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 |