As exciting as last week’s blowout victory over the Cincinnati Bengals was, it’s officially time to turn the page and shift all of our focus to the Tennessee Titans’ massive AFC South showdown this week.
Tennessee is set to travel to Indianapolis in Week 5 to take on the Colts in a game that could possibly decide which team is in sole possession of first place depending on the results of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ and Houston Texans’ games.
Buy Titans TicketsThe Titans have won the last five matchups between these two teams dating back to 2020, which is a nice change from Tennessee’s perspective since the Colts had previously been dominating the rivalry for the majority of the decade prior.
Veteran official Brad Rogers and his crew will have the privilege of calling this game, and they have been about as balanced as you could possibly be when calling flags on the visiting or hosting teams through the first four weeks of the season.
Using the NFL Penalties website, let’s find out exactly how his crew has fared this season, while also taking a look at which penalties they’re calling most/least frequently.
Home team penalties
- 32 penalties called against the home team
- 236 penalty yards against the home team
Away team penalties
- 32 penalties called against the road team
- 313 penalty yards against the road team
Offensive Holding
- Number of times called: 18
- Yards off offensive holding: 180
- Offensive holding penalties called on home team: 10
- Offensive holding penalties called on road team: 8
- Average of 4.5 offensive holding penalties called per game
False Start
- Number of times called: 10
- Yards off false starts: 49
- False start penalties called on home team: 5
- False start penalties called on road team: 5
- Average of 2.5 false start penalties called per game
Defensive Holding
- Number of times called: 5
- Yards off defensive holding: 24
- Defensive holding penalties called on home team: 4
- Defensive holding penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 1.25 defensive holding penalties called per game
Offensive pass interference (OPI)
- Number of times called: 4
- Yards off OPI: 32
- OPI penalties called on home team: 1
- OPI penalties called on road team: 3
- Average of one OPI penalty called per game
Defensive pass interference (DPI)
- Number of times called: 4
- Yards off DPI: 83
- DPI penalties called on home team: 2
- DPI penalties called on road team: 2
- Average of one DPI penalty called per game
Unnecessary roughness
- Number of times called: 3
- Yards off unnecessary roughness: 40
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on home team: 2
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 0.75 unnecessary roughness penalties called per game
Illegal formation
- Number of times called: 3
- Yards off illegal formation: 15
- Illegal formation penalties called on home team: 1
- Illegal formation penalties called on road team: 2
- Average of 0.75 illegal formation penalties called per game
Delay of game
- Number of times called: 2
- Yards off delay of game: 9
- Delay of game penalties called on home team: 0
- Delay of game penalties called on road team: 2
- Average of 0.50 delay of game penalties called per game
Illegal shift
- Number of times called: 2
- Yards off illegal shift: 10
- Illegal shift penalties called on home team: 2
- Illegal shift penalties called on road team: 0
- Average of 0.50 illegal shift penalties called per game
Neural zone infraction
- Number of times called: 2
- Yards off neutral zone infraction: 9
- Neutral zone infraction penalties called on home team: 1
- Neutral zone infraction penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 0.50 neutral zone infraction penalties called per game
Roughing the passer
- Number of times called: 2
- Yards off roughing the passer: 27
- Roughing the passer penalties called on home team: 0
- Roughing the passer penalties called on road team: 2
- Average of 0.50 roughing the passer penalties called per game
Face mask
- Number of times called: 2
- Yards off face mask: 30
- Face mask penalties called on home team: 1
- Number of face mask penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 0.50 face mask penalties called per game
Defensive too many men on the field
- Number of times called: 1
- Yards off too many men on the field: 5
- Too many men on the field penalties called on home team: 0
- Too many men on the field penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 0.25 too many men on the field penalties called per game
Illegal use of hands
- Number of times called: 1
- Yards off illegal use of hands: 5
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on home team: 0
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 0.25 illegal use of hands penalties called per game
Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Number of times called: 1
- Yards off unsportsmanlike conduct : 15
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on home team: 0
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 0.25 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called per game
Ineligible downfield pass
- Number of times called: 1
- Yards off ineligible downfield pass: 5
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on home team: 0
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on road team: 1
- Average of 0.25 ineligible downfield pass penalties called per game
Ineligible downfield kick
- Number of times called: 1
- Yards off ineligible downfield kick: 5
- Ineligible downfield kick penalties called on home team: 1
- Ineligible downfield kick penalties called on road team: 0
- Average of 0.25 ineligible downfield kick penalties called per game
Penalties yet to be called
- Horse collar tackle
- Defensive offsides
- Illegal contact
- Running into/Roughing the kicker
