which team led the nfl in 2021 opponent penalties

The Pittsburgh Steelers had the most opponent penalties by a team in 2021, with 123 penalties.

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	TEAM	OPP PEN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Steelers	123	2021	17	9	7	1	34	343	20.2	398	23.4	324	38.9	47.6
2	Cowboys	121	2021	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	390	43.4	58.3
3	Titans	118	2021	17	12	5	0	49	419	24.6	354	20.8	363	43.6	62.5
4	Falcons	118	2021	17	7	10	0	33	313	18.4	459	27.0	306	38.9	41.7
5	Chiefs	116	2021	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	419	52.2	66.7
6	Bengals	116	2021	17	10	7	0	54	460	27.1	376	22.1	337	39.6	65.0
7	Colts	109	2021	17	9	8	0	52	451	26.5	365	21.5	354	41.0	62.1
8	Dolphins	109	2021	17	9	8	0	39	341	20.1	373	21.9	325	40.8	54.5
9	Panthers	108	2021	17	5	12	0	32	304	17.9	404	23.8	322	35.7	41.2
10	Giants	107	2021	17	4	13	0	24	258	15.2	416	24.5	299	36.5	43.3
11	Broncos	104	2021	17	7	10	0	37	335	19.7	322	18.9	331	38.5	57.1
12	Jaguars	104	2021	17	3	14	0	28	253	14.9	457	26.9	304	35.8	58.1
13	Bills	102	2021	17	11	6	0	57	483	28.4	289	17.0	398	46.4	50.0
14	Cardinals	100	2021	17	11	6	0	52	449	26.4	366	21.5	367	45.2	58.6
15	Patriots	100	2021	17	10	7	0	51	462	27.2	303	17.8	362	43.5	64.7
16	Browns	99	2021	17	8	9	0	43	349	20.5	371	21.8	342	39.2	41.4
17	Raiders	99	2021	17	10	7	0	37	374	22.0	439	25.8	349	37.4	63.2
18	Chargers	99	2021	17	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	401	45.2	64.7
19	Ravens	98	2021	17	8	9	0	41	387	22.8	392	23.1	394	36.4	66.7
20	Washington Football Team	97	2021	17	7	10	0	37	335	19.7	434	25.5	345	38.8	50.0
21	Seahawks	96	2021	17	7	10	0	49	395	23.2	366	21.5	302	37.3	36.4
22	49ers	94	2021	17	10	7	0	50	427	25.1	365	21.5	361	40.2	50.0
23	Bears	93	2021	17	6	11	0	33	311	18.3	407	23.9	333	34.7	41.7
24	Vikings	93	2021	17	8	9	0	48	425	25.0	426	25.1	332	36.4	54.5
25	Eagles	92	2021	17	9	8	0	50	444	26.1	385	22.6	352	45.7	45.8

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Team Leaders

PASS

221

Rodgers

RUSH

46

Warren

REC

58

Pittman

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

22nd

OPP PPG

13.0

6th

RUSH YDS/G

58.0

32nd

PASS YDS/G

221.0

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

0 - 1

Final

Steelers

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	GB	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

The Pittsburgh Steelers had the most opponent penalties by a team in 2021, with 123 penalties.

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