NFL official Don Willard to referee two games in Week 10

The NFL, along with many others, has been impacted by the nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday. That meant the league had to do some shuffling when it came to its officiating crews for Week 10. The person who will be pressed into double duty is Don Willard, who is usually a side judge. On Sunday, Wi

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The NFL, along with many others, has been impacted by the nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday.

That meant the league had to do some shuffling when it came to its officiating crews for Week 10.

The person who will be pressed into double duty is Don Willard, who is usually a side judge.

On Sunday, Willard will be a referee at not one but two games.

He will work the Miami-Indianapolis game at 1 p.m. ET and then travel to the Pittsburgh-Cincinnati game, which kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET, on NBC.

🚨 NFL ref Don Willard is set to make history as the first official to work two NFL games in one day

Willard will ref Dolphins-Colts in Indy before driving 109 miles to Cincinnati for Steelers-Bengals on Sunday Night Football pic.twitter.com/PVpTtorM4o
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 14, 2026