Here’s the Week 12 referee assignments from Football Zebras, with Shawn Hochuli and his crew working Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. The Saints last saw Hochuli in Week 2’s loss at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in which they were fouled 9 times for 60 yards — slightly above their season-average of 6.7 penalties for 55.9 yards per game. New Orleans is 3-2 in games Hochuli has worked as a referee, dating back to 2019.
Hochuli has a reputation for seeking the spotlight during games, but his crew has actually thrown the sixth-fewest penalty markers per game this season (11.9), ranking seventh-lowest in penalty yardage per game (100.2). They’ve thrown more flags for offensive holding (30) than any other crew across the league, so that’s something the Saints need to be mindful of.
