SUN, DEC 30
Tampa Bay at Atlanta – Carl Cheffers
NY Jets at Buffalo – Terry McAulay
Baltimore at Cincinnati – Ron Winter
Chicago at Detroit – Bill Leavy
Jacksonville at Tennessee – Bill Vinovich (with Scott Green‘s crew)
Houston at Indianapolis – Clete Blakeman
Green Bay at Minnesota – Mike Carey
Miami at New England – Jerome Boger
Carolina at New Orleans – Alberto Riveron
Philadelphia at NY Giants – Tony Corrente
Cleveland at Pittsburgh – Walt Coleman
Dallas at Washington – Walt Anderson
Oakland at San Diego – John Parry
Arizona at San Francisco – Pete Morelli
St. Louis at Seattle – Jeff Triplette
Kansas City at Denver – Ed Hochuli
Off: Gene Steratore
Anderson’s crew in DC.
mark walt anderson did a cowboys game before who else beside him?
He did one in Dallas in Wk 4, but that doesn’t matter because this one is in DC. It’s Anderson here. I know his HL.
Ok gotca
Pete Morelli Or Tony Corrente or Ed Hochuli for Dolphins Vs Patriots
It’s not Hochuli. He’s in New England for Wk 15.
Carey has GB @ MIN
Cheffers in Atlanta.
Cheffers in dallas or seatore they have dont it maybe morielle
The Cowboys’ game’s on the road actually.
I know
maybe even pete morelli
I’m guessing the Baltimore @ Cincinnati game will be flexed.
don’t think they flex in week 17.
Kenneth there is no sunday night game scheduled, however the most important game will be flexed…. remember a few years back when we had the delightful under .500 battle for the nfc west? It’s usually a battle for winner gets in and loser goes home. All games are scheduled for 1 PM EST and some are also moved to 4 PM… hope this helps!
The Week 17 flex will almost for sure be Dallas at Washington. It is very possible that the winner of that game will win the NFC East while the loser of that game ends up out of the playoffs. Not to mention I am sure that NBC would love the Cowboys against RGIII to finish out the regular season.
I totally agree. The NFC East division title CANNOT be mathematically clinched in Week 16, REGARDLESS of who wins and who loses, though the Giants can mathematically eliminate themselves from winning the division if they lose at Baltimore in Week 16 and either the Cowboys or the Redskins win their respective Week 16 games. The Giants lose tiebreakers to both the Cowboys and Redskins (if not division record, then record vs. common opponents).
Yes Dal/Washin is flexed. I heard that on the radio thismorning.
oh true. i forgot they do it like that, and I agree it’ll be DAL@WAS, although BAL@CIN could be it if, say Dallas wins and Skins lose in Wk16
Also, Fox and CBS will both have doubleheader games that day. Markets that have their team playing a road game will get two 1:00 games and two 4:00 games. Teams playing a home game will get three games in the afternoon in their market.
Actually the late afternoon games are at 4:25, with both FOX and CBS showing games at that time instead of the usual one network having a game or games at 4:05 and the other at 4:25.
remember a few years back when we had the delightful under .500 battle for the nfc west?
Wow! How quickly we forget Seattle won said game (against St. Louis) and then went on to beat New Orleans the next week, quite handily, I might add, in the first round of the playoffs. In the second round of the playoffs Seattle almost beat Chicago in Chicago. It’s a whole new ball game in the playoffs which can’t be scripted!
With the format of Week 17 being all divisional games, the NFL tries to avoid giving teams still competing for division titles and wild cards inherent advantages by playing later than other teams with whom they are directly competing. So if BAL-CIN gets flexed to 4 p.m. and PIT is still in the mix for either the division or wild card, that game likely gets flexed to 4 p.m. as well to keep the Bengals and Ravens from having an advantage on knowing how the Steelers did and where they stand as a result. It also keeps more teams from being able to play backups in the final game, which Roger Goodell hates. They can flex Week 17 games six days in advance (unlike most of the year when they need 14 days) to ensure the main “doubleheader” game for both networks is important. There is no Week 17 night game anymore. What does this have to do with officiating? Nothing. But it is interesting nonetheless.
There will be a Sunday night game that had major playoff implications.
75% chance its the Dallas@Washington game.
Carl Cheffers could do either CHI@DET or MIA@NE…he’s eligible for both games.
Cheffers is in Atlanta according to Craig.
Oh, I’m sorry.
Tony Corrente could do MIA@NE…he’s eligible for that game.
Ethier him or Jerome Boger
Corrente has not done a game in New England sice 2005.
Also, this would be Anderson’s first game in Washington since 2006
After process of Elimination, Blakeman will be doing NYJ @ BUF or HOU @ IND.
Bill Leavy is also eligible for those two games.
…as well as CHI@DET.
Jerome Boger could do Dolphins and Patriots
Ed Hochuli WK #17 is eligible:
Ravens VS Bengals
Bears VS Lions
Jaguars VS Titans
Raiders VS Chargers
Chiefs VS Broncos
Hearing that Ed Hochuli WK #17 2012 has Chiefs VS Broncos….
Heard this from someone who works/Officiates on the Football field… he said that a Replay booth guy told him.. 😀
Those are my sources…
Lots of great discussion, as usual: YES, there will be a Wk 17 flex game, and if BAL-CIN is for the division, it HAS to be that one… by the way, the Ravens have spoken: it’s RON WINTER for BAL-CIN. He did OAK-BAL in early November…
They will probably put the Dallas at Washington game if that game is for the division since Dallas is “America’s Team”.
Just to recap for those who don’t know, it wasn’t the Cowboys that hung the “AT” moniker on themselves…. Bob Ryan of NFL Films did so in ’78. The team hated it then, and hates it now…. some of you already know this, but maybe younger folks don’t…
The Ravens have had Winter’s crew for an Oakland scrimmage and meaningless Week 17. What a Christmas gift.
Yes we did ” LUCK” out this season !!!
This game is meaningless for Ravens, Cincy plays for the home crowd
Does this assignment remove him from possibly doing a playoff game involving the Ravens, or is it his sheer ineptitude?
This does not rule Winter out for a Ravens playoff game
Hi Preth:
Confirmed; Carl Cheffers’ crew in Atlanta (Bucanners @ Falcons, Dec. 30th.)
Hope they have a better week then they had today !!! Not a very good day for the entire crew !!!
I think Jerome Boger will do Dolphins vs Pats
Mike Carey could do PHI@NYG just like last year.
he is in min.
Sorry.
is that confirmed?
hello Dallas/Washington has been flexed to next Sunday night and will be for the Nfc East Title here is my link as proof Happy holidays to all http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000116089/article/nfl-flexes-dallas-cowboyswashington-redskins-game
Preth why are the flexed ?
Dallas/Washington game was flexed to Sunday nite game because its a game that has meaning for both teams. Both playing for division and playoff spot!
If it is Anderson is WSH for WSH/DAL, it would be the second consecutive year Anderson has worked the NFC East’s win-and-in. He was in NY for last years’ week 17 bout between Dallas and the Giants.
Terry McAulay could do NYJ@BUF…he’s eligible for that game.
Ron Winter is also eligible for NYJ@BUF.
Pete Morelli could do any one of the following games:
MIA@NE
STL@SEA
AZ@SF
Morelli in SF Boger in NE
Alberto Riveron could do PHI@NYG…he’s eligible for that game.
Walt Coleman by my count is only eligible for either Phi @ NYG, STL & SEA, or Cle & Pit
I have heard he is in Pittsburgh Week 17
Greetings from Ashburn Park. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I am not seeing any comments so I apologize if someone has already posted this. Straight from the PR staff for the Redskins the Referee for the Cowboys vs. Redskins at FedEx Field is Walt Anderson. Also, as many know this game has been moved to Sunday Night. Have a great week everyone.
From The Titans PR Gurus: Bill Vinovich will be R for Week 17 vs. Jags. It appears he will have Green’s crew with Seeman (from Steratore’s crew) subbing for Barnes. So, a bye week for Steratore?
It must be. Steratore’s crew has had only one bye so far (Green, Morelli, Parry and Triplette the others), although Steratore has had two additional weeks off: one with Walt Anderson and one with Bill Vinovich at the controls. Since there is no Thursday or Monday game, there is no way for anyone to do a double dip this weekend.
Ron Winter is eligible for STL@SEA.
Here’s what these other people are saying so far on who will officiate Week 17 games:
TB@ATL – Carl Cheffers (confirmed)
NYJ@BUF – Terry McAulay (my guess)
BAL@CIN – Ron Winter
CHI@DET – Bill Leavy (my guess)
JAX@TEN – Bill Vinovich
HOU@IND – Clete Blakeman
GB@MIN – Mike Carey
MIA@NE – Jerome Boger
CAR@NO – Scott Green (my guess)
PHI@NYG – Alberto Riveron (my guess)
CLE@PIT – Walt Coleman (confirmed)
DAL@WSH – Walt Anderson (confirmed)
OAK@SD – John Parry (my guess)
AZ@SF – Pete Morelli
STL@SEA – Jeff Triplette (my guess)
KC@DEN – Ed Hochuli
The chart I did came out the same way. That’s obviously with R-114 off in Week 17.
We’re updated. Quite the blizzard for Christmas this year! Happy Holidays to everybody who visits here.
Preth-Where are you located? I was just wondering where “here” was. We got a blizzard here in Michigan Wednesday and I couldn’t go to the Little Caesars Bowl unfortunately.
Yea Beckys right. Ed Hochuli is in Denver. We were all so busy with Christmas we didn’t get to communicate till today.
Hi Nita…… Thank u for the confirmation of Hochuli assignment
Parry in SD after process of elimination… probably Triplette in Seattle as well and Riveron in New Orleans.
Triplette could also be in either Detroit or SF.
Or be off.
You are correct on all 3 guesses!
Boger in New England.
I was right
WEEK 17 Confirmed Assignments
TB @ ATL = Cheffers
NYJ @ BUF + McAulay
BAL @ CIN = Winter
CHI @ DET = Leavy
JAX @ TEN = Vinovich (With Green’s Crew)
HOU @ IND = Blakeman
GB @ MIN = Carey
MIA @ NE = Boger
CAR @ NO = Riveron
PHI @ NYG = Corrente
CLE @ PIT = Coleman
DAL @ WAS = Anderson
OAK @ SD = Parry
ARI @ SF = Morelli
STL @ SEA = Triplette
KC @ DEN Hochuli
OFF = Steratore’s Crew , Green
Waiting to see what 20 Officials the NFL Officiating Front Office will Hire in 2013……
Why is the league hiring 20 new officials? Will there be 20 current officials retiring? If its the case, will there be any referees retiring?
I’m pretty sure the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree for two of them 😉
Shawn Hochuli and ???? (thinking either Walt Coleman IV or Alex Kemp or even Kavin McGrath – brother of HL Jon, definitely not Scott McElwee)
Would not be surprised to see Mike Defee hired as a BJ
I hope Mike Cuttone who is a FJ on Mike Defee’s crew. Great Official!
Sporting Becky–
If the NFL is hiring officials in the offseason, who if any are going to be retiring? There is so little movement among officials anymore that I wonder.
My biggest hope is that CBS will bring in Jerry Markbreit for the playoffs and the Super Bowl in a similar role as Mike Perreira at Fox and Gerry Austin with ESPN. Having them explain rulings during the game is good and Markbreit was the BEST at it during his time as a WH. I think it’s a fleeting wish though.
Blakeman’s Crew in Indy.