NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Concerning the 2023 season, the Dallas Cowboys sit in first place in penalty yards with 964. Holding 2nd place are the Baltimore Ravens, earning a yards from penalties total of 955. Holding a number of 954, the Seattle Seahawks come in at the 3rd position. With the 4th and 5th spot are the New York Jets (945) and the Houston Texans (937).

2023 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Dallas Cowboys 964
2nd Baltimore Ravens 955
3rd Seattle Seahawks 954
4th New York Jets 945
5th Houston Texans 937
6th San Francisco 49ers 933
7th Cleveland Browns 897
8th Buffalo Bills 883
9th Tennessee Titans 882
10th Arizona Cardinals 859
11th Green Bay Packers 856
12th Chicago Bears 853
13th New Orleans Saints 846
14th Kansas City Chiefs 845
15th Carolina Panthers 845
16th Detroit Lions 843
17th Philadelphia Eagles 785
18th Miami Dolphins 767
19th Pittsburgh Steelers 753
20th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 751
21st Denver Broncos 749
22nd Atlanta Falcons 743
23rd Los Angeles Chargers 725
24th Los Angeles Rams 720
25th New York Giants 711
26th Washington Commanders 701
27th Indianapolis Colts 685
28th New England Patriots 676
29th Minnesota Vikings 670
30th Jacksonville Jaguars 644

2022 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Denver Broncos 970
2nd Tennessee Titans 956
3rd Las Vegas Raiders 932
4th Arizona Cardinals 916
5th Miami Dolphins 881
6th New York Jets 866
7th Cleveland Browns 865
8th Carolina Panthers 862
9th Seattle Seahawks 854
10th Dallas Cowboys 842
11th New England Patriots 841
12th New Orleans Saints 841
13th Kansas City Chiefs 838
14th New York Giants 827
15th Washington Commanders 805
16th Indianapolis Colts 794
17th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 793
18th Detroit Lions 773
19th Chicago Bears 754
20th Green Bay Packers 747
21st San Francisco 49ers 730
22nd Pittsburgh Steelers 711
23rd Buffalo Bills 709
24th Minnesota Vikings 684
25th Philadelphia Eagles 682
26th Baltimore Ravens 678
27th Jacksonville Jaguars 674
28th Los Angeles Rams 655
29th Houston Texans 644
30th Los Angeles Chargers 635

2021 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Las Vegas Raiders 1,104
2nd Dallas Cowboys 1,103
3rd San Francisco 49ers 1,066
4th Minnesota Vikings 1,043
5th Cleveland Browns 1,035
6th Los Angeles Chargers 1,033
7th Arizona Cardinals 990
8th Buffalo Bills 980
9th Houston Texans 978
10th Tennessee Titans 973
11th Kansas City Chiefs 925
12th Chicago Bears 919
13th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 874
14th Carolina Panthers 864
15th New York Jets 860
16th Jacksonville Jaguars 856
17th New England Patriots 854
18th Baltimore Ravens 852
19th Philadelphia Eagles 842
20th Pittsburgh Steelers 831
21st Miami Dolphins 825
22nd Detroit Lions 824
23rd New Orleans Saints 811
24th Seattle Seahawks 803
25th Atlanta Falcons 753
26th Washington Football Team 743
27th Denver Broncos 711
28th Indianapolis Colts 688
29th Green Bay Packers 678
30th New York Giants 674

2020 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Jacksonville Jaguars 1,071
2nd New Orleans Saints 1,005
3rd Baltimore Ravens 961
4th New York Jets 952
5th Buffalo Bills 941
6th Kansas City Chiefs 919
7th Indianapolis Colts 899
8th Cleveland Browns 870
9th Arizona Cardinals 868
10th Detroit Lions 860
11th Las Vegas Raiders 856
12th Philadelphia Eagles 853
13th Dallas Cowboys 849
14th Tennessee Titans 783
15th Chicago Bears 777
16th Carolina Panthers 752
17th Atlanta Falcons 736
18th San Francisco 49ers 731
19th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 715
20th Los Angeles Chargers 710
21st Washington Football Team 697
22nd Pittsburgh Steelers 691
23rd Green Bay Packers 684
24th Cincinnati Bengals 675
25th Denver Broncos 670
26th Seattle Seahawks 662
27th Los Angeles Rams 655
28th Minnesota Vikings 650
29th Miami Dolphins 635
30th New York Giants 634

2019 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Jacksonville Jaguars 1,165
2nd Oakland Raiders 1,138
3rd Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1,111
4th Cleveland Browns 1,106
5th New York Jets 1,105
6th New Orleans Saints 1,036
7th Kansas City Chiefs 1,029
8th Dallas Cowboys 1,008
9th Atlanta Falcons 956
10th Arizona Cardinals 956
11th San Francisco 49ers 939
12th Detroit Lions 937
13th Tennessee Titans 932
14th Buffalo Bills 927
15th Denver Broncos 912
16th Los Angeles Rams 899
17th Minnesota Vikings 895
18th Pittsburgh Steelers 893
19th Houston Texans 892
20th Seattle Seahawks 882
21st Los Angeles Chargers 872
22nd Baltimore Ravens 867
23rd Chicago Bears 838
24th Philadelphia Eagles 836
25th Washington Redskins 835
26th New England Patriots 828
27th New York Giants 784
28th Green Bay Packers 774
29th Miami Dolphins 769
30th Cincinnati Bengals 761

2018 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Kansas City Chiefs 1,152
2nd Jacksonville Jaguars 1,112
3rd Pittsburgh Steelers 1,026
4th Washington Redskins 1,008
5th Buffalo Bills 992
6th Denver Broncos 985
7th San Francisco 49ers 982
8th Miami Dolphins 978
9th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 975
10th Los Angeles Chargers 967
11th Oakland Raiders 965
12th Seattle Seahawks 959
13th Cincinnati Bengals 957
14th Indianapolis Colts 953
15th New York Giants 951
16th New York Jets 948
17th Baltimore Ravens 940
18th New Orleans Saints 939
19th Green Bay Packers 937
20th Atlanta Falcons 899
21st Cleveland Browns 894
22nd Dallas Cowboys 885
23rd Los Angeles Rams 878
24th Philadelphia Eagles 852
25th Detroit Lions 852
26th Carolina Panthers 818
27th Chicago Bears 796
28th Houston Texans 787
29th Arizona Cardinals 786
30th Minnesota Vikings 779

2017 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Seattle Seahawks 1,342
2nd Miami Dolphins 1,154
3rd Houston Texans 1,050
4th Kansas City Chiefs 1,044
5th New York Jets 1,035
6th Cincinnati Bengals 1,027
7th Oakland Raiders 1,009
8th San Francisco 49ers 988
9th Detroit Lions 968
10th New Orleans Saints 967
11th Philadelphia Eagles 962
12th Minnesota Vikings 949
13th Chicago Bears 943
14th Dallas Cowboys 939
15th Jacksonville Jaguars 936
16th Los Angeles Chargers 927
17th Cleveland Browns 924
18th Los Angeles Rams 922
19th Atlanta Falcons 918
20th Pittsburgh Steelers 897
21st New York Giants 895
22nd Denver Broncos 885
23rd Arizona Cardinals 880
24th Buffalo Bills 872
25th New England Patriots 835
26th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 795
27th Green Bay Packers 789
28th Tennessee Titans 785
29th Indianapolis Colts 779
30th Baltimore Ravens 749

2016 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Oakland Raiders 1,247
2nd Jacksonville Jaguars 1,187
3rd Miami Dolphins 1,142
4th Baltimore Ravens 1,111
5th Los Angeles Rams 1,091
6th Pittsburgh Steelers 1,068
7th Tennessee Titans 1,012
8th Denver Broncos 985
9th Seattle Seahawks 970
10th New Orleans Saints 969
11th Chicago Bears 967
12th Buffalo Bills 960
13th Philadelphia Eagles 945
14th Tampa Bay Buccaneers 926
15th Washington Redskins 909
16th Arizona Cardinals 889
17th Indianapolis Colts 883
18th Minnesota Vikings 882
19th Dallas Cowboys 879
20th Houston Texans 868
21st Detroit Lions 861
22nd New York Giants 857
23rd Atlanta Falcons 848
24th Kansas City Chiefs 848
25th New York Jets 837
26th Carolina Panthers 835
27th San Francisco 49ers 831
28th Green Bay Packers 827
29th New England Patriots 819
30th San Diego Chargers 780

2015 NFL Penalty Yards Leaders

Rank Team Stat
1st Buffalo Bills 1,249
2nd Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1,195
3rd Baltimore Ravens 1,153
4th New Orleans Saints 1,112
5th Oakland Raiders 1,102
6th Miami Dolphins 1,090
7th Cleveland Browns 1,083
8th Denver Broncos 1,063
9th St. Louis Rams 1,057
10th Seattle Seahawks 1,007
11th Atlanta Falcons 969
12th San Diego Chargers 942
13th Indianapolis Colts 931
14th Detroit Lions 930
15th Cincinnati Bengals 917
16th Houston Texans 910
17th Chicago Bears 909
18th Green Bay Packers 906
19th Carolina Panthers 887
20th Dallas Cowboys 882
21st Jacksonville Jaguars 880
22nd Kansas City Chiefs 878
23rd Pittsburgh Steelers 868
24th New England Patriots 860
25th Washington Redskins 828
26th San Francisco 49ers 823
27th Philadelphia Eagles 819
28th Minnesota Vikings 797
29th New York Jets 787
30th Tennessee Titans 779