With last week’s deflating loss in the rearview mirror, it’s time to shift our focus toward the Tennessee Titans’ upcoming matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11.
Sunday’s contest is between two AFC South teams trending in opposite directions. Despite a loss last week, Jacksonville sits atop the division standings at 6-3, while Tennessee is the bottom-feeder at 3-6.
After dealing with one of the more lenient officiating crews a week ago, the Titans are slated to have one of the most strict in the NFL in Week 11, with Brad Rogers and his staff set to be in charge of Sunday’s game.
This is the second Titans game this season that Rogers’ crew has worked. The first came in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts, a game that saw a total of 12 penalties called and accepted, which was fewer penalties called than Rogers’ crew has averaged per game all season (13.4).
According to the NFLPenalties.com, Rodgers and Co. have accounted for the third-most flags thrown (151), the fourth-most amount of penalties accepted (121), and they are one of four crews that have surpassed 1,000 yards off penalties (1,041).
Listed below is each penalty that Rogers and his staff have called through the first nine weeks, how frequently they called them, and which teams they’ve favored the most.
All other penalties not listed either haven’t been called or were negated by offsetting and/or penalties that were declined.
Now that we’ve covered all of that, let’s take a closer look at the tendencies of this particular officiating crew in order to get a better idea of what to expect come Sunday.
Home team penalties
- 61 penalties called against the home team
- 476 penalty yards against the home team
- Average of 6.8 penalties per game
Away team penalties
- 60 penalties called against the road team
- 565 penalty yards against the road team
- Average of 6.7 penalties per game
Offensive holding
- Number of times called: 33
- Yards off offensive holding: 327
- Offensive holding penalties called on home team: 20
- Offensive holding penalties called on road team: 13
- Average of 3.67 offensive holding penalties called per game
False start
- Number of times called: 14
- Yards off false starts: 69
- False start penalties called on home team: Six
- False start penalties called on road team: Eight
- Average of 1.56 false start penalties called per game
Defensive holding
- Number of times called: 10
- Yards off defensive holding: 47
- Defensive holding penalties called on home team: Eight
- Defensive holding penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 1.11 defensive holding penalties called per game
Defensive pass interference (DPI)
- Number of times called: Eight
- Yards off DPI: 140
- DPI penalties called on home team: Two
- DPI penalties called on road team: Six
- Average of 0.89 DPI penalties called per game
Offensive pass interference (OPI)
- Number of times called: Seven
- Yards off OPI: 62
- OPI penalties called on home team: Three
- OPI penalties called on road team: Four
- Average of 0.78 OPI penalties called per game
Delay of game
- Number of times called: Five
- Yards off delay of game: 23
- Delay of game penalties called on home team: Two
- Delay of game penalties called on road team: Three
- Average of 0.56 delay of game penalties called per game
Roughing the passer
- Number of times called: Five
- Yards off roughing the passer: 54
- Roughing the passer penalties called on home team: Two
- Roughing the passer penalties called on road team: Three
- Average of 0.56 roughing the passer penalties called per game
Offsides/neutral zone infraction
- Number of times called: Eight
- Yards off neutral zone infraction/offsides: 39
- Neutral zone infraction/offsides penalties called on home team: Four
- Neutral zone infraction/offsides penalties called on road team: Four
- Average of 0.89 neutral zone infraction/offside penalties called per game
Illegal shift
- Number of times called: Four
- Yards off illegal shift: 20
- Illegal shift penalties called on home team: Two
- Illegal shift penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.44 illegal shift penalties called per game
Unnecessary roughness
- Number of times called: Four
- Yards off unnecessary roughness: 55
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on home team: Two
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.44 unnecessary roughness penalties called per game
Illegal formation
- Number of times called: Three
- Yards off illegal formation: 15
- Illegal formation penalties called on home team: One
- Illegal formation penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.33 illegal formation penalties called per game
Leverage
- Number of times called: Three
- Yards off leverage: 42
- Leverage penalties called on home team: Two
- Leverage penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.33 Leverage penalties called per game
Face mask
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off face mask: 30
- Face mask penalties called on home team: One
- Number of face mask penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.22 face mask penalties called per game
Disqualification
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off disqualification : 16
- Disqualification penalties called on home team: Two
- Disqualification penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.22 disqualification penalties called per game
Illegal use of hands
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off illegal use of hands: 15
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on home team: Zero
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.22 illegal use of hands penalties called per game
Fair catch interference
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off fair catch interference : 30
- Fair catch interference penalties called on home team: Zero
- Fair catch interference penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.22 fair catch interference penalties called per game
Defensive too many men on field
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off too many men on the field: Five
- Too many men on the field penalties called on home team: Zero
- Too many men on the field penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.11 too many men on the field penalties called per game
Player out of bounds on kick (POBK)
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off POBK: Five
- POBK penalties called on home team: One
- POBK penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.11 POBK penalties called per game
Illegal contact
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off illegal contact: Five
- Illegal contact penalties called on home team: One
- Illegal contact penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.11 illegal contact penalties called per game
Ineligible downfield kick
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off ineligible downfield kick: Five
- Ineligible downfield kick penalties called on home team: One
- Ineligible downfield kick penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.11 ineligible downfield kick penalties called per game
Ineligible downfield pass
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off ineligible downfield pass: Five
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on home team: Zero
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.11 ineligible downfield pass penalties called per game
Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off unsportsmanlike conduct: 15
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on home team: Zero
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.11 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called per game
Defensive delay of game
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off defensive delay of game: Five
- Defensive delay of game penalties called on home team: One
- Defensive delay of game penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.11 defensive delay of game penalties called per game
Intentional grounding
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off intentional grounding: 12
- Intentional grounding penalties called on home team: Zero
- Intentional grounding penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.11 intentional grounding penalties called per game
