The Detroit Lions have suffered the fewest yards on penalties by a team in a season, with 139 yards in 1937.

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	TEAM	PEN YDS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Lions	139	1937	11	7	4	0	23	180	16.4	105	9.5	120
2	Eagles	146	1937	11	2	8	1	12	86	7.8	177	16.1	68
3	Eagles	159	1936	12	1	11	0	6	51	4.3	206	17.2	99
4	Colts	164	2026	5	2	3	0	11	124	24.8	138	27.6	96	35.3	72.7
5	Redskins	166	1935	11	2	8	1	10	65	5.9	123	11.2	95
6	Giants	175	1935	12	9	3	0	23	180	15.0	96	8.0	112
7	Dodgers	190	1937	11	3	7	1	10	82	7.5	174	15.8	88
8	Rams	195	1938	11	4	7	0	18	131	11.9	215	19.5	101
9	Lions	195	1935	12	7	3	2	25	191	15.9	111	9.3	121
10	Pirates	201	1935	12	4	8	0	12	100	8.3	209	17.4	64
11	Giants	205	1936	12	5	6	1	16	115	9.6	163	13.6	146
12	Bears	209	2026	5	3	2	0	14	119	23.8	96	19.2	118	43.7	53.3
13	Dodgers	210	1939	11	4	6	1	12	108	9.8	219	19.9	113
14	Dodgers	210	1936	12	3	8	1	12	92	7.7	161	13.4	90
15	Saints	214	2026	5	1	4	0	15	118	23.6	151	30.2	106	45.8	75.0
16	Eagles	215	1940	11	1	10	0	15	111	10.1	211	19.2	122
17	Rams	220	1939	11	5	5	1	28	195	17.7	164	14.9	131
18	Eagles	220	1938	11	5	6	0	22	154	14.0	164	14.9	86
19	Raiders	221	2026	5	3	2	0	14	132	26.4	129	25.8	103	39.4	50.0
20	Pirates	225	1938	11	2	9	0	11	79	7.2	169	15.4	103
21	Broncos	227	2026	5	3	2	0	10	97	19.4	111	22.2	85	33.8	66.7
22	Yanks	228	1944	10	2	8	0	11	82	8.2	233	23.3	87
23	Rams	228	1937	11	1	10	0	10	75	6.8	207	18.8	88
24	Giants	233	1938	11	8	2	1	26	194	17.6	79	7.2	132
25	Eagles	236	2026	5	2	3	0	11	92	18.4	112	22.4	72	36.8	22.2

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

29.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

14th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000