Score vs average
46.0
+0.5 vs league average
92 games
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Score vs average
46.0
+0.5 vs league average
92 games
Flags vs average
11.4
-1.0 vs league average
92 games
Over rate
54.3%
League baseline 44.0
92 games
Typical historical game environment associated with this official. Descriptive history only.
Near-average scoring environment
High evidence
Combined points sit close to the league average (46).
League average 45 combined points
Near-average flags volume
High evidence
Flags volume tracks the league baseline (11.4, -0.6).
League average 12 flags
Fewer late-game whistles
High evidence
In close finishes, whistle rate historically drops versus earlier periods after intentional-foul filtering.
Late-game profile: Swallows Whistle
High game-to-game volatility
High evidence
Whistle volume swings more game to game than most peers in the scouting sample window.
Descriptive stability of whistle volume, not a market forecast
Multi-season sample on file
High evidence
Profile spans 7 seasons in this dataset (2019-20–2025-26).
Team performance comparisons are withheld until same-window team baselines clear sample gates. Raw records alone can overstate the official's relationship with strong or weak teams.
Scoring, whistle, and stability context from this official's verified sample versus league averages. Descriptive history only. Window: 2021-2026.
Whistle volume, penalty disposition, and high-leverage game-state tendencies.
44
Near-average flag-call profile
Official Dave Hawkshaw profiles as a game-flow (high subjective ratio) over 92 tracked games. Whistle volume stays relatively stable in high-stakes settings.
Straight-up home team record when this official works the game.
45-45
N=92 games · NFL sample
Late-game whistle tendency versus earlier periods. Zero on the scale is the neutral / no-shift anchor for this official (same whistle rate late as earlier), not a league average and not a betting recommendation.
Explore officials who frequently work with this official or show similar historical officiating patterns.
Similarity is descriptive and based on available historical metrics. It does not imply identical decision-making.
Pre-Game Context
Refficacy Dimensions
This officialLeague norm (50)
Whistle treatment toward designated star players in clutch minutes.
How often this crew whistles during opponent scoring runs.
Combined scoring in this crew's games versus league average.
Contact and administrative whistle share relative to league norms.
Home versus away whistle or cover patterns in this crew's sample.
1 metric excluded due to insufficient event data
Against the spread: whether the home team beat the sportsbook point spread (not just who won). A home line of −5.5 means the home team must win by 6+ to cover. and Did both teams’ combined score finish above (over) or below (under) the closing total set by sportsbooks before tip-off? tables use The spread and total sportsbooks posted near tip-off. ATS and O/U tables here use that number, not our fixed 225 benchmark. per game. ATS/O-U results are shown only where external closing-line data is available. Team penalty splits live on team pages. Tonight's assignment signals are on the NFL home page.
Ref×team W-L rebuilt from 2793 ESPN game logs (2016-2026). 4629/5986 ref×team pairs meet the 3+ game matrix gate. Ties are excluded from straight-up W-L. Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.