Scott Novak
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Oct 13, 2026
Chris BrownHOST
On Monday night, the Rams ran 78 plays to Buffalo's 57, a difference of 21 plays.
Chris BrownHOST
Rams are now also 0 and 4 in games officiated by Scott Novak, whose crew calls the most penalties per game in the league.
Chris BrownHOST
Came into the game averaging 22 called penalties per game.
Chris BrownHOST
Last night, they called 24: 13 for Buffalo, 11 for Los Angeles.
Chris BrownHOST
... insert themselves into the game is just so mind-blowing and mind-numbing, and, ah, I can't take it
Steve TaskerHOST
And there was some, uh, uh...
Steve TaskerHOST
It's almost to the point with Scott Novak's crew where unless the two guys throw a flag, don't throw the flag.
Steve TaskerHOST
You know what I mean? [laughs]
Mike LefkoPANELIST
Okay.
Mike LefkoPANELIST
Scott Novak, who was the referee, the head one for Seahawks-Chargers last week-
Bob SteltonHOST
Mm-hmm
Mike LefkoPANELIST
... is doing the game tonight.
Bob SteltonHOST
Yeah.
Dave WymanHOST
Same crew tonight?
Mike LefkoPANELIST
Uh, some, looks like they broke up, but the head ref, the crew chief, Scott Novak, is on this game.
Bob SteltonHOST
Hmm.
Michael FelgerHOST
Dear Jim.
Jim MurrayPANELIST
The lead official for this game is Scott Novak.
Jim MurrayPANELIST
The Rams', uh, head coach, Sean McVay, 0 and 4 straight up with Novak officiating in his career.
Jim MurrayPANELIST
So you have the officials on your side tonight.
DanHOST
And, uh, one other thing I think that's interesting, you could take it with a grain of salt.
DanHOST
The referee for this evening, his name is Scott Novak.
Z-BotPANELIST
Mm-hmm.
DanHOST
The, the LA Rams are 0 and 4 all time when Scott Novak is officiating.
Z-BotPANELIST
Hmm.
DanHOST
When Scott Novak has been officiating throughout his career, home teams only have a 40% chance-
Z-BotPANELIST
Calling the closer
DanHOST
... of winning straight.
Mitch MossHOST
All right.
Mitch MossHOST
How about Sean McVay has never won when Scott Novak officiates the game?
Pauly HowardHOST
That's what I'm concerned about from a prop standpoint.
Pauly HowardHOST
You got the worst official going and the worst crew, who it's all about me, me, me, and get my airtime, and 30 penalties a game.
Pauly HowardHOST
The only thing that can ruin this is Scott Novak tonight.
Pauly HowardHOST
If he doesn't get in the way, which is a big if, this just should be an aerial circus, and this should be a ton of fun, and all these props should cash, and there should be plenty of fireworks in this one.
Mitch MossHOST
Yeah.
Aaron QuinnHOST
Inside linebacker Nate Landman upgraded from did not participant on Thursday to a limited participant on Friday.
Aaron QuinnHOST
The officiating crew for Bills vs. Rams Monday night is going to be Scott Novak's crew.
Aaron QuinnHOST
They currently lead the NFL in penalties per game, averaging 22 per contest through the first month of the season.
Aaron QuinnHOST
There are three penalty trends to watch for in this game.
Joe GibbsGUEST
Okay, Bills at Rams, Monday Night Football.
Joe GibbsGUEST
Scott Novak the referee.
Joe GibbsGUEST
His crew currently leads the league in penalty per game average at 22, which is just off the charts.
Joe GibbsGUEST
So hopefully we see a huge decline in this game because otherwise, it, the product becomes unwatchable.
Joe GibbsGUEST
So home teams in Novak's career, 44, 66 and 5 against the spread, just 40%.
Joe GibbsGUEST
The LA Rams, 0 and 4 all-time with Scott Novak, 2 and 2 against the spread.
Joe GibbsGUEST
They were actually underdogs in three of those games.
Joe GibbsGUEST
And so they do have a 500 against the spread record with him, but like I said, winless in those four games.
Mike SchaeferHOST
Okay.
Connor HapperHOST
Him, his crew, and Scott Novak's crew.
Mike SchaeferHOST
For defensive holding?
Connor HapperHOST
Oh.
Dene VespeHOST
... ruffle any feathers and, you know, it's officiating and, and, you know, it goes, it goes almost every single week against it seems like the team that you're rooting for.
Dene VespeHOST
But the Rams are 0 and 4 all-time versus Scott Novak's officiating group.
Dene VespeHOST
Novak leads the NFL in penalties per game, averaging a ridiculous 22 penalties per game in 2026.
Dene VespeHOST
So the Rams, who have been very undisciplined with penalties and special teams, if you're talking about shooting yourself in the foot, this is probably one of the ways that they're gonna do it in this one.
Aaron CoeHOST
So it is not just the Seahawks, although last week was obviously very bad with, uh, the team record, 150 yards on penalties, but penalties are up across the NFL.
Aaron CoeHOST
And, uh, in particular last week, the Seahawks had Scott Novak's crew, which loves those flags.
Aaron CoeHOST
They love to check those flags.
Aaron CoeHOST
They've got 102 of them in four games.
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