01-28-2022, 10:56 AM
Seifert's officiating outlook: Referee Bill Vinovich's regular-season crew annually throws the fewest flags among the NFL's 17 crews, and this season was no exception. His crew averaged 10.9 flags per game, 34% less than the crew that called the most (Carl Cheffers, 16.6). He'll preside over a game that features the NFL's least-penalized team (Bengals, 84) and ninth most-penalized team (Chiefs, 129). Vinovich was the only referee in the NFL not to call a single roughing the passer penalty during the regular season, and his regular-season crew threw the third-fewest flags for holding (34).
