2026 REGULAR SEASON · REFEREE CREW

Carl Cheffers.

Referee crew · Ranked #6 in accepted penalties per game

ACCEPTED / GAME

15.8

+4.7% vs. league average

YARDS / GAME

127.3

509 total penalty yards

GAMES

Completed regular-season games

ACCEPTED PENALTIES

Declined and offsetting excluded

WHERE THE CALLS GO

Home vs. away

Home29Away34

46% of accepted54% of accepted

ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL

Offense vs. defense

Offense26Defense30

41% of accepted48% of accepted

7 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

THE MOST COMMON CALLS

Penalty breakdown

False Start10

Delay of Game8

Defensive Pass Interference7

Offensive Holding6

Unnecessary Roughness4

Face Mask4

Defensive Offside3

Illegal Use of Hands3

Defensive Holding3

Neutral Zone Infraction2

Taunting2

Illegal Formation2

Low Block1

Roughing the Passer1

Kickoff Out of Bounds1

Illegal Shift1

Kickoff Short of Landing Zone1

Unsportsmanlike Conduct1

Illegal Block Above the Waist1

Illegal Touch Kick1

Illegal Contact1

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

NYJ 12at CHI 23Carl Cheffers · FinalNYJ: 12 / 76 yds · CHI: 4 / 29 yds

16accepted105 yds

WK 3Sep 27

SEA 31at WAS 33Carl Cheffers · FinalSEA: 8 / 53 yds · WAS: 9 / 57 yds

17accepted110 yds

WK 2Sep 20

PIT 3at NE 20Carl Cheffers · FinalPIT: 5 / 59 yds · NE: 6 / 31 yds

11accepted90 yds

WK 1Sep 13

DAL 20at NYG 28Carl Cheffers · FinalDAL: 9 / 90 yds · NYG: 10 / 114 yds

19accepted204 yds