Bill Vinovich will be the referee for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 11 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium. It will be the second time this season that Vinovich has been the Steelers’ referee. He also worked the team’s Week 1 matchup against the New York Jets. NFL Communications released this news.

In that matchup, the Steelers received four flags for 26 yards while the Jets got seven penalties totaling 74 yards. In that game, Vinovich’s crew flagged Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey for a low block, giving the Jets a 15-yard gain. Following the matchup, Mike Tomlin spoke about the call, noting he disagreed with it during his weekly press conference.

This season, Vinovich’s crew has called 130 penalties in nine games, averaging just over 14 a game. They’re coming off working the Denver Broncos’ Thursday Night Football win over the Las Vegas Raiders. In this game, there were 22 penalties, 11 against each team.

Vinovich’s crew has flagged the home team 60 times compared to 70 for the away team. Their most-called penalty has been false start, with 27 penalties, followed by offensive holding with 25.

Pittsburgh Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. has struggled with defensive pass interference and defensive holding penalties against the Bengals and WR Tee Higgins. Vinovich’s crew has called defensive pass interference 10 times and defensive holding five times. The ten defensive holding penalties are tied for the fifth-most among referee crews this season, while the five defensive holding calls are tied for the seventh-most.

Vinovich owns a reputation as one of the NFL’s most respected referees, as he has worked three Super Bowls. It will be the first time this season that the Steelers will have a repeat referee from an earlier game. Even though the game was in Week 1, the Steelers at least go into the game knowing how Vinovich likes to operate. The Bengals have not had Vinovich as a referee this year.

Before working in the NFL, Vinovich began as a referee in the CFL, Mountain West Conference, and Arena Football League. Vinovich is also a college basketball referee who has worked in the NCAA Tournament. Last season, Vinovich was rated as the 195th-best referee in college basketball by KenPom, primarily working games in the WCC and Big West conferences.

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