NFL Referee Stats
The penalty lab: how many flags each referee's crew throws, on which team, and how home teams do. 2017 season, regular season and playoffs.
NFL Week 7 referee assignments
| Game | Kickoff | Referee | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs at Seahawks | Sun, Oct 25, 7:20 PM CT | John Hussey | 12.5 |
| Cowboys at Eagles | Mon, Oct 26, 7:15 PM CT | Alex Kemp | - |
Assignments from Football Zebras, posted midweek. Flags are his crew's per game this season (or "-" before his first game in our data).
2017: 18 referees
Flags, penalty yards and points are per game. Tap a column to sort.
| Referee | Next game | Games | Flags ↓ | Yards | On home | On away | Home W-L | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL average | 267 | 13.2 | 114.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 152-115 (57%) | 43.6 | |
| Tony Steratore | - | 1 | 16.0 +2.8 | 110.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 1-0 (100%) | 71.0 |
| Walt Anderson | - | 16 | 14.7 +1.5 | 129.1 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 8-8 (50%) | 42.5 |
| Carl Cheffers | - | 15 | 14.7 +1.5 | 125.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8-7 (53%) | 41.5 |
| Jeff Triplette | - | 16 | 14.3 +1.1 | 124.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8-8 (50%) | 51.4 |
| Walt Coleman | - | 15 | 13.9 +0.7 | 118.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 9-6 (60%) | 44.1 |
| Peter Morelli | - | 14 | 13.9 +0.7 | 130.7 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 11-3 (79%) | 40.0 |
| Tony Corrente | - | 17 | 13.8 +0.6 | 112.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 9-8 (53%) | 39.4 |
| Ron Torbert | - | 16 | 13.8 +0.6 | 117.0 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 10-6 (63%) | 47.4 |
| Terry McAulay | - | 15 | 13.5 +0.3 | 117.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 8-7 (53%) | 44.7 |
| Gene Steratore | - | 16 | 13.4 +0.2 | 109.3 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 11-5 (69%) | 46.6 |
| John Parry | - | 15 | 13.0 -0.2 | 109.4 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10-5 (67%) | 41.9 |
| Ed Hochuli | - | 17 | 13.0 -0.2 | 119.5 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 9-8 (53%) | 46.3 |
| Jerome Boger | - | 15 | 12.9 -0.3 | 112.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 9-6 (60%) | 45.8 |
| John Hussey | - | 16 | 12.5 -0.7 | 113.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 10-6 (63%) | 38.1 |
| Craig Wrolstad | - | 15 | 12.5 -0.7 | 114.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6-9 (40%) | 47.9 |
| Clete Blakeman | - | 16 | 12.3 -0.9 | 104.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7-9 (44%) | 40.5 |
| Brad Allen | - | 16 | 11.9 -1.2 | 101.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 11-5 (69%) | 42.6 |
| Bill Vinovich | - | 16 | 10.1 -3.1 | 88.6 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 7-9 (44%) | 39.1 |
Flags are the penalties in nflverse's play-by-play, both teams. "Home W-L" is how home teams did in his games. A referee shows up once nflverse lists him for a game, which happens after it's played. Next games come from Football Zebras' weekly referee assignments, usually posted midweek. Small samples swing a lot: one season is 15 to 18 games. Which teams get flagged most? NFL penalties by team.
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