Field Judge· also: Alternate 15
Rick Patterson
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%
-5.0ppleague 49% · 48 priced games
Avg Total Points
42.7
-2.9league 45.6 · both teams combined
Spread Outcomes
Who covers the line in his gamesMild lean visible in spread outcomes: interesting context, not a green-light edge.
Favorites Cover %
44%
-5.1ppleague 49% · 48 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
44%
-5.0ppleague 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
10.9
-1.7league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
118.8
-2.8league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
84
-22league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Flags split roughly evenly between home and road.
Recent Games Worked
- Jan 3, 2026CAR@TAM14–16Spread TAM -3Total 42.5Penalties 11 (91 yd)30dogunder11 (91 yd)
- Dec 28, 2025JAX@IND23–17Spread JAX -4Total 48.5Penalties 11 (100 yd)40favunder11 (100 yd)
- Dec 18, 2025LAR@SEA37–38Spread SEA -1.5Total 42Penalties 13 (94 yd)75dogover13 (94 yd)
- Dec 14, 2025BAL@CIN24–0Spread BAL -3Total 51.5Penalties 6 (40 yd)24favunder6 (40 yd)
- Dec 7, 2025WAS@MIN0–31Spread MIN -1Total 44Penalties 7 (58 yd)31favunder7 (58 yd)
- Nov 30, 2025SFO@CLE26–8Spread SFO -5.5Total 35Penalties 7 (36 yd)34favunder7 (36 yd)
- Nov 17, 2025DAL@LVR33–16Spread DAL -3.5Total 48.5Penalties 12 (90 yd)49favover12 (90 yd)
- Nov 9, 2025NOR@CAR17–7Spread CAR -5Total 38Penalties 7 (65 yd)24dogunder7 (65 yd)
- Nov 2, 2025ATL@NWE23–24Spread NWE -5Total 45.5Penalties 7 (55 yd)47dogover7 (55 yd)
- Oct 27, 2025WAS@KAN7–28Spread KAN -10.5Total 48Penalties 12 (130 yd)35favunder12 (130 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.