Zebra Watch #10
Last Sunday in San Diego, the Chiefs had Ron Winter and his crew for the game against the Chargers. While there were a handful of plays where the Chiefs were unhappy with the crew for now blowing the whistle – specifically several pass interference calls – they actually got Winter’s crew on one of their better games. In nine games, the eight flags walked off against the Chiefs-Chargers were the second fewest of the season for that group, which is averaging 14 flags per game.
The last two weeks have seen the lightest flag activity of the NFL season. Games in week No. 10 averaged 11 penalties. The week before the average was 10.7 flags.
People wonder all the time what penalties get called most often in the league. Here are the top 10 flags from last week:
| Rnk. | Squad | Penalty | # |
| 1. | Offense | False Start | 35 |
| 2. | Offense | Holding | 26 |
| 3. | Defense | Holding | 15 |
| 4. | Defense | Offsides | 14 |
| 5. | Defense | Pass Interference | 10 |
| 6. | Offense | Pass Interference | 8 |
| 7. | Defense | Unnecessary Roughness | 7 |
| Â | Defense | Illegal Contact | 7 |
| 9. | Defense | Encroachment | 5 |
| Â | Offense | Delay of Game | 5 |
| Â | Punt Return | Holding | 5 |
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Here are the week No. 10 numbers and the season to date for the NFL officiating crews:
WEEK #10
| Â Rank | Â Referee | Penalties- Yards |
Declined/ Offsetting |
 Home |  Visitors |
| 1. | Walt Coleman |
5-37 |
0 |
2-15 |
3-22 |
| 2. | Bill Leavy |
6-50 |
0 |
3-20 |
3-30 |
| 3. | Ron Winter |
8-53 |
4 |
5-37 |
3-16 |
| 4. | Pete Morelli |
9-54 |
0 |
4-29 |
5-25 |
| Â | Terry McAulay |
9-75 |
1 |
5-45 |
4-30 |
| Â | John Parry |
9-65 |
1 |
3-20 |
6-45 |
| Â | Bill Carollo |
9-49 |
1 |
5-24 |
4-25 |
| Â | Gene Steratore |
9-70 |
2 |
2-25 |
7-45 |
| 9. | Carl Cheffers |
11-79 |
2 |
6-46 |
5-33 |
| Â | Ed Hochuli |
11-75 |
2 |
3-20 |
8-55 |
| 11. | Mike Carey |
14-123 |
2 |
10-83 |
4-40 |
| 12. | Al Riveron |
17-135 |
4 |
7-55 |
10-80 |
| Â | Jerome Boger |
17-131 |
1 |
10-76 |
7-55 |
| 14. | Tony Corrente |
20-164 |
5 |
10-71 |
10-93 |
Home/Away numbers in red for winning team
2008 OVERALL
| Â Rank | Â Referee | Â Games | Avg. Flags |
Penalties- Yards |
 Home |  Visitors |
| 1. | Walt Coleman |
9 |
8.8 |
79-617 |
29 |
50 |
| 2. | Carl Cheffers |
8 |
10.1 |
81-683 |
47 |
34 |
| Â | Gene Steratore |
9 |
10.1 |
91-707 |
38 |
53 |
| 4. | Mike Carey |
7 |
10.3 |
72-614 |
41 |
31 |
| 5. | Bill Leavy |
8 |
10.5 |
84-701 |
38 |
46 |
| 6. | Scott Green |
8 |
10.8 |
86-606 |
40 |
46 |
| Â | Pete Morelli |
8 |
10.8 |
86-570 |
40 |
46 |
| 8. | Bill Carollo |
9 |
11.4 |
103-800 |
49 |
54 |
| 9. | Al Riveron |
9 |
11.6 |
104-995 |
56 |
48 |
| 10. | Terry McAulay |
9 |
11.7 |
105-911 |
56 |
49 |
| 11. | John Parry |
8 |
12.3 |
98-743 |
48 |
50 |
| 12. | Ed Hochuli |
8 |
12.5 |
100-921 |
49 |
51 |
| 13. | Walt Anderson |
8 |
13 |
104-789 |
48 |
56 |
| 14. | Tony Corrente |
9 |
13.7 |
123-1133 |
62 |
61 |
| 15. | Ron Winter |
9 |
14 |
126-1025 |
66 |
60 |
| 16. | Jeff Triplette |
8 |
15.1 |
121-934 |
65 |
56 |
| 17. | Jerome Boger |
9 |
15.2 |
137-1021 |
78 |
59 |
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If you could mention the referee for the Chiefs’ upcoming games in these articles I think that would be nice. Just a suggestion/request.