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I know one in my area and a line he used once is that if he isn't working Sunday then he's working Monday. However that isn't always the case as one or more crews are off each week. There are 17 crews, 17 weeks, and a maximum of 16 games a week. Each crew gets to work a Sunday night and Monday night game. So by the end of the season you know which crews are working those last games but there are still substitutes every once in a while. Other than that they don't want anybody to know who will be where. When you are trying to become an NFL official the league sends the FBI in to do a background check on you. They don't want any doubt about an official working to fix the point spread of these games. Someone can make a lot of money that way.
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