THE REF REVIEW

NFL referee stats, with context

Accepted penalties per game for active referees, 2015–2026 to date. League average: 12.26 across 3,092 games.

🗳️ Worst Call of the Week — Week 6

Calls publicly questioned by analysts and reporters. These are not league rulings. Crews per Football Zebras assignments.

One vote per device. Results appear after you vote. Unscientific fan poll; it reflects voters' opinions only.

Week 7 assignments

Placeholder Crew assignments aren't in our data feed yet; they'll be added when officially reported.

NE @ CHI2026-10-22Not yet announced
PIT @ NO2026-10-25Not yet announced
SF @ ATL2026-10-25Not yet announced
CIN @ BAL2026-10-25Not yet announced
TB @ CAR2026-10-25Not yet announced
NYG @ HOU2026-10-25Not yet announced
IND @ MIN2026-10-25Not yet announced
MIA @ NYJ2026-10-25Not yet announced
CLE @ TEN2026-10-25Not yet announced
DEN @ ARI2026-10-25Not yet announced
GB @ DET2026-10-25Not yet announced
LA @ LV2026-10-25Not yet announced
KC @ SEA2026-10-25Not yet announced
DAL @ PHI2026-10-26Not yet announced

Drive interruptions leaderboard

Accepted offensive flags on drives that already had 2+ first downs, per 100 such drives. League: 23.4. Definitions

RefereeGamesPer 100No pts after
Alex Moore2129.435%
Land Clark10027.242%
Carl Cheffers18525.942%
Scott Novak11625.239%
Adrian Hill11725.142%
Ron Torbert15524.941%
Shawn Hochuli13524.840%
Alan Eck5423.843%
Alex Kemp13623.744%
Craig Wrolstad18323.640%
Brad Rogers9723.243%
John Hussey18522.737%
Clete Blakeman18722.639%
Brad Allen18022.640%
Shawn Smith13421.740%
Clay Martin13221.331%
Bill Vinovich18720.440%

Gaps of a point or two are typically normal variation.

Referee leaderboard

RefereeGamesPen/gameHome−Away
Alex Moore2116.52-1.29
Carl Cheffers18512.94-0.19
Shawn Hochuli13512.79-0.47
Adrian Hill11712.57-0.68
Clete Blakeman18712.56-0.37
Alex Kemp13612.49-0.68
Ron Torbert15512.22+0.12
Craig Wrolstad18312.04-0.49
Brad Rogers9711.94-0.02
Shawn Smith13411.91-0.40
Brad Allen18011.86-0.64
Land Clark10011.84+0.14
Scott Novak11611.79-0.12
Clay Martin13211.73-0.23
John Hussey18511.50-0.35
Bill Vinovich18710.80-0.27
Alan Eck5410.65+0.17

Differences of a few tenths per game are typically within normal variation.