The referee for the Green Bay Packers’ matchup against the Denver Broncos will be Brad Rogers, who holds an interesting designation going into this week. No referee in the NFL throws more flags on the away
team, which in this case would be the Packers, relative to the home team than Rogers’ crew.
Right now, Rogers is averaging 7.27 flags per game on the away team, which would rank fourth-most among crews in 2025. At the same time, though, his crew only flags home teams 5.82 times a game, the second-lowest rate in the NFL. On average, the away team gets flagged 1.45 plays more in Rogers games. That bucks the league-wide trend, as home teams actually get flagged more, contrary to popular belief.
The Packers previously played a Rogers game, his first of the year, in Week 2 against the Washington Commanders. Green Bay actually benefited in the penalty department in that game. Since that matchup, Rogers’ crew has thrown 54 flags on home teams and 75 on away teams, a difference of 2.1 penalties per game more for the away team.
So don’t expect to get a lot of calls on Sunday, Packers fans. Mind you, Rogers’ crew is coming off a Titans-Jaguars game where the away team was flagged 13 times.
