Assignments
Week 1 referee assignments
Gene Steratore is the referee for the kickoff game on Thursday night.
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’Â crew has the week off, but Cheffers is substituting for Terry McAulay this week [updated 9/7].Â
Thursday, Sept. 8
- Panthers at Broncos  NBC  — Gene Steratore
Sunday, Sept. 11
- Buccaneers at Falcons  — Jeff Triplette
- Bills at Ravens  — Brad Allen
- Bears at Texans  — Pete Morelli
- Packers at Jaguars  —  Carl Cheffers (with Terry McAulay’s crew)
- Chargers at Chiefs  — Jerome Boger
- Raiders at Saints  — John Parry
- Bengals at Jets  — Clete Blakeman
- Browns at Eagles  — Walt Anderson
- Vikings at Titans  — Walt Coleman
- Dolphins at Seahawks  — John Hussey
- Giants at Cowboys  — Ron Torbert
- Lions at Colts  — Ed Hochuli
- Patriots at Cardinals  NBC  — Tony Corrente
Monday, Sept. 12
- Steelers at Washington (7:10 p.m. ET)  ESPN  — Craig Wrolstad
- Rams at 49ers (10:20 pm ET)  ESPN  — Bill Vinovich