Down Judge· also: Alternate 79, Alternate 2, Alternate 3, Line Judge, Head Linesman
Kent Payne
Scoring
How high or low his games runScoring tracks the league baseline: no Over/Under tilt to play.
% Games Over the Total
47%
-1.3ppleague 49% · 118 priced games
Avg Total Points
45.3
-0.3league 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 %
45%
-3.6ppleague 49% · 118 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
47%
-1.8ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameAverage penalty and pace signals: no tendency stands out.
Penalties / Game
13.3
+0.7league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
122.9
+1.3league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
114
+8.0league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Home team gets flagged 0.5 more times than the road team (vs league -0.4).
Recent Games Worked
- Jan 8, 2023DET@GNB20–16Spread GNB -5Total 48.5Penalties 9 (110 yd)36dogunder9 (110 yd)
- Jan 1, 2023CAR@TAM24–30Spread TAM -3.5Total 41Penalties 16 (109 yd)54favover16 (109 yd)
- Dec 24, 2022NOR@CLE17–10Spread CLE -3Total 32Penalties 6 (60 yd)27dogunder6 (60 yd)
- Dec 18, 2022PHI@CHI25–20Spread PHI -8.5Total 47.5Penalties 8 (55 yd)45dogunder8 (55 yd)
- Dec 8, 2022LVR@LAR16–17Spread LVR -6Total 42Penalties 14 (154 yd)33dogunder14 (154 yd)
- Nov 27, 2022ATL@WAS13–19Spread WAS -3.5Total 40Penalties 6 (48 yd)32favunder6 (48 yd)
- Nov 20, 2022DET@NYG31–18Spread NYG -3Total 44.5Penalties 13 (108 yd)49dogover13 (108 yd)
- Nov 13, 2022JAX@KAN17–27Spread KAN -9.5Total 51.5Penalties 5 (30 yd)44favunder5 (30 yd)
- Nov 7, 2022BAL@NOR27–13Spread BAL -1.5Total 46Penalties 10 (71 yd)40favunder10 (71 yd)
- Oct 30, 2022CHI@DAL29–49Spread DAL -9.5Total 43Penalties 12 (86 yd)78favover12 (86 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.