Who are the referees assigned for Commanders vs. Lions? All you need to know about NFC Divisional clash

The Detroit Lions will host the Washington Commanders at Ford Field in a much-awaited NFC divisional round contest on Saturday night.

Detroit will start this contest as the conference's No. 1 seed after a stellar 15-2 regular season performance. With their sights locked on reaching their first Super Bowl, the Lions will be keen to make good of the rest they enjoyed in the first round of the playoffs when they take the field tonight. Meanwhile, the No. 6 seed Commanders went 12-5 in the regular season.

We'll examine the officiating crew assigned to oversee the divisional round Commanders vs. Lions matchup below.

Referees for the Commanders vs. Lions divisional round game revealed

The following officials will be in charge of the Lions vs. Commanders game in the NFC divisional round:

Head Referee: Ron Torbert

Umpire: Duane Heydt

Down Judge: Max Causey

Line Judge: Tim Podraza

Field Judge: Mearl Robinson

Side Judge: Boris Cheek

Back Judge: Jonah Monroe

Replay Official: Kevin Brown

Replay Assistant: Durwood Manley

Ron Torbert will officiate his 13th playoff game as head referee when the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions play in the divisional round. He previously served as the head of the referee crew for one conference game, one Super Bowl, seven divisional round games and four wild-card playoff games.

Before taking on the role of referee in the 2014 NFL season, Torbert served as a side judge when he first entered the league in the 2010 season.

This season, Torbert and his team have thrown the flag on 226 penalties in 16 games, which is only second to Clete Blakeman's team. Torbert's crew is a little above the season average of 12.86 penalties per game, having averaged just over 14 penalties per game.

Ron Torbert didn't get to officiate any game involving the Lions this season, but he did oversee one Washington Commanders' matchup in Week 13 against the Tennessee Titans. Washington emerged 42-19 winners in that contest, with 19 flags thrown in total—12 against Tennessee and seven against the Commanders.

How to watch Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions on Saturday night?

The game between the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions in the divisional round is scheduled to begin at Ford Field on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. Fox will broadcast the game, with Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt scheduled to call the play from the TV booth, while Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi handle the sideline reporting.

Those who can't watch the game on Fox can catch the action on several streaming platforms, including FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream and Sling TV.

Game details:

Date and Time: Saturday, Jan. 18, at 8 p.m. ET

Location: Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan

TV: Fox

Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi

Live streaming: FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV