The Houston Texans host the Carolina Panthers Sunday for a Week 4 showdown at NRG Stadium, and the facts continue in our “Texans 100” series.
Next, we take a look at some Ron Rivera facts and see if there is any inside information to be had on rookie referee Adrian Hill.
Facts and Figures for Panthers, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Panthers, No. 26-50
ron rivera facts
51. Rivera is 2-0 against the Texans with a 1-0 record on the road.
52. Rivera’s 2-0 record is the best against the Texans in Panthers history. The only other coach who got to face the Texans, John Fox, was 0-2.
53. In terms of winning percentage, only the Titans have managed a win against Rivera among AFC South opponents:
Texans: 2-0
Colts: 2-0
Jaguars: 2-0
Titans: 1-1
54. In terms of AFC divisions, Rivera’s 7-1 record is tied with the AFC East for his best:
AFC South: 7-1
AFC East: 7-1
AFC North: 3-4-1
AFC West: 3-5
55. Rivera owns the most 2-1 starts in Panthers history with four. Fox owns second with 2-1.
56. A win would help Rivera to his second ever 2-2 start.
57. A loss would give Rivera his fifth 1-3 start, the most in Panthers history.
58. Rivera is 4-3 with backup quarterbacks with a 3-1 record on the road.
59. Rivera is 14-15 in September with a 4-7 record on the road.
60. Rivera is 51-39-1 in early afternoon games with a 19-21-1 record on the road.
61. Rivera is 42-39 against playoff-winning coaches with a 21-21 record on the road.
62. Among active playoff-winning coaches, Rivera has the second-longest playoff win drought (2015). John Harbaugh beats him by a season.
63. Rivera is 1/4 former ’85 Bears to have become a full-time coach in the NFL. The other three were Leslie Frazier, Mike Singletary, and Jeff Fisher.
64. All four of the Panthers’ coaches have been defensive coordinators. However, Rivera, Fox, and George Seifert were the only ones who coordinated Super Bowl defenses prior to taking the job. Dom Capers didn’t get to coordinate a Super Bowl defense until 2010 with the Green Bay Packers.
65. Rivera is 27/57 on challenges for his career with an 0/3 record in 2019.
66. Rivera is 1/8 coaches in 2011 who were either hired or promoted to full-time coach. Only he and Jason Garrett are still with their original teams.
adrian hill facts
67. This week’s referee is rookie referee Adrian Hill, who last worked the Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys game in Week 3.
68. Hill is 1/3 rookie referees this season alongside Brad Rogers and Scott Novak, who Houston had in Week 2. Last season, there were four rookie referees: Shawn Hochuli, Shawn Smith, Alex Kemp, and Clay Martin.
69. This is the third straight week the Texans will have a game with a referee who has never previously reffed one of their games.
70. Hill is tied for the eighth-highest home team winning percentage this season:
John Hussey: 1.000
Brad Rogers: 1.000
Scott Novak: .833
Walt Anderson: .667
Ron Torbert: .667
Craig Wrolstad: .667
Clete Blakeman: .667
Adrian Hill: .500
Brad Allen: .500
Jerome Boger: .333
Shawn Hochuli: .333
Alex Kemp: .333
Shawn Smith: .333
Bill Vinovich: .333
Carl Cheffers: .333
Clay Martin: .000
Tony Corrente: .000
71. Hill is tied for the lowest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties this season:
John Hussey: 1.000
Scott Novak: 1.000
Ron Torbert: .667
Walt Anderson: .667
Clete Blakeman: .667
Jerome Boger: .667
Alex Kemp: .667
Shawn Hochuli: .667
Bill Vinovich: .667
Shawn Smith: .333
Clay Martin: .333
Tony Corrente: .333
Carl Cheffers: .333
Brad Allen: .000
Brad Rogers: .000
Craig Wrolstad: .000
Adrian Hill: .000
72. Hill’s games feature the second-fewest sacks per game:
Vinovich: 7.7
Rogers: 7.5
Allen: 6.5
Novak: 6.3
Cheffers: 6.0
Corrente: 5.7
Martin: 5.7
Hochuli: 5.0
Smith: 5.0
Boger: 4.7
Hussey : 4.7
Wrolstad: 4.7
Anderson: 4.3
Blakeman: 4.0
Kemp: 4.0
Hill: 3.0
Torbert: 2.3
73. Hill has the fifth-highest rate of offensive holding calls this season:
Allen: 6.5
Cheffers: 5.7
Hochuli: 5.7
Corrente: 5.3
Hill: 5.0
Torbert : 5.0
Anderson: 4.7
Novak: 4.0
Rogers: 4.0
Hussey : 3.7
Kemp: 3.7
Boger: 3.3
Martin: 3.3
Wrolstad: 3.0
Blakeman: 2.7
Vinovich: 2.0
Smith: 1.3
74. Hill has not been tasked with a challenge this season. Nonetheless, here is how his fellow referees have fared:
Anderson: 1.000 (1/1)
Vinovich: .500 (3/6)
Kemp: .500 (1/2)
Blakeman: .500 (1/2)
Novak: .500 (1/2)
Hussey : .400 (2/5)
Cheffers: .333 (1/3)
Corrente: .333 (1/3)
Rogers: .250 (1/4)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/1)
Allen: .000 (0/1)
Hochuli: .000 (0/1)
Smith: .000 (0/2)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Martin: .000 (0/2)
Torbert : .000 (0/3)
75. Hill has not been challenged to overturn a pass interference judgment on the field. Nonetheless, here is how other referees have fared:
Cheffers: 1.000 (1/1)
Vinovich: .500 (2/4)
Allen: .000 (0/1)
Boger: .000 (0/1)
Hussey : .000 (0/1)
Kemp: .000 (0/1)
Novak: .000 (0/1)
Smith: .000 (0/1)
Corrente: .000 (0/2)
Martin: .000 (0/2)
Rogers : .000 (0/2)
Torbert : .000 (0/2)
