THE REF REVIEW

Land Clark

Referee · 100 games with data, 2020–2026

11.84accepted penalties/game
league 12.26 · below league avg by 3%
98.7penalty yards/game
league 102.3
5.99 / 5.85home / away penalties
league 5.95 / 6.30
0.19declined/game (not counted)
league 0.27; offsetting 0.00

Betting-line results

Favorite against the spread (W-L)42-54
Over-Under-Push vs closing total46-52-2

Outcomes reflect team play; shown for context only. League favorites cover roughly half the time.

Drive interruptions

100 games. Definitions on the methodology page.

MeasureThis crewLeague
Accepted offensive flags on drives with 2+ first downs, per game2.782.43
Same, per 100 drives with 2+ first downs27.223.4
% of those drives ending without points42%41%
% of crew flags in 4th quarter/OT25%26%
% of flags on the play right after a 20+ yd gain5.0%4.0%

Offensive penalties depend on the offense's play. These are descriptive counts, not judgments about any call.

Replay reviews (shown separately)

Replay reviews/challenges per game1.371.35

Mostly initiated by the replay booth or coaches, not the on-field crew.

Splits

SplitGamesPen/game
Primetime1512.67
Daytime8511.69
Playoffs110.00 small sample
Regular season9911.86

Top penalty types (per game)

TypeThis refLeague
False Start2.282.22
Offensive Holding2.232.40
Defensive Pass Interference0.871.00
Unnecessary Roughness0.580.66
Defensive Holding0.550.75
Roughing the Passer0.550.38
Delay of Game0.520.57
Defensive Offside0.450.57
Illegal Formation0.430.26
Offensive Pass Interference0.310.30

By season

SeasonGamesPen/gameLeague
20201512.4010.88
20211613.5011.49
20221610.6910.88
20231612.0611.11
20241711.2412.56
20251610.5612.21
2026414.5014.85

Crew (2026, most frequent at each position)

By team

TeamGW-LPen on teamPen on opp
ARI74-36.46.6
ATL104-66.05.5
BAL84-45.55.1
BUF75-26.74.9
CAR53-24.66.6
CHI82-67.15.5
CIN61-54.05.5
CLE63-37.75.8
DAL44-07.26.2
DEN86-25.65.8
DET65-05.57.8
GB42-24.86.5
HOU127-46.26.6
IND83-45.86.2
JAX73-46.94.9
KC65-17.04.3
LA32-13.76.3
LAC51-45.87.4
LV62-45.06.5
MIA62-46.37.0
MIN42-25.29.2
NE75-25.64.1
NO82-65.45.9
NYG63-37.07.3
NYJ84-44.64.9
PHI43-17.86.2
PIT73-35.96.3
SEA22-09.09.0
SF51-45.83.2
TB73-45.75.3
TEN52-35.25.0
WAS50-55.46.4

Most team samples are small; differences are usually noise.