The facts continue as we get ready for the Houston Texans hosting the Atlanta Falcons Sunday at NRG Stadium for Founder’s Day.
Falcons coach Dan Quinn is in an exclusive club, and we have the details on that. Plus, this is the second time the Texans have had Shawn Smith as referee. How has he changed since last season’s Week 8 game versus the Miami Dolphins?
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51. Quinn is tied with Dan Reeves for the second-most 1-3 starts in franchise history with two.
52. If the Falcons make the playoffs, Quinn would join Reeves and Leeman Bennett as the only Falcons coaches to salvage a 1-3 start into a playoff berth.
53. Quinn is 1-0 against the Texans. The only other coach in Falcons history who is 1-0 against the Texans is Bobby Petrino.
54. Quinn is 3-3 against the AFC South with a 2-1 record on the road.
55. Quinn’s 2-1 record on the road against the AFC South is his second best against the other conference’s divisions:
AFC West: 2-0
AFC South: 2-1
AFC East: 1-1
AFC North: 0-2
56. Quinn is 9-7 in October with a 3-4 record on the road.
57. Quinn is 4-4 in the Central Time Zone with a 3-2 record in the early afternoon time slot.
58. With one playoff win since Super Bowl LI, Quinn is 1/6 coaches among the 19 Super Bowl losing coaches since 2000 to win a playoff game within two seasons after losing the Big Game.
59. The Falcons lead the NFL with 42 penalties.
60. Quinn is 10/18 on challenges for his career with a 0/1 rate in 2019.
61. Quinn has challenged for possible pass interference in 2019.
62. Quinn is 1/3 coaches this season to double up as a coordinator. The other coaches are Bill Belichick as the Patriots’ defensive coordinator, and Kliff Kingsburgy as the Cardinals’ offensive coordinator.
63. Quinn worked with Texans quarterbacks coach Carl Smith with the Seattle Seahawks from 2013-14. Smith held the same position while Quinn was the defensive coordinator.
64. By losing Super Bowl LI to the New England Patriots, Quinn actually did join an elite group of which Belichick is a member. Quinn is 1/5 coaches to lose a Super Bowl both as a head coach and also as a defensive coordinator.
shawn smith facts
65. This week’s referee is Shawn Smith. The only game the Texans have had with Smith was Oct. 25, 2018, in a 42-23 win over the Miami Dolphins on a Thursday night. Houston had more penalties than the Dolphins: 8/57 to 5/63.
66. Smith is tied for the third-lowest home team winning percentage in the NFL:
John Hussey: .750
Brad Rogers: .667
Clete Blakeman: .667
Brad Allen: .667
Scott Novak: .625
Ron Torbert: .500
Alex Kemp: .500
Carl Cheffers: .500
Walt Anderson: .500
Bill Vinovich: .500
Craig Wrolstad: .500
Adrian Hill: .333
Jerome Boger: .333
Shawn Hochuli: .250
Shawn Smith: .250
Tony Corrente: .000
Clay Martin: .000
67. Smith’s games are tied for sixth-lowest for the home team winning the penalty battle:
Scott Novak: 1.000
Ron Torbert: .750
Shawn Hochuli: .750
John Hussey: .750
Alex Kemp: .750
Bill Vinovich: .750
Clete Blakeman: .667
Jerome Boger: .667
Tony Corrente: .500
Walt Anderson: .500
Clay Martin: .500
Shawn Smith: .500
Brad Allen: .333
Carl Cheffers: .250
Adrian Hill: .000
Brad Rogers: .000
Craig Wrolstad: .000
68. The Falcons are 1-1 with Smith as referee. Here are the results:
2018 – CIN, 36-37 – L
2018 – CRD, 40-14 – W
69. The Falcons have had fewer penalties 1/2 times with Smith:
2018 – CIN: 6/55; ATL: 10/95
2018 – CRD: 8/75; ATL: 6/50
70. Smith’s games have featured the fourth-most sacks per game through four weeks:
Vinovich: 7.8
Rogers: 7.0
Allen: 6.7
Smith: 5.8
Corrente: 5.8
Hill: 5.0
Hochuli: 5.0
Novak: 5.0
Wrolstad: 4.8
Hussey: 4.8
Boger: 4.7
Cheffers: 4.5
Martin: 4.5
Anderson: 4.3
Blakeman: 4.0
Kemp: 3.8
Torbert: 3.0
71. Smith calls the second-fewest offensive holding calls in the NFL:
Allen: 5.7
Cheffers: 5.5
Torbert: 5
Hochuli: 4.8
Corrente: 4.5
Kemp: 4.3
Anderson: 3.8
Hill: 3.6
Novak: 3.5
Hussey : 3.3
Boger: 3.3
Rogers: 3.0
Wrolstad: 3.0
Blakeman: 2.7
Martin: 2.5
Smith: 1.8
Vinovich: 1.5
72. The Texans have not challenged Smith, nor has Replay Assistant had any influence. However, opponents are 0/1.
73. There has never been a challenge of any kind in Smith’s games with the Falcons.
74. Smith is one of six referees to not overturn a challenge in 2019:
Allen: .667 (2/3)
Hochuli: .500 (1/2)
Corrente: .500 (2/4)
Anderson: .500 (1/2)
Blakeman: .500 (1/2)
Kemp: .500 (1/2)
Novak: .500 (1/2)
Vinovich: .429 (3/7)
Hussey: .400 (2/5)
Rogers: .250 (1/4)
Cheffers: .333 (1/3)
Hill: .000 (0/1)
Smith: .000 (0/2)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/3)
Torbert: .000 (0/3)
Martin: .000 (0/4)
75. Smith has been challenged once relative to pass interference calls/no-calls. Here are the results and how they fare with his peers (where applicable):
Cheffers: 1.000 (1/1)
Vinovich: .400 (2/5)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/1)
Smith: .000 (0/1)
Novak: .000 (0/1)
Allen: .000 (0/1)
Boger: .000 (0/1)
Hussey : .000 (0/1)
Kemp: .000 (0/1)
Torbert: .000 (0/2)
Corrente: .000 (0/2)
Rogers: .000 (0/2)
Martin: .000 (0/4)
