Following a thrilling 28-23 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, the Tennessee Titans have a quick turnaround to get ready for another formidable foe as they are set to face the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
The Titans are winless on the year whenever they play away from Nissan Stadium, so in order for them to get back to .500, they must find a way to change that in Week 9.
To do so, they’re going to have to play a clean game from a penalty standpoint.
Unfortunately for Tennessee, after having one of the more lenient officiating crews last Sunday, the team is now set to have a crew that has called the seventh-most penalties on the year, per NFLPenalties.com.
John Hussey and his crew are officially scheduled to be in charge of keeping Thursday’s game in order.
Listed below is each penalty that Hussey and his staff have called through the first eight weeks, how frequently they have been called, and which teams they’ve favored the most.
All other penalties not listed either haven’t been called or were negated by offsetting and/or penalties that were declined. Scroll down below to get a better idea of the tendencies of this particular officiating crew.
Home team penalties
- 38 penalties called against the home team
- 318 penalty yards against the home team
Away team penalties
- 58 penalties called against the road team
- 492 penalty yards against the road team
False start
- Number of times called: 16
- Yards off false starts: 80
- False start penalties called on home team: Four
- False start penalties called on road team: 12
- Average of 2.29 false start penalties called per game
Unnecessary roughness
- Number of times called: Seven
- Yards off unnecessary roughness: 95
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on home team: Three
- Unnecessary roughness penalties called on road team: Four
- Average of 1.00 unnecessary roughness penalties called per game
Offside/Encroachment
- Number of times called: Eight
- Yards off neutral zone infraction/offsides: 40
- Neutral zone infraction penalties called on home team: Three
- Neutral zone infraction penalties called on road team: Five
- Average of 1.14 neutral zone infraction/offside penalties called per game
Defensive pass interference (DPI)
- Number of times called: Six
- Yards off DPI: 75
- DPI penalties called on home team: Three
- DPI penalties called on road team: Three
- Average of 0.86 DPI penalties called per game
Delay of game
- Number of times called: Six
- Yards off delay of game: 30
- Delay of game penalties called on home team: Two
- Delay of game penalties called on road team: Four
- Average of 0.86 delay of game penalties called per game
Defensive holding
- Number of times called: Five
- Yards off defensive holding: 21
- Defensive holding penalties called on home team: One
- Defensive holding penalties called on road team: Four
- Average of 0.71 defensive holding penalties called per game
Face mask
- Number of times called: Five
- Yards off face mask: 74
- Face mask penalties called on home team: Two
- Number of face mask penalties called on road team: Three
- Average of 0.71 face mask penalties called per game
Intentional grounding
- Number of times called: Four
- Yards off intentional grounding: 37
- Intentional grounding penalties called on home team: Two
- Intentional grounding penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.57 ineligible downfield pass penalties called per game
Illegal contact
- Number of times called: Three
- Yards off Illegal contact: 15
- Illegal contact penalties called on home team: One
- Illegal contact penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.43 Illegal contact penalties called per game
Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Number of times called: Three
- Yards off unsportsmanlike conduct: 35
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on home team: One
- Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.43 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties called per game
Offensive pass interference (OPI)
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off OPI: 20
- OPI penalties called on home team: One
- OPI penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.29 OPI penalties called per game
Illegal use of hands
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off illegal use of hands: 15
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on home team: Zero
- Illegal use of hands penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.29 illegal use of hands penalties called per game
Ineligible downfield pass
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off ineligible downfield pass: 10
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on home team: One
- Ineligible downfield pass penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.29 ineligible downfield pass penalties called per game
Tripping
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off Tripping: 12
- Tripping penalties called on home team: Zero
- Tripping penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.14 Tripping penalties called per game
Player out of bounds on kick (POBK)
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off POBK: Five
- POBK penalties called on home team: One
- POBK penalties called on road team: Zero
- Average of 0.14 POBK penalties called per game
Disqualification
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off disqualification: 15
- Disqualification penalties called on home team: Zero
- Disqualification penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.14 disqualification penalties called per game
Illegal blindside/crackback block
- Number of times called: Two
- Yards off illegal blindside/crackback block: 20
- Illegal blindside/crackback block penalties called on home team: Zero
- Illegal blindside/crackback block penalties called on road team: Two
- Average of 0.28 illegal blindside/crackback block penalties called per game
Defensive too many men on the field
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off too many men on the field: Five
- Too many men on the field penalties called on home team: Zero
- Too many men on the field penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.14 too many men on the field penalties called per game
Roughing the passer
- Number of times called: One
- Yards off roughing the passer: 15
- Roughing the passer penalties called on home team: Zero
- Roughing the passer penalties called on road team: One
- Average of 0.14 roughing the passer penalties called per game
