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2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6 · REFEREE CREW

Shawn Smith

Referee crew

GAMES OFFICIATED
6

Completed games

ACCEPTED / GAME
13.3

80 accepted penalties

PENALTY YARDS / GAME
114.7

688 total accepted yards

NFL AVG / GAME
15.0

Both teams combined

PENALTIES RECORDED

Penalty types

Share of accepted penalties across 6 games.

Offensive Holding33%26 accepted
False Start18%14 accepted
Defensive Holding9%7 accepted
Delay of Game8%6 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference8%6 accepted
WEEK BY WEEK

Penalty rate

Accepted / game NFL average · 15.0

6 games in this sample. Frequency describes volume, not accuracy.

More statistical splits
VENUE

Home vs. away

Home37Away43
46% of accepted54% of accepted
PLAY CONTEXT

Offense vs. defense

Offense48Defense24
60% of accepted30% of accepted

8 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

GAME LOG · 6 GAMES

Game-by-game results