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2026 · THROUGH WK 7

Rich Edwards

REFEREE · MAC · EDWARDS CREWreferee · MAC · Edwards crew · 41 games since 2022

Referee since 2023. Worked BUFF 25–18 MASS in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

41

6 in 20266 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

10.8

19th · LG 12.719th pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

103

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

62%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

+0.7

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:18

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league
HoldingJ2.4
False startP2.0
Pass interferenceJ1.3
OffsideP1.0
Personal foulJ0.8
Delay of gameP0.7
Unsportsmanlike conductJ0.6

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 41 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g
Non-MAC teams18 G · −0.5 to +0.6
+0.0noise
Independents teams4 G · raw, under 8 G
−1.0No read under 8 games
patriot teams4 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.2No read under 8 games
Eastern Michigan8 G · −0.4 to +0.6
+0.1noise
Buffalo7 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.1No read under 8 games

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

41 games
Crew history
Year
Crew · position
G
Flags/g
2026MAC · Edwards crew · referee610.8
2025MAC · Edwards crew · referee99.4
2024MAC · Edwards crew · referee1012.4
2023MAC · Edwards crew · referee911.0
2022MAC · center_judge711.9

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 15 G
14

Reviews, 0.9/g

29%

Overturned · 4

≈0.5 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch7 · 3 OT
Forward pass2 · 0 OT
Targeting2 · 1 OT
Fumble1 · 0 OT
Penalty1 · 0 OT
Spot1 · 0 OT

Longest: ≈ 5:10, pass completion upheld · 2025 wk 13, Miami (OH) at
Buffalo

■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median

Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:09 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:09 AM ET