RotoWire.com is breaking down the most penalized NFL teams during the 2025 season, updating on a weekly basis for the most up-to-date stats, to see which teams are the most and least disciplined. Using TeamRankings.com, we ranked teams based on a discipline score, which is found by taking Penalties per game + Penalty yards per game and dividing it by two. [(Penalties per game +penalty yards per game)/2].
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Rank | Team | Penalties per game | Penalty yards per game | Discipline score |
1 |
| 7.9 | 72.5 | 40.2 |
2 |
| 7.9 | 67.0 | 37.5 |
3 |
| 7.5 | 63.6 | 35.6 |
4 |
| 7.5 | 63.5 | 35.5 |
5 |
| 8.0 | 60.6 | 34.3 |
6 |
| 7.0 | 60.9 | 34.0 |
7 |
| 7.3 | 60.4 | 33.8 |
8 |
| 7.3 | 59.7 | 33.5 |
9 |
| 7.1 | 56.4 | 31.7 |
10 |
| 6.7 | 56.7 | 31.7 |
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RaidersBroncos Again Top The League
Week 16 saw the top four teams on the Discipline Score remain unchanged. Denver and Jacksonville retained the top two spots, with the Broncos being the only team to average 70-plus penalty yards per game. Despite that, Denver is the No. 1 seed in the AFC with two games left in the regular season and the team's Super Bowl odds at FanDuel Sportsbook are +1000, tied for fifth on the operator's board, entering Week 17.
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Titans have won two of their past three games, but the club still has issues with penalties.
Tennessee was called for 12 penalties for 82 yards in Sunday's 26-9 victory against Kansas City. That's an example of why Tennessee is now the only NFL club averaging eight penalties per game this year.
Minnesota joined the top 10 after getting hit with 11 penalties for 90 yards in Sunday's 16-13 win over the Giants. The Raiders nearly upset the Texans this week, but the penalty disparity might have been the reason why that upset didn't take place. Las Vegas saw nine flags for 85 yards, a pace that moved the Raiders into the top 10 this week.
By contrast, Houston dropped out of the top 10 after getting called for only 29 penalty yards on four flags. The Vikings' and Raiders' ascensions also bumped Washington out of the top 10; the Commanders were called for only five penalties for 44 yards against Philadelphia.
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Key Takeaways
Week 16 saw six occasions of a team being called for 10 or more penalties in a game. That moves the season-long number in this category up to 77. The number is tied for sixth all-time through Week 16. This 10-plus penalty trend has increased the past few weeks. There was a lull and then a drop in the historical trend comparison here for a few weeks, but that low point is over. So you aren't imagining that there are a ton of flags this year – it's true.
