The NFL referee assignments for Week 15 of the 2022 season see 16 of the 17 crews in action. This week, with three games on Saturday, there are, in effect, six refs and their crews that will be in the spotlight of prime-time this week. Let’s take a look at the full list of ref assignments for Week 15, and take a closer look at the five “prime-time” games across Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
NFL Referee Assignments for Week 15
The full list of NFL referee assignments for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of Week 15 is below. Before the season began, the 2022 officiating crews were assigned from the official NFL officiating roster.
- Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings | 1 p.m.
Tra Blake - Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns | 4:30 p.m.
Brad Allen - Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills | 8:15 p.m.
Bill Vinovich
NFL Refs Assignments for Sunday
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers | 1 p.m.
Scott Novak - Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears | 1 p.m.
Jerome Boger - Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans | 1 p.m.
Carl Cheffers - Dallas Cowboys at Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 p.m.
Shawn Smith - Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints | 1 p.m.
Clete Blakeman - Detroit Lions at New York Jets | 1 p.m.
Craig Wrolstad - Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos | 4:05 p.m.
Jerome Boger - New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders | 4:05 p.m.
Ron Torbert - Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers | 4:25 p.m.
Land Clark - Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4:25 p.m.
Adrian Hill - New York Giants at Washington Commanders | 8:20 p.m.
John Hussey
Monday Night Football Referee Assignment
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers | 8:15 p.m.
Shawn Hochuli
What Can We Expect From the NFL Officiating Crews on Saturday and in Prime Time in Week 15?
Saturday could see a big difference in officiating performance. In Tra Blake and Brad Allen, we will see two of the four refs whose crews average the most flags per game. In contrast, no crew has fewer penalties per game than Bill Vinovich’s. The crews of Blake and Allen both average over 12.5 penalties per game and 14.5 flags per game. Meanwhile, Vinovich’s crew averages 7.92 penalties per game and 10.42 flags.
When it comes to Blake’s crew, they are reasonably balanced in their home-road split. They average 6.08 penalties per game on home teams and 6.58 penalties per game on road teams. Meanwhile, Allen’s crew has one of the biggest differences in the league. They average 5.25 penalties per game on home teams and 7.33 penalties per game on road teams. Vinovich’s crew averages 3.67 penalties per game on the home team and 4.25 penalties per game on road teams.
Switching the focus to Sunday Night Football, John Hussey’s crew averages the second-fewest penalties per game (8.69). As a group, they slightly favor home teams, averaging 3.92 penalties per game on home teams compared to 4.77 per game on road teams.
Rounding out the week on Monday Night Football, and we end up in the middle of the pack when it comes to penalties per game. Shawn Hochuli’s crew averages 12 penalties per game, which ranks as the ninth-most of the 17 crews in the rotation. They have the smallest home-road differential of the five crews we have spotlighted here. Hochuli’s group averages 5.83 penalties per game on home teams, compared to 6.17 penalties per game on road teams.