Land Clark, No. 130, is the referee for Lions at Miami Dolphins on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium. His 2026 crew runs below the league’s accepted-penalty rate.
Crew rate
NFL Penalties lists Clark’s crew at 13.4 accepted penalties a game through 7 games, below the league’s 14.6. That is tied for the twelfth most of 17 crews, with 2 of 7 games over the league rate.
Clark’s games average 109.7 penalty yards against the league’s 118.1. Both the penalty and yardage rates point below the weekly baseline.
His crew called 10.9 a game in 2025 against 12.5 leaguewide, the fifteenth most of 17 crews. It called 11.2 in 2024 against 12.8, the sixteenth most of 17.
Clark’s games exceeded that season’s league rate in 6 of 16 during 2025 and 4 of 17 during 2024. Across 40 games in 3 seasons, 12 of 40 finished above the applicable league rate.
Main call
Offensive holding leads Clark’s crew with 20 calls in 7 games, or 2.9 a game. The league rate is 3.15, based on 381 in 121 games.
The 2026 split is 43 accepted penalties on road teams and 51 on home teams. Across 40 games, the split is 214 road and 246 home, placing Miami on the higher-count side in both samples.
Team rates
The Lions have drawn 47 flags in 7 games, or 6.7 a game. Their split is 24 in 4 home games, 6.0 a game, and 23 in 3 road games, 7.7 a game.
Miami has 50 accepted penalties in 7 games, or 7.1 a game. The Dolphins have 21 in 3 home games, 7.0 a game, and 29 in 4 road games, 7.3 a game.
Clark has worked 6 Lions games as referee in the logs since 2021. On Sept. 14, 2025, Detroit drew 3 flags for 28 yards in a 52-21 home win against the Chicago Bears.
On Dec. 24, 2023, the Lions had 9 for 52 in a 30-24 win at the Minnesota Vikings. On Sept. 24, 2023, they had 10 for 119 in a 20-6 home win against the Atlanta Falcons.
Clark has worked 4 Dolphins games as referee in the logs since 2021. Miami drew 6 flags for 31 yards in a 28-15 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 15, 2025.
The Dolphins had 11 for 85 in a 24-3 loss at the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 22, 2024. They had 3 for 25 in a 31-17 home win against the New England Patriots on Oct. 29, 2023.
Matchup history
The last 1 regular-season Lions-Dolphins meeting averaged 13.0 accepted penalties, both teams combined. That 2022 game was at Ford Field, and Miami drew more flags. It is a small sample, not a trend.
| Game | Where | Lions | Dolphins | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 30, 2022 | Ford Field | 6 for 30 yards | 7 for 55 yards | 13 |
Detroit drew 6 flags for 30 yards in that Week 8 meeting, its most-flagged game in the 1-game sample. The Lions lost 31-27.
Clark’s 13.4 can be compared with the rivalry’s available 13.0, but the 1-game sample supplies no rate at this venue. Watch offensive holding at 2.9 a game against Detroit’s 7.7 road rate and Miami’s 7.0 home rate.
As of November 6, 2026. Penalty counts are accepted penalties; declined and offsetting flags are not included. League rates are total accepted penalties divided by games played.
