In the 2023 season, the Chicago Bears lead the league in penalty yards allowed with 530. Positioned in second place are the New England Patriots, having a yards from penalties given up total of 544. With a total of 604, the Kansas City Chiefs are sitting in the 3rd spot. With the fourth and fifth spot are the Carolina Panthers (679) in addition to the Miami Dolphins (719).
2023 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chicago Bears | 530 |
| 2nd | New England Patriots | 544 |
| 3rd | Kansas City Chiefs | 604 |
| 4th | Carolina Panthers | 679 |
| 5th | Miami Dolphins | 719 |
| 6th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 741 |
| 7th | Buffalo Bills | 753 |
| 8th | San Francisco 49ers | 762 |
| 9th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 762 |
| 10th | Arizona Cardinals | 765 |
| 11th | New Orleans Saints | 775 |
| 12th | Tennessee Titans | 776 |
| 13th | New York Jets | 780 |
| 14th | Cincinnati Bengals | 784 |
| 15th | Detroit Lions | 788 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Chargers | 801 |
| 17th | Houston Texans | 805 |
| 18th | Philadelphia Eagles | 810 |
| 19th | New York Giants | 822 |
| 20th | Seattle Seahawks | 824 |
| 21st | Washington Commanders | 828 |
| 22nd | Atlanta Falcons | 831 |
| 23rd | Baltimore Ravens | 841 |
| 24th | Indianapolis Colts | 843 |
| 25th | Las Vegas Raiders | 861 |
| 26th | Green Bay Packers | 907 |
| 27th | Minnesota Vikings | 916 |
| 28th | Cleveland Browns | 923 |
| 29th | Dallas Cowboys | 934 |
| 30th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 961 |
2022 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chicago Bears | 647 |
| 2nd | Baltimore Ravens | 650 |
| 3rd | Jacksonville Jaguars | 683 |
| 4th | Los Angeles Rams | 691 |
| 5th | New England Patriots | 699 |
| 6th | New York Jets | 707 |
| 7th | Washington Commanders | 707 |
| 8th | Cleveland Browns | 714 |
| 9th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 717 |
| 10th | Indianapolis Colts | 725 |
| 11th | Kansas City Chiefs | 734 |
| 12th | Buffalo Bills | 754 |
| 13th | Arizona Cardinals | 757 |
| 14th | Las Vegas Raiders | 758 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Chargers | 762 |
| 16th | Houston Texans | 773 |
| 17th | Philadelphia Eagles | 798 |
| 18th | New Orleans Saints | 798 |
| 19th | Miami Dolphins | 799 |
| 20th | Atlanta Falcons | 804 |
| 21st | Seattle Seahawks | 818 |
| 22nd | Detroit Lions | 818 |
| 23rd | New York Giants | 819 |
| 24th | San Francisco 49ers | 832 |
| 25th | Cincinnati Bengals | 832 |
| 26th | Tennessee Titans | 836 |
| 27th | Dallas Cowboys | 851 |
| 28th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 863 |
| 29th | Carolina Panthers | 866 |
| 30th | Green Bay Packers | 916 |
2021 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 635 |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Rams | 688 |
| 3rd | Green Bay Packers | 718 |
| 4th | New Orleans Saints | 761 |
| 5th | Minnesota Vikings | 786 |
| 6th | Houston Texans | 790 |
| 7th | San Francisco 49ers | 793 |
| 8th | Washington Football Team | 803 |
| 9th | New York Giants | 814 |
| 10th | New York Jets | 814 |
| 11th | Detroit Lions | 818 |
| 12th | Philadelphia Eagles | 824 |
| 13th | New England Patriots | 831 |
| 14th | Los Angeles Chargers | 835 |
| 15th | Buffalo Bills | 844 |
| 16th | Chicago Bears | 856 |
| 17th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 879 |
| 18th | Cleveland Browns | 882 |
| 19th | Baltimore Ravens | 882 |
| 20th | Arizona Cardinals | 896 |
| 21st | Carolina Panthers | 896 |
| 22nd | Kansas City Chiefs | 911 |
| 23rd | Seattle Seahawks | 919 |
| 24th | Denver Broncos | 922 |
| 25th | Cincinnati Bengals | 946 |
| 26th | Atlanta Falcons | 956 |
| 27th | Dallas Cowboys | 973 |
| 28th | Indianapolis Colts | 978 |
| 29th | Miami Dolphins | 991 |
| 30th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,017 |
2020 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New Orleans Saints | 517 |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Rams | 582 |
| 3rd | New England Patriots | 639 |
| 4th | Baltimore Ravens | 646 |
| 5th | Houston Texans | 678 |
| 6th | New York Giants | 681 |
| 7th | Cleveland Browns | 690 |
| 8th | Washington Football Team | 708 |
| 9th | San Francisco 49ers | 709 |
| 10th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 710 |
| 11th | Carolina Panthers | 713 |
| 12th | Minnesota Vikings | 723 |
| 13th | Buffalo Bills | 728 |
| 14th | Dallas Cowboys | 733 |
| 15th | Green Bay Packers | 734 |
| 16th | Indianapolis Colts | 755 |
| 17th | Kansas City Chiefs | 760 |
| 18th | Cincinnati Bengals | 795 |
| 19th | Detroit Lions | 797 |
| 20th | Atlanta Falcons | 800 |
| 21st | Seattle Seahawks | 803 |
| 22nd | Miami Dolphins | 805 |
| 23rd | Tennessee Titans | 840 |
| 24th | Arizona Cardinals | 841 |
| 25th | Chicago Bears | 861 |
| 26th | Los Angeles Chargers | 869 |
| 27th | New York Jets | 899 |
| 28th | Las Vegas Raiders | 915 |
| 29th | Denver Broncos | 952 |
| 30th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 980 |
2019 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Minnesota Vikings | 713 |
| 2nd | New Orleans Saints | 713 |
| 3rd | Oakland Raiders | 763 |
| 4th | Baltimore Ravens | 795 |
| 5th | Seattle Seahawks | 798 |
| 6th | Washington Redskins | 805 |
| 7th | Buffalo Bills | 815 |
| 8th | Los Angeles Rams | 829 |
| 9th | Cleveland Browns | 836 |
| 10th | Kansas City Chiefs | 844 |
| 11th | Dallas Cowboys | 855 |
| 12th | Houston Texans | 859 |
| 13th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 883 |
| 14th | New York Jets | 902 |
| 15th | New England Patriots | 920 |
| 16th | New York Giants | 922 |
| 17th | Chicago Bears | 923 |
| 18th | Carolina Panthers | 940 |
| 19th | San Francisco 49ers | 957 |
| 20th | Los Angeles Chargers | 959 |
| 21st | Philadelphia Eagles | 959 |
| 22nd | Detroit Lions | 960 |
| 23rd | Green Bay Packers | 968 |
| 24th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 971 |
| 25th | Cincinnati Bengals | 988 |
| 26th | Tennessee Titans | 1,025 |
| 27th | Indianapolis Colts | 1,040 |
| 28th | Denver Broncos | 1,041 |
| 29th | Arizona Cardinals | 1,041 |
| 30th | Atlanta Falcons | 1,080 |
2018 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dallas Cowboys | 681 |
| 2nd | Jacksonville Jaguars | 735 |
| 3rd | Arizona Cardinals | 790 |
| 4th | Washington Redskins | 791 |
| 5th | Green Bay Packers | 792 |
| 6th | Carolina Panthers | 805 |
| 7th | New Orleans Saints | 814 |
| 8th | New York Jets | 817 |
| 9th | Los Angeles Chargers | 828 |
| 10th | Minnesota Vikings | 834 |
| 11th | New England Patriots | 838 |
| 12th | Los Angeles Rams | 852 |
| 13th | Miami Dolphins | 856 |
| 14th | Kansas City Chiefs | 881 |
| 15th | Detroit Lions | 886 |
| 16th | New York Giants | 919 |
| 17th | Cincinnati Bengals | 944 |
| 18th | Houston Texans | 945 |
| 19th | Buffalo Bills | 976 |
| 20th | Seattle Seahawks | 981 |
| 21st | Tennessee Titans | 984 |
| 22nd | Cleveland Browns | 990 |
| 23rd | Oakland Raiders | 991 |
| 24th | Philadelphia Eagles | 995 |
| 25th | Atlanta Falcons | 1,001 |
| 26th | Denver Broncos | 1,006 |
| 27th | San Francisco 49ers | 1,011 |
| 28th | Baltimore Ravens | 1,017 |
| 29th | Chicago Bears | 1,022 |
| 30th | Indianapolis Colts | 1,115 |
2017 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Francisco 49ers | 791 |
| 2nd | Baltimore Ravens | 807 |
| 3rd | Los Angeles Rams | 808 |
| 4th | Denver Broncos | 821 |
| 5th | Indianapolis Colts | 822 |
| 6th | Green Bay Packers | 832 |
| 7th | New Orleans Saints | 850 |
| 8th | Kansas City Chiefs | 864 |
| 9th | Carolina Panthers | 867 |
| 10th | Buffalo Bills | 873 |
| 11th | Seattle Seahawks | 878 |
| 12th | Atlanta Falcons | 880 |
| 13th | Dallas Cowboys | 880 |
| 14th | Washington Redskins | 887 |
| 15th | Cincinnati Bengals | 906 |
| 16th | Cleveland Browns | 906 |
| 17th | Chicago Bears | 910 |
| 18th | Philadelphia Eagles | 917 |
| 19th | New York Giants | 923 |
| 20th | Minnesota Vikings | 928 |
| 21st | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 937 |
| 22nd | Tennessee Titans | 942 |
| 23rd | Oakland Raiders | 944 |
| 24th | Detroit Lions | 971 |
| 25th | New York Jets | 981 |
| 26th | Los Angeles Chargers | 996 |
| 27th | New England Patriots | 1,035 |
| 28th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,041 |
| 29th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1,050 |
| 30th | Miami Dolphins | 1,077 |
2016 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New York Jets | 651 |
| 2nd | San Francisco 49ers | 780 |
| 3rd | Dallas Cowboys | 784 |
| 4th | Kansas City Chiefs | 797 |
| 5th | Minnesota Vikings | 825 |
| 6th | Philadelphia Eagles | 837 |
| 7th | San Diego Chargers | 837 |
| 8th | New York Giants | 853 |
| 9th | New Orleans Saints | 881 |
| 10th | Buffalo Bills | 884 |
| 11th | Baltimore Ravens | 900 |
| 12th | Carolina Panthers | 907 |
| 13th | Miami Dolphins | 919 |
| 14th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 920 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Rams | 920 |
| 16th | Seattle Seahawks | 925 |
| 17th | New England Patriots | 930 |
| 18th | Cleveland Browns | 930 |
| 19th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 948 |
| 20th | Houston Texans | 949 |
| 21st | Cincinnati Bengals | 950 |
| 22nd | Chicago Bears | 959 |
| 23rd | Green Bay Packers | 964 |
| 24th | Atlanta Falcons | 974 |
| 25th | Detroit Lions | 979 |
| 26th | Denver Broncos | 990 |
| 27th | Arizona Cardinals | 1,010 |
| 28th | Washington Redskins | 1,023 |
| 29th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1,061 |
| 30th | Oakland Raiders | 1,062 |
2015 NFL Penalty Yards Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Atlanta Falcons | 728 |
| 2nd | Baltimore Ravens | 748 |
| 3rd | New York Jets | 767 |
| 4th | Denver Broncos | 773 |
| 5th | Detroit Lions | 785 |
| 6th | Seattle Seahawks | 795 |
| 7th | Carolina Panthers | 822 |
| 8th | Cleveland Browns | 833 |
| 9th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 862 |
| 10th | Minnesota Vikings | 875 |
| 11th | New Orleans Saints | 887 |
| 12th | Chicago Bears | 895 |
| 13th | Dallas Cowboys | 900 |
| 14th | Buffalo Bills | 906 |
| 15th | San Francisco 49ers | 920 |
| 16th | Kansas City Chiefs | 941 |
| 17th | Oakland Raiders | 943 |
| 18th | Washington Redskins | 955 |
| 19th | San Diego Chargers | 976 |
| 20th | Tennessee Titans | 982 |
| 21st | Jacksonville Jaguars | 989 |
| 22nd | Houston Texans | 991 |
| 23rd | St. Louis Rams | 992 |
| 24th | Miami Dolphins | 1,005 |
| 25th | New England Patriots | 1,013 |
| 26th | Philadelphia Eagles | 1,049 |
| 27th | Cincinnati Bengals | 1,063 |
| 28th | New York Giants | 1,077 |
| 29th | Green Bay Packers | 1,107 |
| 30th | Indianapolis Colts | 1,168 |