NFL team penalty stats 2026: most and least penalized teams

TL;DR

Most penalized per game in 2026 through Week 7: Green Bay Packers (9.3), Cleveland Browns (9.0), Los Angeles Chargers (9.0). Least: Indianapolis Colts (5.1), Minnesota Vikings (5.7), Pittsburgh Steelers (6.0). League average: 7.3 per team per game.

Rank	Team	Games	2026 flags / game	2025 flags / game	Points given away / game
1	Green Bay Packers	7	9.3	6.2	8.46
2	Cleveland Browns	7	9.0	6.3	6.74
2	Los Angeles Chargers	6	9.0	6.1	7.28
4	Carolina Panthers	6	8.7	5.6	8.06
5	Baltimore Ravens	7	8.6	5.8	7.17
6	Buffalo Bills	6	8.3	5.9	8.47
7	New York Jets	7	8.3	6.5	8.09
7	Houston Texans	7	8.3	6.9	7.67
9	Denver Broncos	7	7.9	7.2	5.51
10	New England Patriots	7	7.7	5.8	6.61
11	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	7.7	7.5	9.53
11	Washington Commanders	6	7.7	6.9	8.61
13	Dallas Cowboys	7	7.6	7.8	7.74
13	Chicago Bears	7	7.6	7.1	5.73
13	Los Angeles Rams	7	7.6	4.4	7.27
16	Philadelphia Eagles	7	7.4	6.9	5.94
17	Seattle Seahawks	7	7.3	5.9	7.10
18	Miami Dolphins	6	7.2	5.9	5.50
19	New York Giants	7	7.1	7.5	6.06
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7.1	5.6	7.39
19	Arizona Cardinals	7	7.1	6.8	6.22
22	Cincinnati Bengals	6	6.8	5.2	6.23
22	Kansas City Chiefs	6	6.8	7.0	5.73
24	Detroit Lions	6	6.7	6.1	5.43
25	Atlanta Falcons	7	6.4	6.3	5.52
25	New Orleans Saints	7	6.4	6.9	5.05
27	Las Vegas Raiders	7	6.3	6.3	4.95
28	Tennessee Titans	7	6.1	7.6	5.16
28	San Francisco 49ers	7	6.1	4.9	6.86
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6.0	5.9	4.40
31	Minnesota Vikings	6	5.7	6.5	4.50
32	Indianapolis Colts	7	5.1	6.0	3.85

Accepted penalties on each team, regular season. "Points given away" is the expected-points cost of those flags (see the guide).

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