Side Judge· also: Alternate 86, Alternate 2, Alternate 4, Field Judge
Jimmy Buchanan
Scoring
How high or low his games runSlight Under lean: games trend a bit lower-scoring than the market expects.
% Games Over the Total
45%
-3.2ppleague 49% · 112 priced games
Avg Total Points
46.0
+0.4league 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 %
48%
-1.2ppleague 49% · 112 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
45%
-3.8ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameAverage penalty and pace signals: no tendency stands out.
Penalties / Game
11.5
-1.1league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
120.3
-1.3league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
99
-7.0league 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)
- Dec 17, 2022MIA@BUF29–32Spread BUF -7Total 45Penalties 15 (102 yd)61dogover15 (102 yd)
- Dec 11, 2022CAR@SEA30–24Spread SEA -4Total 44Penalties 9 (64 yd)54dogover9 (64 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)
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.