Back Judge· also: Alternate 82, Alternate 5, Alternate, Side Judge
Jimmy Russell
Scoring
How high or low his games runSlight Under lean: games trend a bit lower-scoring than the market expects.
% Games Over the Total
44%
-4.3ppleague 49% · 56 priced games
Avg Total Points
45.8
+0.2league 45.6 · both teams combined
Spread Outcomes
Who covers the line in his gamesUnderdogs cover well above the league rate in his games.
Favorites Cover %
38%
-11ppleague 49% · 56 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
46%
-3.3ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameLets-em-play crew: penalty rate runs well below league average.
Penalties / Game
10.3
-2.3league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
120.4
-1.2league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
86
-20league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Flags split roughly evenly between home and road.
Recent Games Worked
- Jan 7, 2023TEN@JAX16–20Spread JAX -6Total 39.5Penalties 10 (65 yd)36dogunder10 (65 yd)
- Jan 1, 2023CLE@WAS24–10Spread WAS -1.5Total 41Penalties 8 (44 yd)34dogunder8 (44 yd)
- Dec 24, 2022ATL@BAL9–17Spread BAL -6.5Total 35.5Penalties 6 (54 yd)26favunder6 (54 yd)
- Nov 28, 2022PIT@IND24–17Spread IND -2.5Total 39.5Penalties 5 (39 yd)41dogover5 (39 yd)
- Nov 17, 2022TEN@GNB27–17Spread GNB -3Total 40.5Penalties 7 (59 yd)44dogover7 (59 yd)
- Nov 13, 2022HOU@NYG16–24Spread NYG -4.5Total 41.5Penalties 12 (64 yd)40favunder12 (64 yd)
- Nov 6, 2022LVR@JAX20–27Spread LVR -2.5Total 48Penalties 9 (75 yd)47dogunder9 (75 yd)
- Oct 31, 2022CIN@CLE13–32Spread CIN -3Total 45Penalties 8 (62 yd)45dogpush8 (62 yd)
- Oct 23, 2022NYJ@DEN16–9Spread NYJ -2Total 37Penalties 15 (119 yd)25favunder15 (119 yd)
- Oct 9, 2022DAL@LAR22–10Spread LAR -5Total 41.5Penalties 8 (67 yd)32dogunder8 (67 yd)
FAV covered · DOG covered · OVER hit · UNDER hit · PUSH
Source: nflverse officials release joined to games. Vegas-controlled signals use the betting market as matchup adjustment. Penalty + plays averages limited to 2012+ when per-team box data is available. Sample-size floor: 30 games.