nfl teams with the most penalties called on on opponents

The San Francisco 49ers have the most opponent penalties by a team in a season, with 154 penalties in 1978.

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	TEAM	OPP PEN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	49ers	154	1978	16	2	14	0	25	219	13.7	350	21.9	257
2	Packers	145	1984	16	8	8	0	51	390	24.4	309	19.3	315
3	Redskins	144	2014	16	4	12	0	33	301	18.8	438	27.4	318	31.5	25.0
4	Cowboys	142	2005	16	9	7	0	38	325	20.3	308	19.3	318	40.5	53.8
5	Vikings	141	2024	17	14	3	0	47	432	25.4	332	19.5	353	40.0	46.2
6	Browns	141	2003	16	5	11	0	27	254	15.9	322	20.1	276	36.6	33.3
7	Broncos	139	2005	16	13	3	0	46	395	24.7	258	16.1	330	36.2	73.7
8	Cardinals	139	2004	16	6	10	0	31	284	17.8	322	20.1	280	34.9	41.7
9	Patriots	139	1996	16	11	5	0	48	418	26.1	313	19.6	339	36.8	55.9
10	Chiefs	138	1998	16	7	9	0	35	327	20.4	363	22.7	289	31.8	52.0
11	Broncos	138	1983	16	9	7	0	34	302	18.9	327	20.4	292
12	Titans	137	2016	16	9	7	0	46	381	23.8	378	23.6	322	46.1	36.4
13	Vikings	137	2005	16	9	7	0	33	306	19.1	344	21.5	285	32.7	44.4
14	Broncos	137	2003	16	10	6	0	42	381	23.8	301	18.8	334	38.9	23.1
15	Giants	136	2025	17	4	13	0	45	381	22.4	439	25.8	347	40.2	46.2
16	Steelers	136	2018	16	9	6	1	54	428	26.8	360	22.5	378	44.4	64.3
17	Giants	136	2005	16	11	5	0	45	422	26.4	314	19.6	312	39.6	46.2
18	Buccaneers	136	1984	16	6	10	0	40	335	20.9	380	23.8	344
19	Cowboys	134	2025	17	7	9	1	51	471	27.7	511	30.1	393	41.1	62.9
20	Broncos	134	1994	16	7	9	0	37	347	21.7	396	24.8	346	37.7	41.2
21	Oilers	134	1990	16	9	7	0	49	405	25.3	307	19.2	376
22	Colts	133	2015	16	8	8	0	37	333	20.8	408	25.5	311	40.0	53.8
23	Rams	133	1997	16	5	11	0	32	299	18.7	359	22.4	271	32.7	36.4
24	Panthers	133	1996	16	12	4	0	36	367	22.9	218	13.6	292	37.2	46.2
25	Cowboys	132	2024	17	7	10	0	33	350	20.6	468	27.5	327	36.8	35.7

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More 49ers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000