Every 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)
Tra Blake - Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 p.m.
Land Clark - San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars | 1:00 p.m.
Brad Allen - 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.
Alan Eck
- Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals | 4:05Â p.m.
Craig Wrolstad - Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Chargers | 4:05Â 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.
Alex Kemp - 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.
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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.
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