NFL Penalty Yards Rankings 2026

All 32 NFL teams ranked on penalty yards for the 2026 regular season, 1st to 32nd, with every other offense stat and its league rank beside it. The New Orleans Saints lead the league in penalty yards at 330; the Dallas Cowboys rank last at 667.

RankTeamPoints / GTotal Yds / GPass Yds / GYds / AttComp %Passer RatingRush Yds / GYds / Carry3rd Down %4th Down %Turnover DiffGiveawaysPenalty Yds
1New Orleans Saints23.1 (15th)343.5 (16th)248.3 (13th)6.4 (25th)66.2% (9th)91.2 (17th)95.3 (26th)3.8 (26th)43.5% (7th)80% (3rd)-6 (28th)15 (27th)330 (1st)
2Minnesota Vikings18.3 (27th)285.6 (29th)179.6 (31st)6.4 (26th)60.9% (24th)82 (25th)106 (19th)4 (21st)33.3% (30th)50% (21st)+5 (6th)8 (10th)334 (2nd)
3Indianapolis Colts20.4 (24th)307.4 (27th)192.2 (27th)5.7 (31st)60.5% (27th)69.1 (32nd)115.2 (15th)4.2 (15th)36.9% (22nd)58.8% (13th)-11 (32nd)17 (29th)392 (3rd)
4Tennessee Titans18 (28th)284.9 (30th)185.4 (29th)6 (27th)62.5% (20th)78.7 (26th)99.5 (24th)4.2 (16th)36.2% (24th)40% (24th)-1 (20th)12 (21st)410 (4th)
5Las Vegas Raiders26.4 (8th)338.1 (20th)266.8 (6th)7.4 (14th)64.5% (16th)97 (10th)71.3 (31st)2.9 (32nd)43.8% (6th)40% (25th)+1 (15th)13 (23rd)413 (5th)
6Pittsburgh Steelers22.5 (17th)351.8 (14th)233.9 (17th)6.5 (24th)60.3% (29th)85.6 (22nd)117.9 (12th)4.9 (3rd)37.9% (16th)50% (18th)+5 (5th)8 (9th)414 (6th)
7Miami Dolphins15.8 (31st)297.8 (28th)180.3 (30th)6.9 (20th)58.4% (32nd)77.1 (28th)117.5 (13th)4.4 (11th)41.6% (10th)50% (19th)-3 (24th)10 (14th)423 (7th)
8Cincinnati Bengals30 (2nd)383.9 (6th)298.3 (1st)8.1 (5th)74% (1st)114.8 (1st)85.6 (30th)3.9 (24th)53.6% (1st)60% (11th)+2 (12th)10 (13th)437 (8th)
9San Francisco 49ers29.4 (3rd)382.8 (7th)247.5 (14th)8.4 (4th)69.1% (2nd)109.8 (3rd)135.3 (7th)4.6 (7th)51.7% (2nd)72.7% (6th)+1 (13th)11 (15th)445 (9th)
10Detroit Lions27.8 (5th)395.9 (3rd)268.1 (5th)7.8 (7th)67.9% (3rd)106.5 (4th)127.8 (8th)4.4 (10th)37.2% (21st)70.6% (7th)+3 (10th)5 (2nd)447 (10th)
11Tampa Bay Buccaneers22.4 (19th)322 (25th)158.1 (32nd)5.9 (29th)60.8% (25th)70.2 (31st)163.9 (1st)5 (2nd)36.3% (23rd)33.3% (28th)+7 (3rd)14 (26th)449 (11th)
12Philadelphia Eagles16.4 (30th)281.9 (32nd)193.3 (26th)5.7 (32nd)59.1% (31st)78 (27th)88.6 (28th)3.7 (28th)35.9% (25th)33.3% (29th)-4 (27th)9 (11th)451 (12th)
13Washington Commanders21.5 (21st)340.3 (19th)222 (22nd)6.7 (22nd)61.7% (21st)94.8 (13th)118.3 (11th)4.5 (9th)31.1% (32nd)45.5% (22nd)+7 (4th)5 (3rd)468 (13th)
14Denver Broncos22 (20th)283.7 (31st)192.2 (28th)6 (28th)60.6% (26th)84.7 (23rd)91.4 (27th)3.7 (29th)32.4% (31st)83.3% (1st)+5 (7th)7 (6th)478 (14th)
15Kansas City Chiefs25.3 (10th)392.4 (4th)254.6 (11th)7.7 (10th)67.3% (6th)101.8 (6th)137.8 (5th)5.1 (1st)41.7% (9th)57.1% (15th)+4 (9th)7 (7th)484 (15th)
16Jacksonville Jaguars28.6 (4th)359.6 (12th)242.5 (15th)8.5 (2nd)64.8% (14th)110.7 (2nd)117.1 (14th)4.1 (17th)46.4% (3rd)40% (23rd)+9 (1st)6 (4th)501 (16th)
17New England Patriots23.4 (14th)380.9 (9th)261 (9th)8.4 (3rd)65.1% (12th)96.2 (11th)119.9 (10th)4.2 (13th)40.4% (11th)76.9% (5th)-11 (31st)19 (31st)505 (17th)
18New York Giants22.8 (16th)349.6 (15th)237.5 (16th)7.1 (18th)61.6% (22nd)88.5 (20th)112.1 (17th)3.9 (25th)40.4% (12th)77.8% (4th)-2 (23rd)12 (22nd)510 (18th)
19Atlanta Falcons20.9 (23rd)333.4 (23rd)196.2 (25th)6.9 (19th)60.9% (23rd)76.4 (29th)137.2 (6th)4.8 (4th)34.9% (27th)33.3% (27th)-8 (30th)17 (30th)538 (19th)
20Baltimore Ravens21 (22nd)342.4 (18th)204.7 (23rd)7.5 (11th)66.8% (7th)93.9 (14th)137.8 (4th)4.7 (6th)37.8% (17th)30% (31st)-2 (22nd)11 (17th)539 (20th)
21Los Angeles Chargers15.1 (32nd)316.4 (26th)201.9 (24th)6.6 (23rd)60.1% (30th)70.6 (30th)114.5 (16th)4.1 (18th)34.2% (28th)25% (32nd)-7 (29th)19 (32nd)540 (21st)
22Houston Texans26.1 (9th)369.4 (10th)282.3 (3rd)7.9 (6th)63.9% (17th)104.1 (5th)87.1 (29th)3.6 (30th)39.8% (14th)37.5% (26th)+4 (8th)4 (1st)544 (22nd)
23Cleveland Browns17.9 (29th)331.2 (24th)233.9 (18th)7.4 (13th)65.4% (11th)93.7 (15th)97.3 (25th)3.8 (27th)34.2% (29th)30.8% (30th)+1 (14th)11 (18th)563 (23rd)
24Chicago Bears26.8 (7th)398.7 (2nd)256.7 (10th)7.4 (12th)67.6% (4th)88 (21st)142 (3rd)4.2 (14th)45.3% (4th)61.1% (10th)-4 (26th)17 (28th)570 (24th)
25New York Jets20.2 (25th)336.1 (21st)230.9 (21st)7.7 (9th)67.5% (5th)100.5 (7th)105.2 (20th)4.1 (20th)35.4% (26th)54.5% (16th)+3 (11th)7 (5th)572 (25th)
26Buffalo Bills32 (1st)400 (1st)253.4 (12th)8.6 (1st)66.1% (10th)99.3 (8th)146.6 (2nd)4.5 (8th)43.2% (8th)80% (2nd)0 (16th)12 (19th)588 (26th)
27Seattle Seahawks22.4 (18th)342.9 (17th)232.1 (19th)7.3 (15th)63.2% (18th)89.3 (19th)110.8 (18th)3.9 (23rd)37.4% (20th)50% (17th)-1 (18th)14 (24th)594 (27th)
28Los Angeles Rams23.8 (13th)390.6 (5th)265.2 (7th)6.8 (21st)66.5% (8th)90.5 (18th)125.3 (9th)4.7 (5th)40% (13th)64.3% (8th)-4 (25th)14 (25th)599 (28th)
29Green Bay Packers24 (12th)359.1 (13th)290.9 (2nd)7.7 (8th)63% (19th)97.9 (9th)68.2 (32nd)3 (31st)37.8% (18th)62.5% (9th)+8 (2nd)11 (16th)605 (29th)
30Arizona Cardinals19.8 (26th)333.8 (22nd)231.1 (20th)5.8 (30th)64.6% (15th)84 (24th)102.7 (22nd)4.1 (19th)38% (15th)60% (12th)0 (17th)8 (8th)629 (30th)
31Carolina Panthers24.9 (11th)381.8 (8th)280.5 (4th)7.2 (16th)60.4% (28th)91.3 (16th)101.3 (23rd)4.3 (12th)37.7% (19th)50% (20th)-1 (19th)12 (20th)635 (31st)
32Dallas Cowboys27.3 (6th)368.1 (11th)264.6 (8th)7.1 (17th)64.9% (13th)95.3 (12th)103.6 (21st)4 (22nd)45.3% (5th)58.3% (14th)-1 (21st)9 (12th)667 (32nd)

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Frequently asked questions

Which NFL team has the fewest penalty yards in 2026?

The Saints, 1st in penalty yards at 330, then the Vikings (334) and the Colts (392).

Which NFL team has the most penalty yards in 2026?

The Cowboys, last of 32 in penalty yards at 667, then the Panthers (635).

How are the NFL penalty yards rankings worked out?

Each team is ranked 1 to 32 on every stat from its regular-season games: the most of a good number and the fewest of a bad one rank first, so the fewest yards allowed and the most sacks both rank 1st.

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