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62. This week’s referee is Ron Torbert. Houston is 3-3 when he referees:
2014 – CLT, 28-33 – L
2015 – KC, 0-30 – L
2016 – @JAX, 24-21 – W
2016* – RAI, 27-14 – W
2017 – KC, 34-42 – L
2018 – @JAX, 20-7 – W
*playoff game
63. The Texans have had fewer penalties 2/6 times with Torbert:
2014 – CLT: 5/51; HTX: 5/66
2015 – KC: 5/52; HTX: 4/29
2016 – JAX: 4/48; HTX: 4/89
2016 – RAI: 8/63; HTX: 7/65
2017 – KC: 6/64; HTX: 7/59
2018 – JAX: 2/15; HTX: 6/35
*playoff game
64. Torbert is tied for the sixth-highest home team winning percentage this year:
Alex Kemp: .700
Brad Allen: .667
Carl Cheffers: .667
Walt Anderson: .600
John Hussey: .600
Ron Torbert: .556
Jerome Boger: .556
Craig Wrolstad: .556
Scott Novak: .550
Tony Corrente: .500
Shawn Smith: .500
Clete Blakeman: .444
Bill Vinovich: .444
Adrian Hill: .444
Brad Rogers: .333
Shawn Hochuli: .300
Clay Martin: .300
65. Torbert is also tied for the sixth-highest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties:
Scott Novak: .800
Tony Corrente: .700
Clay Martin: .700
Clete Blakeman: .667
Alex Kemp: .600
Ron Torbert: .556
Brad Allen: .556
Shawn Smith: .500
John Hussey: .500
Bill Vinovich: .444
Jerome Boger: .444
Carl Cheffers: .444
Adrian Hill: .444
Craig Wrolstad: .444
Brad Rogers: .444
Shawn Hochuli: .400
Walt Anderson: .400
66. The Colts are 3-2 with Torbert. Here are the results:
2014 – @HTX, 33-28 – W
2015 – @PIT, 10-45 – L
2016 – SDG, 26-22 – W
2016 – @NYJ, 41-10 – W
2017 – @RAM, 6-49 – L
67. The Colts have had fewer penalties 3/5 times with Torbert. Here are the results:
2014 – HTX: 5/66; CLT: 5/51
2015 – PIT: 4/48; CLT: 5/30
2016 – SDG: 10/80; CLT: 11/66
2016 – NYJ: 6/90; CLT: 3/28
2017 – RAM: 7/50; CLT: 4/20
68. Torbert’s games feature the second-fewest sacks per game:
Smith: 6.5
Hill: 6.4
Vinovich: 6.4
Allen: 6.1
Anderson: 5.7
Corrente: 5.5
Boger: 5.4
Kemp: 5.3
Rogers: 5.2
Martin: 5.1
Wrolstad: 4.8
Blakeman: 4.7
Hussey: 4.5
Cheffers: 4.4
Novak: 4.4
Torbert: 4.2
Hochuli: 3.5
69. Torbert calls the second-most offensive holding penalties per game:
Cheffers: 5.2
Torbert: 4.1
Rogers: 4.0
Corrente: 3.7
Hill: 3.6
Hochuli: 3.6
Anderson: 3.5
Blakeman: 3.3
Allen: 3.3
Boger: 3.2
Wrolstad: 3.1
Kemp: 3.1
Smith: 2.9
Martin: 2.7
Novak: 2.5
Hussey: 2.1
Vinovich: 1.6
70. The Texans are 2/3 when challenging Torbert with opponents going 1/2. Replay Assistant is 1/2 with one of those calls benefiting Houston.
71. The Colts are 1/1 when challenging Torbert with opponents also going 1/1. Replay Assistant is ½ with one of those decisions benefiting the Colts.
72. Torbert is tied for the fifth-highest challenge overturn rate:
Blakeman: .625 (5/8)
Novak: .600 (6/10)
Kemp: .500 (4/8)
Vinovich: .462 (6/13)
Torbert: .429 (3/7)
Corrente: .429 (3/7)
Smith: .400 (2/5)
Hussey: .400 (4/10)
Anderson. 364 (4/11)
Cheffers: .333 (1/3)
Rogers: .286 (2/7)
Boger: .250 (2/8)
Allen: .231 (3/13)
Hill: .167 (1/6)
Hochuli: .143 (1/7)
Wrolstad: .125 (1/8)
Martin: .100 (1/10)
73. Torbert has been tasked to overturn calls related to pass interference three times without a reversal yet:
Cheffers: 1.000 (1/1)
Anderson: .500 (2/4)
Vinovich: .400 (2/5)
Smith: .000 (0/1)
Novak: .000 (0/2)
Hussey : .000 (0/2)
Hill: .000 (0/2)
Blakeman: .000 (0/2)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Torbert: .000 (0/3)
Corrente: .000 (0/3)
Rogers: .000 (0/3)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/4)
Hochuli: .000 (0/4)
Kemp: .000 (0/4)
Allen: .000 (0/7)
Martin: .000 (0/8)
74. Like Clete Blakeman and former referee Ed Hochuli, Torbert is an attorney outside of the lines.
75. Torbert’s crew features Sarah Thomas, the first female official in the NFL, who debuted in 2015, as a down judge.