nfl teams with most yards gained from defensive penalties the last 5 years

Between October 17, 2021 and October 17, 2026, the Detroit Lions have the most all-purpose yards by a team, with 32,233 yards.

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  • Regular season
TEAMYDSPENGPYDS/GTDPASS YDSPASS YDS/GSCKYPASS TDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDRET YDSRET YDS/GRET TD
1Lions
Lions
32,233
510
85
379.2
283
22,401
263.5
1,129
161
10,961
129.0
116
6,427
75.6
6
249ers
49ers
31,731
485
85
373.3
260
21,722
255.6
919
150
10,928
128.6
101
5,615
66.1
9
3Bills
Bills
31,651
535
84
376.8
291
20,836
248.0
870
154
11,685
139.1
125
6,487
77.2
12
4Ravens
Ravens
31,135
529
85
366.3
245
18,529
218.0
1,183
131
13,789
162.2
105
6,073
71.4
9
5Cowboys
Cowboys
31,058
606
85
365.4
255
22,352
263.0
1,016
154
9,722
114.4
78
6,201
73.0
23
6Chiefs
Chiefs
30,317
508
84
360.9
231
22,110
263.2
1,112
148
9,319
110.9
75
5,616
66.9
8
7Packers
Packers
29,709
504
85
349.5
235
20,509
241.3
1,050
152
10,250
120.6
75
6,120
72.0
8
8Rams
Rams
29,625
432
85
348.5
233
21,500
252.9
1,275
148
9,400
110.6
77
5,265
61.9
8
9Eagles
Eagles
29,525
494
84
351.5
253
18,484
220.0
1,185
119
12,226
145.5
121
5,595
66.6
13
10Buccaneers
Buccaneers
29,332
492
84
349.2
217
21,280
253.3
1,073
151
9,125
108.6
59
5,533
65.9
7
11Bengals
Bengals
29,190
433
84
347.5
251
22,837
271.9
1,528
177
7,881
93.8
63
6,591
78.5
11
12Dolphins
Dolphins
28,974
535
85
340.9
216
20,533
241.6
1,241
123
9,682
113.9
79
5,564
65.5
14
13Chargers
Chargers
28,934
484
85
340.4
204
21,332
251.0
1,446
129
9,048
106.4
70
5,667
66.7
5
14Seahawks
Seahawks
28,830
552
86
335.2
224
20,848
242.4
1,560
129
9,542
111.0
77
6,281
73.0
18
15Cardinals
Cardinals
28,420
543
85
334.4
200
19,833
233.3
1,571
111
10,158
119.5
77
6,185
72.8
12
16Vikings
Vikings
28,299
506
85
332.9
216
21,086
248.1
1,638
142
8,851
104.1
61
5,979
70.3
13
17Falcons
Falcons
28,293
454
85
332.9
184
18,384
216.3
1,155
88
11,064
130.2
83
5,482
64.5
13
18Colts
Colts
28,148
460
85
331.2
216
18,682
219.8
1,270
103
10,736
126.3
101
6,417
75.5
12
19Commanders
Commanders
28,033
495
85
329.8
207
18,728
220.3
1,554
117
10,859
127.8
80
7,102
83.6
10
20Jaguars
Jaguars
27,913
518
85
328.4
203
19,970
234.9
1,183
111
9,126
107.4
79
6,125
72.1
13
21Bears
Bears
27,817
516
85
327.3
197
17,640
207.5
1,676
104
11,853
139.4
84
6,714
79.0
9
22Patriots
Patriots
27,728
507
85
326.2
210
19,093
224.6
1,351
111
9,986
117.5
79
6,037
71.0
20
23Saints
Saints
27,488
524
85
323.4
189
19,783
232.7
1,345
118
9,050
106.5
61
6,399
75.3
10
24Broncos
Broncos
27,284
539
86
317.3
198
18,924
220.0
1,248
120
9,608
111.7
67
5,176
60.2
11
25Steelers
Steelers
26,676
488
85
313.8
178
18,286
215.1
1,336
99
9,726
114.4
70
5,613
66.0
9
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Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

29.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

14th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
5
0
0
1.000
3
2
0
.600
3
2
0
.600
Lions Lions
3
2
0
.600
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/25
@
4:25 PM
Sun
11/1
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/22
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

3 - 2

45

Final

21

ARI Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
3
1
1
.700
2
3
0
.400
2
3
0
.400
1
3
1
.300
NFC NorthWLTPCT
5
0
0
1.000
3
2
0
.600
3
2
0
.600
3
2
0
.600
NFC SouthWLTPCT
2
2
0
.500
2
3
0
.400
1
4
0
.200
1
4
0
.200
NFC WestWLTPCT
5
0
0
1.000
3
3
0
.500
2
3
0
.400
1
4
0
.200
AFC EastWLTPCT
4
1
0
.800
3
2
0
.600
2
3
0
.400
0
5
0
.000
AFC NorthWLTPCT
4
1
0
.800
3
2
0
.600
3
2
0
.600
3
2
0
.600
AFC SouthWLTPCT
4
1
0
.800
2
3
0
.400
1
4
0
.200
0
5
0
.000
AFC WestWLTPCT
4
0
0
1.000
4
2
0
.667
3
2
0
.600
0
5
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/18
@
9:30 AM
Sun
10/18
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/18
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/18
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/18
@
1:00 PM