With reference to the 2024 season, the New York Jets rank first in penalties per contest with 8.1. Holding down second place are the Baltimore Ravens, earning a flags per game total of 7.8. Having a number of 7.8, the Tennessee Titans are sitting in the 3rd spot. Rounding out the top 5 are the Dallas Cowboys (7.5) as well as the Seattle Seahawks (7.0).
2024 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
New York Jets |
8.1 |
2nd |
Baltimore Ravens |
7.8 |
3rd |
Tennessee Titans |
7.8 |
4th |
Dallas Cowboys |
7.5 |
5th |
Seattle Seahawks |
7.0 |
6th |
Houston Texans |
7.0 |
7th |
Cleveland Browns |
7.0 |
8th |
Carolina Panthers |
6.9 |
9th |
Miami Dolphins |
6.7 |
10th |
Buffalo Bills |
6.6 |
11th |
Green Bay Packers |
6.6 |
12th |
New York Giants |
6.6 |
13th |
Washington Commanders |
6.5 |
14th |
San Francisco 49ers |
6.5 |
15th |
New England Patriots |
6.5 |
16th |
Minnesota Vikings |
6.5 |
17th |
New Orleans Saints |
6.5 |
18th |
Chicago Bears |
6.5 |
19th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6.4 |
20th |
Denver Broncos |
6.4 |
21st |
Detroit Lions |
6.3 |
22nd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6.1 |
23rd |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6.0 |
24th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.9 |
25th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.8 |
26th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.8 |
27th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.6 |
28th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
5.6 |
29th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
5.5 |
30th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.5 |
2022 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Arizona Cardinals |
6.9 |
2nd |
Las Vegas Raiders |
6.6 |
3rd |
Denver Broncos |
6.6 |
4th |
Miami Dolphins |
6.5 |
5th |
Tennessee Titans |
6.5 |
6th |
Seattle Seahawks |
6.2 |
7th |
New York Giants |
6.2 |
8th |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.1 |
9th |
New England Patriots |
6.1 |
10th |
Carolina Panthers |
6.1 |
11th |
Cleveland Browns |
6.0 |
12th |
New Orleans Saints |
5.8 |
13th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.8 |
14th |
Buffalo Bills |
5.8 |
15th |
San Francisco 49ers |
5.5 |
16th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5.5 |
17th |
Washington Commanders |
5.4 |
18th |
New York Jets |
5.4 |
19th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.3 |
20th |
Detroit Lions |
5.3 |
21st |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.3 |
22nd |
Green Bay Packers |
5.2 |
23rd |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.2 |
24th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.2 |
25th |
Houston Texans |
5.2 |
26th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
5.1 |
27th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.1 |
28th |
Baltimore Ravens |
4.8 |
29th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
4.8 |
30th |
Chicago Bears |
4.7 |
2021 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Dallas Cowboys |
7.5 |
2nd |
Las Vegas Raiders |
7.3 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Chargers |
6.8 |
4th |
Arizona Cardinals |
6.7 |
5th |
Houston Texans |
6.7 |
6th |
Buffalo Bills |
6.6 |
7th |
Cleveland Browns |
6.6 |
8th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.5 |
9th |
Minnesota Vikings |
6.5 |
10th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6.3 |
11th |
Carolina Panthers |
6.3 |
12th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6.2 |
13th |
Chicago Bears |
6.2 |
14th |
Miami Dolphins |
6.2 |
15th |
Detroit Lions |
6.2 |
16th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
6.1 |
17th |
Tennessee Titans |
6.1 |
18th |
New York Jets |
6.1 |
19th |
San Francisco 49ers |
6.0 |
20th |
Baltimore Ravens |
6.0 |
21st |
New Orleans Saints |
5.8 |
22nd |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.7 |
23rd |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.7 |
24th |
New England Patriots |
5.6 |
25th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.4 |
26th |
New York Giants |
5.2 |
27th |
Denver Broncos |
4.9 |
28th |
Washington Football Team |
4.8 |
29th |
Los Angeles Rams |
4.5 |
30th |
Indianapolis Colts |
4.5 |
2020 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Arizona Cardinals |
7.1 |
2nd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6.7 |
3rd |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
6.7 |
4th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.6 |
5th |
Baltimore Ravens |
6.5 |
6th |
Buffalo Bills |
6.4 |
7th |
New York Jets |
6.3 |
8th |
Cleveland Browns |
6.3 |
9th |
New Orleans Saints |
6.1 |
10th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
6.1 |
11th |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.0 |
12th |
Detroit Lions |
5.9 |
13th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.9 |
14th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.9 |
15th |
Chicago Bears |
5.5 |
16th |
Washington Football Team |
5.4 |
17th |
Tennessee Titans |
5.4 |
18th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.3 |
19th |
San Francisco 49ers |
5.3 |
20th |
Green Bay Packers |
5.3 |
21st |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.3 |
22nd |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.3 |
23rd |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.2 |
24th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.2 |
25th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.1 |
26th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5.1 |
27th |
Denver Broncos |
5.1 |
28th |
New York Giants |
5.1 |
29th |
Houston Texans |
5.0 |
30th |
Miami Dolphins |
4.6 |
2019 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
8.3 |
2nd |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
8.3 |
3rd |
Oakland Raiders |
8.0 |
4th |
Cleveland Browns |
7.6 |
5th |
Arizona Cardinals |
7.6 |
6th |
New Orleans Saints |
7.5 |
7th |
Atlanta Falcons |
7.4 |
8th |
Los Angeles Rams |
7.4 |
9th |
Buffalo Bills |
7.3 |
10th |
New York Jets |
7.2 |
11th |
Detroit Lions |
7.1 |
12th |
Houston Texans |
6.9 |
13th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6.9 |
14th |
Denver Broncos |
6.9 |
15th |
Baltimore Ravens |
6.8 |
16th |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.8 |
17th |
Seattle Seahawks |
6.8 |
18th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.7 |
19th |
Washington Redskins |
6.6 |
20th |
San Francisco 49ers |
6.6 |
21st |
Los Angeles Chargers |
6.4 |
22nd |
Chicago Bears |
6.4 |
23rd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6.3 |
24th |
Green Bay Packers |
6.3 |
25th |
Tennessee Titans |
6.2 |
26th |
Minnesota Vikings |
6.0 |
27th |
New England Patriots |
5.9 |
28th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.8 |
29th |
Miami Dolphins |
5.8 |
30th |
New York Giants |
5.6 |
2018 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Kansas City Chiefs |
8.6 |
2nd |
Denver Broncos |
7.8 |
3rd |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
7.6 |
4th |
Indianapolis Colts |
7.5 |
5th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
7.3 |
6th |
Baltimore Ravens |
7.3 |
7th |
Buffalo Bills |
7.3 |
8th |
Washington Redskins |
7.2 |
9th |
New York Giants |
7.1 |
10th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
7.1 |
11th |
New York Jets |
7.1 |
12th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
7.1 |
13th |
Cleveland Browns |
7.0 |
14th |
San Francisco 49ers |
7.0 |
15th |
Seattle Seahawks |
6.9 |
16th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6.9 |
17th |
Oakland Raiders |
6.9 |
18th |
Green Bay Packers |
6.8 |
19th |
Miami Dolphins |
6.8 |
20th |
Houston Texans |
6.6 |
21st |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.5 |
22nd |
Atlanta Falcons |
6.3 |
23rd |
Arizona Cardinals |
6.3 |
24th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6.3 |
25th |
Chicago Bears |
6.1 |
26th |
Los Angeles Rams |
6.0 |
27th |
New Orleans Saints |
5.9 |
28th |
Detroit Lions |
5.9 |
29th |
New England Patriots |
5.8 |
30th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.8 |
2017 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Seattle Seahawks |
9.3 |
2nd |
Miami Dolphins |
8.6 |
3rd |
Houston Texans |
7.8 |
4th |
San Francisco 49ers |
7.7 |
5th |
New York Jets |
7.4 |
6th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
7.4 |
7th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
7.3 |
8th |
Chicago Bears |
7.2 |
9th |
Oakland Raiders |
7.1 |
10th |
Denver Broncos |
7.1 |
11th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
7.0 |
12th |
Arizona Cardinals |
6.9 |
13th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
6.9 |
14th |
Cleveland Browns |
6.9 |
15th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
6.8 |
16th |
Los Angeles Rams |
6.7 |
17th |
New Orleans Saints |
6.6 |
18th |
Detroit Lions |
6.5 |
19th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6.5 |
20th |
Atlanta Falcons |
6.4 |
21st |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6.3 |
22nd |
Minnesota Vikings |
6.3 |
23rd |
Buffalo Bills |
6.1 |
24th |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.1 |
25th |
Green Bay Packers |
6.0 |
26th |
New England Patriots |
5.9 |
27th |
Washington Redskins |
5.8 |
28th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.8 |
29th |
Baltimore Ravens |
5.7 |
30th |
New York Giants |
5.7 |
2016 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Oakland Raiders |
9.2 |
2nd |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
8.1 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Rams |
7.9 |
4th |
Miami Dolphins |
7.8 |
5th |
Baltimore Ravens |
7.8 |
6th |
Denver Broncos |
7.4 |
7th |
Seattle Seahawks |
7.3 |
8th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
7.1 |
9th |
Buffalo Bills |
7.0 |
10th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
7.0 |
11th |
Washington Redskins |
6.9 |
12th |
Tennessee Titans |
6.9 |
13th |
Chicago Bears |
6.9 |
14th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.8 |
15th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6.8 |
16th |
New Orleans Saints |
6.7 |
17th |
San Diego Chargers |
6.7 |
18th |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.6 |
19th |
Atlanta Falcons |
6.5 |
20th |
Arizona Cardinals |
6.5 |
21st |
Indianapolis Colts |
6.4 |
22nd |
Minnesota Vikings |
6.4 |
23rd |
Green Bay Packers |
6.3 |
24th |
Detroit Lions |
6.3 |
25th |
San Francisco 49ers |
6.2 |
26th |
Carolina Panthers |
6.1 |
27th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.9 |
28th |
New England Patriots |
5.8 |
29th |
New York Jets |
5.8 |
30th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.5 |
2015 NFL Penalties Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Buffalo Bills |
8.9 |
2nd |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
8.9 |
3rd |
Oakland Raiders |
8.7 |
4th |
Miami Dolphins |
8.4 |
5th |
New Orleans Saints |
8.1 |
6th |
Baltimore Ravens |
7.6 |
7th |
St. Louis Rams |
7.6 |
8th |
Cleveland Browns |
7.5 |
9th |
Seattle Seahawks |
7.3 |
10th |
San Diego Chargers |
7.3 |
11th |
Denver Broncos |
7.2 |
12th |
San Francisco 49ers |
7.1 |
13th |
Dallas Cowboys |
7.0 |
14th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
6.9 |
15th |
Indianapolis Colts |
6.8 |
16th |
Houston Texans |
6.7 |
17th |
Washington Redskins |
6.6 |
18th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
6.6 |
19th |
Green Bay Packers |
6.6 |
20th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.5 |
21st |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6.5 |
22nd |
Detroit Lions |
6.5 |
23rd |
Carolina Panthers |
6.4 |
24th |
New York Giants |
6.4 |
25th |
Atlanta Falcons |
6.3 |
26th |
Chicago Bears |
6.2 |
27th |
New England Patriots |
6.0 |
28th |
New York Jets |
6.0 |
29th |
Arizona Cardinals |
5.9 |
30th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5.9 |