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2026 · WEEK 1 · 2026-09-13 · FINAL

CLE at JAX

Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars · Craig Wrolstad

10 — 34
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

TEAMCleveland Browns
9.2Accepted penalties / game
62.0Accepted yards / game
6Games played
TEAMJacksonville Jaguars
7.8Accepted penalties / game
68.7Accepted yards / game
6Games played
REFEREE GROUPCraig Wrolstad
17.6Accepted penalties / game
158.8Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

CLE PENALTIES
11

75 accepted yards

JAX PENALTIES
4

25 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
15

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
100

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Offensive Holding33%5 accepted
False Start27%4 accepted
Neutral Zone Infraction20%3 accepted
Delay of Game13%2 accepted
Illegal Forward Pass7%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense10Defense3
67% of accepted20% of accepted

2 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON CLEOffensive Holding10 yds

39-C.Little kicks 65 yards from JAX 35 to CLE 0. 22-D.Sampson to CLE 27 for 27 yards (31-J.Tavai). PENALTY on CLE-28-E.McNeil-Warren, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 27.

Q1ON CLENeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(5:11) PENALTY on CLE-54-S.Williams, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at JAX 42 - No Play.

Q1ON JAXFalse Start5 yds

(4:23) PENALTY on JAX-73-R.Hainsey, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 41 - No Play.

Q1ON JAXIllegal Forward Pass5 yds

(4:03) 16-T.Lawrence left end to CLE 44 for 2 yards. 16-T.Lawrence pass incomplete short left [49-C.Schwesinger]. PENALTY on JAX-16-T.Lawrence, Illegal Forward Pass, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 44.

Q2ON CLEOffensive Holding10 yds

(:51) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass incomplete short right to 0-I.Bond. PENALTY on CLE-77-Z.Johnson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at JAX 39 - No Play.

Q2ON CLEFalse Start5 yds

(:44) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CLE-71-T.Howard, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at JAX 49 - No Play.

Q2ON CLEDelay of Game5 yds

(:44) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CLE, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 46 - No Play.

Q2ON CLEOffensive Holding10 yds

(:38) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson scrambles left tackle to JAX 44 for 9 yards (6-A.Johnson). PENALTY on CLE-77-Z.Johnson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 47 - No Play.

Q3ON CLENeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(14:20) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CLE-94-M.Graham, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at 50 - No Play.

Q3ON JAXFalse Start5 yds

(12:39) (Shotgun) PENALTY on JAX-85-B.Strange, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 27 - No Play.

Q3ON CLEDelay of Game5 yds

(8:38) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CLE, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at JAX 3 - No Play.

Q3ON JAXOffensive Holding10 yds

(3:40) (Shotgun) 33-B.Tuten left guard to CLE 17 for 7 yards (96-M.Collins; 5-Q.Williams). PENALTY on JAX-87-N.Boerkircher, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 24 - No Play.

Q3ON CLEOffensive Holding10 yds

39-C.Little kicks 65 yards from JAX 35 to CLE 0. 23-R.Sanders to CLE 37 for 37 yards (51-V.Miller). PENALTY on CLE-40-N.Watson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 25.

Q4ON CLEFalse Start5 yds

(10:50) (Run formation) PENALTY on CLE-86-B.Whiteheart, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at JAX 24 - No Play.

Q4ON CLENeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(7:29) PENALTY on CLE-8-J.Verse, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at JAX 29 - No Play.