We shall see.....Ref Steratore is from PA (Pittsburgh area).
From SBnaition:
From SBnaition:
Steratore is no stranger to the Patriots: Over the course of his career as a referee, he worked a total of 17 New England games. The Patriots are 12-5 with him at the whistle, getting penalized an average of 5.1 times per game for a loss of 42.9 yards. The Eagles, for comparison, have an 11-3 record when Steratore is the referee and on average get flagged 5.5 times resulting in 42.3 yards worth of penalties.So far this season, Steratore has called two Patriots games: He was the referee for both the team's week 7 victory against the Atlanta Falcons and the week 13 road win versus the Buffalo Bills. The veteran flagged New England eight and nine times, respectively, costing the Patriots 65 and 66 yards as a result.Steratore also was the referee for one prior meeting between the Patriots and the Eagles: During week 12 of the 2007 season, when New England defeated Philadelphia 31-28 at Gillette Stadium, he called seven penalties against the home team for a loss of 44 yards and three infractions against the visitors, who lost 18 yards because of them.
