NFL Officiating Observatory
CREW CHIEF PROFILE
Gene Steratore: NFL referee penalty stats (2026)
TL;DR
Gene Steratore is an NFL referee (crew chief). Across 2015–25 his crew averaged 12.2 accepted penalties per game (45 games).
2026 flags / game—0 games · league 14.7
2026 yards / game—league 119.2
Last season flags / game—0 games
2015–25 flags / game12.245 games
Calling style
Career (2015–25): —, .
Close to the league average on every measure we track.
Season by season
| Season | Games | Flags / game |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | 11.1 |
| 2016 | 16 | 10.9 |
| 2017 | 17 | 13.7 |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Score | Flags | By team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-04 | PHI @ NE | 41–33 | 7 | PHI 6 · NE 1 |
| 2018-01-14 | NO @ MIN | 24–29 | 11 | NO 7 · MIN 4 |
| 2017-12-31 | HOU @ IND | 13–22 | 11 | HOU 7 · IND 4 |
| 2017-12-24 | DET @ CIN | 17–26 | 14 | DET 9 · CIN 5 |
| 2017-12-17 | DAL @ LV | 20–17 | 21 | DAL 7 · LV 14 |
| 2017-12-10 | SEA @ JAX | 24–30 | 13 | SEA 6 · JAX 7 |
| 2017-12-03 | NE @ BUF | 23–3 | 12 | NE 9 · BUF 3 |
| 2017-11-19 | KC @ NYG | 9–12 | 14 | KC 9 · NYG 5 |
| 2017-11-13 | MIA @ CAR | 21–45 | 13 | MIA 7 · CAR 6 |
| 2017-11-05 | DEN @ PHI | 23–51 | 19 | DEN 14 · PHI 5 |
Questions
Statistics reflect the crew chief's assignment; crews change around the chief each year. Patterns, not motives.