nfl most average penalties defensive 2026

The Cleveland Browns have the most penalties per game played by a team in 2026, with 9.

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Data note: Penalties: team season data complete from 1941

	TEAM	PEN/GP	PEN	GP	SEASON	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Browns	9	72	8	2026	5	3	0	13	139	17.4	173	21.6	138	32.4	36.4
2	Packers	8.88	71	8	2026	5	3	0	20	171	21.4	164	20.5	144	38.3	66.7
3	Bills	8.71	61	7	2026	6	1	0	27	233	33.3	181	25.9	167	44.2	77.8
4	Texans	8.29	58	7	2026	2	5	0	17	165	23.6	170	24.3	139	37.1	37.5
5	Ravens	8.22	74	9	2026	4	5	0	21	189	21.0	236	26.2	158	37.8	30.0
6	Chargers	8.14	57	7	2026	0	7	0	9	99	14.1	175	25.0	117	35.1	16.7
7	Panthers	8.14	57	7	2026	3	4	0	21	178	25.4	193	27.6	148	38.5	40.0
8	Jets	8	64	8	2026	2	6	0	17	170	21.3	188	23.5	149	37.6	66.7
9	Bears	7.88	63	8	2026	6	2	0	25	214	26.8	160	20.0	181	44.3	61.1
10	Commanders	7.86	55	7	2026	2	4	1	17	159	22.7	182	26.0	128	31.9	50.0
11	Patriots	7.75	62	8	2026	5	3	0	22	184	23.0	162	20.3	164	40.0	76.9
12	Rams	7.63	61	8	2026	4	4	0	25	194	24.3	168	21.0	186	42.7	54.5
13	Broncos	7.63	61	8	2026	6	2	0	18	172	21.5	165	20.6	137	29.7	83.3
14	Cowboys	7.5	60	8	2026	3	5	0	25	219	27.4	213	26.6	184	47.5	54.5
15	Chiefs	7.43	52	7	2026	5	2	0	19	167	23.9	131	18.7	139	40.0	53.8
16	Cardinals	7.38	59	8	2026	3	5	0	17	175	21.9	238	29.8	169	38.7	61.5
17	Jaguars	7.38	59	8	2026	6	2	0	27	229	28.6	121	15.1	162	46.4	40.0
18	Eagles	7.25	58	8	2026	2	6	0	17	137	17.1	202	25.3	129	37.3	33.3
19	Giants	7.14	50	7	2026	4	2	1	18	163	23.3	161	23.0	147	41.2	75.0
20	Dolphins	7.14	50	7	2026	1	6	0	13	117	16.7	181	25.9	117	42.7	50.0
21	Bengals	7	49	7	2026	5	2	0	25	206	29.4	158	22.6	155	52.9	60.0
22	Seahawks	7	56	8	2026	4	4	0	20	185	23.1	159	19.9	163	35.6	50.0
23	Buccaneers	6.88	55	8	2026	3	5	0	17	178	22.3	151	18.9	144	38.4	30.0
24	Lions	6.71	47	7	2026	5	2	0	24	203	29.0	180	25.7	172	39.0	61.5
25	Titans	6.63	53	8	2026	1	7	0	15	144	18.0	199	24.9	130	36.2	40.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,806

Watson

RUSH

342

Judkins

REC

411

Fannin

Team Rankings

PPG

17.4

29th

OPP PPG

21.6

13th

RUSH YDS/G

97.6

24th

PASS YDS/G

226.0

21st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	6	2	.750
Bengals	5	2	.714
Browns	5	3	.625
Ravens	4	5	.444

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	LV	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	ATL	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 3

Final

Steelers

6 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-7

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	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)
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM

The Cleveland Browns have the most penalties per game played by a team in 2026, with 9.

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10

9

8

9

6

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111.7

111.6

110.1

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NFL Fantasy 2026

161.8

138.1

130.3

156

108.3

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84.4

82.7

71.5

90

89

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