The San Francisco 49ers have suffered the most penalty yards by a team with more than 0 games played in a playoff game, with 145 yards in the 1981 NFC divisional game against the Giants on January 3, 1982.
| TEAM | PEN YDS | GP | DATE | ROUND | TM | OPP | RESULT | TD | 1DWN | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | 145 | 1 | 1/3/1982 | NFC Divisional | vs | W 38-24 | 5 | 24 | 423 | 346 | ||||
| 2 |  | Steelers | 142 | 1 | 1/9/2016 | AFC Wild Card | @ | W 18-16 | 1 | 21 | 369 | 279 | 15.4 | 100.0 | ||
| 3 |  | Cowboys | 133 | 1 | 1/17/1971 | Super Bowl | vs | L 13-16 | 1 | 9 | 215 | 329 | ||||
| 4 |  | Raiders | 130 | 1 | 1/9/1994 | AFC Wild Card | vs | W 42-24 | 6 | 19 | 427 | 387 | 55.6 | |||
| 5 | | Raiders | 127 | 1 | 1/19/2003 | AFC Championship | vs | W 41-24 | 5 | 25 | 375 | 312 | 44.4 | |||
| 6 |  | Lions | 126 | 1 | 1/8/2000 | NFC Wild Card | @ | L 13-27 | 2 | 14 | 258 | 389 | 21.4 | 33.3 | ||
| 7 | | Steelers | 122 | 1 | 1/12/1975 | Super Bowl | @ | W 16-6 | 2 | 17 | 333 | 119 | ||||
| 8 |  | Chiefs | 120 | 1 | 2/7/2021 | Super Bowl | @ | L 9-31 | 0 | 22 | 350 | 340 | 23.1 | 33.3 | ||
| 9 |  | Oilers | 118 | 1 | 12/24/1988 | AFC Wild Card | @ | W 24-23 | 3 | 19 | 334 | 260 | ||||
| 10 |  | Eagles | 116 | 1 | 1/9/2010 | NFC Wild Card | @ | L 14-34 | 2 | 17 | 340 | 426 | 18.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 |  | Seahawks | 114 | 1 | 1/5/2020 | NFC Wild Card | @ | W 17-9 | 2 | 16 | 382 | 282 | 53.3 | |||
| 12 | | Steelers | 114 | 1 | 1/3/2015 | AFC Wild Card | vs | L 17-30 | 1 | 22 | 387 | 299 | 31.3 | 66.7 | ||
| 13 | | Cowboys | 112 | 1 | 1/9/2010 | NFC Wild Card | vs | W 34-14 | 4 | 27 | 426 | 340 | 56.3 | |||
| 14 | | Steelers | 111 | 1 | 1/15/1995 | AFC Championship | vs | L 13-17 | 1 | 22 | 415 | 226 | 55.0 | 66.7 | ||
| 15 |  | Vikings | 108 | 1 | 1/16/2005 | NFC Divisional | @ | L 14-27 | 2 | 21 | 385 | 395 | 41.2 | 60.0 | ||
| 16 |  | Cardinals | 106 | 1 | 2/1/2009 | Super Bowl | vs | L 23-27 | 3 | 23 | 407 | 292 | 37.5 | |||
| 17 | | 49ers | 106 | 1 | 1/10/1982 | NFC Championship | vs | W 28-27 | 4 | 26 | 393 | 250 | ||||
| 18 |  | Chargers | 106 | 1 | 12/24/1961 | AFL Championship | vs | L 3-10 | 0 | 15 | 256 | 256 | ||||
| 19 |  | Buccaneers | 105 | 1 | 1/2/1982 | NFC Divisional | @ | L 0-38 | 0 | 12 | 222 | 345 | ||||
| 20 | | Buccaneers | 105 | 1 | 12/29/1979 | NFC Divisional | vs | W 24-17 | 3 | 17 | 318 | 227 | ||||
| 21 | | Seahawks | 104 | 1 | 2/2/2014 | Super Bowl | @ | W 43-8 | 5 | 17 | 341 | 306 | 58.3 | 0.0 | ||
| 22 | | Chargers | 104 | 1 | 1/11/2009 | AFC Divisional | @ | L 24-35 | 3 | 15 | 290 | 342 | 41.7 | |||
| 23 |  | Broncos | 104 | 1 | 12/30/1978 | AFC Divisional | @ | L 10-33 | 1 | 15 | 218 | 425 | ||||
| 24 |  | Panthers | 102 | 1 | 2/7/2016 | Super Bowl | @ | L 10-24 | 1 | 21 | 315 | 194 | 20.0 | |||
| 25 | | Buccaneers | 100 | 1 | 1/12/2003 | NFC Divisional | vs | W 31-6 | 4 | 21 | 329 | 228 | 58.8 | |||
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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 |