There were 150 penalties accepted in 16 games in Week 15, the lowest penalty total for any week during the NFL season. The previous low for a week was 153 penalties accepted in Week 5 with 14 games. The lowest total for a full week with 16 games was 172 back in Week 12. The most in a week this season was 210 penalties accepted with 16 games in Week 4.
This week, with 16 games, there will only be one crew without an assignment for this week.
NFL Referee Assignments for Week 16
All times Eastern and game day Sunday unless stated otherwise. All penalty stat information is courtesy of NFLPenalties.com.
- Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons | 1:00 p.m.
Alan Eck - Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers | 1:00 p.m.
Alex Kemp - Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans | 1:00 p.m.
Tra Blake - Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings | 1:00 p.m.
Land Clark - Washington Commanders at New York Jets | 1:00 p.m.
Clay Martin - Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans | 1:00 p.m.
Shawn Smith
- Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4:05 p.m.
Brad Allen - Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears | 4:25 p.m.
John Hussey - Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins | 4:25 p.m.
Shawn Hochuli - New England Patriots at Denver Broncos | 8:15 p.m.
Carl Cheffers - Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs | 1:00 p.m. (Monday)
Clete Blakeman - New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles | 4:30 p.m. (Monday)
Ron Torbert - Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers | 8:15 p.m. (Monday)
Bill Vinovich
Shawn Hochuli and his crew will be in Miami to see the Cowboys and Dolphins for the first time this season.
Last week, Dallas committed roughing the passer and roughing the kicker penalties to extend two Buffalo touchdown drives in the Bills 31-10 victory. The Cowboys have been called for an NFL-high 102 accepted penalties for 872 yards, the second-highest yardage total.
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Bill Vinovich’s crew will handle the Ravens and 49ers game on Monday night. This is the first time the crew has seen the 49ers and the second game with the Ravens. In Week 6 with Vinovich’s crew, Baltimore was called for nine penalties, tied for the team’s second-most in a game this season. The Titans were called for six penalties in the Ravens 24-16 win.
Each season, officials are assigned to referees from the NFL’s officiating roster. You can see the full crews for the 2023 season in our handy guide.
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