what is the most penalties by an nfl team on defense 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	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Cowboys	127	2021	17	687	333	1,020	41.0	297	26	405	5	13	8	1
2	Raiders	124	2021	17	713	453	1,166	35.0	207	6	68	0	13	9	0
3	Chargers	116	2021	17	742	427	1,169	35.0	231	11	70	0	19	10	1
4	Cardinals	114	2021	17	704	358	1,062	41.0	227	13	247	1	21	14	1
5	Texans	114	2021	17	763	437	1,200	32.0	225	17	295	1	16	8	0
6	Bills	113	2021	17	700	318	1,018	42.0	266	19	238	1	12	11	0
7	Browns	112	2021	17	704	398	1,102	43.0	273	13	148	1	12	6	1
8	Chiefs	111	2021	17	690	368	1,058	31.0	209	15	160	2	18	14	2
9	Vikings	111	2021	17	764	443	1,207	51.0	378	16	256	2	13	8	0
10	Eagles	107	2021	17	672	507	1,179	29.0	220	12	142	2	13	4	3
11	Steelers	107	2021	17	790	406	1,196	55.0	321	13	105	0	18	9	0
12	Panthers	107	2021	17	692	404	1,096	39.0	293	9	103	0	14	7	0
13	Bears	106	2021	17	708	385	1,093	49.0	359	8	135	1	14	8	1
14	Lions	105	2021	17	733	428	1,161	30.0	201	11	108	0	10	8	0
15	Dolphins	105	2021	17	698	403	1,101	48.0	380	14	175	3	14	12	2
16	Jaguars	104	2021	17	726	426	1,152	32.0	236	7	57	0	8	2	1
17	Jets	103	2021	17	770	448	1,218	33.0	273	7	114	1	13	8	0
18	Titans	103	2021	17	707	350	1,057	43.0	316	16	128	2	13	6	2
19	49ers	102	2021	17	705	411	1,116	48.0	364	9	136	2	22	11	0
20	Ravens	102	2021	17	681	370	1,051	34.0	244	9	38	1	7	5	1
21	Saints	98	2021	17	715	376	1,091	46.0	310	19	313	2	13	7	0
22	Seahawks	97	2021	17	832	504	1,336	34.0	253	11	92	0	9	7	0
23	Buccaneers	97	2021	17	736	316	1,052	47.0	285	17	177	2	16	12	0
24	Patriots	95	2021	17	722	402	1,124	36.0	256	23	322	3	11	7	0
25	Falcons	93	2021	17	729	482	1,211	18.0	152	12	202	2	14	8	0

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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

NFL 2026 Betting

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