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    NFL referee assignments Week 1: Refs assigned for each NFL game this week

    What are the referee assignments for Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, and who is the newest referee to take the field this season?

    The return of the NFL season also means we see the familiar faces of the NFL refs back on our screens, making the big calls that can define games. Let’s examine which referees have been assigned which NFL games, who will feature in Week 1’s prime-time games, and who will be in charge of your favorite team’s contest.

    NFL referee assignments for Week 1

    Below, you will find the referee assignments for all of the 15 NFL games on Sunday and Monday. Each ref has a crew assigned to them from the NFL’s officiating roster at the beginning of the season. Our handy guide will help you find out which officials are on which officiating crews in 2022 [Link once live].

    Note: All times are Eastern.

    Early Sunday NFL ref assignments | 1 p.m.

    New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
    Alex Kemp

    Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers
    Brad Rogers

    San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears
    Clay Martin

    Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
    Shawn Hochuli

    Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions
    Brad Allen

    Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
    Land Clark

    New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
    John Hussey

    Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets
    Craig Wrolstad

    Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Commanders
    Tra Blake

    Late Sunday NFL ref assignments

    Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals | 4:25 p.m.
    Scott Novak

    Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers | 4:25 p.m.
    Shawn Smith

    Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings | 4:25 p.m.
    Bill Vinovich

    New York Giants at Tennessee Titans | 4:25 p.m.
    Jerome Boger

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys | 8:20 p.m.
    Ron Torbert

    Is there a new ref for the 2022 season?

    There is one new ref for the 2022 season. That is Tra Blake, who was an umpire on Carl Cheffers’ team last year. Blake replaces Tony Corrente, who has retired after 27 years on the roster. Blake’s crew has a wide mix of members on it, including Tony Michalek as umpire, and Tom Hill as field judge, both of whom have more than 20 years of experience. Three of his crew worked with Corrente last year.

    Intriguingly, the crew Blake was on in 2022, Cheffers’, has the dubious honor of having thrown the most flags in the NFL (237). Intriguingly, Corrente’s crew threw the third-fewest flags (169). Therefore, it will be interesting to see how this new crew fairs.

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