Under the Monday night spotlight, officiating can shape as much of the evening as any drive. For the Chicago Bears vs. Washington Commanders in Week 6, the league has assigned a familiar head referee to manage the tempo and the calls.
Who are the Referees Assigned for Bears vs. Commanders?
Alex Moore, promoted to referee in April after three seasons as an umpire, will lead the standard seven‑official on‑field crew. As crew chief, Moore administers rule enforcement, announces penalties, manages game and play clocks, and coordinates with the replay booth on reviews.
Replay procedures follow league standards: Scoring plays and turnovers are automatically reviewed; inside the final two minutes of each half and in overtime, the booth initiates reviews; and coaches may challenge other reviewable plays. Moore’s elevation coincided with Tra Blake’s reassignment to the umpire position on Shawn Smith’s crew this season.
Referee Alex Moore and his crew will work the #Bears #Commanders game Monday night at Northwest Stadium. Moore is in his 1st season as a referee after spending 3 years as an umpire.
Moore’s crew leads the NFL in penalties thru 5 weeks.
95 penalties with another 22 dismissed.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) October 8, 2025
For the 2025 season, Football Zebras confirms 121 officials assigned to 17 crews with two additional swing officials (an umpire and a back judge) rotating as needed. The NFL typically posts only the head referee in advance of game week; the full, position‑by‑position crew list (umpire, down judge, line judge, field judge, side judge, back judge) and the replay booth personnel are finalized pregame and appear on the official game documentation at kickoff. The league’s public Week 6 page lists Moore as the head referee for Bears vs. Commanders; the remaining crew names will be reflected on the gamebook released at kickoff.
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For context on officiating stress points in this matchup, recent penalty data highlights where flags have clustered. According to Pro Football Focus’ enforced‑penalties tally through the latest week, RT Darnell Wright has 6 enforced penalties (tied for second‑most among all offensive tackles), RG Jonah Jackson has 4, and skill positions have contributed smaller counts (RB D’Andre Swift 2; WR DJ Moore 2; TE Cole Kmet 2; QB Caleb Williams 1; WR Olamide Zaccheaus 1; WR Rome Odunze 1; OT Theo Benedet 1; LT Braxton Jones 1; C Drew Dalman 1; RB Kyle Monangai 1).
That distribution maps directly to crew coverage, the down judge and line judge will monitor presnap and formation legality; the umpire focuses on interior hands and holding; the deep wings handle contact and boundary rulings downfield; and the back judge oversees the deep middle. PFF figures reflect enforced penalties and can vary from official NFL logs, but they identify the pressure points the crew will be watching in primetime.
With Moore in the white hat and the full crew confirmed pregame, the Monday night stage will bring the standard mechanics automatic reviews on scoring plays and turnovers, booth control inside two minutes, and coach challenges where applicable, all against a penalty profile that has been a tangible factor in recent Bears games.
