Defensive: Team Stats · Penalties (allowed)
P + N
About this stat ↓What Penalties (allowed) is
Penalties committed by opponents against this team — flags drawn, not thrown. A measure of how often the other side gave ground.
Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.
In 2018 the Steelers led at 8.50; the league average was 6.53.
League snapshot — 2018
League leader
PIT · 8.50
League average
6.53
Best to worst
3.44
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 8.50 | 16 |
| 2 | IND | 8.13 | 16 |
| 3 | TB | 7.88 | 16 |
| 4 | TEN | 7.50 | 16 |
| 5 | CLE | 7.44 | 16 |
| 6 | HOU | 7.31 | 16 |
| 7 | BAL | 7.06 | 16 |
| 8 | CIN | 7.06 | 16 |
| 9 | DEN | 7.06 | 16 |
| 10 | NYG | 6.88 | 16 |
| 11 | PHI | 6.88 | 16 |
| 12 | SF | 6.88 | 16 |
| 13 | LV | 6.81 | 16 |
| 14 | ATL | 6.75 | 16 |
| 15 | MIA | 6.69 | 16 |
| 16 | CHI | 6.56 | 16 |
| 17 | MIN | 6.50 | 16 |
| 18 | WAS | 6.38 | 16 |
| 19 | BUF | 6.19 | 16 |
| 20 | KC | 6.19 | 16 |
| 21 | LAR | 6.19 | 16 |
| 22 | LAC | 6.06 | 16 |
| 23 | GB | 5.94 | 16 |
| 24 | NYJ | 5.94 | 16 |
| 25 | JAX | 5.75 | 16 |
| 26 | NE | 5.69 | 16 |
| 27 | CAR | 5.63 | 16 |
| 28 | SEA | 5.63 | 16 |
| 29 | ARI | 5.56 | 16 |
| 30 | DAL | 5.56 | 16 |
| 31 | DET | 5.44 | 16 |
| 32 | NO | 5.06 | 16 |
At a glance — 2018
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
PIT · 8.50
League laggard
NO · 5.06
League average
6.53
Spread (max − min)
3.44
All teams — 2018
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 8.50 | 1.97 | 100% |
| 2 | IND | 8.13 | 1.59 | 96.8% |
| 3 | TB | 7.88 | 1.34 | 93.5% |
| 4 | TEN | 7.50 | 0.97 | 90.3% |
| 5 | CLE | 7.44 | 0.90 | 87.1% |
| 6 | HOU | 7.31 | 0.78 | 83.9% |
| 7 | BAL | 7.06 | 0.53 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CIN | 7.06 | 0.53 | 77.4% |
| 9 | DEN | 7.06 | 0.53 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NYG | 6.88 | 0.34 | 71% |
| 11 | PHI | 6.88 | 0.34 | 67.7% |
| 12 | SF | 6.88 | 0.34 | 64.5% |
| 13 | LV | 6.81 | 0.28 | 61.3% |
| 14 | ATL | 6.75 | 0.22 | 58.1% |
| 15 | MIA | 6.69 | 0.15 | 54.8% |
| 16 | CHI | 6.56 | 0.03 | 51.6% |
| 17 | MIN | 6.50 | -0.03 | 48.4% |
| 18 | WAS | 6.38 | -0.16 | 45.2% |
| 19 | BUF | 6.19 | -0.35 | 41.9% |
| 20 | KC | 6.19 | -0.35 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LAR | 6.19 | -0.35 | 35.5% |
| 22 | LAC | 6.06 | -0.47 | 32.3% |
| 23 | GB | 5.94 | -0.60 | 29% |
| 24 | NYJ | 5.94 | -0.60 | 25.8% |
| 25 | JAX | 5.75 | -0.78 | 22.6% |
| 26 | NE | 5.69 | -0.85 | 19.4% |
| 27 | CAR | 5.63 | -0.91 | 16.1% |
| 28 | SEA | 5.63 | -0.91 | 12.9% |
| 29 | ARI | 5.56 | -0.97 | 9.7% |
| 30 | DAL | 5.56 | -0.97 | 6.5% |
| 31 | DET | 5.44 | -1.10 | 3.2% |
| 32 | NO | 5.06 | -1.47 | 0% |
Does Penalties (allowed) matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 796–782–37 ATS (50.4%) across 2020–2025, #237 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2020 (133–121, 52.4%); its worst 2022 (128–136, 48.5%).
For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.
| Season | Games | ATS record | ATS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 256 | 133–121–2 | 52.4% |
| 2021 | 272 | 137–133–2 | 50.7% |
| 2022 | 271 | 128–136–7 | 48.5% |
| 2023 | 272 | 128–130–14 | 49.6% |
| 2024 | 272 | 134–129–9 | 51.0% |
| 2025 | 272 | 136–133–3 | 50.6% |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year leader
DAL · 7.09
Multi-year laggard
SF · 5.08
Biggest improver
DAL · +0.66/yr
Biggest decliner
DEN · −0.23/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 7.09 | +0.66 | 5.38 | 7 | 5.59 | 5.82 | 7.76 | 7.88 | 10.20 |
| 2 | TEN | 6.77 | +0.29 | 6.44 | 6.24 | 6.76 | 5.76 | 7 | 6 | 9.20 |
| 3 | PIT | 6.68 | +0.25 | 6.44 | 7.24 | 5.65 | 5 | 7.35 | 6.29 | 8.80 |
| 4 | MIN | 6.66 | +0.49 | 5.19 | 5.41 | 6.53 | 6.53 | 7.88 | 6.47 | 8.60 |
| 5 | CAR | 6.54 | +0.52 | 5.31 | 6.35 | 5.71 | 5.24 | 7.06 | 6.35 | 9.75 |
| 6 | LV | 6.41 | +0.44 | 5.94 | 5.82 | 5.06 | 5.65 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 8.80 |
| 7 | CIN | 6.39 | +0.15 | 6.19 | 6.82 | 6.25 | 5.18 | 5.94 | 6.12 | 8.20 |
| 8 | JAX | 6.32 | +0.58 | 4.88 | 5.71 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 6.18 | 6.24 | 9.60 |
| 9 | NYG | 6.30 | +0.24 | 5.44 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 5.65 | 6.24 | 7.94 | 6.40 |
| 10 | ATL | 6.28 | +0.08 | 5.69 | 6.94 | 5.71 | 6.12 | 7.18 | 5.35 | 7 |
| 11 | CLE | 6.20 | +0.34 | 5.25 | 5.76 | 5.18 | 6.53 | 6.35 | 7.35 | 7 |
| 12 | LAC | 6.15 | +0.40 | 5.81 | 5.82 | 4.53 | 6.06 | 5.94 | 5.88 | 9 |
| 13 | SEA | 6.10 | +0.53 | 5.31 | 5.12 | 5.35 | 5.12 | 6.53 | 6.06 | 9.20 |
| 14 | MIA | 6.05 | +0.29 | 5 | 6.41 | 4.94 | 5.65 | 7 | 6.12 | 7.20 |
| 15 | HOU | 5.98 | +0.47 | 4.75 | 5.06 | 5.59 | 5.88 | 6.24 | 6.12 | 8.20 |
| 16 | KC | 5.97 | +0.04 | 6.06 | 6.82 | 5.47 | 4.29 | 6.29 | 6.35 | 6.50 |
| 17 | TB | 5.96 | +0.44 | 5.56 | 4.59 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.53 | 7.29 | 7.80 |
| 18 | DEN | 5.92 | −0.23 | 6.63 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 5.82 | 5.94 | 6.88 | 4 |
| 19 | LAR | 5.89 | +0.40 | 4.81 | 5.12 | 4.82 | 6.18 | 6.65 | 7.06 | 6.60 |
| 20 | IND | 5.80 | +0.16 | 5.38 | 6.29 | 5.24 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.65 | 7.20 |
| 21 | BUF | 5.71 | +0.04 | 5.19 | 6 | 5.31 | 5.82 | 6.94 | 4.88 | 5.80 |
| 22 | DET | 5.70 | −0.05 | 6.44 | 4.88 | 6.06 | 5.35 | 6.35 | 5.24 | 5.60 |
| 23 | PHI | 5.68 | −0.11 | 6.75 | 5.41 | 5.59 | 6 | 4.71 | 5.12 | 6.20 |
| 24 | NO | 5.68 | +0.41 | 4 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 5.82 | 6.59 | 6.65 | 6.40 |
| 25 | CHI | 5.66 | +0.31 | 5.69 | 5.24 | 4.94 | 4.24 | 5.94 | 5.59 | 8 |
| 26 | WAS | 5.63 | +0.15 | 5 | 5.65 | 5 | 5.53 | 6.18 | 6.82 | 5.20 |
| 27 | NE | 5.60 | +0.28 | 4.81 | 5.88 | 5.24 | 4.41 | 5.47 | 6.35 | 7 |
| 28 | NYJ | 5.59 | +0.10 | 5.88 | 4.94 | 5.29 | 5.47 | 5.82 | 5.35 | 6.40 |
| 29 | GB | 5.51 | +0.19 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 5.41 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 5.82 | 5.80 |
| 30 | BAL | 5.45 | +0.15 | 4.81 | 5.53 | 4.65 | 5.94 | 5.71 | 5.88 | 5.60 |
| 31 | ARI | 5.22 | −0.03 | 5.81 | 5.24 | 4.88 | 4.71 | 5.35 | 5.18 | 5.40 |
| 32 | SF | 5.08 | +0.17 | 4.38 | 5.06 | 5.35 | 5.06 | 3.94 | 6 | 5.80 |
Multi-year heatmap
32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.
| Team | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 5.38 | 7 | 5.59 | 5.82 | 7.76 | 7.88 | 10.20 |
| CAR | 5.31 | 6.35 | 5.71 | 5.24 | 7.06 | 6.35 | 9.75 |
| JAX | 4.88 | 5.71 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 6.18 | 6.24 | 9.60 |
| SEA | 5.31 | 5.12 | 5.35 | 5.12 | 6.53 | 6.06 | 9.20 |
| TEN | 6.44 | 6.24 | 6.76 | 5.76 | 7 | 6 | 9.20 |
| LAC | 5.81 | 5.82 | 4.53 | 6.06 | 5.94 | 5.88 | 9 |
| LV | 5.94 | 5.82 | 5.06 | 5.65 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 8.80 |
| PIT | 6.44 | 7.24 | 5.65 | 5 | 7.35 | 6.29 | 8.80 |
| MIN | 5.19 | 5.41 | 6.53 | 6.53 | 7.88 | 6.47 | 8.60 |
| CIN | 6.19 | 6.82 | 6.25 | 5.18 | 5.94 | 6.12 | 8.20 |
| HOU | 4.75 | 5.06 | 5.59 | 5.88 | 6.24 | 6.12 | 8.20 |
| CHI | 5.69 | 5.24 | 4.94 | 4.24 | 5.94 | 5.59 | 8 |
| TB | 5.56 | 4.59 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.53 | 7.29 | 7.80 |
| IND | 5.38 | 6.29 | 5.24 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.65 | 7.20 |
| MIA | 5 | 6.41 | 4.94 | 5.65 | 7 | 6.12 | 7.20 |
| ATL | 5.69 | 6.94 | 5.71 | 6.12 | 7.18 | 5.35 | 7 |
| CLE | 5.25 | 5.76 | 5.18 | 6.53 | 6.35 | 7.35 | 7 |
| NE | 4.81 | 5.88 | 5.24 | 4.41 | 5.47 | 6.35 | 7 |
| LAR | 4.81 | 5.12 | 4.82 | 6.18 | 6.65 | 7.06 | 6.60 |
| KC | 6.06 | 6.82 | 5.47 | 4.29 | 6.29 | 6.35 | 6.50 |
| NO | 4 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 5.82 | 6.59 | 6.65 | 6.40 |
| NYG | 5.44 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 5.65 | 6.24 | 7.94 | 6.40 |
| NYJ | 5.88 | 4.94 | 5.29 | 5.47 | 5.82 | 5.35 | 6.40 |
| PHI | 6.75 | 5.41 | 5.59 | 6 | 4.71 | 5.12 | 6.20 |
| BUF | 5.19 | 6 | 5.31 | 5.82 | 6.94 | 4.88 | 5.80 |
| GB | 4.94 | 4.94 | 5.41 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 5.82 | 5.80 |
| SF | 4.38 | 5.06 | 5.35 | 5.06 | 3.94 | 6 | 5.80 |
| BAL | 4.81 | 5.53 | 4.65 | 5.94 | 5.71 | 5.88 | 5.60 |
| DET | 6.44 | 4.88 | 6.06 | 5.35 | 6.35 | 5.24 | 5.60 |
| ARI | 5.81 | 5.24 | 4.88 | 4.71 | 5.35 | 5.18 | 5.40 |
| WAS | 5 | 5.65 | 5 | 5.53 | 6.18 | 6.82 | 5.20 |
| DEN | 6.63 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 5.82 | 5.94 | 6.88 | 4 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_stats_penalties
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Team Stats
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.