nfl teams with the least penalties in the last 20 years

Between September 15, 2006 and September 15, 2026, the Indianapolis Colts have the fewest penalties by a team, with 1,786 penalties.

Regular season

	TEAM	PEN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Colts	1,786	325	181	143	1	881	7,782	23.9	7,486	23.0	6,720	41.9	53.9
2	Patriots	1,807	325	220	105	0	998	8,689	26.7	6,255	19.2	7,063	41.7	58.5
3	Falcons	1,812	325	160	165	0	817	7,431	22.9	7,547	23.2	6,694	41.9	51.1
4	Bengals	1,882	324	156	164	4	823	7,246	22.4	7,325	22.6	6,341	39.2	56.8
5	Steelers	1,912	325	201	122	2	812	7,397	22.8	6,369	19.6	6,430	41.4	47.6
6	Giants	1,914	325	141	183	1	784	6,964	21.4	7,684	23.6	6,259	37.6	47.3
7	Dolphins	1,930	325	149	176	0	748	6,732	20.7	7,475	23.0	6,144	37.1	47.1
8	Vikings	1,933	325	175	148	2	844	7,472	23.0	7,117	21.9	6,332	38.2	52.5
9	Packers	1,946	325	203	119	3	978	8,357	25.7	7,025	21.6	6,667	42.7	49.1
10	Panthers	1,948	325	145	179	1	757	6,798	20.9	7,542	23.2	6,202	37.5	51.5
11	Chargers	1,954	325	175	150	0	899	7,940	24.4	7,100	21.8	6,741	43.2	53.0
12	Saints	1,965	325	185	140	0	1,006	8,492	26.1	7,364	22.7	7,034	44.0	54.4
13	Commanders	1,983	325	131	192	2	740	6,673	20.5	7,781	23.9	6,275	37.4	51.6
14	Jaguars	1,989	325	121	204	0	725	6,521	20.1	7,641	23.5	6,123	37.6	49.7
15	Jets	2,006	325	128	197	0	666	6,259	19.3	7,510	23.1	5,753	36.4	46.4
16	Chiefs	2,009	325	188	137	0	848	7,527	23.2	6,885	21.2	6,534	40.3	56.9
17	Texans	2,021	325	156	168	1	773	7,098	21.8	7,394	22.8	6,367	38.9	51.5
18	Bears	2,031	325	152	173	0	783	7,021	21.6	7,290	22.4	6,045	37.4	46.7
19	Rams	2,038	325	145	179	1	744	6,810	21.0	7,500	23.1	6,165	36.4	48.8
20	Broncos	2,056	325	170	155	0	813	7,273	22.4	7,204	22.2	6,401	37.8	49.3
21	49ers	2,061	325	167	157	1	801	7,249	22.3	7,003	21.5	6,155	37.9	51.1
22	Bills	2,064	324	172	152	0	845	7,405	22.9	7,039	21.7	6,238	39.2	48.4
23	Eagles	2,080	325	188	135	2	932	8,093	24.9	7,158	22.0	6,776	41.2	55.3
24	Titans	2,088	325	150	175	0	763	6,809	21.0	7,527	23.2	5,879	37.7	48.6
25	Browns	2,093	325	110	214	1	665	6,032	18.6	7,654	23.6	5,906	35.5	48.4

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Team Leaders

PASS

166

Jones

RUSH

98

Taylor

REC

61

Pierce

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

18th

OPP PPG

41.0

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

166.0

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	1.000
Colts	0	1	.000
Titans	0	1	.000
Texans	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

1 - 0

Final

Colts

0 - 1

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	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)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Between September 15, 2006 and September 15, 2026, the Indianapolis Colts have the fewest penalties by a team, with 1,786 penalties.

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