2026 REGULAR SEASON · REFEREE CREW

Scott Novak.

Referee crew · Ranked #1 in accepted penalties per game

ACCEPTED / GAME

22.0

+46.2% vs. league average

YARDS / GAME

215.0

860 total penalty yards

GAMES

Completed regular-season games

ACCEPTED PENALTIES

Declined and offsetting excluded

WHERE THE CALLS GO

Home vs. away

Home39Away49

44% of accepted56% of accepted

ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL

Offense vs. defense

Offense44Defense25

50% of accepted28% of accepted

19 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

THE MOST COMMON CALLS

Penalty breakdown

Offensive Holding26

False Start11

Unnecessary Roughness10

Delay of Game7

Defensive Pass Interference4

Illegal Block Above the Waist3

Unsportsmanlike Conduct3

Roughing the Passer3

Defensive Offside3

Chop Block2

Illegal Use of Hands2

Illegal Formation2

Face Mask2

Defensive Holding2

Illegal Shift1

Neutral Zone Infraction1

Invalid Fair Catch Signal1

Intentional Grounding1

Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact1

Kickoff Short of Landing Zone1

Low Block1

Leverage1

WEEK BY WEEK

A season taking shape

Accepted / game— NFL average

4 games is a small sample. Crew totals reflect both teams; game circumstances vary.

THE FULL PICTURE

Game-by-game results

WK 4Oct 4

LAC 23at SEA 30Scott Novak · FinalLAC: 16 / 130 yds · SEA: 14 / 150 yds

30accepted280 yds

WK 3Sep 27

MIN 23at TB 16Scott Novak · FinalMIN: 9 / 95 yds · TB: 8 / 81 yds

17accepted176 yds

WK 2Sep 20

GB 20at NYJ 17Scott Novak · FinalGB: 14 / 133 yds · NYJ: 13 / 156 yds

27accepted289 yds

WK 1Sep 13

BAL 41at IND 23Scott Novak · FinalBAL: 10 / 86 yds · IND: 4 / 29 yds

14accepted115 yds