Hold On – Weeks 14 – 16

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December 27, 2025

By Noonefromtampa

[EDITOR’S NOTE: this column catches up on weeks 14 through 16, but does not include the Christmas Day game against Dallas.]

League Summary

Through week 16 of the NFL season, a total of 3,130 penalties for 25,021 yards across 240 games have been called, yielding 6.52 penalties per team per game. Washington is tied for eleventh for most penalties with 103, in week 16 with Houston and Arizona, averaging 6.87 penalties per game which is just above the league average.

Most Penalized Teams

  1. Titans – with 120
  2. Jaguars – with 119
  3. Broncos – with 118
  4. Cowboys and Giants – with 113
  5. Chiefs – with 110

Most Frequent Penalties

  1. Offensive Holding – 620
  2. False Start – 587
  3. Defensive Pass Interference – 252
  4. Defensive Holding & Unnecessary Roughness – 163
  5. Delay of Game – 157

Game 14 Vikings Recap

Washington – 4 penalties for 34 yards, 0 declined, 2 offsetting and gave up 2 first downs

Minnesota – 3 penalties for 24 yards, 0 declined, 2 offsetting and gave up 2 first downs

Accepted Penalties:

Penalty Washington Minnesota Grand Total
Defensive Holding 1 0 1
Defensive Pass Interference 0 1 1
Defensive Too Many Men on Field 0 1 1
False Start 0 1 1
Offensive Holding 2 0 2
Roughing the Passer 1 0 1
Grand Total 4 3 7

By Unit:

Team Defense Offense ST Grand Total
Washington 2 1 1 4
Minnesota 2 1 0 3
Grand Total 4 2 1 7

By Player:

Against Player Penalty Accepted Offset
Washington N. Bellore Unnecessary Roughness 0 1
S. Day Defensive Holding 1 0
J. Kinlaw Defensive Holding 0 1
P. Butler Offensive Holding 1 0
J. Bates Offensive Holding 1 0
J. Martin Roughing the Passer 1 0
Minnesota C. Darrisaw False Start 1 0
Offensive Holding 0 1
I. Pace Unnecessary Roughness 0 1
F. Moreau Defensive Pass Interference 1 0
Unnamed Defensive Too Many Men on Field 1 0

Game 15 Giants Recap

Washington – 11 penalties for 67 yards, 1 declined, and gave up 3 first downs

New York – 6 penalties for 62 yards, 1 declined, and gave up 1 first down

Accepted Penalties:

Penalty Washington N.Y. Giants Grand Total
Defensive Holding 1 0 1
Defensive Pass Interference 1 1 2
False Start 3 2 5
Illegal Block Above the Waist 1 0 1
Illegal Contact 1 0 1
Kickoff Out of Bounds 1 0 1
Neutral Zone Infraction 1 0 1
Offensive Holding 2 2 4
Unnecessary Roughness 0 1 1
Grand Total 11 6 17

By Unit:

Team Defense Offense ST Grand Total
Washington 4 5 2 11
N.Y. Giants 1 3 2 6
Grand Total 5 8 4 17

By Player:

Against Player Penalty Accepted Declined
Washington J. Conerly False Start 1 0
Offensive Holding 0 1
T. Burks Offensive Holding 1 0
J. Kinlaw Neutral Zone Infraction 1 0
J. Reaves Defensive Pass Interference 1 0
N. Igbinoghene Defensive Holding 1 0
D. Samuel Offensive Holding 1 0
J. McNichols False Start 1 0
J. Moody Kickoff Out of Bounds 1 0
A. Hamilton Illegal Contact 1 0
T. Biadasz False Start 1 0
T. Owens Illegal Block Above the Waist 1 0
N.Y. Giants C. Flott Defensive Pass Interference 1 0
T. Tracy False Start 1 0
N. Hewitt Offensive Holding 1 0
J. Eluemunor False Start 1 0
J. Schmitz Unnecessary Roughness 1 0
C. Golston Offensive Holding 1 0
Z. Barnes Ineligible Downfield Kick 0 1

Game 16 Eagles Recap

Washington – 5 penalties for 44 yards, 2 declined, 2 offsetting and gave up 3 first downs

Philadelphia – 5 penalties for 61 yards, 0 declined, 1 offsetting and gave up 1 first downs

Accepted Penalties:

Penalty Washington Philadelphia Grand Total
Defensive Offside 1 0 1
Defensive Pass Interference 1 1 2
Delay of Game 0 1 1
False Start 1 2 3
Illegal Contact 1 0 1
Offensive Holding 1 1 2
Grand Total 5 5 10

By Unit:

Team Defense Offense ST Grand Total
Washington 2 2 1 5
Philadelphia 1 4 0 5
Grand Total 3 6 1 10

By Player:

Against Player Penalty Accepted Declined Offset
Washington Q. Martin Defensive Holding 0 1 0
Disqualification 0 0 1
J. McNichols False Start 1 0 0
Offensive Holding 0 1 0
N. Igbinoghene Defensive Pass Interference 1 0 0
T. Owens Defensive Offside 1 0 0
J. Kinlaw Disqualification 0 0 1
B. Coleman Offensive Holding 1 0 0
W. Harris Illegal Contact 1 0 0
Philadelphia F.J ohnson False Start 1 0 0
Offensive Holding 1 0 0
K.Ringo Defensive Pass Interference 1 0 0
T.Steen Disqualification 0 0 1
Unnamed Delay of Game 1 0 0
L.Dickerson False Start 1 0 0

Season:

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

Thoughts

The inconsistency of calls among the various officiating crews is extremely disappointing and is leading to many pundits on social media to accuse the NFL of fixing games.

Oscar Level Performance:

Blind Officials: