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Originally posted by ChristopherY
A couple basic questions.
Does the NFL assign officals to a particular conference or can they work both the AFC and the NFC during the regular and post season?
Is it the same crew from week to week or do individuals rotate?
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First of all welcome to the forum and great question!
The NFL officials are assigned to 7-man crew for the entire regular season. The playoffs are worked by "all-star crews" which are decided by ratings aquired throughout the year. Not all crews work every week. Therefore, if an official is injured or sick an can not work an assignment, then an official from one of the crews that is not working that particular week will be assigned to fill in for that week.
Each crew is assigned 15 regular season games which will be a mix of NFC, AFC, or interconference games. The crews are NOT assigned to a particular conference!
Source: NFL HL #72 (Retired after 2001 season)