Side Judge· also: Alternate 118
David Meslow
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%
-3.7ppleague 49% · 40 priced games
Avg Total Points
42.8
-2.8league 45.6 · both teams combined
Spread Outcomes
Who covers the line in his gamesFavorites cover well above the league rate in his games.
Favorites Cover %
55%
+6.1ppleague 49% · 40 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
58%
+8.7ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameAverage penalty and pace signals: no tendency stands out.
Penalties / Game
12.1
-0.5league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
117.9
-3.7league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
94
-12league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Flags split roughly evenly between home and road.
Recent Games Worked
- Jan 4, 2026DET@CHI19–16Spread CHI -3.5Total 51Penalties 10 (60 yd)35dogunder10 (60 yd)
- Dec 25, 2025DAL@WAS30–23Spread DAL -9Total 50.5Penalties 21 (160 yd)53dogover21 (160 yd)
- Dec 7, 2025CIN@BUF34–39Spread BUF -6Total 55Penalties 10 (98 yd)73dogover10 (98 yd)
- Nov 30, 2025JAX@TEN25–3Spread JAX -6Total 42.5Penalties 23 (184 yd)28favunder23 (184 yd)
- Nov 23, 2025ATL@NOR24–10Spread NOR -2Total 40Penalties 13 (118 yd)34dogunder13 (118 yd)
- Nov 16, 2025CHI@MIN19–17Spread MIN -2.5Total 48Penalties 8 (55 yd)36dogunder8 (55 yd)
- Nov 9, 2025PIT@LAC10–25Spread LAC -3.5Total 46Penalties 12 (84 yd)35favunder12 (84 yd)
- Oct 26, 2025NYG@PHI20–38Spread PHI -7.5Total 43Penalties 12 (84 yd)58favover12 (84 yd)
- Oct 19, 2025CAR@NYJ13–6Spread CAR -1Total 40Penalties 11 (71 yd)19favunder11 (71 yd)
- Oct 12, 2025SFO@TAM19–30Spread TAM -3.5Total 47Penalties 14 (96 yd)49favover14 (96 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.