NFL Officiating Observatory
CREW CHIEF PROFILE
Walt Coleman: NFL referee penalty stats (2026)
TL;DR
Walt Coleman is an NFL referee (crew chief). Across 2015–25 his crew averaged 13.0 accepted penalties per game (62 games).
2026 flags / game—0 games · league 14.7
2026 yards / game—league 119.2
Last season flags / game—0 games
2015–25 flags / game13.062 games
Calling style
Career (2015–25): —, .
Close to the league average on every measure we track.
Season by season
| Season | Games | Flags / game |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | 13.1 |
| 2016 | 15 | 12.4 |
| 2017 | 15 | 13.9 |
| 2018 | 16 | 12.2 |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Score | Flags | By team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-30 | NYJ @ NE | 3–38 | 8 | NYJ 4 · NE 4 |
| 2018-12-23 | LA @ ARI | 31–9 | 13 | LA 6 · ARI 7 |
| 2018-12-16 | MIA @ MIN | 17–41 | 14 | MIA 8 · MIN 6 |
| 2018-12-09 | ATL @ GB | 20–34 | 19 | ATL 13 · GB 6 |
| 2018-12-02 | CLE @ HOU | 13–29 | 11 | CLE 6 · HOU 5 |
| 2018-11-25 | JAX @ BUF | 21–24 | 23 | JAX 10 · BUF 13 |
| 2018-11-18 | CIN @ BAL | 21–24 | 12 | CIN 7 · BAL 5 |
| 2018-11-08 | CAR @ PIT | 21–52 | 6 | CAR 5 · PIT 1 |
| 2018-11-04 | NYJ @ MIA | 6–13 | 10 | NYJ 5 · MIA 5 |
| 2018-10-21 | TEN @ LAC | 19–20 | 8 | TEN 4 · LAC 4 |
Questions
Statistics reflect the crew chief's assignment; crews change around the chief each year. Patterns, not motives.