The Tennessee Titans sit at 3-5 and have a massive game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Another loss for Tennessee will all but end any realistic chance of a second-half run to the playoffs.
Technically, the Titans would still be mathematically alive, but they would have to essentially be perfect the rest of the way to have a chance of getting in the tournament.
Making a loss even worse, Tennessee will have then gone more than an entire calendar year without winning a single game on the road, with the Titans last road victory coming in Week 11 of last season (Nov. 17, 2022).
The Titans and Bucs will be dealing with one of the more lenient officiating crews that has thrown the fifth-fewest amount of flags (108) in the NFL, per NFLPenalties.com.
Alan Eck and his staff are set to be in charge of keeping Sunday’s game under control. Eck and Co. happen to be one of eight officiating crews that have had fewer than 95 penalties count toward its active total (excluding declined penalties, offsetting, etc.)
Listed below is each penalty that Eck and his crew have called through the first nine weeks, how frequently they called them, and which team (home or away) they’ve favored the most. All other penalties not listed either haven’t been called or were negated.
Offensive holding
- Number of times called: 19
- Yards off offensive holding: 177
- Offensive holding penalties called on home team: 10
- Offensive holding penalties called on road team: Nine
- Average of 2.38 offensive holding penalties called per game
False start
- Number of times called: 17
- Yards off false starts: 83
- False start penalties called on home team: 10
- False start penalties called on road team: Seven
- Average of 2.13 false start penalties called per game
Defensive pass interference (DPI)
- Number of times called: Eight
- Yards off DPI: 159
- DPI penalties called on home team: Two
- DPI penalties called on road team: Six
- Average of 1.00 DPI penalties called per game
Offsides/Neutral zone infraction
- Number of times called: Eight
- Yards off neutral zone infraction/offsides: 40
- Neutral zone infraction/offside penalties called on home team: Two
- Neutral zone infraction/offside penalties called on road team: Six
- Average of 1.00 neutral zone infraction/offside penalties called per game
Unnecessary roughness
- Number of times called: Six
- Yards off unnecessary roughness: 77
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on home team: One
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on road team: Five
- Average of 0.75 unnecessary roughness penalties called per game
Roughing the passer
- Number of times called: Five
- Yards off roughing the passer: 50
- Roughing the passer penalties called on home team: Two
- Roughing the passer penalties called on road team: Three
- Average of 0.63 roughing the passer penalties called per game
Delay of game
- Number of times called: Five
- Yards off delay of game: 25
- Delay of game penalties called on home team: Three
- Delay of game penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.63 delay of game penalties called per game
Face mask
- Number of times called: Four
- Yards off face mask: 46
- Face mask penalties called on home team: Zero
- Number of face mask penalties called on road team: Four
- Average of 0.50 face mask penalties called per game
Illegal block above the waist
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off illegal block above the waist: 19
- Illegal block penalties called on home team: Two
- Illegal block penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.25 illegal block penalties called per game
Lowering the head to make forceable contact
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off lowering the head: 30
- Lowering the head penalties called on home team: Zero
- Lowering the head penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.25 lowering the head penalties called per game
Ineligible downfield pass
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off ineligible downfield pass: 10
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on home team: Zero
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.22 ineligible downfield pass penalties called per game
Offensive pass interference (OPI)
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off OPI: 10
- OPI penalties called on home team: One
- OPI penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 OPI penalties called per game
Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off unsportsmanlike conduct: 15
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on home team: Zero
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.13 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called per game
Defensive too many men on field
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off too many men on the field: Five
- Too many men on the field penalties called on home team: One
- Too many men on the field penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 too many men on the field penalties called per game
Horse collar tackle
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off horse collar tackle: 14
- Horse collar tackle penalties called on home team: One
- Horse collar tackle penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 Horse collar tackle penalties called per game
Illegal contact
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off Illegal contact: Five
- Illegal contact penalties called on home team: One
- Illegal contact penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 Illegal contact penalties called per game
Illegal formation
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off illegal formation: Five
- Illegal formation penalties called on home team: One
- Illegal formation penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 illegal formation penalties called per game
Leaping
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off Leaping: Six
- Leaping penalties called on home team: One
- Leaping penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 leaping penalties called per game
Intentional grounding
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off intentional grounding: 10
- Intentional grounding penalties called on home team: Zero
- Intentional grounding penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.13 ineligible downfield pass penalties called per game
Defensive holding
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off defensive holding: Five
- Defensive holding penalties called on home team: One
- Defensive holding penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 defensive holding penalties called per game
Illegal motion
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off illegal motion: Five
- Illegal motion penalties called on home team: One
- Illegal motion penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.13 illegal motion penalties called per game
Illegal use of hands
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off illegal use of hands: Five
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on home team: Zero
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.13 illegal use of hands penalties called per game
