Before 1979, the Cleveland Browns had the most penalties by a team in a game, with 21 penalties against the Bears on November 25, 1951.
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most penalties in a regular-season game NFL until 1978| TEAM | PEN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | TD | 1DWN | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Browns | 21 | 11/25/1951 | vs | W 42-21 | 6 | 22 | 516 | 237 | ||||
| 2 |  | Buccaneers | 20 | 10/17/1976 | vs | L 10-13 | 1 | 18 | 285 | 253 | ||||
| 3 | | Browns | 18 | 10/7/1951 | @ | W 38-23 | 5 | 26 | 450 | 312 | ||||
| 4 |  | Falcons | 17 | 11/5/1978 | vs | W 21-10 | 3 | 16 | 246 | 168 | ||||
| 5 |  | Steelers | 17 | 10/30/1977 | @ | L 21-31 | 3 | 18 | 383 | 318 | ||||
| 6 |  | Raiders | 17 | 9/7/1963 | @ | W 24-13 | 3 | 16 | 328 | 318 | ||||
| 7 |  | Bears | 16 | 10/16/1978 | @ | L 7-16 | 1 | 15 | 347 | 308 | ||||
| 8 | | Bears | 16 | 12/5/1965 | @ | W 13-0 | 1 | 18 | 418 | 222 | ||||
| 9 | | Bears | 16 | 11/25/1951 | @ | L 21-42 | 3 | 22 | 237 | 516 | ||||
| 10 |  | Rams | 15 | 10/8/1978 | vs | W 27-10 | 3 | 23 | 404 | 215 | ||||
| 11 | | Browns | 15 | 11/20/1977 | @ | W 21-7 | 3 | 14 | 269 | 221 | ||||
| 12 | | Bears | 15 | 10/10/1977 | vs | W 24-23 | 3 | 14 | 431 | 416 | ||||
| 13 |  | Broncos | 15 | 11/7/1976 | vs | W 48-13 | 6 | 18 | 415 | 234 | ||||
| 14 | | Steelers | 15 | 10/24/1976 | @ | W 27-0 | 3 | 18 | 331 | 151 | ||||
| 15 |  | Seahawks | 15 | 10/17/1976 | @ | W 13-10 | 1 | 14 | 253 | 285 | ||||
| 16 |  | Cardinals | 15 | 10/10/1976 | vs | W 33-14 | 5 | 29 | 384 | 175 | ||||
| 17 |  | Eagles | 15 | 9/27/1976 | vs | L 17-20 | 2 | 19 | 418 | 230 | ||||
| 18 |  | Redskins | 15 | 9/26/1971 | @ | W 30-3 | 3 | 19 | 427 | 156 | ||||
| 19 |  | Lions | 15 | 9/22/1968 | vs | W 42-0 | 6 | 22 | 468 | 167 | ||||
| 20 |  | Cardinals | 15 | 11/2/1958 | vs | T 21-21 | 3 | 13 | 384 | 399 | ||||
| 21 | | Eagles | 15 | 11/10/1957 | vs | L 16-27 | 2 | 13 | 201 | 376 | ||||
| 22 | | Bears | 15 | 11/21/1954 | @ | W 28-13 | 4 | 19 | 333 | 337 | ||||
| 23 | | Browns | 15 | 11/15/1953 | vs | W 23-21 | 2 | 22 | 457 | 336 | ||||
| 24 | | Eagles | 15 | 11/30/1952 | @ | L 22-28 | 2 | 21 | 354 | 178 | ||||
| 25 | | Bears | 15 | 9/28/1952 | @ | W 24-14 | 3 | 19 | 378 | 210 | ||||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
