nfl penalty yards league average each year

The Chicago Bears were docked 354 yards in 1935.

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

	TEAM	PEN YDS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	Bears	354	1935	12	6	4	2	27	192	16.0	106	8.8	140
2	Cardinals	255	1935	12	6	4	2	12	99	8.3	97	8.1	107
3	Packers	295	1935	12	8	4	0	23	181	15.1	96	8.0	125
4	Giants	175	1935	12	9	3	0	23	180	15.0	96	8.0	112
5	Dodgers	279	1935	12	5	6	1	11	90	7.5	141	11.8	90
6	Lions	195	1935	12	7	3	2	25	191	15.9	111	9.3	121
7	Redskins	166	1935	11	2	8	1	10	65	5.9	123	11.2	95
8	Eagles	330	1935	11	2	9	0	8	60	5.5	179	16.3	82
9	Pirates	201	1935	12	4	8	0	12	100	8.3	209	17.4	64
10	Bears	435	1936	12	9	3	0	30	222	18.5	94	7.8	145
11	Cardinals	415	1936	12	3	8	1	10	74	6.2	143	11.9	138
12	Packers	478	1936	12	10	1	1	31	248	20.7	118	9.8	148
13	Giants	205	1936	12	5	6	1	16	115	9.6	163	13.6	146
14	Dodgers	210	1936	12	3	8	1	12	92	7.7	161	13.4	90
15	Lions	290	1936	12	8	4	0	32	235	19.6	102	8.5	170
16	Redskins	275	1936	12	7	5	0	19	149	12.4	110	9.2	113
17	Eagles	159	1936	12	1	11	0	6	51	4.3	206	17.2	99
18	Pirates	336	1936	12	6	6	0	10	98	8.2	187	15.6	117
19	Bears	505	1937	11	9	1	1	26	201	18.3	100	9.1	114
20	Cardinals	305	1937	11	5	5	1	19	135	12.3	165	15.0	99
21	Packers	291	1937	11	7	4	0	30	220	20.0	122	11.1	140
22	Giants	275	1937	11	6	3	2	15	128	11.6	109	9.9	127
23	Dodgers	190	1937	11	3	7	1	10	82	7.5	174	15.8	88
24	Lions	139	1937	11	7	4	0	23	180	16.4	105	9.5	120
25	Redskins	338	1937	11	8	3	0	26	195	17.7	120	10.9	149

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Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM
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137.8

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Eagles	2	7	0	.222
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Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
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Saints	3	5	0	.375
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Bengals	6	2	0	.750
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Ravens	4	5	0	.444
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Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
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Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000