We are expecting to get the officiating assignments piecemeal, rather than the full list. As we confirm, we will post here with the full spotters chart. In some cases, where the entire crew is not known to us, we have listed the crew that the head referee officiated with last week (generally, these are the crews that do not have an alternate official listed).
All times are Eastern. Positions are listed in order: referee, umpire, head linesman, line judge, field judge, side judge, and back judge. The illustration shows the relative positions of the officials on the field. The first-down chains are at the top sideline, the single yard-to-gain and the drive-start stakes at the bottom sideline. The chain crew switches sidelines at halftime, as do the four sideline officials.
Thursday, Sept. 13
Bears at Packers
Gerald Wright is assigned to the game. We are confirming the rest of his crew; Wright’s crew from Week 1 is listed here.
R
133
Gerald Wright
U
90
Steve Sadowski
HL
129
Michael Wilmoth
LJ
118
Alvin “A.J.” Thomas
FJ
122
George Trout
SJ
120
Guy Trawick
BJ
98
Aaron Schrein
Alt
Sunday, Sept. 16
Chiefs at Bills
R
22
Robert Dalton
U
100
Oscar Shorten
HL
10
Wayne Bernier
LJ
103
Larry Skarpa
FJ
72
John O’Brien
SJ
38
Jeffrey Garvin
BJ
56
Bobby Jackson
Alternate
19
David Clisham
Replay
Bill Spyskma
Browns at Bengals
R
U
HL
LJ
FJ
SJ
BJ
Alt
Vikings at Colts
R
U
HL
LJ
FJ
SJ
BJ
Alt
Saints at Panthers
Brian Stropolo was replaced hours before kickoff at side judge because of pro-Saints pictures on his Facebook profile. The alternate, Tim Keese, normally at the umpire position, is active today.
R
133
Gerald Wright
U
HL
LJ
FJ
SJ
58
Tim Keese (alternate replacement)
BJ
Alternate
(none)
Texans at Jaguars
R
128
David White
U
44
Mike Hannon
HL
91
Edward Schmid
LJ
118
Alvin “A.J.” Thomas
FJ
105
Rusty Spindel
SJ
130
Barry Wilson
BJ
94
Peter Shafer
Alternate
81
Victor Pettus
Replay
Carl Madsen
Supervisor
Neely Dunn
Raiders at Dolphins
R
96
Mike Shepherd
U
114
Randy Tabler
HL
30
Tom Falcinelli
LJ
97
George Shinkan
FJ
139
Henry Zaborniak
SJ
78
Kevin Peloquin
BJ
61
Mark Kelsay
Alt
Cardinals at Patriots
R
92
David Scott
U
95
Rick Shavensky
HL
17
Ronald Castrovinci
LJ
116
Rondell Taylor
FJ
122
George Trout
SJ
41
Timothy Griffin
BJ
14
Craig Burd
Alternate
43
David Hale
Replay
Dick Creed
Supervisor
Ron Baynes
Buccaneers at Giants
R
20
Jim Core
U
HL
LJ
FJ
SJ
BJ
Alt
Ravens at Eagles
R
36
Robert Frazer
U
47
Lemuel Hawkins
HL
9
Michael Bell
LJ
123
John Vachon
FJ
31
Larry Farina
SJ
136
Steve Hendley
BJ
48
Greg Hay
Alt
Redskins at Rams
R
U
HL
LJ
FJ
SJ
BJ
Alt
Cowboys at Seahawks
R
12
Donovan Briggans
U
4
Dennis Angel
HL
63
Lynn Lawhon
LJ
27
Shannon Eastin
FJ
57
Eric Joe
SJ
16
Paul Caldera
BJ
32
Mike Fischer
Alt
Jets at Steelers
R
37
Jerry Frump
U
115
Brian Taylor
HL
29
Bill Etzler
LJ
23
Charles Derrick, Jr.
FJ
125
Randy Weissenhofer
SJ
8
Randall Beesley
BJ
74
Larry Orrico
Alt
Titans at Chargers
This crew, notably, officiated the Seahawks-Cardinals game last week, where the Seahawks were granted a fourth timeout in error. (The back judge was not assigned to that game last week.)
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8 thoughts on “Replacement referee assignments, Week 2”
Tom Falcinetti is actually Falcinelli. He is the former commissioner of the AIFA arena league; and was a superb on field official in arena and college ball.
Thanks. I made the correction on my master list before, but sometimes a copy-and-paste must bring the misspelling back in.
The side judge originally scheduled for the Carolina – Saints game has been replaced for having a facebook page where is openly admits to being a Saints fan. This is being reported by ESPN.
when will you post the rest of the games im looking for what game jim core referees
Sorry, Kevin. I tried to get what I could during the games, but I didn’t want to lose focus on the games.
I find it interesting that some officials work two games a week. Also some of the officials from pre-season aren’t getting games in the regular season, and Bobby Jackson was a white hat in pre-season but is now a BJ. he was my SJ in one of my games in the SWAC Conference.
Xavier, we are going to discuss that during the week, but there are less “white hats” (head referees) than there are crews. At least 2 preseason referees have not been assigned to regular season games. There are other duplicates at other positions too (not many), but it is much more obvious when the “R” shows up on Thursday and again on Sunday.
Tom Falcinetti is actually Falcinelli. He is the former commissioner of the AIFA arena league; and was a superb on field official in arena and college ball.
Thanks. I made the correction on my master list before, but sometimes a copy-and-paste must bring the misspelling back in.
The side judge originally scheduled for the Carolina – Saints game has been replaced for having a facebook page where is openly admits to being a Saints fan. This is being reported by ESPN.
when will you post the rest of the games im looking for what game jim core referees
Sorry, Kevin. I tried to get what I could during the games, but I didn’t want to lose focus on the games.
I find it interesting that some officials work two games a week. Also some of the officials from pre-season aren’t getting games in the regular season, and Bobby Jackson was a white hat in pre-season but is now a BJ. he was my SJ in one of my games in the SWAC Conference.
Xavier, we are going to discuss that during the week, but there are less “white hats” (head referees) than there are crews. At least 2 preseason referees have not been assigned to regular season games. There are other duplicates at other positions too (not many), but it is much more obvious when the “R” shows up on Thursday and again on Sunday.