Hold On – Week 4

October 1, 2025

By Noonefromtampa

League Summary

The fourth week created a total of 919 penalties for 7,415 yards across 64 games for the season, yielding 7.18 penalties per team per game. Washington is tied for fourteenth in most penalties, along with Indianapolis and Houston in week 4, averaging 7.5 penalties per game which is over the league average.

Most Penalized Teams

1 – Jaguars – with 38

2 – Vikings – with 37

3 – Saints, Giants, Titans, Patriots and Packers – tied with 35

Most Frequent Penalties

  1. Offensive Holding – 197
  2. False Start – 152
  3. Defensive Pass Interference – 67
  4. Defensive Holding – 55
  5. Delay of Game – 52

Game 4 Falcons Recap

Washington – 6 penalties for 50 yards, 4 declined, 1 offsetting and gave up 1 first downs

Atlanta – 5 penalties for 45 yards, 0 declined, 1 offsetting and gave up 2 first downs

Accepted Penalties:

Penalty Washington Atlanta Grand Total
Defensive Holding 1 1 2
Defensive Pass Interference 0 1 1
Delay of Game 0 1 1
False Start 1 1 2
Illegal Formation 0 1 1
Intentional Grounding 1 0 1
Offensive Holding 2 0 2
Offensive Pass Interference 1 0 1
Grand Total 6 5 11

By Unit:

Team Defense Offense ST Grand Total
Washington 1 4 1 6
Atlanta 2 2 1 5
Grand Total 3 6 2 11

By Player:

Against Player Penalty Accepted Declined Offset
Washington B. Sinnott Offensive Holding 2 0 0
L. McCaffrey Offensive Pass Interference 1 0 0
T. Amos Defensive Holding 1 0 0
J. Martin Defensive Pass Interference 0 1 0
Unnamed Illegal Shift 0 1 0
M. Mariota Intentional Grounding 1 0 0
Z. Ertz False Start 1 0 0
J. Lane Offensive Pass Interference 0 0 1
M. Lattimore Defensive Holding 0 1 0
L. Tunsil Ineligible Downfield Pass 0 1 0
Atlanta D. Alford Defensive Pass Interference 1 0 0
Defensive Holding 0 0 1
Unnamed Delay of Game 1 0 0
B. Bowman Defensive Holding 1 0 0
F. Franks Illegal Formation 1 0 0
R. McCloud False Start 1 0 0

Season:

Player Accepted Declined Offset
M. Lattimore 4 1 0
N. Allegretti 3 0 0
L. Tunsil 2 3 0
J. Conerly 2 2 0
B. Sinnott 2 0 0
M. Mariota 2 0 0
Z. Ertz 2 0 0
D. Wise 1 0 0
A. Ekeler 1 0 0
V. Miller 1 0 0
T. Amos 1 1 0
N. Brown 1 0 0
L. McCaffrey 1 0 0
B. Wagner 1 0 0
N. Igbinoghene 1 0 0
A. Wylie 1 0 0
J. Jones 1 0 0
T. McLaurin 1 0 0
J. Daniels 1 0 0
M. Gay 1 0 0
J. Lane 0 0 1
J. Martin 0 1 0
Unnamed 0 2 0
W. Harris 0 1 0

Thoughts

Marshon Lattimore got called for another penalty this week, for holding, but it was declined because the receiver still caught the ball.

The TV analysts are commenting on the inconsistency in calls across the league with Troy Aikman saying “I’m not gonna keep my mouth shut. That’s a good call. Just not a necessary call…Nothing brings a broadcast to a screeching halt more than these yellow flags…The product’s just not very good. I’m gonna be honest…I mean, this is ridiculous.”

Marist Liufau for the Cowboys is a big hitter but reckless. First one was a penalty, but the second should have been.

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