Opponent Penalty First Downs Per Game | NFL Team Stats

Opponent penalty first downs per game measures the average number of first downs a team earns due to opponent penalties. Last updated
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13.34.03.73.0-2.34.32.6
23.04.03.73.2-2.04.01.7
32.82.03.03.0-3.02.71.9
32.81.03.33.0-4.31.31.5
52.74.03.02.8-3.32.01.6
52.72.03.32.4-2.53.02.6
52.74.01.72.2-3.02.32.4
82.45.03.02.4-1.53.01.6
92.31.02.02.2-2.32.31.5
92.32.02.72.4-1.73.01.9
92.32.02.72.6-2.32.31.5
122.21.01.32.2-1.53.52.1
122.23.03.32.2-2.32.01.9
142.01.03.02.2-1.03.01.2
142.02.01.72.0-1.52.31.0
142.01.02.32.4-2.02.02.1
142.02.02.32.4-2.31.72.0
181.83.01.72.2-1.72.01.8
181.82.01.71.6-1.32.32.1
181.82.02.01.8-2.51.30.8
181.84.02.02.0-1.32.32.4
181.82.01.72.0-1.52.01.5
181.81.02.01.8-1.33.02.5
241.73.01.71.4-1.02.31.9
241.73.02.32.0-1.71.71.5
261.40.00.31.4-3.00.32.0
271.32.00.71.4-2.01.01.2
281.21.01.31.2-2.50.32.2
281.22.01.71.2-1.01.51.5
281.22.01.01.2-1.01.31.8
310.80.00.30.8-1.00.51.4
310.81.00.71.0-0.01.31.6

What Are Opponent Penalty First Downs Per Game?

Opponent penalty first downs per game measures the average number of first downs a team earns due to opponent penalties. This stat reflects opponent mistakes benefiting the offense.

Which teams have the highest opponent penalty first downs per game in the NFL in 2026?

The highest opponent penalty first downs per game in the NFL belongs to Dallas at 3.3, as of October 22, 2026. The Los Angeles Chargers are second at 3.0. Buffalo & Chicago are tied for third at 2.8 & Las Vegas, the New York Giants and Houston tied for fifth at 2.7. Dallas's average is 0.3 downs above second place & 1.6 downs above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 1.0 downs separate first from tenth. Carolina is eighth at 2.4. New England, Pittsburgh & Denver are tied for ninth at 2.3.

Seven separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Jacksonville & the Los Angeles Rams are tied 12th at 2.2, Tennessee, Detroit, Seattle & Cleveland tied 14th at 2.0 & Green Bay, New Orleans, Miami, Washington, Arizona and Tampa Bay tied 18th at 1.8.

All 8 teams are within 0.1 downs of each other. Atlanta & Philadelphia are tied 24th at 1.7.

How this ranking is measured

32 NFL teams are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. Opponent penalty first downs per game measures the average number of first downs a team earns due to opponent penalties. This stat reflects opponent mistakes benefiting the offense. Figures are as of October 22, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.

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