Hold On – Week 17

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December 31, 2025

By Noonefromtampa

League Summary

After week 17, the NFL had a total of 3,302 penalties for 26,459 yards across 256 games, yielding 6.45 penalties per team per game. Washington is seventh for most penalties with 113, in week 17, averaging 7.06 penalties per game which is above the league average. The Rams are least penalized team in the NFL, averaging 4.44 penalties per game. There’s a huge difference between the Rams and Commanders.

Most Penalized Teams

  1. Jaguars – with 125
  2. Cowboys & Titans – with 124
  3. Broncos – with 123
  4. Giants – with 121
  5. Bears – with 116

Most Frequent Penalties

  1. Offensive Holding – 652
  2. False Start – 621
  3. Defensive Pass Interference – 263
  4. Defensive Holding – 171
  5. Unnecessary Roughness – 170

Game 17 Cowboys Recap

Dallas – 11 penalties for 89 yards, 0 declined, and gave up 2 first downs

Washington – 10 penalties for 71 yards, 1 declined, and gave up 3 first downs

Accepted Penalties:

Penalty Washington Dallas Grand Total
Defensive Holding 1 0 1
Defensive Pass Interference 2 1 3
Face Mask 0 1 1
False Start 3 3 6
Horse Collar Tackle 0 1 1
Illegal Block Above the Waist 1 1 2
Illegal Formation 1 0 1
Illegal Shift 0 1 1
Kickoff Short of Landing Zone 0 1 1
Offensive Pass Interference 0 1 1
Unnecessary Roughness 2 1 3
Grand Total 10 11 21

By Unit:

Team Defense Offense ST Grand Total
Washington 5 4 1 10
Dallas 3 5 3 11
Grand Total 8 9 4 21

By Player:

Against Player Penalty Accepted Declined
Washington B. Coleman False Start 2 0
F. Luvu Unnecessary Roughness 1 0
Defensive Offside 0 1
Unnamed Illegal Formation 1 0
T. Owens Illegal Block Above the Waist 1 0
J. Jones Defensive Pass Interference 1 0
D. Samuel False Start 1 0
N. Igbinoghene Defensive Pass Interference 1 0
J. Reaves Unnecessary Roughness 1 0
J. Newton Defensive Holding 1 0
Dallas G. Pickens Offensive Pass Interference 1 0
T. Smith False Start 1 0
M. Liufau Illegal Block Above the Waist 1 0
T. Diggs Horse Collar Tackle 1 0
R. Steward Defensive Pass Interference 1 0
Unnamed Illegal Shift 1 0
M. Bell False Start 1 0
L. Schoonmaker False Start 1 0
S. Revel Face Mask 1 0
B. Aubrey Kickoff Short of Landing Zone 1 0
T. Booker Unnecessary Roughness 1 0

Season:

Player Accepted Declined Offset
J. Conerly 9 4 0
M. Lattimore 7 2 0
Unnamed 5 4 0
L. Tunsil 5 3 0
J. Kinlaw 5 0 3
B. Coleman 5 0 0
T. Owens 5 0 0
Z. Ertz 5 0 0
N. Igbinoghene 4 0 0
J. McNichols 3 2 0
M. Mariota 3 0 0
J. Jones 3 0 0
N. Allegretti 3 0 0
D. Samuel 3 0 0
M. Sainristil 2 2 0
Q. Martin 2 1 1
C. Yankoff 2 1 0
J. Martin 2 1 0
J. Reaves 2 0 1
J. Daniels 2 0 0
B. Sinnott 2 0 0
T. Biadasz 2 0 0
M. Gay 2 0 0
J. Newton 2 0 0
P. Butler 2 0 0
T. McLaurin 2 0 0
J. Magee 2 0 0
F. Luvu 1 1 0
T. Amos 1 1 0
W. Harris 1 1 0
A. Wylie 1 0 1
A. Ekeler 1 0 0
T. Scott 1 0 0
T. Martin 1 0 0
N. Brown 1 0 0
C. Paul 1 0 0
L. McCaffrey 1 0 0
B. Wagner 1 0 0
V. Miller 1 0 0
C. Rodriguez 1 0 0
T. Ott 1 0 0
S. Day 1 0 0
J. Moody 1 0 0
S. Cosmi 1 0 0
J. Bates 1 0 0
T. Burks 1 0 0
A. Hamilton 1 0 0
D. Wise 1 0 0
D. Payne 1 0 0
N. Bellore 0 0 1
J. Lane 0 0 1

Thoughts

22 penalties between the two teams (with one declined) is like two games worth of penalties in one game.

Hooray! Josh Conerly did not commit any penalties this week.

Another poor call:

This one had Rams fans questioning the officiating, costing them a touchdown:

Sgt. Schultz – I see nothing, nothing: