Since 1999, the Broncos are 6-1 (4-0 in Denver) in games Ed Hochuli has officiated.
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Forget about that in Week 16 against Cincinnati. And go ahead and forget about those four other penalties he called in that game.
Ed Hochuli will be the referee for Sunday’s AFC championship game and, if you’re a Broncos fan, the only stats you really need to know about him are the most important ones:
Since 1999, the Broncos are 6-1 (4-0 in Denver) in games Hochuli has refereed, according to .
Since 1999, the Patriots are 10-9 (5-6 on the road) in games Hochuli has refereed.
This season, Hochuli called 109 of 237 total penalties on the home teams (46 percent), which have had posted a .688 winning percentage under his watch, well above the .538 league average.
Before the game against Cincinnati on Nov. 28, the last Broncos game Hochuli refereed was at Houston on Dec. 22, 2013. Eight penalties for a loss of 67 yards were assessed to the Broncos. Four for a loss of 57 yards were called against Houston. The Broncos won, 37-13.
The lone Broncos loss with him as referee: at Seattle (20-17) on Nov. 14, 1999.
