Football Zebras exclusive Carl Cheffers will be the referee heading the Super Bowl LI officiating staff on Feb. 5 in Houston. This was widely suspected, and the assignments were officially given to the crew today. This will be Cheffers' first Super Bowl assignment. Cheffers worked the Divisional Playoff game between the Steelers and Chiefs, and he threw the
Assignments
Vinovich and McAulay are Conference Championship referees
Football Zebras exclusive Football Zebras has confirmed that Bill Vinovich will be the referee for the NFC Championship game and Terry McAulay will lead the crew in the AFC Championship. Vinovich is on a championship game three-peat, having worked last year's NFC Championship and Super Bowl XLIX the year before. The year before that
Who will be the referee at Super Bowl LI?
Steratore, Morelli, Cheffers, Corrente are Divisional Playoff referees
Football Zebras has confirmed the officiating crews for the Divisional Playoffs. Officials are listed with their uniform number, years of NFL experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular season (by the referee’s name), college, and outside occupation. All times are Eastern. Three alternates are assigned to
Postseason assignments use mixed crews, not all-star crews
The methodology of how officials are assigned to postseason games has had an air of mystery, but the league and the officials' union have established a basic framework for determining which officials get playoff assignments. Senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino determines the assignments by first taking the cumulative accuracy
Torbert, Allen, Wrolstad, and Hochuli are Wild Card referees
Football Zebras has confirmed the referees for the Wild Card weekend. Officials are listed with their uniform number, years of NFL experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular season (by the referee’s name), college, and outside occupation. All times are Eastern. Three alternates are assigned to
