FRISCO, Texas -- John Parry and his officiating crew will be coming off a short week when they call the Dallas Cowboys' game against the Baltimore Ravens after working Monday’s win by the New York Giants against the Cincinnati Bengals.
This will be the eighth time since 2010 the Cowboys have had Parry as the referee. They are just 2-5 with Parry as the ref and there is quite a difference in the penalties and yards between the Cowboys and their opponents. The Cowboys have been penalized 51 times for 355 yards, while their opponents have been flagged 31 times for 221 yards.
The Cowboys were 0-2 with Parry last year with division losses to the Washington Redskins and Giants in Weeks 17 and 7, respectively.
In two of their last three games the Cowboys have reached double digits in penalties, including 10 for 98 yards last week against the Steelers.
“The biggest thing we have to do is not evaluate the officiating,” coach Jason Garrett said. “We’ve just got to get it right going forward. I think for the most part this year we’ve done a good job keeping the penalties down. We’ve got to make sure we do a better job of that going forward.”
In the Giants-Bengals contest, Parry’s crew called 12 penalties with 11 accepted. The Bengals were penalized nine times for 60 yards, and the Giants had two for 15 yards.
Here is a breakdown:
Illegal motion – 1
Illegal use of hands – 2
Illegal block above the waist – 2
Offensive holding – 2
Offside – 1
Defensive pass interference – 1
Delay of game – 1
Defensive holding – 1
Illegal contact – 1
Quarter-by-quarter
First - 3
Second - 3
Third - 3
Fourth - 3