most penalty yards in a playoffs by a team

The San Francisco 49ers have the most penalty yards by a team in a playoff season, with 316 yards in 1981.

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Data note: Penalty Yards: team season data complete from 1935 · postseason

	TEAM	PEN YDS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	49ers	316	1981	3	3	0	0	11	92	30.7	72	24.0	70
2	Cowboys	255	1970	3	2	1	0	3	35	11.7	26	8.7	45
3	Raiders	248	2002	3	2	1	0	11	92	30.7	82	27.3	56	42.1	100.0
4	Ravens	245	2000	4	4	0	0	11	95	23.8	23	5.8	44	25.0
5	Broncos	244	1997	4	4	0	0	15	111	27.8	72	18.0	88	58.8	100.0
6	Cowboys	239	1978	3	2	1	0	11	86	28.7	55	18.3	62
7	Cardinals	233	2008	4	3	1	0	14	118	29.5	89	22.3	80	45.3	100.0
8	Seahawks	222	2013	3	3	0	0	9	89	29.7	40	13.3	44	42.5	20.0
9	Raiders	221	1980	4	4	0	0	12	102	25.5	56	14.0	62
10	Cowboys	213	1977	3	3	0	0	10	87	29.0	23	7.7	53
11	Packers	211	1997	3	2	1	0	7	68	22.7	48	16.0	56	34.1	50.0
12	Bears	208	1941	2	2	0	0		70	35.0	23	11.5	34
13	Chiefs	207	2020	3	2	1	0	7	69	23.0	72	24.0	75	42.4	66.7
14	Raiders	207	1993	2	1	1	0	9	65	32.5	53	26.5	34	35.0	100.0
15	Ravens	206	2012	4	4	0	0	16	124	31.0	88	22.0	85	45.5	0.0
16	Jets	201	1982	3	2	1	0	7	61	20.3	45	15.0	58
17	Panthers	200	2003	4	3	1	0	11	101	25.3	68	17.0	71	40.4
18	Saints	193	2017	2	1	1	0	7	55	27.5	55	27.5	44	23.5	50.0
19	Cowboys	191	1980	3	2	1	0	9	71	23.7	60	20.0	62
20	Giants	187	2011	4	4	0	0	11	102	25.5	56	14.0	84	44.4	50.0
21	Packers	187	2010	4	4	0	0	16	121	30.3	76	19.0	86	49.0
22	Steelers	180	2015	2	1	1	0	2	34	17.0	39	19.5	37	16.0	33.3
23	Eagles	180	2008	3	2	1	0	7	74	24.7	57	19.0	57	45.2	0.0
24	Rams	179	1999	3	3	0	0	10	83	27.7	59	19.7	63	45.7	0.0
25	Cowboys	179	1995	3	3	0	0	11	95	31.7	55	18.3	63	39.5	100.0

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McCaffrey

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

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Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM

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1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

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14

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7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

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32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

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115.9

Smith-Njigba

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Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000