what were the most called penalties in the nfl

The Chicago Bears have the most penalties by a team, with 7,958 penalties.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Penalties: team season data complete from 1941
TEAMPENGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Bears
Bears
7,958
1,243
639
592
12
3,035
25,577
20.6
24,797
19.9
21,833
2Lions
Lions
7,687
1,242
543
675
24
2,990
25,566
20.6
27,074
21.8
21,922
3Rams
Rams
7,685
1,233
627
587
19
3,231
27,342
22.2
26,229
21.3
22,718
4Eagles
Eagles
7,567
1,243
632
587
24
3,184
26,697
21.5
25,470
20.5
22,595
5Cardinals
Cardinals
7,507
1,243
506
716
21
2,889
24,489
19.7
28,507
22.9
22,136
6Commanders
Commanders
7,355
1,242
593
627
22
2,992
25,529
20.6
26,731
21.5
22,314
7Raiders
Raiders
7,289
1,026
516
499
11
2,556
22,017
21.5
22,575
22.0
18,919
849ers
49ers
7,124
1,143
611
518
14
3,062
25,825
22.6
23,657
20.7
21,871
9Giants
Giants
7,116
1,242
603
618
21
2,937
25,057
20.2
25,693
20.7
21,731
10Steelers
Steelers
7,082
1,222
673
532
17
2,932
25,381
20.8
23,483
19.2
21,997
11Packers
Packers
7,020
1,243
672
550
21
3,296
27,550
22.2
25,327
20.4
22,744
12Browns
Browns
6,839
1,096
525
560
11
2,577
22,115
20.2
22,740
20.7
19,413
13Titans
Titans
6,641
1,025
483
536
6
2,463
21,392
20.9
22,655
22.1
18,498
14Cowboys
Cowboys
6,617
1,024
580
437
7
2,765
23,719
23.2
20,885
20.4
20,103
15Bills
Bills
6,486
1,024
505
511
8
2,485
21,402
20.9
21,574
21.1
18,833
16Chargers
Chargers
6,453
1,025
505
509
11
2,673
22,917
22.4
22,287
21.7
19,779
17Broncos
Broncos
6,259
1,026
539
477
10
2,561
22,400
21.8
21,972
21.4
19,553
18Chiefs
Chiefs
6,259
1,025
559
454
12
2,646
23,020
22.5
20,655
20.2
19,380
19Colts
Colts
6,120
1,108
574
526
8
2,828
24,291
21.9
24,042
21.7
21,100
20Jets
Jets
6,061
1,026
438
580
8
2,306
20,400
19.9
22,941
22.4
18,353
21Vikings
Vikings
6,020
1,011
552
448
11
2,595
22,463
22.2
20,881
20.7
19,238
22Saints
Saints
5,754
927
426
496
5
2,267
19,687
21.2
20,746
22.4
17,500
23Patriots
Patriots
5,709
1,026
564
453
9
2,684
23,124
22.5
20,971
20.4
19,501
24Falcons
Falcons
5,669
942
409
527
6
2,157
19,037
20.2
21,435
22.8
17,263
25Bengals
Bengals
5,428
912
415
492
5
2,237
19,324
21.2
20,229
22.2
17,245

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