Week 10 Officiating: Meet Scott Novak and Crew
- Mike Terry
- Nov 5
- 1 min read
Name: Scott Novak
Age: 54
Promoted To Referee: 2019
Last Game: Week 9 2025 MIA @ BAL
Last Lions Game: 11/17/24 – JAX 06 @ DET 52
The Jacksonville Jaguars committed 6 penalties for 40 yards. They were flagged a total of 6 times.
The Detroit Lions committed 4 penalties for 46 yards. They were flagged a total of 4 times.
Together there were 10 penalties for 86 yards. There were 10 total flags in this game.
Notable
After experiencing another officiating “anomaly” last week with Clay Martins crew throwing an inordinate amount fo flag against the Lions at crucial times, the hope is that Scott Novak and Crew will play it closer to their averages. They are in the bottom 3 of crews for flags and yardage per game, which bodes well for two beat up teams this week. They do tend to penalize the home team a bit more, so Commanders with Mariotta may be in some trouble.
Looking at the trends, both teams have a top for in penalties that align with Novak’s Crew flags, but the Commanders have almost 10 more than the Lions in these key penalties year-to-date. Mariotta is slippery, but not nearly as fleet-of-foot as McCarthy, so the Lions should benefit as Novak Crew like to call Offensive Holding and False Start more than any other penalty.
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