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 |