Week 15
Thu. Dec. 16
49ers at Chargers, 8:20 PM – Clete Blakeman
Sun. Dec. 19
Bills at Dolphins, 1:00 PM – Jeff Triplette
Eagles at Giants, 1:00 PM – John Parry
Redskins at Cowboys, 1:00 PM – Al Riveron
Browns at Bengals, 1:00 PM – Jerome Boger
Jaguars at Colts, 1:00 PM – Mike Carey
Texans at Titans, 1:00 PM – Gene Steratore
Saints at Ravens, 1:00 PM – Walt Anderson
Chiefs at Rams, 1:00 PM – Ron Winter
Cardinals at Panthers, 1:00 PM – Tony Corrente
Lions at Buccaneers, 1:00 PM – Terry McAulay
Falcons at Seahawks, 4:05 PM – Walt Coleman
Broncos at Raiders, 4:15 PM – Scott Green
Jets at Steelers, 4:15 PM – Pete Morelli
Packers at Patriots, 8:20 PM – Ed Hochuli
Mon. Dec. 20
Bears at Vikings, 8:30 PM – Carl Cheffers
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Ed Hochuli in this week #15 has
Sunday Night Game – Packers against Patriots
I hope Mike Carey gets the Eagles-Giants game at New Meadowlands Stadium.
Shane, It looks like it’s between Carey, Steratore or Riveron.
Now, it’s either Steratore or Riveron for the PHI @ NYG game.
For a game this big, I hope Steratore has it. Riveron is still too green.
Walt “Tuck You” Coleman will be in Seattle this week, then Chicago next week.
http://arkansasleader.blogspot.com/2010/12/sports-nfl-ref-coleman-welcomes-boos-in.html
Great, thanks for the link! He’s been updated now.
That would be Coleman’s first game in Seattle since 2001
It would make perfect sense for Triplette to get the Pitt-Jets game this week being that he has not done a single Pittsburgh game this year.
It would make better sense if Triplette retired.
I am good friends with a retired NFC Referee who might be Dick Hantak. He told me three NFL Referee’s have already “resigned for various reasons for next season. He knew of two, Triplette, cause of his made knee or hip or whatever. The other is Cheffers, quite frankly because he can’t handle the microphone, not a bad official, just can’t handle the stage. Didn’t mention the third.
**bad knee or hip, sorry.
A few years ago, I considered Triplette’s crew as one of the top 3-5 in the league when he had crazy Jim Quirk at umpire. It’s all about his injuries, mobility is an issue. Larry Nemmers had a similar situation a few years ago, great rules official, game manager, but his wheels have him in the replay booth as opposed to wearing the white hat.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Ron Winter or Bill Leavy are the third party. Both are up there in age (Leavy is in his early 60s and Winter retired from his full time job at EMU recently), and neither one have been at the top of their game recently. I also wouldn’t be shocked if it’s Ed Hochuli; after the fumble debacle of two years ago, Hochuli hasn’t gotten the premier assignment he used to and his game has been off (no MNF until at least week 16?)
Bill Vinovich has worked D1 basketball game this year and I have heard, from a solid source, that he is trying to get back in the NFL so he very possibly could be one of the new referees. Also, I would guess that if Cheffers leaves the referee position he will move to another position.
If this happens, maybe they move Mike Carey’s brother back to referee???
When was the last time the league had three new referee’s? That seems to be a big number…
I’ve spoken to a very well known source, and this person said they had not heard of either Cheffers or Triplette retiring. That being said, this person may not have the information you have.
I’ve spoken to a person that said he also heard of these 2 retirements and has a good feeling on the 3rd being one of the top refs in the game but he hasn’t made up his mind as of yet. His retirement has nothing to do with health or age. He wouldn’t name him to me because he’s not 100% yet.
No Jeff Triplette is not retiring, No Carl Cheffers is not moving to another position & No Ed Hochuli is not retiring. 2018 is his goal to retire.
Eligible refs for the CHI @ MIN Monday night game are:
Walt Anderson
Carl Cheffers (he previously officiated those same two teams two years ago in the Windy City)
Terry McAulay (he officiated a Monday night game back in week 3 in the Windy City against the Pack)
Pete Morelli
Alberto Riveron
Ron Winter
I forgot to mention John Parry.
Eligible refs for the CLE @ CIN game are:
Walt Anderson
Clete Blakeman
Carl Cheffers
Tony Corrente
Bill Leavy
John Parry
Eligible refs for the DEN @ OAK game are:
Pete Morelli
Gene Steratore
Ron Winter
Eligible refs for the HOU @ TEN game are:
Carl Cheffers
Tony Corrente
Scott Green
Alberto Riveron
Jeff Triplette
Eligible refs for the WSH @ DAL game are:
Walt Anderson
Mike Carey
Alberto Riveron
Gene Steratore
Ron Winter
Eligible refs for the JAX @ IND game are:
Clete Blakeman
Jerome Boger
Mike Carey
Carl Cheffers
Scott Green
Jeff Triplette
Eligible refs for the BUF @ MIA game are:
Walt Anderson
Mike Carey
Carl Cheffers
Tony Corrente
Terry McAulay
John Parry
Jeff Triplette
Mickey:
Mike Carey’s crew in the game Jaguars @ Colts, Indianapolis Dec. 19. Sorry Shane.
Cool, thanks Joe.
Triplette is in Miami.
BRING TRIPLETTE TO PITTSBURGH THIS YEAR DAMMIT!!!!! Preseason don’t count.
Before you get your hopes up, Triplette definitely isn’t doing CAR@PIT next week, either. He’s not eligible to work CAR until Week 17, because he officiated CAR@CLE in Week 12.
Also eligible for
San Francisco @ San Diego
Cleveland @ Cincinnati
Buffalo @ Miami
Detroit @ Tampa Bay
Chicago @ Minnesota (or @ TCF Bank or @ Detroit or @ St. Louis or @ Indianapolis or wherever.)
The crew can’t work more than 1 team’s home game IS A BUNCH OF BUNK.
And, a crew can work a team this week if they worked them WEEK 10 OR BEFORE unless they worked games involving that team twice.
Gene Steratore In Nashville This Week per Titans PR staff
Are you sure? Gene Steratore did Tenn. in week #10………..6 week rule
I meant Texans
Titans are playing the Texans though
Steratore worked the Texans game in Week 10 actually, against the Jaguars. Morelli worked the Titan-Dolphin game that day.
It’s FIVE, not six.
If a referee can work certain teams more frequently than Steratore is about to work Texans games, or Morelli worked Seahawks games earlier in the year, can you provide an example? As of yet, I have yet to see a single example of a game which sets the rule at less than 6 weeks.
Walt Coleman had the Falcons in Weeks 1 and 6 last week. Same time span as Steratore with the Texans and Morelli with the Seahawks.
Who told you this was a rule?
alrite 5 week rule tx man
http://prod.static.titans.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/texans_titans_2010.pdf
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. It’s a span of 6 weeks, therefore Steratore is indeed eligible via the 6-week rule to work another Texans game.
I meant 5 weeks as in 5 weeks after the 1st assignment. (ie 4 and 9, 10 and 15) Yes it is a 6 week span.
To add Preth, I was under the impression some here think the 6 week rule meant if a crew works a team’s game in Week 1, they can’t that team again until Week 7 at the earliest.
Ah, okay. That’s fine. Carry on.
thats what i thought thanks for confirming
McAuly has KC @ STL
Triplette is working the Miami game this week.
whew! we do NOT want him in pittsburgh for this game. he’s welcome next week against the panthers.
He’s not eligible to work CAR@PIT, anyway.
as i said, whew!
Jerome Boger – Cincinnati game
I’m not sure that’s right.
Boger had the Cincy-Cleveland game in Week 4. And crews don’t work both divisional matchups.
Under MP crews could not work the same divisional matchups not sure about Carl Johnson. Back in 2008 (I think) HOchuli worked the SD @ Denver game where he ruled the pass was incomplete instead of a fumble. MP was asked in an interview by Dan PAtrick if HOchuli would work the re-match in SD & he said it was in the rules that officials did not work both same divisional matchup. Like I said Carl Johnson may have changed this.
Eligible for MNF, Bears @ Vikings:
Cheffers
Parry
Anderson
Morelli
Riveron
Winter
John 2,
This is according to Jerome Boger’s HL. I trust him, but I’m not sure of the rules against doing the same divisional game, etc. I’ll let you know if I hear of any change, but as for right now, Boger’s HL has told me CLE @ CIN.
It’s been a precedent (the word I should’ve used) that divisional matchups have had 2 different crews.
My guess is Walt Anderson doing the Saints – Ravens game this week.
Also eligible for
Washington at Dallas
Detroit at Tampa Bay
John Parry’s has worked 2 home game for the Giants last year and 2 home games for the Titans this year. So if anyone says this is a rule is WRONG. Furthermore, I think people here mixed rules with trends.
And, Cheffers worked 2 49er home games.
Mickey:
According to the Rams flipcard, Ron Winter is doing Chiefs@Rams, not McAulay.
Is Riveron eligible for SF @ SD?
No. Riveron worked a SD game just three weeks ago. He will not be eligible to work another Chargers game until Week 17.
Terry McAulay I think has the Carolina game and also by process of Elimination and no other refs Eligable Pete Morelli has the Denver/Sd game
McAulay’s still eligible for…
San Francisco @ San Diego
Cleveland @ Cincinnati/Denver @ Oakland – (Not officially listed but word is Boger has Cleveland @ Cincinnati and if that’s the case, McAulay would become eligible for a 2nd Denver-Oakland game.)
Detroit @ Tampa Bay
Chicago @ Minnesota
The only games an official are ineligible to work are teams a crew the previous 4 weeks or already worked twice.
Along with Arizona/Carolina.
Sorry.
David may be right: Anderson hasn’t done a Ravens game since Week One at NYJ…
ESPNDALLAS says Riveron has Redskins V Cowboys on Sunday.
Mickey, per WBBM radio, Chicago, the Bears-Vikings game WILL be at U of MINN. stadium (outdoors) good ol’ Minnesota weather.
I DON’T know the referee crew yet.
Can’t comfirm but I heard Corrente is working 49ers/Chargers game.
Via BTFS
It will be Clete Blakeman in San Diego.
Well atleast they gave Steratore the much deserved pillow fight game.
I LOVE this website, but am new to understanding who is eligible to ref what. I’m a huge Eagles fan. Does anyone know who is left that is eligible to ref the Eagles / Giants Game?
If all the referees listed as confirmed are accurate, here are the remaining candidates:
Boger
Cheffers
Corrente
Morelli
Parry
Thanks! I’ll take anyone but Cheffers. That guy’s an idiot.
Bill – Like to see you out there officiating an NFL Game as a Head Referee. I bet you could not do it or get the rules right.
I know I can’t officiate a game, but that doesn’t mean Carl Cheffers can.
Clete Blakeman in Pittsburgh either this week or next. Strong possability according to a Steelers P.R. guy.
To me, this makes no sense. For one thing, a PR person would know for certain who the referee was, and for certain which game. For another, the league informs referees of their precise schedule four weeks in advance, and deviates from it very rarely.
Mickey Blakeman has the SF @ SD per BFTS admin…
Scott Green has Broncos – Raiders.
http://media.denverbroncos.com/images/9008/Flipcards/101219_Oak_flip.pdf
This is Scott Green’s 2nd trip to Oakland this season.
Also confirmed:
Tony Corrente has Cardinals – Panthers.
Corrente’s first trip to Carolina since 2001
Confirmed through the Ravens: Walt Anderson has NO-BAL… David gets credit for the good call!
IF all the known assignments are true, then…
Leavy is OFF
Morelli has NYJ/PIT.
Leavy could still have any of CLE-CIN, DET-TB, or NYJ-PIT. Too early to come to either of those conclusions, even if Boger is indeed in CIN.
However, the others already had 2 bye weeks, Leavy has only had 1, that’s why Leavy would be off.
Meaning, of the ones WITHOUT a known assignment.
True.
Preth, John 2 is correct, Leavy will be off
It’s either him or Cheffers. Doesn’t matter to me, but I don’t think it’s conclusive either way yet.
WRONG
YOU SURE? YOU GOT GREEN WRONG EARLIER.
Pete Morelli should never be allowed in Pittsburgh ever again. This is sad and unfortunate news. Thanks for the updates guys!
So it’s down to Boger, Cheffers, Leavy, McAulay, Morelli and Parry. These are my predictions:
PHI @ NYG – Parry
CLE @ CIN – Leavy
DET @ TB – McAulay
NYJ @ PIT – Morelli
CHI @ MIN – Cheffers
OFF – Boger
Boger can’t be off already off 2 times this year Week 6 & 9
Well, Boger hasn’t worked an Eagles game yet this year.
predictions
PHI@-NYG- Boger (did opening day @ Giants)
CLV @ CIN -Parry
DET @TB- McAulay
NYJ @ PIT – Morelli
CHI @ MIN – Cheffers
OFF- Leavy
FRom BTFS
McAulay in TB
Boger in CIN
Leavy OFF
What is going on this year? We have refs doing games in the same city 2 times in the same year and now we have Boger doing a Browns/Bengals game 2 times in the same year. Why is this happening? I wonder will the old head of officials retiring the rules have changed.
Yes, I don’t get that. Why would the same ref (Boger) be assigned to both matchups?
Someone on BTFS said that Carl Johnson, who took over for MP, changed that rule.
Any early picks for the Super Bowl this year? I think it’s Mr Steratore’s year. Any thoughts?
Love your name Dren Beith…taking the letters from Ben Dreith like that…clever…
i like steratore or leavy.
Please they’d never let Leavy referee it right after he said he “kicked” the last one. Hope it’s not Steratore, I do hope it’s either Hochuli, Carey, or Corrente.
*Not the last super bowl, but the last one he refereed.
that was 5 years ago. even if he did just say he messed up. he’s been fantastic this year.
It goes down to the following
PHI @ NYG – Cheffers, Morelli or Parry
NYJ @ PIT – Cheffers or Morelli
CHI @ MIN – Cheffers or Parry
http://twitter.com/BradBiggs/status/14340254597128192
Via Brad Biggs twitter – Cheffers will work Bears-Vikings.
Which means –
Morelli in PIT; Parry in NY
Once again Morelli and his crew called an absolutely horrible game. 4 times flags were thrown and then picked up with Morelli just saying “no foul on the play”. I don’t think I have seen that 4 times this whole season. Morelli is an ego-maniac that turns his back on obvious calls when it’s convenient.