Here is a look at the winning percentages for NFL referees in 2021 as Week 15 is underway.
COVID-19 reared its crowned head in the midst of Week 15 and postponed three weekend games to the early part of next week.
Officiating crews similarly had to adapt to the changes.
The following is a list of each NFL referee’s home team winning percentage heading into Week 15 of the 2021 season. The assignments are according to Football Zebras while the stats are proprietary to this author. Given the fluid situation with game days, officiating crews are subject to change.
John Hussey’s crew has Sunday Night Football between the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Scott Novak as Monday night between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.
The Tuesday officiating crews are Tony Corrente (Washington at Philadelphia) and Shawn Hochuli (Seattle at LA Rams).
Bill Vinovich’s crew was fortunate enough to have the hectic week off.
Here is a look at the winning percentages for NFL referees in 2021 as Week 12 kicks off.
The NFL and Thanksgiving go together like turkey and dressing. With three games on Turkey Day once again, it will be a Thursday chock full of pigskin.
The following is a list of each NFL referee’s home team winning percentage heading into Week 12 of the 2021 season. The assignments are according to Football Zebras while the stats are proprietary to this author.
Adrian Hill’s crew kicks off Week 12 with the Chicago Bears visiting the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Shawn Hochuli has the Raiders-Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium. Brad Allen finishes off the night with Buffalo at New Orleans.
Here is a look at the winning percentages for NFL referees in 2021 as Week 11 kicks off.
The NFL season is beyond the halfway point and about to enter the homestretch as Thanksgiving is on the horizon.
The following is a list of each NFL referee’s home team winning percentage heading into Week 11 of the 2021 season. The assignments are according to Football Zebras while the stats are proprietary to this author.
Land Clark’s crew kicks off Week 11 with Thursday Night Football between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons. Carl Cheffers has the Sunday nighter between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers. Craig Wrolstad finishes off the week with the New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football.
Here is a look at the winning percentages for NFL referees in 2021 as Week 10 is underway.
The NFL season is always exciting by the time November hits and Thanksgiving is in the air.
The following is a list of each NFL referee’s home team winning percentage heading into Week 10 of the 2021 season. The assignments are according to Football Zebras while the stats are proprietary to this author.
Ron Torbert’s crew kicks off Week 10 with Thursday Night Football between the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins. Bill Vinovich will handle the AFC West showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders. Shawn Smith concludes the week with the Los Angeles Rams at the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.
Alex Kemp, Carl Cheffers, and Clete Blakeman have the week off.
Ah jeez. The New Orleans Saints will exit their bye week by kicking off against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football this week, visiting Lumen Field for the second time in three years. And they’ll be working with (hopefully not against) referee Shawn Hochuli and his crew, which has thrown more penalty flags (87) than any of their peers this season.
Now, to be fair, penalties per game would be a better metric — several crews have already taken a bye week, while Hochuli’s staff have managed six games in as many weeks. In that case, Scott Novak’s crew ranks first (with 16 fouls per game) and Hochuli falls all the way to … second place (14.5 per game). At least he ranks third in total penalty yards (734) and penalty yards per game (122.3).
The good news for New Orleans is that Hochuli has been harder on home teams than visitors, tossing 48 fouls for 421 penalty yards on hosts against 39 flags for 313 penalties on visiting teams. Maybe that trend holds throughout their prime-time game. Another unfortunate trend, however, is that the Saints are 1-2 with Hochuli on hand since he was promoted to referee in 2018 — including their playoff elimination loss to the Buccaneers in January this year.
Either way, the Saints have to play well enough for the officiating to not matter. New Orleans goes into this game with the fifth fewest penalties called against them (30) while also seeing the fewest beneficial fouls (22). Seattle isn’t too far behind with 35 fouls against them and 29 beneficial penalties. The less face time Hochuli gets on Monday night’s broadcast, the better.
The #Chiefs pulled Shawn Hochuli’s crew for their Week 3 game against the #Chargers.
Fourth-year NFL referee Shawn Hochuli and his crew are set to officiate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 3 game against the Los Angeles Chargers according to Football Zebras.
You might remember Shawn’s father, Ed Hochuli, who was the NFL’s longest-tenured official before retiring in 2018. Shawn took up his mantle and was promoted to referee that year after serving as a back judge for several seasons.
Shawn’s last Chiefs game officiated was the regular-season game with the Buccaneers. Kansas City was flagged eight times for 57 yards during that matchup while Tampa Bay was flagged 10 times for 82 yards. Prior to that game, he officiated the Chiefs’ AFC divisional-round game against the Houston Texans in the 2019 postseason.
So far this season, Hochuli’s crew has called the second-most penalties in the league with 33 penalties through two weeks of play. A total of eight of those penalties have been offensive holding penalties, which is something to watch for Kansas City. So far this season they’ve only twice been flagged for offensive holding, but opponents have been flagged four times. Hochuli’s crew has also called four defensive pass interference penalties and four false starts so far this season.
The Chiefs are going to have to hope for a clean game against a flag-happy crew. One thing they’ll have going for them in this matchup is that they have the fewest penalties in the AFC West through two games (10). The Chargers have the most (18) and their top 3 penalties committed are the ones that Hochuli’s crew has called with the most frequency.
The NFL assigned referee Shawn Hochuli to its Week 2 Monday Night Football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Las Vegas Raiders.
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One of the NFL’s fresher-faced referees will be on hand when the New Orleans Saints kick off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week. The league assigned Shawn Hochuli and his crew to its next Monday Night Football game, where all spotlights will be trained on Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Hochuli, the son of longtime referee and long-winded speaker Ed Hochuli (who retired in 2018), was promoted to the post after working as a side judge and back judge from 2014 to 2017. In Week 1, Hochuli’s crew threw a dozen penalty flags with six each on the Seattle Seahawks (drawing 46 penalty yards) and the Atlanta Falcons (72 yards) in a 38-25 Seahawks win on the road.
He has worked three Saints games in his career, but two of those matchups were 2015 games when he was a back judge. Hochuli did take the stage as a referee in last year’s Monday Night Football game with the Indianapolis Colts at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, which the Saints won handily 34-7. The Saints and Colts drew similar penalty numbers in that matchup, with the Saints netting six flags for 52 yards while the Colts received seven fouls for 49 yards.
So far, Hochuli and his crew have done a great job calling games evenly. We’ll see if they keep it up under the spotlight on Sept. 21.
The Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs meet for the AFC divisional. Here are facts about the Chiefs’ coach as well as referee Shawn Hochuli.
The Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs face off in the AFC divisional playoffs. Next up, we take a look at facts surrounding Kansas City coach Andy Reid as well as the referee, Shawn Hochuli, who refereed the game from Week 6 at Arrowhead Stadium.
51. Reid is 12-14 in the playoffs with a 7-7 record at home.
52. Reid is 6-4 in the divisional round of the playoffs with a 4-1 record at home.
53. Reid has only been a one-and-done after posting 12-plus regular season wins 1/5 times. That lone instance was the 2016 AFC divisional versus the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium.
54. Reid is 7-2 against the Texans with a 3-1 record at home.
55. Reid’s 7-2 career record against the Texans is the best he’s compiled against an AFC South opponent:
Texans: 7-2
Jaguars: 5-2
Colts: 3-6
Titans: 1-8
56. Reid is currently tied with Marty Schottenheimer for the second-most AFC/AFL Championship Game appearances in team history with one.
57. A win would make Reid the first Chiefs coach in club history to reach two consecutive conference title games.
58. A win would tie Reid with Schottenheimer for the second-most postseason wins in Chiefs history with three. Hank Stram has the most with four.
59. Reid has the third-most consecutive winning seasons in Chiefs history with seven. Schottenheimer and Stram are tied for the most with nine apiece.
60. Reid is 58/124 on challenges for his career with a 3/7 rate in 2019.
61. Reid was 0/3 on pass interference challenges in 2019.
62. Reid is 4/7 on postseason challenges for his career.
63. The Chiefs finished with the 15th-fewest penalties in the NFL with 107.
