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Referee Report: Sunday's Referee and His Crew Have Called At Least 16 Penalties in 3 Straight Games

Jay Morrison

Aug 14, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Referee Brad Rogers (126) gestures during the first half of the game between the Chicago Bears and the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-Imagn Images
Aug 14, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Referee Brad Rogers (126) gestures during the first half of the game between the Chicago Bears and the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-Imagn Images / Jon Durr-Imagn Images
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CINCINNATI – The referee for Sunday’s Battle of Ohio at Paycor Stadium is one that has already worked one Cincinnati Bengals game this year but hasn’t called a Cleveland Browns game since 2022.

Brad Rogers is in his eighth season as an NFL official and sixth as a head referee.

His first game as a referee also was Zac Taylor’s first as Cincinnati head coach, the 2019 season opener in Seattle, a 21-20 Bengals loss.

Rogers has worked only three other Bengals games since then, including a 41-24 victory against thew Las Vegas Raiders in Week 9.

He also worked a 37-31 win at Houston in 2020 and last year’s 16-10 loss in Pittsburgh for another Cincinnati debut – Jake Browning’s first game as a starting quarterback.

Rogers and his crew were averaging 13.3 accepted penalties per game when they came to Paycor Stadium for the Raiders game.

Since then, the group has had three consecutive games with at least 16 accepted penalties and is up to 14.2 per contest, which is the fourth most in the league.

Rogers and his crew are averaging 7.6 calls against the home team and 6.6 against the visitors.

Here is a closer look at the other Cincinnati games Rogers has called:

Week 9, 2024: Bengals 41, Raiders 24

The Bengals had seven penalties for 60 yards; the Raiders had six for 51

Week 12, 2023: Steelers 16, Bengals 10

Bengals 5-36; Steelers 5-55

Week 16, 2020: Bengals 37, Texans 31

Bengals 5-35; Texans 6-46

Week 1, 2019: Seahawks 21, Bengals 20

The Bengals 7-57; Seahawks 8-55

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Jay Morrison
JAY MORRISON

Jay Morrison covers the Cincinnati Bengals for Bengals On SI. He has been writing about the NFL for nearly three decades. Combining a passion for stats and storytelling, Jay takes readers beyond the field for a unique look at the game and the people who play it. Prior to joining Bengals on SI, Jay covered the Cincinnati Bengals beat for The Athletic, the Dayton Daily News and Pro Football Network.