Texans 100: Facts and Figures for Colts on Thursday night, No. 51-75

The facts continue as the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts face off in Week 12. Next we take a look at Frank Reich and referee Ron Torbert.

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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.