NFL flag desk
NFL officiating stats, analyzed.
Crew profiles, flag rates, and official×team histories across every indexed crew.
- Officials indexed
- 264
- Games logged
- 6,825
- Seasons
- Last 26 seasons
Live crew assignments return when the NFL week publishes.
Season highlights
Strong-confidence patterns first; thin samples sink to the bottom. Within each tier, ranked by effect size and sample depth.
- 46.0 points
- 2025-26 avg total
- 285 games
- 46.0 points
- 2024-25 avg total
- 285 games
- +0.0
- YoY scoring change
- points
Why it matters: Year-over-year context from 26 seasons in data/baselines.json (6,825 total games). League-wide baselines, not ref-specific.
- 46.0 points
- 2025-26 avg total
- 285 games
- 46.0 points
- 2024-25 avg total
- 285 games
- +0.0
- YoY scoring change
- points
Why it matters: Year-over-year context from 26 seasons in data/baselines.json (6,825 total games). League-wide baselines, not ref-specific.
From 2024-25 to 2025-26, combined pts per game held steady (+0.0 pts) while flags fell (-0.3 flags).
- 16-32
- O/U ATS
- 33.3%
- 48
- Sample
- Min 30 games
- 16.7 pts
- Edge vs 50%
- Leans unders
Why it matters: O/U ATS uses ESPN pickcenter or estimated closing totals where sportsbook data is unavailable. Min 30 decisive games required.
- 16-32
- O/U ATS
- 33.3%
- 48
- Sample
- Min 30 games
- 16.7 pts
- Edge vs 50%
- Leans unders
Why it matters: O/U ATS uses ESPN pickcenter or estimated closing totals where sportsbook data is unavailable. Min 30 decisive games required.
Totals go unders 33.3% (16-32) across 48 lined games.
- 15
- flags per game
- +2.6 vs 12.5 league avg
- 48.1%
- Over benchmark
- 44.9 points
- 52
- Sample
- Min 50 games
- 15
- flags per game
- +2.6 vs 12.5 league avg
- 48.1%
- Over benchmark
- 44.9 points
- 52
- Sample
- Min 50 games
Byron Boston averages 15 flags per game (+2.6 vs league) across 52 games, the largest whistle delta among 50+ game refs.
- +4.2
- Scoring delta
- vs 46 league avg
- 55.2%
- Over benchmark
- 87 games
- 11.7
- Avg flags
- -0.6 vs league
- +4.2
- Scoring delta
- vs 46 league avg
- 55.2%
- Over benchmark
- 87 games
- 11.7
- Avg flags
- -0.6 vs league
Mark Hittner's 87 games average 49.3 combined points (55.2% over 44.9), one of the largest scoring deltas in the pool.
Official analytics leaders
ESPN-verified penalty and scoring splits, descriptive tendencies, not picks.
Most flags called
Alex Moore+4.8 vs league
17.2 flags/game avg
Highest penalty yards
Alex Moore+29.6 vs league
133.6 yds/game avg
Highest-scoring crews
Ron Torbert+2.3 pts vs avg
47.4 combined pts/game
Most overs vs baseline
Scott Green57.8% over rate
Over 44.9 pts benchmark
Most balanced flag splits
Don Careyasymmetric
asymmetric · 40% within 1 flag
Historical tendencies only, with sample gates, confidence tiers, and transparent methodology. Not betting advice.
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