What Penalties (Off − Def) is

Penalties committed minus penalties drawn from opponents. Lower is better — the team's discipline against its opponents'.

Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 8 of 2026, the Rams lead at -5.88; the league average is 0.00.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

LAR · -5.88

League average

0.00

Best to worst

8.63

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAR	-5.88	8
2	MIN	-2.43	7
3	DAL	-2	8
4	PIT	-1.88	8
5	TEN	-1.75	8
6	CIN	-1.71	7
7	ATL	-1.38	8
8	IND	-1.38	8
9	JAX	-1.29	7
10	LV	-1	8
11	CAR	-0.71	7
12	SEA	-0.71	7
13	NO	-0.43	7
14	PHI	-0.38	8
15	CHI	-0.14	7
16	MIA	0	7
17	NYG	0.14	7
18	SF	0.29	7
19	TB	0.50	8
20	LAC	0.57	7
21	NE	0.75	8
22	DET	0.86	7
23	HOU	1	7
24	KC	1.29	7
25	WAS	1.71	7
26	ARI	1.75	8
27	DEN	1.75	8
28	NYJ	2.13	8
29	BUF	2.43	7
30	CLE	2.63	8
31	GB	2.63	8
32	BAL	2.75	8

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAR · -5.88

League laggard

BAL · 2.75

League average

0.00

Spread (max − min)

8.63

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAR	-5.88	-5.88	100%
2	MIN	-2.43	-2.43	96.8%
3	DAL	-2	-2.00	93.5%
4	PIT	-1.88	-1.88	90.3%
5	TEN	-1.75	-1.75	87.1%
6	CIN	-1.71	-1.72	83.9%
7	ATL	-1.38	-1.38	80.6%
8	IND	-1.38	-1.38	77.4%
9	JAX	-1.29	-1.29	74.2%
10	LV	-1	-1.00	71%
11	CAR	-0.71	-0.72	67.7%
12	SEA	-0.71	-0.72	64.5%
13	NO	-0.43	-0.43	61.3%
14	PHI	-0.38	-0.38	58.1%
15	CHI	-0.14	-0.15	54.8%
16	MIA	0	0.00	51.6%
17	NYG	0.14	0.14	48.4%
18	SF	0.29	0.28	45.2%
19	TB	0.50	0.50	41.9%
20	LAC	0.57	0.57	38.7%
21	NE	0.75	0.75	35.5%
22	DET	0.86	0.85	32.3%
23	HOU	1	1.00	29%
24	KC	1.29	1.28	25.8%
25	WAS	1.71	1.71	22.6%
26	ARI	1.75	1.75	19.4%
27	DEN	1.75	1.75	16.1%
28	NYJ	2.13	2.12	12.9%
29	BUF	2.43	2.43	9.7%
30	CLE	2.63	2.62	6.5%
31	GB	2.63	2.62	3.2%
32	BAL	2.75	2.75	0%

Does Penalties (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 816–762–37 ATS (51.7%) across 2020–2025, #189 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (137–117, 53.9%); its worst 2021 (133–137, 49.3%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	137–117–2	53.9%
2021	272	133–137–2	49.3%
2022	271	138–126–7	52.3%
2023	272	131–127–14	50.8%
2024	272	137–126–9	52.1%
2025	272	140–129–3	52.0%

Penalties (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Rams lead at -5.88 — they ranked #1 last year. Ravens are last at 2.75 — #13 last year.

The league average is 0.00, up 0.00 from 0.00 last year.

Biggest riser: Titans, #31 → #5. Biggest faller: Browns, #4 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 8.63; 23 teams are within 1.83 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CLE · +3.63

Biggest faller

TEN · −3.34

Most consistent

DET · −0.03

League trend 2026 vs 2025

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Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	CLE	2.63	-1	+3.63
2	BAL	2.75	-0.06	+2.81
3	GB	2.63	0.35	+2.27
4	TB	0.50	-1.71	+2.21
5	WAS	1.71	0.06	+1.66
6	SF	0.29	-1.12	+1.40
7	DEN	1.75	0.35	+1.40
8	BUF	2.43	1.06	+1.37
9	NE	0.75	-0.53	+1.28
10	LAR	-5.88	-7.06	+1.18
11	NYJ	2.13	1.12	+1.01
12	KC	1.29	0.65	+0.64
13	NYG	0.14	-0.41	+0.55
14	LAC	0.57	0.24	+0.34
15	HOU	1	0.82	+0.18
16	MIA	0	-0.18	+0.18
17	ARI	1.75	1.59	+0.16
18	CAR	-0.71	-0.76	+0.05
19	DET	0.86	0.88	−0.03
20	LV	-1	-0.53	−0.47
21	SEA	-0.71	-0.18	−0.54
22	NO	-0.43	0.29	−0.72
23	CIN	-1.71	-0.94	−0.77
24	PIT	-1.88	-0.35	−1.52
25	CHI	-0.14	1.47	−1.61
26	IND	-1.38	0.35	−1.73
27	DAL	-2	-0.06	−1.94
28	PHI	-0.38	1.76	−2.14
29	ATL	-1.38	1	−2.38
30	MIN	-2.43	0.06	−2.49
31	JAX	-1.29	1.24	−2.52
32	TEN	-1.75	1.59	−3.34

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

LAR · -5.79

Multi-year laggard

ARI · 1.33

Biggest improver

LV · −0.36/yr

Biggest decliner

DEN · +0.46/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	LAR	-5.79	−0.32	-4.81	-5.12	-4.82	-6.18	-6.65	-7.06	-5.88
2	CIN	-1.16	+0.08	-1	-2.59	-1.19	-0.71	0	-0.94	-1.71
3	ATL	-0.96	+0.11	-0.56	-1.53	-1.71	-1.18	-1.35	1	-1.38
4	PIT	-0.86	−0.05	-1.38	-1	-0.12	0.06	-1.35	-0.35	-1.88
5	MIN	-0.77	−0.33	-0.06	1.12	-1.35	-1.29	-1.41	0.06	-2.43
6	IND	-0.32	−0.04	0.50	-1.88	0	0.18	0	0.35	-1.38
7	NYG	-0.24	+0.10	-0.38	-0.71	-0.29	-0.41	0.35	-0.41	0.14
8	LV	-0.09	−0.36	0.13	1.47	1.59	-1.24	-1.06	-0.53	-1
9	TEN	-0.04	+0.08	-1.06	-0.18	-0.24	0.71	0.65	1.59	-1.75
10	LAC	-0.02	+0.04	-0.50	1	0.24	-1.41	-0.29	0.24	0.57
11	CAR	0.03	−0.21	0.63	-0.06	0.41	0.82	-0.12	-0.76	-0.71
12	DEN	0.04	+0.46	-1.56	-1.24	0.59	0	0.35	0.35	1.75
13	DAL	0.04	−0.35	0.63	0.47	0.53	0.94	-0.24	-0.06	-2
14	JAX	0.05	−0.29	1.81	0.41	0	-1.47	-0.35	1.24	-1.29
15	MIA	0.08	−0.02	-0.38	-0.24	1.59	0.06	-0.29	-0.18	0
16	TB	0.16	−0.09	-0.31	1.06	0.35	0.41	0.82	-1.71	0.50
17	WAS	0.23	+0.19	0.44	-0.82	0.41	-0.41	0.24	0.06	1.71
18	NE	0.25	+0.17	-0.94	-0.29	0.88	0.82	1.06	-0.53	0.75
19	DET	0.29	+0.14	-0.50	1.29	-0.76	0.35	-0.12	0.88	0.86
20	KC	0.33	+0.14	0.50	-0.35	-0.35	1.35	-0.76	0.65	1.29
21	SEA	0.34	−0.14	-0.06	0.59	0.88	1.35	0.53	-0.18	-0.71
22	PHI	0.40	+0.09	-0.06	0.88	-0.29	-0.47	1.35	1.76	-0.38
23	NO	0.43	−0.32	2.13	0.53	0.76	-0.18	-0.12	0.29	-0.43
24	GB	0.47	+0.35	0.31	-0.88	-0.18	0.82	0.24	0.35	2.63
25	CHI	0.57	+0.07	-0.19	1	-0.24	1.59	0.53	1.47	-0.14
26	SF	0.66	−0.13	0.94	0.88	0.18	0.88	2.59	-1.12	0.29
27	HOU	0.70	+0.06	0.25	1.65	-0.41	0.82	0.76	0.82	1
28	CLE	0.74	+0.04	1	0.82	0.82	0.24	0.65	-1	2.63
29	BUF	0.83	+0.13	1.19	0.65	0.44	0.41	-0.35	1.06	2.43
30	BAL	1.02	+0.14	1.69	0.47	0.18	0.06	2.06	-0.06	2.75
31	NYJ	1.27	+0.26	0.44	1.12	0.06	1.82	2.24	1.12	2.13
32	ARI	1.33	−0.00	1.19	1.47	2	1.24	0.06	1.59	1.75

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
LAR	-4.81	-5.12	-4.82	-6.18	-6.65	-7.06	-5.88
MIN	-0.06	1.12	-1.35	-1.29	-1.41	0.06	-2.43
DAL	0.63	0.47	0.53	0.94	-0.24	-0.06	-2
PIT	-1.38	-1	-0.12	0.06	-1.35	-0.35	-1.88
TEN	-1.06	-0.18	-0.24	0.71	0.65	1.59	-1.75
CIN	-1	-2.59	-1.19	-0.71	0	-0.94	-1.71
ATL	-0.56	-1.53	-1.71	-1.18	-1.35	1	-1.38
IND	0.50	-1.88	0	0.18	0	0.35	-1.38
JAX	1.81	0.41	0	-1.47	-0.35	1.24	-1.29
LV	0.13	1.47	1.59	-1.24	-1.06	-0.53	-1
CAR	0.63	-0.06	0.41	0.82	-0.12	-0.76	-0.71
SEA	-0.06	0.59	0.88	1.35	0.53	-0.18	-0.71
NO	2.13	0.53	0.76	-0.18	-0.12	0.29	-0.43
PHI	-0.06	0.88	-0.29	-0.47	1.35	1.76	-0.38
CHI	-0.19	1	-0.24	1.59	0.53	1.47	-0.14
MIA	-0.38	-0.24	1.59	0.06	-0.29	-0.18	0
NYG	-0.38	-0.71	-0.29	-0.41	0.35	-0.41	0.14
SF	0.94	0.88	0.18	0.88	2.59	-1.12	0.29
TB	-0.31	1.06	0.35	0.41	0.82	-1.71	0.50
LAC	-0.50	1	0.24	-1.41	-0.29	0.24	0.57
NE	-0.94	-0.29	0.88	0.82	1.06	-0.53	0.75
DET	-0.50	1.29	-0.76	0.35	-0.12	0.88	0.86
HOU	0.25	1.65	-0.41	0.82	0.76	0.82	1
KC	0.50	-0.35	-0.35	1.35	-0.76	0.65	1.29
WAS	0.44	-0.82	0.41	-0.41	0.24	0.06	1.71
ARI	1.19	1.47	2	1.24	0.06	1.59	1.75
DEN	-1.56	-1.24	0.59	0	0.35	0.35	1.75
NYJ	0.44	1.12	0.06	1.82	2.24	1.12	2.13
BUF	1.19	0.65	0.44	0.41	-0.35	1.06	2.43
CLE	1	0.82	0.82	0.24	0.65	-1	2.63
GB	0.31	-0.88	-0.18	0.82	0.24	0.35	2.63
BAL	1.69	0.47	0.18	0.06	2.06	-0.06	2.75

Penalties (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Rams (-6.19), 2019 Rams (-6.56), 2020 Rams (-4.81), 2021 Rams (-5.12), 2022 Rams (-4.82), 2023 Rams (-6.18), 2024 Rams (-6.65), 2025 Rams (-7.06), 2026 Rams (-5.88).

Rams have led this stat 9 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Rams 2025 at -7.06; the worst Ravens 2026 at 2.75.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_penalties
Side: net
Family: NET (Off − Def)
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.