Raymond Summerlin

#PITvsCIN officiating crew cheat sheet Divisional HOME teams are 22-14-1 (62%) w' referee Clete Blakeman since 2021, including 4-0-1 in 2026. This will be Blakeman's sixth consecutive divisional game officiated this season The previous five were 4-1 OVER the total The @steelers have struggled w' Blakeman officiating more than any other referee over the past decade, w' a 5-11 record, most recently their 27-24 loss at #Browns in Week 4 I can't find any specific reason as to why that is, but the track record is not great for a team who wins a lot of games Cincinnati is 4-3 w' Blakeman in Joe Burrow era This should be a clean game offensively The #Bengals rank 30th in OFFENSIVE penalty per game avg & #Steelers rank 26th. Both very disciplined units Pittsburgh ranks 31st in PRE-SNAP penalties, Cincy 22nd The @Bengals OFFENSE rank 28th as a BENEFICIARY of AUTOMATIC 1st DOWNS via penalty, a major departure from their normal rank, which is usually top 5 I do expect some uptick moving forward for this offense getting calls via D.P.I etc Clete Blakeman's crew rank No.1 for DEFENSIVE penalties per game They also rank No.1 awarding AUTOMATIC 1st DOWNS via penalty Blakeman's crew co-rank No.1 for ROUGHING THE PASSER & DEFENSIVE HOLDING Cincinnati are the LEAST penalized team in the #NFL in the FOURTH QTR of games Blakeman's crew currently rank third in 4th qtr penalty avg I expect a relatively clean game but its on the defensive side ill be interested to see how Blakeman's crew call it. If form holds, we may see some ticky-tack calls on the defensive units in this one The scheduling did the Bengals no favors for this game & thats a concern vs a rested Pittsburgh team Cincinnati lost the turnover battle & penalty count in the previous meeting, & ultimately the game. An ill-timed roughing the kicker (it was right call) totally changed the trajectory of the contest IMO They need to be better this week The #Steelers catching +3.5 seems too good to me, so Im wary I'll ride the hot-hand here & go with Joe Burrow, who is on an MVP trajectory with his form this season Should be a great game, it usually is between these two, & that stadium will be rocking in primetime I like the @Bengals -3.5 pts on @SNFonNBC #HereWeGo #RuleTheJungle #WhoDey

The #NFL has a FALSE START epidemic Week 8 + Week 9,2026 have combined for 100 FALSE START penalties (the 100th on MNF #BUFvsMIN) , by far the most penalties called in this category over any two week stretch in well over a decade of football The next closest two week stretch was 92 FALSE START penalties combined in Week 3 + Week 4 of the 2023 season The previous record of 92 was extremely high vs normal two weeks avgs , the 100 (& counting) is off the charts vs historical averages