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Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season has arrived, and league insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano are here to break down the biggest questions, latest news and notable buzz heading into the slate of games. Plus, they pick out which players should -- or shouldn't -- be in your fantasy football lineups.
Who could be the next wide receiver traded after last week's Davante Adams and Amari Cooper deals and Wednesday's DeAndre Hopkins swap ? Who are some quarterbacks that might surprise us in being available after the season? And what's the word around the NFL on the 49ers , who have battled injuries and sit at 3-4? It's all here, as Dan and Jeremy answer big questions and empty their reporting notebooks with everything they've heard heading into Week 8.
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NFL Referee Assignments Week 8: Refs Assigned for Each NFL Game This Week
NFL officials made a lot of news in Week 7. Some controversial calls were made, like at the end of the Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts game; some calls were controversially not made, like the crew that did not call a single penalty on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins.
Let’s take a look at the officiating assignments for this week.
NFL Referee Assignments for Week 8
All times Eastern and game day Sunday unless stated.
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins | 1 p.m.
New York Jets at New York Giants | 1 p.m.
Shawn Smith
Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans | 1 p.m.
Clay Martin
Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers | 1 p.m.
John Hussey
Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys | 1 p.m.
Adrian Hill
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers | 1 p.m.
Shawn Hochuli
New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts | 1 p.m.
Craig Wrolstad
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders | 1 p.m.
Carl Cheffers
Cleveland Browns at Seattle Seahawks | 4:05 p.m.
Bill Vinovich
Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals | 4:25 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos | 4:25 p.m.
Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers | 4:25 p.m.
Ron Torbert
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Chargers | 8:20 p.m.
Brad Rogers
Las Vegas Raiders at Detroit Lions | 8:15 p.m. (Monday)
Clete Blakeman
Shawn Smith and his crew had some questionable calls at the end of Colts vs. Browns last week. This week, Smith’s crew will be officiating a rivalry game between the Giants and Jets. The crew called two defensive penalties in the last minute of the game as the Browns were looking for the go-ahead touchdown.
Smith’s crew only threw two flags in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter in their first five games this season. Both calls were in the Week 3 game between the Chargers and Vikings. There was an illegal use of hands called against the Chargers’ defense and a delay of game penalty on the Vikings as Minnesota tried to take the lead.
Last week in Philadelphia, Brad Allen’s crew called 10 penalties against the Dolphins and none against the Eagles, and now they head to Denver for Broncos vs. Chiefs this week. Last Sunday night’s game was an outlier this season — there has only been one penalty difference at most between teams in every other game Allen’s crew officiated this season. However, last season the crew had at least a five-penalty difference in six of 17 games.
All penalty stat information below is courtesy of NFLPenalties.com .
Each season, officials are assigned to referees from the NFL’s officiating roster . You can see the full crews for the 2023 season in our handy guide.
From the current NFL standings to team depth charts to coverage of every game in the 18-week NFL schedule , we have all the news from around the league to keep you up to speed!
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Nfl referee home team winning percentages for week 8, share this article.
The NFL season is nearing its halfway point with some exciting matchups in Week 8.
The following is a list of each NFL referee’s home team winning percentage heading into Week 8 of the 2021 season. The assignments are according to Football Zebras while the stats are proprietary to this author.
Alex Kemp’s crew will be on hand for the Green Bay versus Arizona Thursday nighter. Scott Novak, a former Big 12 official, will be at U.S. Bank Stadium for Dallas versus Minnesota on Sunday night. Jerome Boger has the Giants at Chiefs on Monday night.
Bill Vinovich and Brad Rogers have off weeks.
Here is a look at the winning percentages for the refs going into Week 8.
T-1. Land Clark: .833
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Assignment: San Francisco at Chicago
Clark is tied in the eight-ref logjam for fourth-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches are 1/1 challenging Clark with the booth going 4/6.
T-1. Bill Vinovich: .833
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Assignment: Off week
Vinovich is tied for fourth-highest percentage having home teams having fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches are 2/4 challenging Vinovich’s calls. The booth is also 2/4.
T-3. Adrian Hill: .667
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Assignment: Jacksonville at Seattle
Hill is tied for the fourth-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches are 2/3 challenging Hill. The booth is 0/2.
T-3. Brad Allen: .667
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Assignment: Carolina at Atlanta
Allen is tied for the fourth-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches are 2/3 challenging Allen. The booth is a perfect 7/7 challenging Allen’s calls.
5. Carl Cheffers: .625
Assignment: Tennessee at Indianapolis
Cheffers has the second-lowest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .125.
Coaches have yet to challenge Cheffers. The booth is 3/4 challenging Cheffers.
6. Clete Blakeman: .600
Assignment: Tampa Bay at New Orleans
Blakeman has the fifth-lowest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches have not challenged Blakeman. The booth is 0/2 challenging Blakeman.
T-7. Brad Rogers: .571
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Rogers has the third-lowest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .286.
Coaches are 2/5 challenging Rogers with the booth going 1/3.
T-7. Ron Torbert: .571
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Assignment: New England at LA Chargers
Torbert has the highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .857.
Coaches can’t buy a break, going 0/5 challenging Torbert. The booth is 6/7 challenging Torbert.
T-9. John Hussey: .500
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Home teams have yet to have fewer penalties than the opposition in Hussey’s games.
Coaches are 1/3 challenging Hussey. The booth is 4/4 challenging his calls.
T-9. Shawn Smith: .500
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Assignment: Miami at Buffalo
Smith has the fourth-lowest — yes, fourth-lowest — percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .333.
Coaches are 1/4 challenging Smith. The booth is 2/3 overturning Smith’s calls.
T-11. Jerome Boger: .333
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Assignment: NY Giants at Kansas City
Boger is tied for the fourth-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches can’t buy a break with Boger at 0/3 on challenges. The booth is perfect at 4/4.
T-11. Tony Corrente: .333
Assignment: Philadelphia at Detriot
Corrente has the third-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .667.
Coaches are 0/3 challenging Corrente. The booth has yet to challenge Corrente.
T-11. Alex Kemp: .333
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Assignment: Green Bay at Arizona
Kemp has the second-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .833.
Coaches are 0/1 challenging Kemp. The booth is 1/3 challenging Kemp.
T-11. Clay Martin: .333
Assignment: LA Rams at Houston
Martin is tied for the fourth-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches are 2/2 challenging Martin. The booth is 3/5 challenging Martin.
T-11. Scott Novak: .333
Assignment: Dallas at Minnesota
Novak is tied for the fourth-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches are 1/3 challenging Novak while the booth is 2/5.
T-16. Craig Wrolstad
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Assignment: Cincinnati at NY Jets
Wrolstad is tied for fourth-highest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .500.
Coaches are 1/3 challenging Wrolstad and the booth is the same at 1/3.
T-16. Shawn Hochuli: .167
Hochuli has the sixth-lowest percentage of home teams with fewer penalties at .429.
Coaches are 1/4 challenging Hochuli. The booth has yet to challenge one of Hochuli’s calls.
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NCAA and NFL Referee news
Thursday, Oct. 29
- Falcons at Panthers — Shawn Hochuli
Sunday, Nov. 1
- Patriots at Bills — Clete Blakeman
- Steelers at Ravens — Brad Allen
- Rams at Dolphins — John Hussey
- Jets at Chiefs — Land Clark
- Vikings at Packers — Alex Kemp
- Colts at Lions — Clay Martin
- Titans at Bengals — Scott Novak
- Raiders at Browns — Bill Vinovich
- Chargers at Broncos — Carl Cheffers
- Saints at Bears — Tony Corrente
- 49ers at Seahawks — Craig Wrolstad
- Cowboys at Eagles — Jerome Boger
Monday, Nov. 2
- Buccaneers at Giants — Brad Rogers
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