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Stephen Douglas

Super Bowl Ref Breakdown: How Seahawks, Patriots Fared With This Officiating Crew in 2025

The Seahawks and Patriots will meet in Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. The officiating crew was announced ahead of the conference championship games, days before the Super Bowl LXIX rematch was set.

Every year the NFL uses a very specific set of criteria to determine who gets to work the big game. And it turns out that when you have two 14-3 teams involved, both teams fared pretty well in the few games where they encountered each of these officials during the season.

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