Offensive: Team Stats · Penalties
P + N
About this stat ↓What Penalties is
Penalties committed by the team. A steady drag on field position and on drives; discipline rather than talent.
Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.
In 2018 the Rams led at 0; the league average was 6.53.
League snapshot — 2018
League leader
LAR · 0
League average
6.53
Best to worst
8.56
All 32 teams, lower is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAR | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | TEN | 5.13 | 16 |
| 3 | CAR | 5.75 | 16 |
| 4 | MIN | 5.75 | 16 |
| 5 | NE | 5.81 | 16 |
| 6 | DET | 5.88 | 16 |
| 7 | NO | 5.88 | 16 |
| 8 | CHI | 6.06 | 16 |
| 9 | PHI | 6.25 | 16 |
| 10 | ARI | 6.31 | 16 |
| 11 | ATL | 6.31 | 16 |
| 12 | DAL | 6.50 | 16 |
| 13 | HOU | 6.56 | 16 |
| 14 | GB | 6.75 | 16 |
| 15 | MIA | 6.75 | 16 |
| 16 | LV | 6.88 | 16 |
| 17 | PIT | 6.88 | 16 |
| 18 | SEA | 6.94 | 16 |
| 19 | SF | 6.94 | 16 |
| 20 | CLE | 7 | 16 |
| 21 | LAC | 7.06 | 16 |
| 22 | NYG | 7.06 | 16 |
| 23 | CIN | 7.13 | 16 |
| 24 | NYJ | 7.13 | 16 |
| 25 | BUF | 7.19 | 16 |
| 26 | WAS | 7.19 | 16 |
| 27 | BAL | 7.25 | 16 |
| 28 | TB | 7.31 | 16 |
| 29 | IND | 7.50 | 16 |
| 30 | JAX | 7.56 | 16 |
| 31 | DEN | 7.81 | 16 |
| 32 | KC | 8.56 | 16 |
At a glance — 2018
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
LAR · 0
League laggard
KC · 8.56
League average
6.53
Spread (max − min)
8.56
All teams — 2018
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAR | 0 | -6.53 | 100% |
| 2 | TEN | 5.13 | -1.41 | 96.8% |
| 3 | CAR | 5.75 | -0.78 | 93.5% |
| 4 | MIN | 5.75 | -0.78 | 90.3% |
| 5 | NE | 5.81 | -0.72 | 87.1% |
| 6 | DET | 5.88 | -0.66 | 83.9% |
| 7 | NO | 5.88 | -0.66 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CHI | 6.06 | -0.47 | 77.4% |
| 9 | PHI | 6.25 | -0.28 | 74.2% |
| 10 | ARI | 6.31 | -0.22 | 71% |
| 11 | ATL | 6.31 | -0.22 | 67.7% |
| 12 | DAL | 6.50 | -0.03 | 64.5% |
| 13 | HOU | 6.56 | 0.03 | 61.3% |
| 14 | GB | 6.75 | 0.22 | 58.1% |
| 15 | MIA | 6.75 | 0.22 | 54.8% |
| 16 | LV | 6.88 | 0.34 | 51.6% |
| 17 | PIT | 6.88 | 0.34 | 48.4% |
| 18 | SEA | 6.94 | 0.40 | 45.2% |
| 19 | SF | 6.94 | 0.40 | 41.9% |
| 20 | CLE | 7 | 0.47 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LAC | 7.06 | 0.53 | 35.5% |
| 22 | NYG | 7.06 | 0.53 | 32.3% |
| 23 | CIN | 7.13 | 0.59 | 29% |
| 24 | NYJ | 7.13 | 0.59 | 25.8% |
| 25 | BUF | 7.19 | 0.65 | 22.6% |
| 26 | WAS | 7.19 | 0.65 | 19.4% |
| 27 | BAL | 7.25 | 0.72 | 16.1% |
| 28 | TB | 7.31 | 0.78 | 12.9% |
| 29 | IND | 7.50 | 0.97 | 9.7% |
| 30 | JAX | 7.56 | 1.03 | 6.5% |
| 31 | DEN | 7.81 | 1.28 | 3.2% |
| 32 | KC | 8.56 | 2.03 | 0% |
Does Penalties matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 820–758–37 ATS (52.0%) across 2020–2025, #171 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2025 (150–119, 55.8%); its worst 2021 (130–140, 48.1%).
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 | 130–140–2 | 48.1% |
| 2022 | 271 | 137–127–7 | 51.9% |
| 2023 | 272 | 132–126–14 | 51.2% |
| 2024 | 272 | 134–129–9 | 51.0% |
| 2025 | 272 | 150–119–3 | 55.8% |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year leader
LAR · 0
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 6.99
Biggest improver
LV · −0.09/yr
Biggest decliner
GB · +0.62/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | IND | 5.36 | +0.03 | 5.88 | 4.41 | 5.24 | 5.59 | 5.41 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | CIN | 5.44 | +0.40 | 5.19 | 4.24 | 5.06 | 4.47 | 5.94 | 5.18 | 8 |
| 4 | ATL | 5.55 | +0.35 | 5.13 | 5.41 | 4 | 4.94 | 5.82 | 6.35 | 7.20 |
| 5 | SF | 5.59 | −0.07 | 5.31 | 5.94 | 5.53 | 5.94 | 6.53 | 4.88 | 5 |
| 6 | PIT | 5.72 | +0.12 | 5.06 | 6.24 | 5.53 | 5.06 | 6 | 5.94 | 6.20 |
| 7 | NE | 5.85 | +0.45 | 3.88 | 5.59 | 6.12 | 5.24 | 6.53 | 5.82 | 7.80 |
| 8 | MIN | 5.87 | +0.14 | 5.13 | 6.53 | 5.18 | 5.24 | 6.47 | 6.53 | 6 |
| 9 | WAS | 5.98 | +0.44 | 5.44 | 4.82 | 5.41 | 5.12 | 6.41 | 6.88 | 7.80 |
| 10 | CHI | 6.03 | +0.22 | 5.50 | 6.24 | 4.71 | 5.82 | 6.47 | 7.06 | 6.40 |
| 11 | DET | 6.07 | +0.14 | 5.94 | 6.18 | 5.29 | 5.71 | 6.24 | 6.12 | 7 |
| 12 | TB | 6.08 | +0.31 | 5.25 | 5.65 | 5.82 | 5.88 | 6.35 | 5.59 | 8 |
| 13 | LV | 6.09 | −0.09 | 6.06 | 7.29 | 6.65 | 4.41 | 5.65 | 6.35 | 6.20 |
| 14 | GB | 6.09 | +0.62 | 5.25 | 4.06 | 5.24 | 6.12 | 6.59 | 6.18 | 9.20 |
| 15 | LAC | 6.10 | +0.42 | 5.31 | 6.82 | 4.76 | 4.65 | 5.65 | 6.12 | 9.40 |
| 16 | NYG | 6.15 | +0.41 | 5.06 | 5.18 | 6.24 | 5.24 | 6.59 | 7.53 | 7.20 |
| 17 | DEN | 6.16 | +0.38 | 5.06 | 4.88 | 6.65 | 5.82 | 6.29 | 7.24 | 7.20 |
| 18 | MIA | 6.18 | +0.31 | 4.63 | 6.18 | 6.53 | 5.71 | 6.71 | 5.94 | 7.60 |
| 19 | NO | 6.20 | +0.16 | 6.13 | 5.76 | 5.82 | 5.65 | 6.47 | 6.94 | 6.60 |
| 20 | PHI | 6.28 | +0.12 | 6.69 | 6.29 | 5.29 | 5.53 | 6.06 | 6.88 | 7.20 |
| 21 | KC | 6.30 | +0.18 | 6.56 | 6.47 | 5.12 | 5.65 | 5.53 | 7 | 7.75 |
| 22 | JAX | 6.33 | +0.26 | 6.69 | 6.12 | 5.29 | 4.88 | 5.82 | 7.47 | 8 |
| 23 | SEA | 6.37 | +0.34 | 5.25 | 5.71 | 6.24 | 6.47 | 7.06 | 5.88 | 8 |
| 24 | TEN | 6.52 | +0.22 | 5.38 | 6.06 | 6.53 | 6.47 | 7.65 | 7.59 | 6 |
| 25 | CAR | 6.53 | +0.28 | 5.94 | 6.29 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 6.94 | 5.59 | 8.75 |
| 26 | BAL | 6.53 | +0.34 | 6.50 | 6 | 4.82 | 6 | 7.76 | 5.82 | 8.80 |
| 27 | ARI | 6.56 | −0.03 | 7 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 5.94 | 5.41 | 6.76 | 7.20 |
| 28 | HOU | 6.56 | +0.45 | 5 | 6.71 | 5.18 | 6.71 | 7 | 6.94 | 8.40 |
| 29 | BUF | 6.59 | +0.22 | 6.38 | 6.65 | 5.75 | 6.24 | 6.59 | 5.94 | 8.60 |
| 30 | DAL | 6.93 | +0.16 | 6 | 7.47 | 6.12 | 6.76 | 7.53 | 7.82 | 6.80 |
| 31 | CLE | 6.97 | +0.40 | 6.25 | 6.59 | 6 | 6.76 | 7 | 6.35 | 9.80 |
| 32 | NYJ | 6.99 | +0.46 | 6.31 | 6.06 | 5.35 | 7.29 | 8.06 | 6.47 | 9.40 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IND | 5.88 | 4.41 | 5.24 | 5.59 | 5.41 | 6 | 5 |
| SF | 5.31 | 5.94 | 5.53 | 5.94 | 6.53 | 4.88 | 5 |
| MIN | 5.13 | 6.53 | 5.18 | 5.24 | 6.47 | 6.53 | 6 |
| TEN | 5.38 | 6.06 | 6.53 | 6.47 | 7.65 | 7.59 | 6 |
| LV | 6.06 | 7.29 | 6.65 | 4.41 | 5.65 | 6.35 | 6.20 |
| PIT | 5.06 | 6.24 | 5.53 | 5.06 | 6 | 5.94 | 6.20 |
| CHI | 5.50 | 6.24 | 4.71 | 5.82 | 6.47 | 7.06 | 6.40 |
| NO | 6.13 | 5.76 | 5.82 | 5.65 | 6.47 | 6.94 | 6.60 |
| DAL | 6 | 7.47 | 6.12 | 6.76 | 7.53 | 7.82 | 6.80 |
| DET | 5.94 | 6.18 | 5.29 | 5.71 | 6.24 | 6.12 | 7 |
| ARI | 7 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 5.94 | 5.41 | 6.76 | 7.20 |
| ATL | 5.13 | 5.41 | 4 | 4.94 | 5.82 | 6.35 | 7.20 |
| DEN | 5.06 | 4.88 | 6.65 | 5.82 | 6.29 | 7.24 | 7.20 |
| NYG | 5.06 | 5.18 | 6.24 | 5.24 | 6.59 | 7.53 | 7.20 |
| PHI | 6.69 | 6.29 | 5.29 | 5.53 | 6.06 | 6.88 | 7.20 |
| MIA | 4.63 | 6.18 | 6.53 | 5.71 | 6.71 | 5.94 | 7.60 |
| KC | 6.56 | 6.47 | 5.12 | 5.65 | 5.53 | 7 | 7.75 |
| NE | 3.88 | 5.59 | 6.12 | 5.24 | 6.53 | 5.82 | 7.80 |
| WAS | 5.44 | 4.82 | 5.41 | 5.12 | 6.41 | 6.88 | 7.80 |
| CIN | 5.19 | 4.24 | 5.06 | 4.47 | 5.94 | 5.18 | 8 |
| JAX | 6.69 | 6.12 | 5.29 | 4.88 | 5.82 | 7.47 | 8 |
| SEA | 5.25 | 5.71 | 6.24 | 6.47 | 7.06 | 5.88 | 8 |
| TB | 5.25 | 5.65 | 5.82 | 5.88 | 6.35 | 5.59 | 8 |
| HOU | 5 | 6.71 | 5.18 | 6.71 | 7 | 6.94 | 8.40 |
| BUF | 6.38 | 6.65 | 5.75 | 6.24 | 6.59 | 5.94 | 8.60 |
| CAR | 5.94 | 6.29 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 6.94 | 5.59 | 8.75 |
| BAL | 6.50 | 6 | 4.82 | 6 | 7.76 | 5.82 | 8.80 |
| GB | 5.25 | 4.06 | 5.24 | 6.12 | 6.59 | 6.18 | 9.20 |
| LAC | 5.31 | 6.82 | 4.76 | 4.65 | 5.65 | 6.12 | 9.40 |
| NYJ | 6.31 | 6.06 | 5.35 | 7.29 | 8.06 | 6.47 | 9.40 |
| CLE | 6.25 | 6.59 | 6 | 6.76 | 7 | 6.35 | 9.80 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- off_team_stats_penalties
- Side
- offensive
- Family
- Team Stats
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.