Cowboys-Bucs: Who is the referee, officiating crew for Wild Card Round game in 2023 NFL Playoffs

The No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host a Wild Card game on Monday, January 16 as they welcome the No. 5 Dallas Cowboys to town. Kickoff from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida will be at 8:15 p.m. ET, and the game will air on ESPN and ABC. This will be the final Wild Card game ahead of the NFC playoffs.

The head referee for Monday night's game will be Craig Wrolstad. He and his crew refereed two Tampa Bay games and one Dallas game in the 2022 regular season. They were not the crew for Week 1 regular season matchup between these teams. Combined, Wrolstad and his crew called four penalties on the Bucs for 30 yards, and they did not call a penalty on the Cowboys.

Dallas is the 2.5-point favorite on the road at DraftKings Sportsbook. The point total is set at 45.5. The Cowboys have -140 moneyline odds, with the Bucs installed as the +120 underdogs.

The Cowboys were tied for the eighth-most penalties this season, while the Bucs were tied for 12th.

Below is the full officiating crew for the Cowboys-Bucs game. All information comes courtesy of Football Zebras.

Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Umpire: Steve Woods
Down judge: Derick Bowers
Line judge: Kevin Codey
Field judge: Mearl Robinson
Side judge: Dave Hawkshaw
Back judge: Grantis Bell
Replay official: Kevin Stine
Replay assistant: Gavin Anderson
Alternate ref: Ron Torbert
Alternate U: Barry Anderson
Alternate LJ: Tripp Sutter
Alternate FJ: Jim Quirk
Alternate BJ: Greg Steed

  
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