Shawn Smith

Referee, 9 seasons in our data (2018 to 2026), 134 games.

Flags a game

12.1

NFL 12.2, same seasons

Penalty yards a game

103.4

NFL 101.8, same seasons

On the home team / away team

5.8 / 6.3

NFL 5.9 / 6.3, same seasons

Home teams in his games

68-65-1 (51%)

NFL 54%, same seasons

Season by season

Season	Games	Flags / game	Yards / game	On home	On away	Home teams	Points / game
2026	4	12.5 -2.6	110.0	6.0	6.5	3-1	50.8
2025	17	11.8 -0.7	92.5	5.1	6.8	13-4	43.9
2024	16	12.8 0.0	99.3	5.8	6.9	10-6	47.3
2023	17	12.1 +0.8	103.4	6.6	5.5	3-14	44.8
2022	16	10.9 -0.2	89.2	4.8	6.1	10-6	46.4
2021	17	10.8 -0.9	90.4	5.8	5.1	8-9	48.6
2020	16	9.6 -1.5	96.4	4.4	5.3	8-8	53.9
2019	16	14.2 +0.8	121.9	6.4	7.8	7-9	44.3
2018	15	15.2 +1.8	135.7	8.1	7.1	6-8-1	51.0

The small number after flags a game is the difference from the NFL average that season.

Penalty	A game	NFL	Difference
False Start	2.31	2.22	+4%
Offensive Holding	2.01	2.36	-15%
Defensive Pass Interference	1.21	1.02	+19%
Unnecessary Roughness	0.88	0.64	+39%
Defensive Holding	0.68	0.73	-7%
Delay of Game	0.49	0.57	-14%
Roughing the Passer	0.48	0.41	+15%
Neutral Zone Infraction	0.44	0.43	+3%
Defensive Offside	0.43	0.55	-22%
Illegal Block Above the Waist	0.40	0.32	+22%