The referee assignments for Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season have been announced. Following the assignment announcement, let’s take a look at which NFL refs will feature in primetime games and around the league — who will be in charge of officiating your favorite team’s game in Week 4?
NFL ref assignments for Week 4
The official named beside each game below is the referee. Each NFL ref has a team of officials assigned to them from the NFL’s officiating roster ahead of the season. You can see how each officiating crew’s comprised with our comprehensive guide.
Referee assignments for early Sunday games
- Washington Football Team at Atlanta Falcons | 1 PM ET | Clay Martin
- Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills | 1 PM ET | Ron Torbert
- Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears | 1 PM ET | Shawn Smith
- Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys | 1 PM ET | Jerome Boger
- Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins | 1 PM ET | Alex Kemp
- Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings | 1 PM ET | Tony Corrente
- New York Giants at New Orleans Saints | 1 PM ET | Brad Rogers
- Tennessee Titans at New York Jets | 1 PM ET | Adrian Hill
- Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles | 1 PM ET | Land Clark
NFL referee assignments for Week 4’s Sunday afternoon and primetime games
- Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams | 4:05 PM ET | Shawn Hochuli
- Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers | 4:05 PM ET | Carl Cheffers
- Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos | 4:25 PM ET | Craig Wrolstad
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers | 4:25 PM ET | Scott Novak
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots | 8:20 PM ET | Bill Vinovich
Which of the NFL refs is assigned to MNF in Week 4?
- Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers | 8:15 PM ET | John Hussey
Which officiating crew has thrown the most penalty flags in the first three weeks?
No NFL officiating crew has thrown more penalty flags through three weeks than that of Scott Novak. Through three weeks, Novak’s crew is averaging 20.7 flags per game, which is a flag more per game than the second crew of Shawn Hochuli.
On the lower end, Shawn Smith’s crew have thrown fewer flags than any other NFL ref’s crew at 11 per game. Bill Vinovich and Brad Allen’s crews are next lowest at 12 per game. Vinovich’s team has the lowest number of penalties accepted at 8.7 per game, with an acceptance rate of just 72%.