who led the nfl in penalties 2023

The Houston Texans have the fewest penalties by a team with 2,023+ penalties, with 2,486 penalties.

Interpreted as:
Who led the NFL in penalties 2023 or more?
TEAMPENGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Texans
Texans
2,486
389
174
214
1
884
8,114
20.9
8,888
22.8
7,348
37.7
51.5
2Panthers
Panthers
3,041
501
227
273
1
1,144
10,337
20.6
11,078
22.1
9,235
37.4
49.0
3Jaguars
Jaguars
3,175
501
215
286
0
1,131
10,180
20.3
11,068
22.1
9,423
38.1
49.5
4Ravens
Ravens
3,222
485
276
208
1
1,206
11,097
22.9
9,297
19.2
9,374
39.0
51.7
5Buccaneers
Buccaneers
4,967
793
326
466
1
1,715
15,145
19.1
17,179
21.7
14,240
6Seahawks
Seahawks
5,012
793
416
376
1
1,996
17,323
21.8
16,709
21.1
14,923
7Dolphins
Dolphins
5,147
933
511
418
4
2,313
20,000
21.4
19,027
20.4
17,493
8Bengals
Bengals
5,373
904
409
490
5
2,208
19,084
21.1
20,054
22.2
17,066
9Falcons
Falcons
5,609
933
406
521
6
2,136
18,849
20.2
21,212
22.7
17,102
10Patriots
Patriots
5,642
1,017
559
449
9
2,658
22,913
22.5
20,764
20.4
19,315
11Saints
Saints
5,705
919
423
491
5
2,245
19,502
21.2
20,530
22.3
17,336
12Vikings
Vikings
5,977
1,003
546
446
11
2,583
22,317
22.3
20,765
20.7
19,120
13Jets
Jets
5,988
1,017
436
573
8
2,289
20,218
19.9
22,718
22.3
18,189
14Colts
Colts
6,066
1,099
572
519
8
2,811
24,107
21.9
23,793
21.6
20,933
15Broncos
Broncos
6,190
1,017
532
475
10
2,540
22,202
21.8
21,786
21.4
19,389
16Chiefs
Chiefs
6,204
1,017
553
452
12
2,622
22,818
22.4
20,512
20.2
19,214
17Chargers
Chargers
6,387
1,017
505
501
11
2,662
22,796
22.4
22,068
21.7
19,648
18Bills
Bills
6,417
1,016
498
510
8
2,456
21,146
20.8
21,387
21.1
18,644
19Cowboys
Cowboys
6,543
1,015
576
432
7
2,737
23,473
23.1
20,649
20.3
19,898
20Titans
Titans
6,588
1,017
482
529
6
2,448
21,248
20.9
22,456
22.1
18,367
21Browns
Browns
6,757
1,087
520
556
11
2,562
21,954
20.2
22,544
20.7
19,260
22Packers
Packers
6,946
1,234
666
547
21
3,271
27,334
22.2
25,136
20.4
22,578
23Steelers
Steelers
7,035
1,214
667
530
17
2,914
25,201
20.8
23,339
19.2
21,840
24Giants
Giants
7,057
1,234
598
616
20
2,918
24,875
20.2
25,521
20.7
21,569
2549ers
49ers
7,074
1,135
604
517
14
3,031
25,590
22.5
23,501
20.7
21,695
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalties going back to the 1941 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,041

Stroud

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RUSH

703

Marks

Woody Marks

REC

1,117

Collins

Nico Collins
Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

17.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

108.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

232.7

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
Texans Texans
12
5
0
.706
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
Last Game
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16

Final

28

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NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176