will also factor in.
NFL Referee Assignments Week 10: Refs Assigned for Each NFL Game This Week
E very week, we see at least one referee and his crew with a week off, but as the bye weeks continue, that number will grow to three. However, that still means we have 14 other crews working this week, so let’s look at the Week 10 NFL referee assignments.
Let’s take a look at the officiating assignments for this week.
NFL Referee Assignments for Week 10
All times Eastern and game day Sunday unless stated otherwise. All penalty stat information is courtesy of NFLPenalties.com .
Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots | 9:30 a.m. (Germany)
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars | 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings | 1:00 p.m.
Adrian Hill
Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 p.m.
Carl Cheffers
Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers | 1:00 p.m.
Scott Novak
Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1:00 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals | 4:05 p.m.
Craig Wrolstad
Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Chargers | 4:05 p.m.
Shawn Smith
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys | 4:25 p.m.
Brad Rogers
Washington Commanders at Seattle Seahawks | 4:25 p.m.
New York Jets at Las Vegas Raiders | 8:20 p.m.
Shawn Hochuli
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills | 8:15 p.m. (Monday)
Bill Vinovich
The fans in Germany could see a lot of calls with two of the most penalized teams in the league playing, the Colts and Patriots. Both teams are in the top eight for penalties called against them this season. Tra Blake’s crew has the game, and they have thrown an NFL-high 14.88 penalties per game.
Carl Cheffers and his crew have called an NFL-low 10 penalties a game this season. They are in Cincinnati this week for the game between the Texans and Bengals. Cincinnati has had an NFL-low 37 penalties called against them in eight games this season, while the Texans have had 55 flags thrown against them in eight games.
MORE: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings
The featured game in the late window between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys could see a lot of yellow laundry on the field. The Cowboys have had an NFL-high 60 penalties against them in eight games, while the Giants have been called for 55 infractions in nine games. Brad Rogers and his crew average 13.75 penalty calls per game — the fifth highest in the NFL this season.
Each season, officials are assigned to referees from the NFL’s officiating roster . You can see the full crews for the 2023 season in our handy guide.
From the current NFL standings to team depth charts to coverage of every game in the 18-week NFL schedule , we have all the news from around the league to keep you up to speed!
NCAA switches officials at halftime of NC State-Chattanooga game over ‘background conflict’
An official was pulled at halftime of Saturday’s NC State-Chattanooga first-round women’s NCAA Tournament game, a change that typically only happens if an official is injured during the course of the game.
Regarding the change, the NCAA gave reporters on site a statement that read in part: “It was learned after the game had started that Umpire 2 Tommi Paris had a background conflict that, if known, would prevent her from working that assigned game. The decision was made to move Angelica Suffren, who had worked the first game of the sessions, into the Umpire 2 position because it provided the most on-court experience and allowed the game to maintain a full officiating crew, plus standby.”
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Paris’ LinkedIn profile shows that she received a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Officials are not supposed to have any conflicts with either team in the game. In this situation, both the NCAA should’ve made sure she was not assigned to this game and Paris should’ve disclosed her own personal conflict. First-round officiating assignments were delivered to officials last weekend. It’s unclear why neither the NCAA knew this information nor why Paris wouldn’t have brought up the conflict of interest.
Making the matter even murkier is that Paris officiated the regular season Mississippi State -Chattanooga game on Dec. 2, according to the game’s box score.
When asked to clarify the situation, the NCAA said in a statement to The Athletic : “We ask for school affiliations to be disclosed when an official is being considered for championship participation. In this instance, it wasn’t disclosed.”
The NCAA also noted that most conferences do not have the same conflict restriction policies during the regular season.
It is also unclear why the NCAA decided to insert Suffren into the officiating crew since she had already officiated the Tennessee -Green Bay game earlier in the day, instead of following NCAA procedure in which the pre-chosen standby official would been used as the alternate.
The NCAA did not clarify its decision to insert Suffren into the officiating crew. The SEC, following a request for comment by The Athletic , said it is against league protocol for a ref to officiate a game involving a school from which they graduated.
Required reading
- NCAA women’s anonymous coaches poll: Is anyone but Caitlin Clark a POY contender? Who’s Freshman of the Year?
- Why March Madness belongs to the women: Star players, big ratings make it tourney to watch
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Sunday, Sep. 10. Cardinals at Commanders — Alan Eck REFEREE DEBUT. Panthers at Falcons — Brad Rogers. Bengals at Browns — Clete Blakeman. Texans at Ravens — Tra Blake. Jaguars at Colts — Clay Martin. 49ers at Steelers — Alex Kemp. Buccaneers at Vikings — Scott Novak. Titans at Saints — Ron Torbert.
NFL referee assignments for Week 1. Ahead of Week 1, the NFL announced the ref assignments for the 16 NFL games. The named official on each game is the ref, with each of them having a team assigned to them from the full officiating roster ahead of the year. Here is the list of NFL refs and their assignments for each of the 16 games this week.
NFL referee assignments for Week 1. Below, you will find the referee assignments for all of the 15 NFL games on Sunday and Monday. Each ref has a crew assigned to them from the NFL's officiating roster at the beginning of the season. Our handy guide will help you find out which officials are on which officiating crews in 2022 [Link once live].
Taking the Week 1 NFL ref assignments and examining last year's numbers, it was Carl Cheffers' crew that had the highest total penalty count per game over the course of the year, averaging 12.39 penalties for 106.44 yards per game.That is not a great sign for anyone hoping to see a flag-free Monday Night Football to kick off 2023.
Week 1 referee assignments. Shawn Hochuli is the referee for the opening game of the 2021 NFL season. Shawn Hochuli will be the referee for this season's Thursday night Kickoff game between the Cowboys and the Buccaneers, the Super Bowl LV champions. Craig Wrolstad is off this week. Scheduled assignments are subject to change.
Thursday, Sep. 9 Cowboys at Buccaneers — Shawn Hochuli Sunday, Sep. 12 Jaguars at Texans — Land ClarkChargers at Washington — Alex KempSeahawks at Colts — Tony CorrenteJets at Panthers — Clay MartinVikings at Bengals — Adrian HillCardinals at Titans — Jerome Boger49ers at Lions — Brad RogersSteelers at Bills — John HusseyEagles at Falcons — Scott NovakBrowns at Chiefs ...
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Sunday, Sep. 11. Saints at Falcons — Alex Kemp. Browns at Panthers — Brad Rogers. 49ers at Bears — Clay Martin. Steelers at Bengals — Shawn Hochuli. Eagles at Lions — Brad Allen. Colts at Texans — Land Clark. Patriots at Dolphins — John Hussey. Ravens at Jets — Craig Wrolstad.
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