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Football fans are already convinced that the Philadelphia Eagles-Washington Commanders NFC Championship contest has been “rigged” after some interesting details emerged on the NFL refs who were assigned the game.

On Monday, the NFL announced that Shawn Hochuli and his crew will work the NFC Championship Game between the two NFC East rivals. Clete Blakeman’s crew has been assigned the AFC Championship Game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.

After the league revealed its officiating crews, several folks on X/Twitter noted that the Eagles are 6-0 in games called by Hochuli since Nick Sirianni became their head coach in 2021.

Also of note, Hochuli’s crew mysteriously failed to stop the clock at the end of the Commanders’ Week 15 road game against the New Orleans Saints. The miscue allowed New Orleans to run another play and get a touchdown, though they missed the game-winning two-point conversion:

🚨REMINDER: SHAWN HOCHULI SCREWED THE #COMMANDERS THIS SEASON WITH ONE OF THE WORST REFEREEING MOVES EVER.

He stopped the clock for 4 seconds when it should’ve been running, giving NOLA a chance to win.

Wash. has a losing record with Hochuli refereeing. pic.twitter.com/mhkIAlOAnl https://t.co/4RMPsrycI9

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 20, 2025