Bill Vinovich named referee for Super Bowl LIV

Bill Vinovich has earned the assignment to referee Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Feb. 2.

The officiating crew for Super Bowl LIV, to be played at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 2, was announced Wednesday and it will be headed by referee Bill Vinovich. This is the second time Vinovich has reffed the NFL’s championship game, the first being Super Bowl XLIX between the Patriots and Seahawks in Glendale, Az.

Among those on the crew are umpire Barry Anderson, down judge Kent Payne, line judge Carl Johnson, field judge Michael Banks, side judge Boris Cheek, back judge Greg Steed and replay official Mike Chase.

These are the first Super Bowl assignments for Anderson and Chase, and the third for Payne and Cheek.

In 2019, Vinovich headed up the crew that officiated the Rams-Saints NFC Championship that featured the controversial non-call on pass interference late in the game

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