nfl penalties by year

The Chicago Bears were penalized 77 times in 1941.

TEAMPENSEASONGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Bears
Bears
77
1941
11
10
1
0
56
396
36.0
147
13.4
181
2Cardinals
Cardinals
41
1941
11
3
7
1
17
127
11.5
197
17.9
138
3Packers
Packers
47
1941
11
10
1
0
33
258
23.5
120
10.9
166
4Giants
Giants
40
1941
11
8
3
0
30
238
21.6
114
10.4
110
5
Dodgers
38
1941
11
7
4
0
21
158
14.4
127
11.5
132
6Lions
Lions
52
1941
11
4
6
1
17
121
11.0
195
17.7
86
7Redskins
Redskins
50
1941
11
6
5
0
23
176
16.0
174
15.8
135
8Eagles
Eagles
54
1941
11
2
8
1
16
119
10.8
218
19.8
128
9Steelers
Steelers
44
1941
11
1
9
1
14
103
9.4
276
25.1
75
10Rams
Rams
29
1941
11
2
9
0
16
116
10.5
244
22.2
121
11Bears
Bears
99
1942
11
11
0
0
53
376
34.2
84
7.6
155
12Cardinals
Cardinals
46
1942
11
3
8
0
12
98
8.9
209
19.0
132
13Packers
Packers
38
1942
11
8
2
1
41
300
27.3
215
19.5
176
14Giants
Giants
48
1942
11
5
5
1
21
155
14.1
139
12.6
105
15
Dodgers
32
1942
11
3
8
0
13
100
9.1
168
15.3
109
16Lions
Lions
43
1942
11
0
11
0
5
38
3.5
263
23.9
115
17Redskins
Redskins
67
1942
11
10
1
0
31
227
20.6
102
9.3
149
18Eagles
Eagles
47
1942
11
2
9
0
18
134
12.2
239
21.7
124
19Steelers
Steelers
58
1942
11
7
4
0
23
167
15.2
119
10.8
130
20Rams
Rams
45
1942
11
5
6
0
20
150
13.6
207
18.8
103
21Bears
Bears
86
1943
10
8
1
1
43
303
30.3
157
15.7
161
22Cardinals
Cardinals
45
1943
10
0
10
0
13
95
9.5
238
23.8
102
23Packers
Packers
52
1943
10
7
2
1
36
264
26.4
172
17.2
134
24Giants
Giants
42
1943
10
6
3
1
27
197
19.7
170
17.0
102
25
Dodgers
36
1943
10
2
8
0
9
65
6.5
234
23.4
80
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalties going back to the 1941 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,942

Williams

Caleb Williams

RUSH

1,087

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

713

Loveland

Colston Loveland
Team Rankings

PPG

25.9

9th

OPP PPG

24.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
9/13
@
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Sun
9/20
@
1:00 PM
Mon
9/28
@
8:15 PM
Sun
10/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/11
@
4:25 PM
Last Game
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Final

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10/12
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@
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