Down Judge· also: Alternate 1, Alternate 2, Line Judge
Tom Stephan
Scoring
How high or low his games runSlight Over lean: games trend a bit higher-scoring than the market expects.
% Games Over the Total
53%
+4.5ppleague 49% · 111 priced games
Avg Total Points
46.4
+0.8league 45.6 · both teams combined
Spread Outcomes
Who covers the line in his gamesSpread outcomes match the league baseline: no actionable betting edge.
Favorites Cover %
48%
-1.3ppleague 49% · 111 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
51%
+2.6ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameAverage penalty and pace signals: no tendency stands out.
Penalties / Game
13.5
+0.9league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
123.3
+1.7league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
116
+10league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Flags split roughly evenly between home and road.
Recent Games Worked
- Jan 8, 2023TAM@ATL17–30Spread ATL -6Total 40.5Penalties 5 (48 yd)47favover5 (48 yd)
- Jan 1, 2023PIT@BAL16–13Spread BAL -1Total 35.5Penalties 10 (73 yd)29dogunder10 (73 yd)
- Dec 25, 2022GNB@MIA26–20Spread MIA -3.5Total 49.5Penalties 13 (102 yd)46dogunder13 (102 yd)
- Dec 18, 2022TEN@LAC14–17Spread LAC -3Total 47Penalties 9 (82 yd)31pushunder9 (82 yd)
- Dec 4, 2022CLE@HOU27–14Spread CLE -7.5Total 46Penalties 11 (87 yd)41favunder11 (87 yd)
- Nov 27, 2022BAL@JAX27–28Spread BAL -3Total 43Penalties 7 (39 yd)55dogover7 (39 yd)
- Nov 20, 2022PHI@IND17–16Spread PHI -6.5Total 45.5Penalties 15 (145 yd)33dogunder15 (145 yd)
- Nov 13, 2022DET@CHI31–30Spread CHI -3Total 48.5Penalties 11 (101 yd)61dogover11 (101 yd)
- Nov 6, 2022BUF@NYJ17–20Spread BUF -10.5Total 46Penalties 6 (60 yd)37dogunder6 (60 yd)
- Oct 23, 2022SEA@LAC37–23Spread LAC -4.5Total 51Penalties 14 (138 yd)60dogover14 (138 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.