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 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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Denver and Jacksonville remain at the top of the Discipline Score charts for another week. The Jaguars now join the Broncos as the only two teams with a Discipline Score of 40 or higher. These are also the only teams with an average of eight or more penalties per game and 70+ penalty yards per game. This is an issue that Sean Payton and Liam Coen will need to get fixed prior to the postseason if these clubs are to advance through the playoffs.
Kansas City's disappointing season continued last week with a 31-28 loss to Dallas. That loss occurred in part because the 
Chiefs were called for 10 penalties for 119 yards. This also had the side effect of moving Kansas City from 10th to sixth in Discipline Score, which was the highest upward move in the top 10 in Week 13.
Houston is another playoff contender having issues with penalties. The 
Texans racked up 85 yards of penalties on nine flags in their 20-16 win over Indianapolis. DeMeco Ryans' squad doesn't have a lot of margin for error, so this is an area he will need to address.
Washington wasn't quite able to pull off the Sunday Night Football upset against Denver. The Commanders were able to keep that game close partly due to being called for only five penalties for 35 yards. That moved Washington out of the top 10 here after ranking eighth last week.
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Key Takeaways
Week 13 had four instances of a team being called for 10 or more penalties. That moves this total to 66 on the season. That is the eighth highest number of 10+ penalty squads through Week 13 in NFL history. This is roughly the ranking pace this season has been at all year in this category. It shows that even as the season is progressing, this is still a very flag happy campaign.
