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Brian Sakowski
First Season: 2023
Last Season: 2025
Total Games: 55
As Referee: 0
As Umpire: 1
Down Judge: 54
Line Judge: 0
Back Judge: 0
Field Judge: 0
Side Judge: 0
Home Win %: 56.4%
Home Penalties: 5.8
Away Penalties: 5.8
Penalty Diff: 0.0
Attendance: 68,633
| Games | Total | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 55 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
| Regular Season | 48 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Preseason | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Season | Type | Week | Home | Away | Score | Penalties (H-A) | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | 2025 | Postseason | 1 | Chicago Bears | Green Bay Packers | 31-27 | 2-7 | Adrian Hill |
| 2026-01-04 | 2025 | Regular Season | 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Tennessee Titans | 41-7 | 3-6 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-12-28 | 2025 | Regular Season | 17 | Miami Dolphins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20-17 | 10-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-12-21 | 2025 | Regular Season | 16 | Houston Texans | Las Vegas Raiders | 23-21 | 4-9 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-12-14 | 2025 | Regular Season | 15 | Dallas Cowboys | Minnesota Vikings | 26-34 | 7-3 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-12-08 | 2025 | Regular Season | 14 | Los Angeles Chargers | Philadelphia Eagles | 22-19 | 7-6 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-11-23 | 2025 | Regular Season | 12 | Arizona Cardinals | Jacksonville Jaguars | 24-27 | 7-7 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-11-16 | 2025 | Regular Season | 11 | New York Giants | Green Bay Packers | 20-27 | 6-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-11-09 | 2025 | Regular Season | 10 | Washington Commanders | Detroit Lions | 22-44 | 8-3 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-10-30 | 2025 | Regular Season | 9 | Miami Dolphins | Baltimore Ravens | 6-28 | 5-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-10-26 | 2025 | Regular Season | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | New York Jets | 38-39 | 2-4 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-10-19 | 2025 | Regular Season | 7 | Chicago Bears | New Orleans Saints | 26-14 | 10-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-10-05 | 2025 | Regular Season | 5 | Cleveland Browns | Minnesota Vikings | 17-21 | 10-7 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-09-28 | 2025 | Regular Season | 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Washington Commanders | 34-27 | 5-6 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-09-21 | 2025 | Regular Season | 3 | Tennessee Titans | Indianapolis Colts | 20-41 | 8-4 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-09-14 | 2025 | Regular Season | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Seattle Seahawks | 17-31 | 2-2 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-09-07 | 2025 | Regular Season | 1 | New Orleans Saints | Arizona Cardinals | 13-20 | 13-9 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-08-23 | 2025 | Preseason | 4 | Arizona Cardinals | Las Vegas Raiders | 20-10 | 4-9 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-08-16 | 2025 | Preseason | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-17 | 7-7 | Scott Novak |
| 2025-08-10 | 2025 | Preseason | 2 | Chicago Bears | Miami Dolphins | 24-24 | 7-10 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-12-26 | 2024 | Regular Season | 17 | Chicago Bears | Seattle Seahawks | 3-6 | 4-3 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-12-22 | 2024 | Regular Season | 16 | Miami Dolphins | San Francisco 49ers | 29-17 | 6-11 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-12-15 | 2024 | Regular Season | 15 | Los Angeles Chargers | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-40 | 7-8 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-12-09 | 2024 | Regular Season | 14 | Dallas Cowboys | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-27 | 4-10 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-11-24 | 2024 | Regular Season | 12 | Seattle Seahawks | Arizona Cardinals | 16-6 | 5-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-11-17 | 2024 | Regular Season | 11 | Detroit Lions | Jacksonville Jaguars | 52-6 | 4-6 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-11-10 | 2024 | Regular Season | 10 | Indianapolis Colts | Buffalo Bills | 20-30 | 5-8 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-11-03 | 2024 | Regular Season | 9 | Atlanta Falcons | Dallas Cowboys | 27-21 | 4-9 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-10-28 | 2024 | Regular Season | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | New York Giants | 26-18 | 5-11 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-10-20 | 2024 | Regular Season | 7 | Green Bay Packers | Houston Texans | 24-22 | 8-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-10-06 | 2024 | Regular Season | 5 | Minnesota Vikings | New York Jets | 23-17 | 11-8 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-09-29 | 2024 | Regular Season | 4 | San Francisco 49ers | New England Patriots | 30-13 | 6-3 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-09-22 | 2024 | Regular Season | 3 | New Orleans Saints | Philadelphia Eagles | 12-15 | 3-7 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-09-15 | 2024 | Regular Season | 2 | Washington Commanders | New York Giants | 21-18 | 10-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-09-08 | 2024 | Regular Season | 1 | Los Angeles Chargers | Las Vegas Raiders | 22-10 | 7-2 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-08-24 | 2024 | Preseason | 4 | Houston Texans | Los Angeles Rams | 17-15 | 9-6 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-08-08 | 2024 | Preseason | 2 | New England Patriots | Carolina Panthers | 17-3 | 6-9 | Scott Novak |
| 2024-01-07 | 2023 | Regular Season | 18 | Los Angeles Chargers | Kansas City Chiefs | 12-13 | 1-3 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-12-31 | 2023 | Regular Season | 17 | Houston Texans | Tennessee Titans | 26-3 | 1-3 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-12-24 | 2023 | Regular Season | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jacksonville Jaguars | 30-12 | 6-2 | Brad Allen |
| 2023-12-17 | 2023 | Regular Season | 15 | Arizona Cardinals | San Francisco 49ers | 29-45 | 4-1 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-12-10 | 2023 | Regular Season | 14 | Baltimore Ravens | Los Angeles Rams | 37-31 | 7-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-12-04 | 2023 | Regular Season | 13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Cincinnati Bengals | 31-34 | 7-6 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-11-26 | 2023 | Regular Season | 12 | New York Giants | New England Patriots | 10-7 | 4-2 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-11-19 | 2023 | Regular Season | 11 | Detroit Lions | Chicago Bears | 31-26 | 5-6 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-11-12 | 2023 | Regular Season | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Green Bay Packers | 23-19 | 3-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-10-26 | 2023 | Regular Season | 8 | Buffalo Bills | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24-18 | 9-11 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-10-22 | 2023 | Regular Season | 7 | Seattle Seahawks | Arizona Cardinals | 20-10 | 5-7 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-10-15 | 2023 | Regular Season | 6 | New York Jets | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-14 | 9-5 | Scott Novak |
| 2023-10-05 | 2023 | Regular Season | 5 | Washington Commanders | Chicago Bears | 20-40 | 1-3 | Scott Novak |
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Games officiated over the course of each season (days since season opener).
Game attendance distribution by season.