The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans get ready for a Week 9 showdown at Wembley Stadium. Next we take a look at Jaguars coach Doug Marrone and referee Clete Blakeman.
Facts and Figures for Jaguars in London, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Jaguars in London, No. 26-50
doug marrone facts
51. Marrone is 2/5 in staving off a series sweep in the AFC South with a 2/2 record at home. However, none of them were in London.
52. Marrone is 7-9 against the AFC South with a 4-3 record at home. However, none of them have been in London.
53. Marrone is 1-1 in London games. Gus Bradley, the only other Jaguars coach to be in such games, was 2-2.
54. Marrone is 6-7 in November with a 5-3 record at home. However, none of them have been in London.
55. All of Marrone’s London games have been in the 8:30 a.m. CT time slot. As a result, the Jaguars are 1-1.
56. Marrone has never been 4-4 in his career.
57. Any subsequent win with Gardner Minshew will tie Marrone with Jack Del Rio in 2003 with Byron Leftwich for the most wins with a rookie quarterback in Jaguars’ single-season history.
58. Marrone and Cowboys coach Jason Garrett are the only active NFL coaches who started out as interims with their current teams.
59. The Jaguars have committed the fourth-most penalties in the league with 66.
60. Marrone is 20/33 on challenges for his career with a 1/4 record in 2019.
61. Marrone has thrown two challenges related to pass interference and lost both of them.
clete blakeman facts
62. This week’s referee is Clete Blakeman. The Texans have a 7-3 record when Blakeman referees their games:
2010 – OTI, 20-0 – W
2011 – PIT, 17-10 – W
2011 – CIN, 31-10 – W
2012 – JAX, 43-37 – W-OT
2012 – @CLT, 16-28 – L
2015 – @CAR, 17-24 – L
2015 – OTI, 20-6 – W
2016 – OTI, 27-20 – W
2017 – @CIN, 13-7 – W
2017 – @OTI, 13-24 – L
63. The Texans have had fewer penalties than the opposition 4/10 times with Blakeman:
2010 – OTI: 10/79; HTX: 6/68
2011 – PIT: 5/45; HTX: 9/64
2011 – CIN: 3/25; HTX: 5/87
2012 – JAX: 6/54; HTX: 2/20
2012 – CLT: 3/24; HTX: 9/64
2015 – CAR: 10/92; HTX: 10/70
2015 – OTI: 6/45; HTX: 7/85
2016 – OTI: 11/93; HTX: 6/59
2017 – CIN: 7/45; HTX: 9/61
2017 – OTI: 7/63; HTX: 11/85
64. Blakeman is tied for the sixth-highest home-team winning percentage in the league:
Brad Allen: .714
Alex Kemp: .714
Scott Novak: .688
Jerome Boger: .571
Carl Cheffers: .571
Clete Blakeman: .429
Tony Corrente: .429
Walt Anderson: .429
Adrian Hill: .429
Brad Rogers: .429
Ron Torbert: .429
Bill Vinovich: .429
Craig Wrolstad: .429
John Hussey: .429
Shawn Smith: .375
Clay Martin: .286
Shawn Hochuli: .143
65. Blakeman is tied for the second-highest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties:
Scott Novak: .875
Clete Blakeman: .714
Alex Kemp: .714
Shawn Smith: .625
Tony Corrente: .571
Clay Martin: .571
Jerome Boger: .571
Brad Allen: .571
Shawn Hochuli: .571
John Hussey: .571
Bill Vinovich: .571
Brad Rogers: .429
Ron Torbert: .429
Adrian Hill: .429
Walt Anderson: .429
Craig Wrolstad: .286
Carl Cheffers: .286
66. The Jaguars are 3-6 when Blakeman referees their games. Here are the results:
2010 – @DAL, 35-17 – W
2012 – @HTX, 37-43 – L-OT
2014 – @SDG, 14-33 – L
2014 – OTI, 21-13 – W
2016 – @CHI, 17-16 – W
2016 – @CLT, 20-24 – L
2017 – @CRD, 24-27 – L
2017* – @NE, 20-24 – L
2018 – WAS, 13-16 – L
*playoff game
67. The Jaguars have had fewer penalties than the opposition 4/9 times.
2010 – DAL: 3/20; JAX: 6/36
2012 – HTX: 2/20; JAX: 6/54
2014 – SDG: 7/57; JAX: 3/32
2014 – OTI: 7/47; JAX: 3/25
2016 – CHI: 10/87; JAX: 5/50
2016 – CLT: 4/35; JAX: 8/54
2017 – CRD: 10/98; JAX: 5/45
2017* – NE: 1/10; JAX: 6/98
2018 – WAS: 6/48; JAX: 8/55
*playoff game
68. Blakeman is smack in the middle in terms of sacks per game:
Vinovich: 6.7
Hill: 6.4
Smith: 6.3
Allen: 6.0
Rogers: 5.7
Corrente: 5.6
Anderson: 5.1
Boger: 5.1
Martin: 5.0
Blakeman: 4.6
Wrolstad: 4.3
Novak: 4.3
Cheffers: 4.3
Hussey: 4.1
Kemp: 4.1
Torbert : 4.0
Hochuli: 3.6
69. Blakeman is also in the middle in terms of offensive holding calls per game: Cheffers: 5.9
Torbert : 4.4
Hochuli: 4.3
Rogers: 4.1
Corrente: 4.0
Hill: 3.9
Allen: 3.7
Blakeman: 3.7
Kemp: 3.4
Anderson: 3.3
Boger: 3.1
Wrolstad: 2.9
Novak: 2.8
Martin: 2.4
Hussey : 2.4
Smith: 2.1
Vinovich: 1.4
70. The Texans are 0/1 when challenging Blakeman while the opposition is 1/5. Replay Assistant is 1/3 with only one of those decisions benefiting Houston.
71. The Jaguars are 1/2 when challenging Blakeman with the opposition going 3/4. Replay Assistant is 2/5 with only two of those calls benefiting the Jaguars.
72. Blakeman is tied for the second-highest challenge overturn rate in the NFL:
Novak: .556 (5/9)
Vinovich: .500 (6/12)
Blakeman: .500 (3/6)
Hussey: .500 (3/6)
Anderson: .500 (3/6)
Kemp: .500 (2/4)
Corrente: .429 (3/7)
Rogers: .400 (2/5)
Torbert : .333 (2/6)
Cheffers: .333 (1/3)
Boger: .250 (2/8)
Smith: .250 (1/4)
Allen: .222 (2/9)
Hochuli: .200 (1/5)
Martin: .125 (1/8)
Hill: .000 (0/5)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/6)
73. Blakeman has been challenged related to pass interference twice and has not overturned:
Anderson: 1/1
Cheffers: 1/1
Vinovich: 2/5
Hussey: 0/1
Smith: 0/1
Blakeman: 0/2
Hill: 0/2
Hochuli: 0/2
Kemp: 0/2
Novak: 0/2
Rogers: 0/2
Boger: 0/2
Corrente: 0/3
Torbert: 0/3
Wrolstad: 0/3
Allen: 0/4
Martin: 0/6
74. Blakeman played college football for Nebraska from 1984-87.
75. In the offseason, Blakeman is an attorney at a law firm in Omaha, Neb.
