most penalty yards per game week 1since 2002

The Dallas Cowboys had the most penalty yards per game played by a team in a Week-1 game in 2002, with 117.

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	TEAM	PEN YDS/GP	PEN YDS	GP	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Cowboys	117	117	1	9/8/2002	DAL	@	HOU	L 10-19	1	11	267	210	15.4
2	Eagles	113	113	1	9/8/2002	PHI	@	TEN	L 24-27	3	17	261	328	46.7	100.0
3	Steelers	112	112	1	9/9/2002	PIT	@	NE	L 14-30	2	20	283	343	28.6	100.0
4	Seahawks	105	105	1	9/8/2002	SEA	@	OAK	L 17-31	2	14	186	423	9.1	100.0
5	Jets	90	90	1	9/8/2002	NYJ	@	BUF	W 37-31	4	18	266	384	25.0
6	Patriots	88	88	1	9/9/2002	NE	vs	PIT	W 30-14	3	20	343	283	38.5
7	Chiefs	87	87	1	9/8/2002	KC	@	CLE	W 40-39	5	24	470	411	45.5
8	Buccaneers	85	85	1	9/8/2002	TB	vs	NO	L 20-26	2	19	333	368	36.8	0.0
9	Bills	82	82	1	9/8/2002	BUF	vs	NYJ	L 31-37	4	26	384	266	41.2	100.0
10	Falcons	82	82	1	9/8/2002	ATL	@	GB	L 34-37	4	22	374	484	50.0
11	Texans	80	80	1	9/8/2002	HOU	vs	DAL	W 19-10	2	13	210	267	13.3
12	Giants	80	80	1	9/5/2002	NYG	vs	SF	L 13-16	1	21	361	279	56.3	0.0
13	Lions	68	68	1	9/8/2002	DET	@	MIA	L 21-49	3	15	257	389	50.0	0.0
14	Bengals	57	57	1	9/8/2002	CIN	vs	SD	L 6-34	0	13	203	401	36.4
15	Redskins	56	56	1	9/8/2002	WAS	vs	ARI	W 31-23	4	21	442	257	56.3	50.0
16	Dolphins	54	54	1	9/8/2002	MIA	vs	DET	W 49-21	7	27	389	257	50.0	100.0
17	Vikings	52	52	1	9/8/2002	MIN	@	CHI	L 23-27	2	19	368	368	38.5
18	Titans	50	50	1	9/8/2002	TEN	vs	PHI	W 27-24	3	22	328	261	60.0
19	Ravens	45	45	1	9/8/2002	BAL	@	CAR	L 7-10	1	15	289	265	35.7
20	Raiders	45	45	1	9/8/2002	OAK	vs	SEA	W 31-17	4	27	423	186	58.3	100.0
21	Saints	45	45	1	9/8/2002	NO	@	TB	W 26-20	3	21	368	333	50.0
22	Rams	44	44	1	9/8/2002	STL	@	DEN	L 16-23	1	15	327	291	25.0	0.0
23	Jaguars	40	40	1	9/8/2002	JAX	vs	IND	L 25-28	3	19	343	307	50.0	100.0
24	Chargers	39	39	1	9/8/2002	SD	@	CIN	W 34-6	4	27	401	203	60.0
25	Browns	38	38	1	9/8/2002	CLE	vs	KC	L 39-40	4	24	411	470	36.4

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

28.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 2

Final

Texans

0 - 4

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

The Dallas Cowboys had the most penalty yards per game played by a team in a Week-1 game in 2002, with 117.

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91.4

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