NFL Penalties Leaders

NFL Penalties Leaders

In the 2023 campaign, the New York Jets are ahead of the pack in flags with 124. Ranking in the runner up spot are the Dallas Cowboys, acquiring a flags total of 115. Holding a total of 115, the Cleveland Browns rank in the third spot. Rounding out the top 5 are the Houston Texans (114) as well as the Seattle Seahawks (111).

2023 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st New York Jets 124
2nd Dallas Cowboys 115
3rd Cleveland Browns 115
4th Houston Texans 114
5th Seattle Seahawks 111
6th Tennessee Titans 110
7th Buffalo Bills 106
8th Green Bay Packers 105
9th Carolina Panthers 103
10th Baltimore Ravens 102
11th San Francisco 49ers 101
12th Arizona Cardinals 101
13th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100
14th Chicago Bears 99
15th Denver Broncos 99
16th Miami Dolphins 97
17th Detroit Lions 97
18th New Orleans Saints 96
19th Kansas City Chiefs 96
20th Philadelphia Eagles 95
21st Indianapolis Colts 95
22nd Los Angeles Rams 89
23rd Minnesota Vikings 89
24th New York Giants 89
25th New England Patriots 89
26th Washington Commanders 87
27th Pittsburgh Steelers 86
28th Atlanta Falcons 84
29th Jacksonville Jaguars 83
30th Los Angeles Chargers 79

2022 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Arizona Cardinals 118
2nd Las Vegas Raiders 113
3rd Denver Broncos 113
4th Miami Dolphins 111
5th Tennessee Titans 111
6th Seattle Seahawks 106
7th New York Giants 106
8th Dallas Cowboys 104
9th New England Patriots 104
10th Carolina Panthers 104
11th Cleveland Browns 102
12th New Orleans Saints 99
13th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 99
14th San Francisco 49ers 94
15th Pittsburgh Steelers 94
16th Buffalo Bills 92
17th Washington Commanders 92
18th New York Jets 91
19th Philadelphia Eagles 90
20th Detroit Lions 90
21st Jacksonville Jaguars 90
22nd Green Bay Packers 89
23rd Indianapolis Colts 89
24th Minnesota Vikings 88
25th Houston Texans 88
26th Kansas City Chiefs 87
27th Baltimore Ravens 82
28th Cincinnati Bengals 81
29th Los Angeles Chargers 81
30th Chicago Bears 80

2021 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Dallas Cowboys 127
2nd Las Vegas Raiders 124
3rd Los Angeles Chargers 116
4th Arizona Cardinals 114
5th Houston Texans 114
6th Buffalo Bills 113
7th Cleveland Browns 112
8th Kansas City Chiefs 111
9th Minnesota Vikings 111
10th Philadelphia Eagles 107
11th Carolina Panthers 107
12th Pittsburgh Steelers 106
13th Chicago Bears 106
14th Miami Dolphins 105
15th Detroit Lions 105
16th Jacksonville Jaguars 104
17th Tennessee Titans 103
18th New York Jets 103
19th San Francisco 49ers 102
20th Baltimore Ravens 102
21st New Orleans Saints 98
22nd Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97
23rd Seattle Seahawks 97
24th New England Patriots 95
25th Atlanta Falcons 92
26th New York Giants 88
27th Denver Broncos 83
28th Washington Football Team 82
29th Los Angeles Rams 76
30th Indianapolis Colts 76

2020 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Arizona Cardinals 113
2nd Philadelphia Eagles 107
3rd Jacksonville Jaguars 107
4th Kansas City Chiefs 105
5th Baltimore Ravens 104
6th Buffalo Bills 102
7th New York Jets 101
8th Cleveland Browns 100
9th New Orleans Saints 98
10th Las Vegas Raiders 98
11th Dallas Cowboys 96
12th Detroit Lions 95
13th Carolina Panthers 95
14th Indianapolis Colts 94
15th Chicago Bears 88
16th Washington Football Team 87
17th Tennessee Titans 86
18th Los Angeles Chargers 85
19th San Francisco 49ers 85
20th Green Bay Packers 84
21st Tampa Bay Buccaneers 84
22nd Seattle Seahawks 84
23rd Atlanta Falcons 83
24th Cincinnati Bengals 83
25th Minnesota Vikings 82
26th Pittsburgh Steelers 81
27th Denver Broncos 81
28th New York Giants 81
29th Houston Texans 80
30th Miami Dolphins 74

2019 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Tampa Bay Buccaneers 133
2nd Jacksonville Jaguars 132
3rd Oakland Raiders 128
4th Cleveland Browns 122
5th Arizona Cardinals 121
6th New Orleans Saints 120
7th Atlanta Falcons 119
8th Los Angeles Rams 118
9th Buffalo Bills 117
10th New York Jets 115
11th Detroit Lions 113
12th Houston Texans 111
13th Pittsburgh Steelers 111
14th Denver Broncos 110
15th Baltimore Ravens 109
16th Dallas Cowboys 109
17th Seattle Seahawks 109
18th Kansas City Chiefs 107
19th Washington Redskins 106
20th San Francisco 49ers 105
21st Los Angeles Chargers 103
22nd Chicago Bears 103
23rd Philadelphia Eagles 100
24th Green Bay Packers 100
25th Tennessee Titans 99
26th Minnesota Vikings 96
27th New England Patriots 94
28th Cincinnati Bengals 93
29th Miami Dolphins 92
30th New York Giants 90

2018 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Kansas City Chiefs 137
2nd Denver Broncos 125
3rd Jacksonville Jaguars 121
4th Indianapolis Colts 120
5th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 117
6th Baltimore Ravens 116
7th Buffalo Bills 116
8th Washington Redskins 115
9th New York Giants 114
10th Cincinnati Bengals 114
11th New York Jets 114
12th Los Angeles Chargers 113
13th Cleveland Browns 112
14th San Francisco 49ers 112
15th Seattle Seahawks 111
16th Pittsburgh Steelers 111
17th Oakland Raiders 110
18th Green Bay Packers 108
19th Miami Dolphins 108
20th Houston Texans 105
21st Dallas Cowboys 104
22nd Atlanta Falcons 101
23rd Arizona Cardinals 101
24th Philadelphia Eagles 100
25th Chicago Bears 97
26th Los Angeles Rams 96
27th New Orleans Saints 94
28th Detroit Lions 94
29th New England Patriots 93
30th Carolina Panthers 92

2017 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Seattle Seahawks 148
2nd Miami Dolphins 137
3rd Houston Texans 124
4th San Francisco 49ers 123
5th New York Jets 119
6th Kansas City Chiefs 118
7th Philadelphia Eagles 116
8th Chicago Bears 115
9th Oakland Raiders 114
10th Denver Broncos 113
11th Jacksonville Jaguars 112
12th Arizona Cardinals 110
13th Cincinnati Bengals 110
14th Cleveland Browns 110
15th Los Angeles Chargers 108
16th Los Angeles Rams 107
17th New Orleans Saints 105
18th Detroit Lions 104
19th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 104
20th Atlanta Falcons 102
21st Pittsburgh Steelers 101
22nd Minnesota Vikings 100
23rd Buffalo Bills 98
24th Dallas Cowboys 97
25th Green Bay Packers 96
26th New England Patriots 95
27th Washington Redskins 92
28th Indianapolis Colts 92
29th Baltimore Ravens 91
30th New York Giants 91

2016 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Oakland Raiders 147
2nd Jacksonville Jaguars 129
3rd Los Angeles Rams 126
4th Miami Dolphins 125
5th Baltimore Ravens 125
6th Denver Broncos 119
7th Seattle Seahawks 117
8th Philadelphia Eagles 113
9th Buffalo Bills 112
10th Pittsburgh Steelers 112
11th Washington Redskins 110
12th Tennessee Titans 110
13th Chicago Bears 110
14th Kansas City Chiefs 109
15th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 109
16th New Orleans Saints 107
17th San Diego Chargers 107
18th Dallas Cowboys 105
19th Atlanta Falcons 104
20th Arizona Cardinals 104
21st Indianapolis Colts 103
22nd Minnesota Vikings 103
23rd Green Bay Packers 100
24th Detroit Lions 100
25th San Francisco 49ers 99
26th Carolina Panthers 98
27th Cleveland Browns 95
28th New England Patriots 93
29th New York Jets 93
30th Cincinnati Bengals 88

2015 NFL Penalties Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Buffalo Bills 143
2nd Tampa Bay Buccaneers 143
3rd Oakland Raiders 139
4th Miami Dolphins 134
5th New Orleans Saints 130
6th Baltimore Ravens 122
7th St. Louis Rams 122
8th Cleveland Browns 120
9th Seattle Seahawks 117
10th San Diego Chargers 117
11th Denver Broncos 115
12th San Francisco 49ers 113
13th Dallas Cowboys 112
14th Cincinnati Bengals 111
15th Indianapolis Colts 108
16th Houston Texans 107
17th Washington Redskins 105
18th Jacksonville Jaguars 105
19th Green Bay Packers 105
20th Kansas City Chiefs 104
21st Philadelphia Eagles 104
22nd Detroit Lions 104
23rd Carolina Panthers 103
24th New York Giants 102
25th Atlanta Falcons 100
26th Chicago Bears 99
27th New England Patriots 96
28th New York Jets 96
29th Arizona Cardinals 94
30th Pittsburgh Steelers 94