We are less than two weeks away from the start of a new era in Detroit Lions football as the San Francisco 49ers will invade Ford Field in Week 1 of the 2021 regular season.
According to a report from Football Zebras, the Lions have learned that the head referee for their opening game will be Brad Rogers.
According to @NFLPenaltiesCom, Rogers’ crew threw the fewest amount of flags in the NFL in 2020.
Rogers' crew called the fewest number of penalties in the league on away teams last year, per @NFLPenaltiesCom (62, compared to 79 on home teams). But that crew also threw the fewest flags, total. Let 'em play in Week 1! https://t.co/6Zmh86bjRH
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) September 1, 2021