NFL rumors: Here's the Patriots-Chiefs officiating crew for AFC title game

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The officiating crew for Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium has been revealed by Football Zebras.

Here's the NFL's crew:

Referee: Clete Blakeman
Umpire: Bryan Neale
Down judge: Dana McKenzie
Line judge: Kent Payne
Field judge: Terry Brown
Side judge: Brad Freeman
Back judge: Greg Meyer

The Patriots have a 3-5 record in games where Blakeman was the referee. He became a referee in 2010 and worked as a field judge before that.

His two most recent games involving the Patriots were Week 3 of this season when New England lost 26-10 to the Detroit Lions and last year's AFC Championship victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Blakeman also was the referee during the Patriots' infamous loss to the Carolina Panthers in 2013.

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