By Allison Koehler ,
1 hours ago
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The Pittsburgh Steelers will have four officials working their second NFL game of the day when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday Night Football. And if that sounds like a strange way to handle one of the biggest AFC North games of the season, well, you're not wrong.
Friday's FAA ground stop threw a wrench into the NFL's travel plans, forcing the league to shuffle officiating assignments to keep everyone within driving distance of their games. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter , the best solution was to have four officials work Dolphins-Colts in Indianapolis before hopping in a car and heading to Cincinnati.
That's quite a Sunday, especially considering the Steelers and Bengals are both 6-2 and playing for first place in the AFC North . Pittsburgh has enough to worry about without wondering whether the guys throwing flags will be running on fumes.
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