which nfl teams get the most penalties in their favor

The San Francisco 49ers have the most penalties by a team as favorites in a season, with 130 penalties in 1998.

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	TEAM	PEN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	49ers	130	1998	15	12	3	0	58	457	30.5	292	19.5	362	46.4	50.0
2	Raiders	128	1984	14	10	4	0	36	309	22.1	227	16.2	264
3	Ravens	125	2024	16	12	4	0	63	498	31.1	334	20.9	368	48.0	53.8
4	Seahawks	119	2013	15	13	2	0	43	400	26.7	212	14.1	294	37.0	54.5
5	Broncos	117	2013	16	13	3	0	76	606	37.9	399	24.9	435	46.3	88.9
6	Seahawks	116	2014	15	11	4	0	42	375	25.0	251	16.7	312	42.9	30.0
7	Broncos	115	1998	16	14	2	0	62	501	31.3	309	19.3	347	43.5	40.0
8	Chargers	115	1981	14	8	6	0	48	379	27.1	355	25.4	319
9	Browns	112	1989	13	7	5	1	33	273	21.0	196	15.1	232
10	Chiefs	111	2021	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	419	52.2	66.7
11	Broncos	111	2014	14	11	3	0	54	433	30.9	312	22.3	319	44.9	36.4
12	Rams	111	2000	16	10	6	0	67	540	33.8	471	29.4	380	47.5	61.5
13	Rams	110	1999	15	12	3	0	61	491	32.7	235	15.7	316	45.0	71.4
14	49ers	110	1996	15	12	3	0	41	378	25.2	234	15.6	301	35.9	63.2
15	Raiders	110	1995	14	8	6	0	36	310	22.1	275	19.6	264	38.3	45.5
16	Oilers	110	1989	12	8	4	0	33	301	25.1	257	21.4	265
17	Vikings	110	1989	15	10	5	0	34	337	22.5	251	16.7	306
18	49ers	109	1994	16	13	3	0	66	505	31.6	296	18.5	362	51.0	61.1
19	Raiders	108	2002	13	9	4	0	45	369	28.4	254	19.5	305	44.2	70.0
20	Vikings	108	1998	15	14	1	0	60	519	34.6	272	18.1	313	50.8	100.0
21	Steelers	108	1979	16	12	4	0	52	416	26.0	262	16.4	337
22	Eagles	107	2025	15	9	6	0	44	356	23.7	306	20.4	282	37.6	57.9
23	Rams	107	2001	16	14	2	0	62	503	31.4	273	17.1	357	50.0	72.7
24	Broncos	107	1997	14	12	2	0	50	431	30.8	218	15.6	307	41.3	46.2
25	Chiefs	106	2025	14	5	9	0	31	295	21.1	268	19.1	286	38.1	73.9

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Team Leaders

PASS

789

Purdy

RUSH

166

McCaffrey

REC

174

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

2nd

OPP PPG

16.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

136.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

263.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
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

Last Game

Cardinals

1 - 2

Final

49ers

3 - 0

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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

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McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

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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