RotoWire.com broke down the most penalized NFL teams during the 2025 season, updated on a weekly basis for the most up-to-date stats, to see which teams were the most and least disciplined. Using TeamRankings.com, we ranked teams based on a discipline score, which is found by taking Penalties per game + Penalty yards per game and dividing it by two. [(Penalties per game +penalty yards per game)/2].
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Rank | Team | Penalties per game | Penalty yards per game | Discipline score |
1 |
| 7.3 | 67.6 | 37.4 |
2 |
| 7.8 | 66.8 | 37.3 |
3 |
| 7.5 | 63.5 | 35.5 |
4 |
| 7.5 | 63.2 | 35.4 |
5 |
| 6.9 | 63.1 | 35.0 |
6 |
| 7.6 | 59.5 | 33.6 |
7 |
| 6.9 | 58.2 | 32.6 |
8 |
| 7.1 | 57.1 | 32.1 |
9 |
| 7.0 | 55.9 | 31.5 |
10 |
| 6.9 | 54.1 | 30.5 |
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Denver Broncos have been at the top of the Discipline Score category for most of this season, so it's only fitting that Sean Payton's team ends the 2025 campaign in that spot. Denver had more penalty yards than any team and was fifth in penalties per game. It wasn't for a lack of effort that the Broncos ended up here. Denver had only one penalty for five yards in its Week 18 win over the Chargers. Interestingly, the penalties did not slow down a big season in Denver, as the Broncos will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Cowboys, Giants Among Most Penalized
Dallas very nearly overtook the Broncos for that top spot. Brian Schottenheimer's club was called for nine penalties for 94 yards in Sunday's disappointing 34-17 loss at the Giants. That performance moved the Cowboys to the top spot in penalties per game, the second spot in yards per game and only one tenth of a point behind Denver in Discipline Score.
The rest of the top 10 contained most of the same teams as in Week 17. Jacksonville fell to third place in Discipline Score. The Giants retained their No. 4 ranking. The Eagles' nine penalties for 123 yards in the ugly loss to Washington vaulted Philadelphia from seventh to fifth.
The Commanders were hit with only four penalties for 19 yards against the Eagles. That was enough to move Washington outside of the top 10. The Saints didn't have much in the way of penalties against Atlanta, getting called six times for 40 yards, but that was enough to move New Orleans into 10th place.
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Key Takeaways
Week 18 saw zero teams called for 10 penalties in a game. That leaves the 2025 regular season with 80 instances of a double-digit penalty total for a team. That number is tied for sixth highest in a complete NFL season. This shows that there are too many teams that don't play disciplined football. This top 10 charts illustrates that it's still possible to qualify for the postseason despite a penchant for being called for penalties, but it's still a lot easier to get there if you aren't battling yellow laundry all season.
