Below 30-game minimum, metrics hidden until sample gate clears.
14 games analyzed over 1 seasonUpdated Aug 22, 2026, 9:10 p.m.Compare
NFL
Robert Richeson
Game-Flow Manager · 14 games · 1 season (2024-25)
Moderate game-to-game volatility
Historically associated with near-average scoring, above-average flags volume (1.5 more flags per game than the league average).
How games feel
Typical historical game environment associated with this official. Descriptive history only.
Near-average scoring environment
Insufficient evidence
Combined points sit close to the league average (47.3).
League average 45.2 combined points
Above-average flags volume
Insufficient evidence
Averaged 13.4 flags per game (+1.5 vs league).
League average 11.9 flags
Moderate game-to-game volatility
Insufficient evidence
Consistency score 6/10 on whistle volume across the scouting sample window.
Descriptive stability of whistle volume, not a market forecast
Limited sample
Limited evidence
Only 14 games clear the current publishing window for this official.
Historical environment
Scoring, whistle, and stability context from this official's verified sample versus league averages. Descriptive history only. Window: 2021-2026.
League comparison
Combined score
Official 47.3·Baseline 45.2·+2.1 vs leagueper game
Whistle profile unavailable
Not enough verified games are available to compare this official reliably with the league.
Over-benchmark rate 50.0% on verified closing lines in this dataset.
Whistle detail
Whistle profile
Whistle volume, penalty disposition, and high-leverage game-state tendencies.
Sample gate not cleared.
Insufficient Data to Rate
Stability
Sample size
14 games
Seasons on file
2024-25
Consistency
6/10
Officiating style
Official Robert Richeson profiles as a game-flow (high subjective ratio) over the last 14 games. Whistle volume stays relatively stable in high-stakes settings.
Game-Flow (high subjective ratio) · NFL
Loose / Game-FlowStrict / Rule-Enforcer
73% subjective, 27% procedural
73% subjective vs 27% procedural whistle mix.
14 of 14 sample games use event-level foul classification tags.
Not pressure-sensitive in the last 14 games.
Win/loss and line history
Straight-up and line-linked outcome history when provenance allows. Not a recommendation.
Historical outcome splits
Not enough games for reliable metrics yet (N=14). Outcome splits appear after the sample gate clears.
Pressure
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.
Late-game whistle tendency
Neutral
Swallows whistleNeutral (0)Tightens up
Neutral leverage profile: late-period foul pace tracks early-period baselines in close games after intentional-foul filtering.
Tight-game proxy
Supporting evidence from close finishes in the verified sample.
Close-game proxy
How Robert Richeson compares in close-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores.
Close games (≤7 pt margin)
3 of 14 games match this window
Avg combined points
Close-game avg
45.7
Season avg
47.3
Pressure impact
-1.6
Avg flags
Close-game avg
12.3
Season avg
13.4
Pressure impact
-1.1
Over rate
Close-game avg
66.7%
Season avg
57.1%
Pressure impact
+9.6 pp
Over benchmark: 44.2 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 14 total games in sample
Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)
8 of 14 games match this window
Avg combined points
Toss-up avg
48.4
Season avg
47.3
Pressure impact
+1.1
Avg flags
Toss-up avg
14.1
Season avg
13.4
Pressure impact
+0.7
Over rate
Toss-up avg
62.5%
Season avg
57.1%
Pressure impact
+5.4 pp
Over benchmark: 44.2 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 14 total games in sample
Team effects versus baseline
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.
Career
Career evolution
Season timeline of archetype and late-game sensitivity, with detailed metrics below.
2024-25Insufficient sample0 games
Season
Style bucket derived from procedural vs. subjective foul mix and game-flow impact. Helps frame whether this ref tends to let play breathe or enforce structure.
Foul Ratio
How much an official's whistle rate shifts in close, late-game situations compared with the rest of the game. Positive values suggest they tighten up under pressure.
1-10 rating of how predictable this official's whistle volume is game to game. Higher scores mean steadier pacing; lower scores flag more volatile totals markets.
2024-25
Insufficient data (0 games, fewer than 10 required)
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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. Where sportsbook closing lines are unavailable, ATS/O/U splits use estimated lines. Team penalty splits live on team pages. Tonight's assignment signals are on the NFL home page.
Ref×team W-L rebuilt from 2761 ESPN game logs (2016-2026). 4604/5940 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.