Clete Blakeman will be the referee for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 3 matchup with the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. It’s the first time the Steelers will see Blakeman as a referee this year. He last worked the Steelers’ Week 2 matchup on the road against the Denver Broncos in 2024, a game the Steelers won 13-6. The news was posted to the NFL Communications site in their Week 3 game capsule.
Road teams winning with Blakeman as the official was a common occurrence last season. Home teams went just 5-11 with Blakeman as the referee last season, and he called 53.