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(05-05-2022, 05:44 PM)Big_Ern Wrote:  Least penalties in league I believe. There's a start 

Not the least but over 21 games last season (a NFL record for games played) the Rams had 90 and the Bengals 93.   Aside from the Rams and the Bengals only 6 other teams were in then lower part of penalties and they only played 17 games with the exception of Green Bay which played 18.

https://www.nflpenalties.com/

Additionally in 2020 the Bengals were also among the least penalized with 83:

https://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?view=total&year=2020

And again in 2019 one of the least penalized teams with 93:

https://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?view=total&year=2019

In 2018 they were in the top 12 most penalized with 114:

https://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?view=total&year=2018

2017 top 16 most penalized with 110:

https://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?view=total&year=2017

2016 they were the best with only 88:

https://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?view=total&year=2016

2015 top 12 most penalized with 119:

https://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?view=total&year=2015

I don't know that is a projection of success because many teams in the top half of penalties have had good seasons and many teams in the bottom half of penalties have had bad seasons.  But I do agree reducing penalties obviously doesn't hurt.  Anyway, that's sort of an interesting stat to look at.