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Chiefs robbed of a touchdown by incorrect Illegal Block Above the Waist penalty

Jawaan Taylor’s touchdown-killing penalty in the Chiefs-Dolphins wild-card game should not have been called, and it cost the Chiefs four points.

Coming into Saturday night’s wild-card game between the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Miami Dolphins, Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor had been the NFL’s most penalized player, with 17 regular-season infractions. And with 8:24 left in the second quarter of this game, it appeared that Taylor had cost his team yet again. From the Miami eight-yard line, Patrick Mahomes handed the ball to receiver Rashee Rice, who seemed to score a touchdown.

But referee Brad Rogers called an Illegal Block Above the Waist penalty against Taylor, which negated the touchdown and put the ball at the Miami 18-yard line. Two plays later, Harrison Butker kicked a 26-yard field goal to put the game 13-7 in Kansas City’s favor.

Here’s the problem: Taylor didn’t commit a penalty on this play. The replays showed that Dolphins defensive lineman Da’Shawn Hand pushed Taylor into edge defender Justin Houston.

Per Rule 12, Article 3 of the 2023 NFL Rule Book:

When a defensive player is held by an offensive player during the following situations, Offensive holding will not be called:
(a) if the runner is being tackled simultaneously by any defensive player.

As this rule should apply to all illegal blocks, Taylor should not have been flagged, and the Chiefs’ touchdown should have stood. We’ll see if that affects the final score in a way that makes the NFL take notice.

Bengals vs. Steelers referee revealed for Week 12

Ref info for Bengals vs. Steelers.

The Cincinnati Bengals are matching up against Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12 for their second straight AFC North matchup, and their first game this season without Joe Burrow starting under center. The referee for that game has been revealed.

Brad Rogers, who is in his fifth year as a referee, will be in charge of the Bengals-Steelers game this week. He and his crew average 13.2 flags thrown per game this year.

The Bengals are third in the NFL with just five penalties against them per game and the Steelers are tied for ninth with just 5.5 flags per game.

Rogers hasn’t been a referee for a Bengals game since Dec. 27, 2020, when Brandon Allen led Cincinnati to a 37-31 win over Deshaun Watson’s Houston Texans.

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The Zebras Report for Titans vs. Colts in Week 5

Shaun Calderon takes a look at the officiating group for Titans-Colts and its penalty-calling tendencies over the first four games.

As exciting as last week’s blowout victory over the Cincinnati Bengals was, it’s officially time to turn the page and shift all of our focus to the Tennessee Titans’ massive AFC South showdown this week.

Tennessee is set to travel to Indianapolis in Week 5 to take on the Colts in a game that could possibly decide which team is in sole possession of first place depending on the results of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ and Houston Texans’ games.

The Titans have won the last five matchups between these two teams dating back to 2020, which is a nice change from Tennessee’s perspective since the Colts had previously been dominating the rivalry for the majority of the decade prior.

Veteran official Brad Rogers and his crew will have the privilege of calling this game, and they have been about as balanced as you could possibly be when calling flags on the visiting or hosting teams through the first four weeks of the season.

Using the NFL Penalties website, let’s find out exactly how his crew has fared this season, while also taking a look at which penalties they’re calling most/least frequently.

NFL assigns referee Brad Rogers to Saints-Packers game in Week 3

The NFL assigned referee Brad Rogers to Sunday’s Saints-Packers game in Week 3. His crew has thrown 37 penalty flags through two weeks, second-most in the league:

Here’s your weekly referee assignment: the NFL has scheduled Brad Rogers and his crew to oversee Week 3’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers, putting one of the league’s most flag-happy officiating staffs in line for a prominent matchup in the early-afternoon slate.

New Orleans has been fouled just 10 times through the first two weeks, tied for seventh-fewest around the league; their 77 penalty yards are eighth-fewest. Conversely, the Packers are one of the most heavily-fouled teams with 16 penalty flags (tied for 28th) for 130 penalty yards (24th). Green Bay has drawn fouls for 7 pre-snap penalties, tied for second-most.

The Saints are 3-4 in games with Rogers on the field as a referee, having won their last matchup against Cleveland Browns late last season. The Packers are 3-1 in games he has officiated — but they lost their last game, the 2022 season finale with the Detroit Lions with a playoff berth on the line in Aaron Rodgers’ last start.

Rogers has officiated a game between the Saints and Packers before, too. The Saints lost their 2020 meeting at the Caesars Superdome by 37-30 while drawing 8 fouls for 83 penalty yards. Green Bay was penalized twice for 10 yards.

That’s all ancient history now, of course. Right now Rogers’ crew is tied for the second-most penalty flags thrown (37) through two weeks, though just 32 of those fouls have held up (15 on home teams, 17 on visitors). They are especially vigilant for offensive holding fouls (6) and false starts (4), so the Saints will need to be mindful at the line of scrimmage.

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Lions vs. Packers draws referee Brad Rogers and his officiating crew

Rogers was the referee when the Lions beat the Giants in Week 11

Whenever there is a primetime game in Green Bay, it feels like officiating plays a role in the outcome of the game. That’s also true whenever the Detroit Lions play the Packers, no matter when or where.

From a phantom hands-to-the-face penalty to an offensive pass interference call against Green Bay changed to defensive against Detroit with no explanation back in 2012, the length of Lions’ officiating gripes against the Packers is a lengthy one. Because of that, all eyes will be on this week’s officiating crew.

According to Football Zebras, and they’re always spot-on with this info, this week’s crew for the Lions game in Green Bay will be referee Brad Rogers and his team.

This will be Rogers’ first assignment with the Packers all season. He was the referee in New York when the Lions beat the Giants back in Week 11. His crew lands in the middle of the range for penalties called by a crew. The home/away splits on calls are pretty neutral, with 89 on the home team and 84 on the road team. Rogers and his crew are near the bottom in holding calls on both offense and defense but have thrown the third-most roughing-the-passer flags of the 17 NFL crews in 2022.

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NFL referee Brad Rogers assigned to Week 16 Saints-Browns game

NFL referee Brad Rogers has been assigned to Week 16’s Saints-Browns game. New Orleans is 2-4 in games Rogers has officiated as a ref:

Here’s another variable for Saturday’s New Orleans Saints game. They’re already preparing to play in hazardous elements with wind and snow in the forecast for Week 16’s kickoff with the Cleveland Browns, but they’ll also be dealing with referee Brad Rogers and his crew. Rogers’ crew was on hand for their loss to the Baltimore Ravens earlier this season.

Rogers was promoted to referee in 2019, and he’s since worked six Saints games in that capacity — with New Orleans going 2-4 with him on the field. They haven’t won a game that Rogers has officiated since the 2020 season, but it’s worth noting they haven’t won many games since the 2020 season regardless of the referee.

If you’re curious, Rogers’ crew averages 11.6 penalties per game, which ranks tenth in the NFL. Their most-frequently called fouls include offensive holding (2.0), false start (1.62), defensive pass interference (1.08), and ineligible downfield pass (1.00). How do those trends compare to the Saints and Browns?

The Browns have been fouled for offensive holding more than any other team this year (1.64 times per game); the Saints have been fouled the fourth-fewest times per game (0.79). However, New Orleans leads the league in false starts (1.71 flags per game) and Cleveland has the fifth-fewest such penalties per game (0.86). Both teams rank high in defensive pass interference fouls (the Saints have had 0.64 per game, the Browns are at 0.50) but neither of them have much history with ineligible downfield pass penalties.

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Referee Brad Rogers’ crew assigned to work Chiefs-Jaguars game

The #Chiefs pulled Brad Rogers and his crew for their game against the #Jaguars in Week 10.

Fourth-year NFL referee Brad Rogers and his crew will be the officials for the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 10 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars according to Football Zebras.

Rogers and his crew are technically pulling double duty this week, having officiated the Week 9 “Monday Night Football” game between the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints. That makes for two games with just five days off for Rogers and his crew.

The last game that Rogers officiated for Kansas City was Week 18 against the Denver Broncos in the 2021 NFL season. He’s actually only ever officiated games between the Chiefs and Broncos during his tenure as a referee, which means that K.C. is undefeated when he officiates their games. In Week 18 last season, Rogers’ crew called five penalties for 45 yards against Denver and six penalties for 45 yards against Kansas City.

Rogers and his crew are tied with Adrian Hill’s crew for seventh-most flags thrown this season with 116 on the year. They’re tied for the third-fewest dismissed penalties in the NFL this season with 11 and have called basically an even number of penalties on the home (52) and away (53) teams.

The penalties this crew calls with the most frequency are false start (18) and offensive holding (18). Kansas City has an above-average number of offensive holding calls with 12 on the season. Rogers’ crew also seems to call a high rate of defensive pass interference (11) and ineligible man downfield penalties (10). The Chiefs are still tied for the third-most defensive pass interference penalties in the league (6). They’ve also tied for the third-most ineligible man downfield penalties in the NFL this season (3).

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Twitter can’t believe this odd reaction from Bears-Packers ref when Justin Fields called timeout

You have to see this reaction from Bears-Packers ref Brad Rogers to believe it.

To say the officiating in last week’s Bears-Packers game was horrendous would be an understatement, and that’s an argument that can be made for both sides.

While the officiating wasn’t the reason the Bears lost to the Packers, it did play a big part in the halting of momentum and/or drives for Chicago. The most notable was a no-call when Green Bay went offsides and Justin Fields took a deep shot that was intercepted. Not only was there no call, but the interception stood halting a drive where the Bears had a chance to go up 14-0.

But that was far from the only bad call, another one coming when Fields called for a timeout only to draw a delay of game penalty.

Adam Jahns and Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic caught an interesting angle of referee Brad Rogers’ reaction to Fields calling a timeout. And Rogers’ reaction was, uh, something else.

Rogers appears to shrug in response to Fields calling a timeout. Later when Fields asks for an explanation, he held up his hand to say, there’s nothing to discuss.

While this call wasn’t the reason the Bears lost to the Packers — it was the fact they managed just 14 points — it was another example of just how poor the officiating in last Sunday’s game was.

Twitter was a combination of confused and outraged about Rogers’ reaction when Fields called timeout, only to be denied and given a delay of game penalty.

Saints lead NFL in penalty yards; referee Brad Rogers assigned Week 3 Packers game

The New Orleans Saints will kick off versus the Green Bay Packers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in front of second-year referee Brad Rogers

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It’s taken the New Orleans Saints just two weeks of NFL action to rack up the most penalty yards of any team (248, with the Arizona Cardinals a distant runner-up at 199), which isn’t great. If it’s any consolation, they’re tied with the Cleveland Browns for the second-most penalties by volume (16, trailing the Cardinals’ 20 fouls).

This is pretty much rock bottom, which means things can only get better from here. Surely. All sarcasm aside, at least these are problems the Saints can iron out through hard work in practice and keeping a cool head during games.

And the problem areas are easy to identify. Defensive backs Marshon Lattimore (three fouls), Marcus Williams and Janoris Jenkins (one each) have combined for 131 of the penalty yards the Saints have collected, more than 22 teams. It’s largely due to committing defensive pass interference. If they can just play a little more cleanly, this all looks very different.

So we’re on to Week 3, when the Green Bay Packers will visit the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on “Sunday Night Football.” The NFL has assigned second-year referee Brad Rogers and his crew to work the game, which will be his first blush with the Saints in this role. Rogers previously served as a field judge in 2017’s Christmas Eve game between New Orleans and the Atlanta Falcons, which the Saints won 23-13.

Last year, Rogers refereed a Packers-Broncos game at Lambeau Field which Green Bay won 27-16. Denver was flagged three times for 27 yards, while the Packers were fouled seven times for 53 yards.

Now in 2020, the Packers aren’t too far behind the Saints in total penalties (14), but their penalty yards yielded is much more pedestrian (123). Both teams have plenty to clean up, and this will be a great opportunity to make some progress in the right direction.

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