Between the 2016 and 2020 seasons, the New England Patriots had the fewest penalties per game played by a team, with 5.46.
| TEAM | PEN/GP | PEN | GP | W | L | T | TD | PTS | PPG | OPP PTS | OPP PPG | 1DWN | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Patriots | 5.46 | 437 | 80 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 236 | 2,081 | 26.0 | 1,449 | 18.1 | 1,775 | 41.3 | 53.5 |
| 2 |  | Panthers | 5.69 | 455 | 80 | 34 | 46 | 0 | 202 | 1,798 | 22.5 | 1,983 | 24.8 | 1,664 | 38.3 | 53.1 |
| 3 |  | Titans | 5.78 | 462 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 0 | 229 | 1,918 | 24.0 | 1,807 | 22.6 | 1,599 | 41.1 | 47.6 |
| 4 |  | Giants | 5.8 | 464 | 80 | 29 | 51 | 0 | 174 | 1,546 | 19.3 | 1,892 | 23.7 | 1,465 | 35.7 | 50.4 |
| 5 |  | Vikings | 5.91 | 473 | 80 | 46 | 33 | 1 | 221 | 1,906 | 23.8 | 1,678 | 21.0 | 1,644 | 40.2 | 46.4 |
| 6 |  | Colts | 6.09 | 487 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 216 | 1,919 | 24.0 | 1,875 | 23.4 | 1,693 | 42.2 | 53.0 |
| 7 |  | Packers | 6.1 | 488 | 80 | 49 | 30 | 1 | 242 | 2,013 | 25.2 | 1,854 | 23.2 | 1,666 | 41.5 | 52.0 |
| 8 |  | Bengals | 6.1 | 488 | 80 | 25 | 53 | 2 | 175 | 1,573 | 19.7 | 1,963 | 24.5 | 1,542 | 36.4 | 58.2 |
| 9 |  | Lions | 6.33 | 506 | 80 | 32 | 47 | 1 | 200 | 1,798 | 22.5 | 2,036 | 25.5 | 1,613 | 39.8 | 48.6 |
| 10 |  | Texans | 6.34 | 507 | 80 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 197 | 1,781 | 22.3 | 1,929 | 24.1 | 1,623 | 39.3 | 51.2 |
| 11 |  | Falcons | 6.36 | 509 | 80 | 39 | 41 | 0 | 231 | 2,084 | 26.1 | 1,957 | 24.5 | 1,810 | 43.6 | 53.8 |
| 12 |  | Washington Football Team | 6.38 | 510 | 80 | 32 | 47 | 1 | 176 | 1,620 | 20.3 | 1,894 | 23.7 | 1,473 | 36.6 | 53.1 |
| 13 |  | Cowboys | 6.39 | 511 | 80 | 46 | 34 | 0 | 218 | 1,943 | 24.3 | 1,756 | 22.0 | 1,744 | 42.8 | 56.3 |
| 14 |  | Bears | 6.41 | 513 | 80 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 183 | 1,616 | 20.2 | 1,670 | 20.9 | 1,554 | 36.7 | 45.8 |
| 15 |  | Chargers | 6.45 | 516 | 80 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 224 | 1,914 | 23.9 | 1,795 | 22.4 | 1,737 | 42.2 | 54.1 |
| 16 |  | Steelers | 6.46 | 517 | 80 | 53 | 26 | 1 | 223 | 1,938 | 24.2 | 1,610 | 20.1 | 1,649 | 41.3 | 45.8 |
| 17 |  | Rams | 6.48 | 518 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 0 | 224 | 1,995 | 24.9 | 1,767 | 22.1 | 1,651 | 40.1 | 39.0 |
| 18 |  | 49ers | 6.55 | 524 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 0 | 203 | 1,837 | 23.0 | 1,998 | 25.0 | 1,638 | 39.1 | 48.6 |
| 19 |  | Saints | 6.55 | 524 | 80 | 56 | 24 | 0 | 277 | 2,361 | 29.5 | 1,811 | 22.6 | 1,818 | 43.7 | 72.0 |
| 20 |  | Eagles | 6.7 | 536 | 80 | 42 | 37 | 1 | 219 | 1,910 | 23.9 | 1,746 | 21.8 | 1,707 | 40.7 | 49.6 |
| 21 |  | Dolphins | 6.7 | 536 | 80 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 190 | 1,673 | 20.9 | 2,038 | 25.5 | 1,474 | 34.3 | 45.6 |
| 22 |  | Browns | 6.74 | 539 | 80 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 188 | 1,600 | 20.0 | 2,066 | 25.8 | 1,560 | 37.2 | 47.6 |
| 23 |  | Jets | 6.78 | 542 | 80 | 23 | 57 | 0 | 151 | 1,425 | 17.8 | 2,048 | 25.6 | 1,340 | 33.7 | 44.0 |
| 24 |  | Bills | 6.81 | 545 | 80 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 204 | 1,785 | 22.3 | 1,745 | 21.8 | 1,600 | 39.8 | 43.4 |
| 25 |  | Ravens | 6.81 | 545 | 80 | 52 | 28 | 0 | 234 | 2,126 | 26.6 | 1,496 | 18.7 | 1,707 | 42.1 | 60.0 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalties going back to the 1941 season.
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