Officiating and penalties, called or not, have been major topics throughout the NFL this season. There have been 11.9 penalties per game in 2023, which is consistent with how many were called over the last three seasons. There were 13.4 penalties per game in 2019 before dropping to 11.1 per game in 2020.
With 16 games, there will only be one crew without an assignment this week.
NFL Referee Assignments for Week 17
All times Eastern and game day Sunday unless stated otherwise. All penalty stat information is courtesy of NFLPenalties.com.
- Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 p.m.
Clete Blakeman - New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills | 1:00 p.m.
Alan Eck - Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears | 1:00 p.m.
Adrian Hill - Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans | 1:00 p.m.
Scott Novak - Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts | 1:00 p.m.
Shawn Smith - Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars | 1:00 p.m.
Carl Cheffers - Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants | 1:00 p.m.
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- Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles | 1:00 p.m.
Bill Vinovich - New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1:00 p.m.
Land Clark - San Francisco 49ers at Washington Commanders | 1:00 p.m.
Ron Torbert - Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks | 4:05 p.m.
Shawn Hochuli - Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos | 4:25 p.m.
Craig Wrolstad - Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs | 4:25 p.m.
John Hussey - Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings | 8:20 p.m.
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The Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels in October and named Antonio Pierce the interim head coach. Under McDaniels, the Raiders went 3-5 and had 5.5 penalties per game in the first eight games. With Pierce in charge, the Raiders are 4-3 and have dropped their penalties per game to 3.4.
After 12 games, the Bills were outside of a playoff spot with a 6-6 record. Buffalo averaged seven penalties per game in the first 12 weeks of the season. After a bye, the Bills have won three straight games, and their penalties are down to four per game.
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Adrian Hill and his crew have worked 14 games, and there is a 29-penalty difference between home and away teams. They have called 100 penalties on the visitors and 71 penalties on the home team. Away teams are 6-8 when Hill’s crew is calling the game. They have the Falcons at the Bears this week.
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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