The Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts kickoff Week 12 in the NFL with a Thursday night encounter that completes their season series at NRG Stadium. Next, we take a look at Colts coach Frank Reich along with an examination of referee Ron Torbert.
Facts and Figures for Colts, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Colts, No. 26-50
frank reich facts
51. Reich is 1/8 coaches in Colts history to post a 6-4 record.
52. Reich is 8-2 in the AFC South, including playoffs with a 4-1 record on the road.
53. Reich is 3-1 against the Texans, including playoffs. Here is how that compares to the rest of the AFC South:
Titans: 3-0
Texans: 3-1
Jaguars: 2-1
54. Reich is 4-2 in November with an 0-1 record on the road.
55. Reich is 0-1 in Thursday night games with an 0-1 record on the road.
56. Reich is 1/2 in completing a series sweep with a 1/2 rate on the road.
57. Reich is 2/6 on challenges in 2019 with a 4/11 record for his career.
58. Reich is 1/4 challenging plays related to pass interference.
59. The Colts have had the second-fewest penalties in the NFL with 56.
60. The Colts have the eighth-highest red zone conversion rate at 63.2%.
61. The Colts have the seventh-highest fourth down conversion rate in the NFL at 66.7%. They are also tied for the fifth-highest in the NFL at going for it with 15 attempts.
ron torbert facts
62. This week’s referee is Ron Torbert. Houston is 3-3 when he referees:
2014 – CLT, 28-33 – L
2015 – KC, 0-30 – L
2016 – @JAX, 24-21 – W
2016* – RAI, 27-14 – W
2017 – KC, 34-42 – L
2018 – @JAX, 20-7 – W
*playoff game
63. The Texans have had fewer penalties 2/6 times with Torbert:
2014 – CLT: 5/51; HTX: 5/66
2015 – KC: 5/52; HTX: 4/29
2016 – JAX: 4/48; HTX: 4/89
2016 – RAI: 8/63; HTX: 7/65
2017 – KC: 6/64; HTX: 7/59
2018 – JAX: 2/15; HTX: 6/35
*playoff game
64. Torbert is tied for the sixth-highest home team winning percentage this year:
Alex Kemp: .700
Brad Allen: .667
Carl Cheffers: .667
Walt Anderson: .600
John Hussey: .600
Ron Torbert: .556
Jerome Boger: .556
Craig Wrolstad: .556
Scott Novak: .550
Tony Corrente: .500
Shawn Smith: .500
Clete Blakeman: .444
Bill Vinovich: .444
Adrian Hill: .444
Brad Rogers: .333
Shawn Hochuli: .300
Clay Martin: .300
65. Torbert is also tied for the sixth-highest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties:
Scott Novak: .800
Tony Corrente: .700
Clay Martin: .700
Clete Blakeman: .667
Alex Kemp: .600
Ron Torbert: .556
Brad Allen: .556
Shawn Smith: .500
John Hussey: .500
Bill Vinovich: .444
Jerome Boger: .444
Carl Cheffers: .444
Adrian Hill: .444
Craig Wrolstad: .444
Brad Rogers: .444
Shawn Hochuli: .400
Walt Anderson: .400
66. The Colts are 3-2 with Torbert. Here are the results:
2014 – @HTX, 33-28 – W
2015 – @PIT, 10-45 – L
2016 – SDG, 26-22 – W
2016 – @NYJ, 41-10 – W
2017 – @RAM, 6-49 – L
67. The Colts have had fewer penalties 3/5 times with Torbert. Here are the results:
2014 – HTX: 5/66; CLT: 5/51
2015 – PIT: 4/48; CLT: 5/30
2016 – SDG: 10/80; CLT: 11/66
2016 – NYJ: 6/90; CLT: 3/28
2017 – RAM: 7/50; CLT: 4/20
68. Torbert’s games feature the second-fewest sacks per game:
Smith: 6.5
Hill: 6.4
Vinovich: 6.4
Allen: 6.1
Anderson: 5.7
Corrente: 5.5
Boger: 5.4
Kemp: 5.3
Rogers: 5.2
Martin: 5.1
Wrolstad: 4.8
Blakeman: 4.7
Hussey: 4.5
Cheffers: 4.4
Novak: 4.4
Torbert: 4.2
Hochuli: 3.5
69. Torbert calls the second-most offensive holding penalties per game:
Cheffers: 5.2
Torbert: 4.1
Rogers: 4.0
Corrente: 3.7
Hill: 3.6
Hochuli: 3.6
Anderson: 3.5
Blakeman: 3.3
Allen: 3.3
Boger: 3.2
Wrolstad: 3.1
Kemp: 3.1
Smith: 2.9
Martin: 2.7
Novak: 2.5
Hussey: 2.1
Vinovich: 1.6
70. The Texans are 2/3 when challenging Torbert with opponents going 1/2. Replay Assistant is 1/2 with one of those calls benefiting Houston.
71. The Colts are 1/1 when challenging Torbert with opponents also going 1/1. Replay Assistant is ½ with one of those decisions benefiting the Colts.
72. Torbert is tied for the fifth-highest challenge overturn rate:
Blakeman: .625 (5/8)
Novak: .600 (6/10)
Kemp: .500 (4/8)
Vinovich: .462 (6/13)
Torbert: .429 (3/7)
Corrente: .429 (3/7)
Smith: .400 (2/5)
Hussey: .400 (4/10)
Anderson. 364 (4/11)
Cheffers: .333 (1/3)
Rogers: .286 (2/7)
Boger: .250 (2/8)
Allen: .231 (3/13)
Hill: .167 (1/6)
Hochuli: .143 (1/7)
Wrolstad: .125 (1/8)
Martin: .100 (1/10)
73. Torbert has been tasked to overturn calls related to pass interference three times without a reversal yet:
Cheffers: 1.000 (1/1)
Anderson: .500 (2/4)
Vinovich: .400 (2/5)
Smith: .000 (0/1)
Novak: .000 (0/2)
Hussey : .000 (0/2)
Hill: .000 (0/2)
Blakeman: .000 (0/2)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Torbert: .000 (0/3)
Corrente: .000 (0/3)
Rogers: .000 (0/3)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/4)
Hochuli: .000 (0/4)
Kemp: .000 (0/4)
Allen: .000 (0/7)
Martin: .000 (0/8)
74. Like Clete Blakeman and former referee Ed Hochuli, Torbert is an attorney outside of the lines.
75. Torbert’s crew features Sarah Thomas, the first female official in the NFL, who debuted in 2015, as a down judge.
