Week 1 referee assignments

Gene Steratore is the referee in Denver for the annual kickoff game on Thursday night. The Broncos host the Panthers in a rematch of Super Bowl 50, appearing in consecutive games across the offseason. Carl Cheffers’  crew has the week off, but Cheffers is substituting for Terry McAulay this week [updated 9/7].  

Thursday, Sept. 8

• Panthers at Broncos   NBC   â€”   Gene Steratore

Sunday, Sept. 11

• Buccaneers at Falcons   â€”   Jeff Triplette
• Bills at Ravens   â€”   Brad Allen
• Bears at Texans   â€”   Pete Morelli
• Packers at Jaguars   â€”   Carl Cheffers (with Terry McAulay’s crew)
• Chargers at Chiefs   â€”   Jerome Boger
• Raiders at Saints   â€”   John Parry
• Bengals at Jets   â€”   Clete Blakeman
• Browns at Eagles   â€”   Walt Anderson
• Vikings at Titans   â€”   Walt Coleman
• Dolphins at Seahawks   â€”   John Hussey
• Giants at Cowboys   â€”   Ron Torbert
• Lions at Colts   â€”   Ed Hochuli
• Patriots at Cardinals   NBC   â€”   Tony Corrente

Monday, Sept. 12

• Steelers at Washington (7:10 p.m. ET)   ESPN   â€”   Craig Wrolstad
• Rams at 49ers (10:20 pm ET)   ESPN   â€”   Bill Vinovich