Week 9 Officiating: Meet Land Clark and Crew
Name: Land Clark
Age: 64
Promoted To Referee: 2020
Last Game: 10/25/26 NYG@HOU
The New York Giants committed 4 penalties for 50 yards. They were flagged a total of 5 times.
The Houston Texans committed 10 penalties for 80 yards. They were flagged a total of 14 times.
Together there were 14 penalties for 130 yards. There were 19 total flags in this game.
Last Lions Game: 09/14/25 – CHI21@ DET 52
The Chicago Bears committed 8 penalties for 50 yards. They were flagged a total of 10 times.
The Detroit Lions committed 3 penalties for 28 yards. They were flagged a total of 7 times.
Together there were 11 penalties for 78 yards. There were 17 total flags in this game.
Notable
The Lions finally get a bit of relief, after three straight games of a Top 3 penalty throwing crews, they finally pick up Land Clark, whose crew is in the bottom of the group when it comes total penalties. Outside of dismissed penalties where they are tied for most in the league, they do tend to flag the home team once more per game than the away team, which directly benefits the Lions. The last game they officiated for the Lion was the shellacking Dan Camopbell's team laid down on Benedict Johnson last year when they put up a 50 burger in Week 2.
Looking at the Dolphins and Lions, they both hover around the Top 10 in penalties, but when they do get flagged, it aligns with this crews' tendencies. Lots of eyeballs on the line of scrimmage, with False Starts, Offensive Holding and Illegal Formation tops for both teams and Clark's crew, with DPI also something the Lions DBs will need to be wary of.
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