The referee for the Green Bay Packers’ game on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals is none other than Alex Moore, a rookie who was promoted from umpire this season. So far, Moore is on pace to be the strictest referee in football.

As of right now, Moore’s crew ranks first in penalties, first in penalties per game, first in penalty yardage and second in penalty yardage per game this year, per NFL Penalties. For reference, the only crew that has thrown more flags on the away team per game this year than Moore (9.7) is Carl Cheffers (10), who threw 14 flags on the Packers in Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns.

Moore’s crew is calling about 8 combined offensive holdings and false starts per game, compared to the league average of 5.3. He has also called 14 percent of the league’s defensive

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