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2026 · WEEK 5 · 2026-10-11 · FINAL

DET at ARI

Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals · Carl Cheffers

45 — 21
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 5

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

TEAMDetroit Lions
7.0Accepted penalties / game
51.6Accepted yards / game
5Games played
TEAMArizona Cardinals
7.2Accepted penalties / game
69.0Accepted yards / game
5Games played
REFEREE GROUPCarl Cheffers
14.4Accepted penalties / game
117.0Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.1 accepted penalties per game across both teams

DET PENALTIES
4

31 accepted yards

ARI PENALTIES
5

45 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
9

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
76

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Illegal Block Above the Waist22%2 accepted
False Start22%2 accepted
Illegal Formation11%1 accepted
Unnecessary Roughness11%1 accepted
Defensive Holding11%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense4Defense3
44% of accepted33% of accepted

2 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON DETIllegal Formation5 yds

38-C.Ryland kicks 60 yards from ARI 35 to DET 5. 25-J.Saylors to DET 31 for 26 yards (84-E.Higgins; 35-K.King). PENALTY on DET-57-A.Ogbongbemiga, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at DET 31.

Q1ON ARIIllegal Block Above the Waist10 yds

(3:46) 3-J.Fox punts 57 yards to ARI 20, Center-49-H.Hatten. 81-D.Duvernay pushed ob at ARI 34 for 14 yards (55-D.Barnes). PENALTY on ARI-35-K.King, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at ARI 28.

Q2ON ARIIllegal Block Above the Waist10 yds

(15:00) (Shotgun) 4-J.Love left tackle to ARI 22 for 1 yard (97-A.Hutchinson). PENALTY on ARI-14-Mi.Wilson, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at ARI 21 - No Play.

Q2ON ARIUnnecessary Roughness15 yds

(13:37) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass short middle to 87-S.LaPorta to ARI 35 for 12 yards (29-D.Burke). PENALTY on ARI-1-Ma.Wilson, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at ARI 35.

Q2ON ARIDefensive Holding5 yds

(8:03) 0-J.Gibbs right end pushed ob at ARI 48 for 4 yards (29-D.Burke; 3-B.Baker). PENALTY on ARI-51-R.Lopez, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at ARI 48.

Q2ON DETFalse Start5 yds

(:57) (Run formation) PENALTY on DET-76-B.Miller, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at ARI 22 - No Play.

Q4ON DETRoughing the Passer16 yds

(14:27) 7-J.Brissett pass incomplete deep left to 14-Mi.Wilson (4-D.Reed). PENALTY on DET-95-L.Onwuzurike, Roughing the Passer, 16 yards, enforced at DET 44 - No Play.

Q4ON DETIneligible Downfield Pass5 yds

(11:30) 16-J.Goff pass short right to 14-A.St. Brown to ARI 44 for 16 yards (42-D.Taylor-Demerson; 3-B.Baker). PENALTY on DET-76-B.Miller, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at DET 40 - No Play.

Q4ON ARIFalse Start5 yds

(Kick formation) PENALTY on ARI-71-J.Gaines, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 15 - No Play.