Down Judge· also: Alternate 2, Alternate 3, Head Linesman
Jerry Bergman
Scoring
How high or low his games runScoring tracks the league baseline: no Over/Under tilt to play.
% Games Over the Total
46%
-2.5ppleague 49% · 122 priced games
Avg Total Points
45.8
+0.2league 45.6 · both teams combined
Spread Outcomes
Who covers the line in his gamesRoad teams cover well above the league rate: measurable road tilt.
Favorites Cover %
48%
-1.0ppleague 49% · 122 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
39%
-10ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameAverage penalty and pace signals: no tendency stands out.
Penalties / Game
12.2
-0.4league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
121.8
+0.2league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
103
-3.0league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Home team gets flagged 0.4 more times than the road team (vs league -0.4).
Recent Games Worked
- Jan 8, 2023CAR@NOR10–7Spread NOR -3.5Total 41.5Penalties 4 (35 yd)17dogunder4 (35 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.