Three of the four most penalized teams in the NFL reside in the ugly NFC East

Nov 20th, 2012
by Jimmy Kempski.

I’ve been watching sloppy football all season long in the NFC East, so this doesn’t come as a surprise in the slightest:

Rank Team Penalties Yards   Rank Team Penalties Yards
1 Cowboys 97 603   17 Bears 73 497
2 Redskins 95 729   18 Patriots 73 537
3 Rams 91 603   19 Steelers 73 647
4 Eagles 90 607   20 49ers 72 579
5 Browns 82 657   21 Broncos 71 519
6 Ravens 81 686   22 Chiefs 71 491
7 Lions 81 661   23 Raiders 71 556
8 Colts 81 534   24 Dolphins 68 500
9 Buccaneers 78 547   25 Jets 68 530
10 Cardinals 77 583   26 Chargers 68 470
11 Bills 77 573   27 Bengals 67 518
12 Seahawks 77 522   28 Jaguars 64 627
13 Titans 77 511   29 Texans 63 447
14 Packers 76 594   30 Vikings 62 485
15 Saints 76 595   31 Giants 53 344
16 Panthers 73 498   32 Falcons 46 295

Posted in: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Redskins.

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6 Comments

  1. NYG Magner says:
    November 22, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    I am whacthing the thanksgiving game and the anouncer said the cowboys are second not first. Who is lying????

  2. ct17 says:
    November 21, 2012 at 11:12 am

    I thought the Cowboys were exempt from penalty calls. Does this mean Michael Irvin could no longer push off?

  3. tfizzle says:
    November 20, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Funny how the Steelers have the 19th most penalties, but the 5th most penalty yards. That’s what a bunch of dirty plays will do for you

    1. Jimmy Kempski says:
      November 20, 2012 at 6:10 pm

      Yeah, the Jags are in the same boat.

  4. DerfDiggy says:
    November 20, 2012 at 8:38 am

    Bad football…simply bad football being played in the NFC East.

    I think the division winner goes 8-8.

    1. NYG_slater says:
      November 20, 2012 at 10:56 am

      I might be off the mark here, but it seems like there has been a lot of bad football everywhere. Like all the prime contenders are having struggles week-to-week. ATL, HOU, GB, NE, SF and CHI all have flashes of greatness and ineptitude any given week.

      By simply limiting penalties and winning the turnover battle any team has a great shot of making the playoffs…