THE REF REVIEW

Walt Coleman

Referee · 63 games with data, 2015–2018

12.63accepted penalties/game
league 12.26 · above league avg by 3%
106.3penalty yards/game
league 102.3
6.22 / 6.41home / away penalties
league 5.95 / 6.30
0.27declined/game (not counted)
league 0.27; offsetting 0.00

Betting-line results

Favorite against the spread (W-L)31-31
Over-Under-Push vs closing total33-30-0

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

Drive interruptions

63 games. Definitions on the methodology page.

MeasureThis crewLeague
Accepted offensive flags on drives with 2+ first downs, per game2.242.43
Same, per 100 drives with 2+ first downs21.523.4
% of those drives ending without points51%41%
% of crew flags in 4th quarter/OT27%26%
% of flags on the play right after a 20+ yd gain4.6%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 game1.271.35

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

Splits

SplitGamesPen/game
Primetime1210.08 small sample
Daytime5113.24
Playoffs18.00 small sample
Regular season6212.71

Top penalty types (per game)

TypeThis refLeague
Offensive Holding2.242.40
False Start2.222.22
Defensive Pass Interference0.921.00
Unnecessary Roughness0.840.66
Defensive Holding0.810.75
Delay of Game0.600.57
Illegal Block Above the Waist0.520.36
Illegal Use of Hands0.510.29
Defensive Offside0.480.57
Neutral Zone Infraction0.440.46

By season

SeasonGamesPen/gameLeague
20151712.9413.44
20161512.0712.99
20171513.6712.80
20181611.8813.03

Crew (2018, most frequent at each position)

By team

TeamGW-LPen on teamPen on opp
ARI52-36.86.4
ATL42-27.27.8
BAL42-27.56.8
BUF32-18.37.0
CAR54-15.25.4
CHI41-38.58.8
CIN40-47.58.0
CLE41-35.26.0
DAL21-13.55.5
DEN43-16.06.2
DET42-27.55.8
GB33-05.09.0
HOU42-25.85.2
IND42-25.88.8
JAX40-46.27.5
KC33-07.04.0
LA32-16.36.3
LAC22-04.54.0
MIA54-17.08.6
MIN74-36.15.9
NE55-03.44.8
NO22-06.57.0
NYG22-04.55.5
NYJ51-47.25.8
PHI42-27.86.5
PIT43-13.24.5
SD30-37.04.3
SEA52-36.05.4
SF31-27.08.0
STL10-111.07.0
TB41-37.56.0
TEN30-32.74.0
WAS72-57.66.1

Most team samples are small; differences are usually noise.