what is the most penalties by an nfl defensr in 2021

The Dallas Cowboys were charged with the most penalties by a team in 2021, with 127 penalties.

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	TEAM	PEN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Cowboys	127	2021	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	390	43.4	58.3
2	Raiders	124	2021	17	10	7	0	37	374	22.0	439	25.8	349	37.4	63.2
3	Chargers	116	2021	17	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	401	45.2	64.7
4	Cardinals	114	2021	17	11	6	0	52	449	26.4	366	21.5	367	45.2	58.6
5	Texans	114	2021	17	4	13	0	31	280	16.5	452	26.6	266	39.7	42.9
6	Bills	113	2021	17	11	6	0	57	483	28.4	289	17.0	398	46.4	50.0
7	Browns	112	2021	17	8	9	0	43	349	20.5	371	21.8	342	39.2	41.4
8	Chiefs	111	2021	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	419	52.2	66.7
9	Vikings	111	2021	17	8	9	0	48	425	25.0	426	25.1	332	36.4	54.5
10	Eagles	107	2021	17	9	8	0	50	444	26.1	385	22.6	352	45.7	45.8
11	Steelers	107	2021	17	9	7	1	34	343	20.2	398	23.4	324	38.9	47.6
12	Panthers	107	2021	17	5	12	0	32	304	17.9	404	23.8	322	35.7	41.2
13	Bears	106	2021	17	6	11	0	33	311	18.3	407	23.9	333	34.7	41.7
14	Lions	105	2021	17	3	13	1	35	325	19.1	467	27.5	329	34.7	51.2
15	Dolphins	105	2021	17	9	8	0	39	341	20.1	373	21.9	325	40.8	54.5
16	Jaguars	104	2021	17	3	14	0	28	253	14.9	457	26.9	304	35.8	58.1
17	Jets	103	2021	17	4	13	0	36	310	18.2	504	29.6	310	36.3	48.3
18	Titans	103	2021	17	12	5	0	49	419	24.6	354	20.8	363	43.6	62.5
19	49ers	102	2021	17	10	7	0	50	427	25.1	365	21.5	361	40.2	50.0
20	Ravens	102	2021	17	8	9	0	41	387	22.8	392	23.1	394	36.4	66.7
21	Saints	98	2021	17	9	8	0	43	364	21.4	335	19.7	307	35.5	52.4
22	Seahawks	97	2021	17	7	10	0	49	395	23.2	366	21.5	302	37.3	36.4
23	Buccaneers	97	2021	17	13	4	0	63	511	30.1	353	20.8	404	47.1	56.3
24	Patriots	95	2021	17	10	7	0	51	462	27.2	303	17.8	362	43.5	64.7
25	Falcons	93	2021	17	7	10	0	33	313	18.4	459	27.0	306	38.9	41.7

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Team Leaders

PASS

730

Prescott

RUSH

169

Williams

REC

309

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

27.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

243.3

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

2 - 1

Final

Cowboys

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

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Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000