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Embed from Getty Images Jeff Triplette will head the crew for Thursday night's NFC West matchup between the Rams and 49ers, which will be the final Thursday night contest to air solely on the NFL Network until Week 9. Pete Morelli and crew are packing their bags to take the journey

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'mA6aFSTnT51Ektx5pqaruw',sig:'b6FI8b6ggRayWTjs0RobPdIYI-Gu-_mFxQc5Xopxbzc=',w:'594px',h:'428px',items:'626584752',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Clete Blakeman is the referee for the Thursday night contest in Cincinnati between the Texans and Bengals. This week also marks the opening of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta where the Falcons will play their home opener against the Packers on Sunday night. The Chargers

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'H3XnQPMmQMVzjQ1D7PPalA',sig:'2lyDpoh9ADYzHIcK1IySb1E-Sh5iqh2e6dOGf7sS8ug=',w:'594px',h:'418px',items:'504154466',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Bill Vinovich is the referee in Foxborough, Mass., for the annual kickoff game on Thursday night between the Chiefs and Patriots. Ed Hochuli's crew has their scheduled bye week, and due to the rescheduling of the Buccaneers-Dolphins game to Week 11, Pete Morelli and

Embed from Getty Images The 2017 NFL preseason concludes this week with all games on Thursday that all kick off in the 7:00 hour, local time. There are four officials that will be trying out for the referee position and will head the crews that they will be working on during

The preseason is entering its third week and there will be no officiating experimentation on the docket this week. The development program has closed so that those officials can return to their college conferences. All times below are Eastern. Live games on NFL Network will only be telecast on local stations

Embed from Getty Images   In the second week of the preseason, the officiating department will continue to experiment with the middle judge, development program officials, and the interleague agreement with Canadian Football League officials. This week will also feature a new white-hat tryout, as back judge Shawn Hochuli will work at

The offseason is finally over, and that means the first lineup of NFL preseason games begins this week. The officiating department is not waiting to experiment with their crews, as four games this week will feature an eighth official, four members of the development program will be on the field, and