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2026 · WEEK 5 · 2026-10-11 · FINAL

IND at PIT

Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers · Shawn Smith

22 — 34
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 5

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

5.0Accepted penalties / game
32.8Accepted yards / game
5Games played
6.2Accepted penalties / game
49.6Accepted yards / game
5Games played
REFEREE GROUPShawn Smith
13.0Accepted penalties / game
109.8Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.1 accepted penalties per game across both teams

IND PENALTIES
9

59 accepted yards

PIT PENALTIES
6

50 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
15

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
109

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Offensive Holding40%6 accepted
Defensive Offside13%2 accepted
Delay of Game13%2 accepted
Illegal Formation7%1 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference7%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense8Defense3
53% of accepted20% of accepted

4 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON PITOffensive Holding10 yds

(14:14) 30-J.Warren up the middle to PIT 46 for 11 yards (27-J.Walley). PENALTY on PIT-67-B.Hoffman, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 35 - No Play.

Q1ON PITIllegal Formation5 yds

(12:28) 19-C.Johnston punts 46 yards to IND 34, Center-46-C.Kuntz, fair catch by 6-A.Gould. PENALTY on PIT-37-R.Nowakowski, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at IND 34.

Q1ON PITOffensive Holding10 yds

(5:28) 8-A.Rodgers scrambles right end ran ob at PIT 39 for 4 yards (51-A.Davis-Gaither). PENALTY on PIT-80-D.Washington, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 35 - No Play.

Q1ON INDDefensive Offside5 yds

(4:22) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep middle to 17-G.Bernard. PENALTY on IND-97-L.Latu, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 32 - No Play.

Q2ON INDDefensive Pass Interference17 yds

(13:25) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep right to 4-D.Metcalf [95-A.Adebawore]. PENALTY on IND-7-C.Ward, Defensive Pass Interference, 17 yards, enforced at IND 18 - No Play.

Q2ON INDFalse Start5 yds

(13:12) (Shotgun) PENALTY on IND-71-M.Goncalves, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at IND 29 - No Play.

Q2ON INDOffensive Holding2 yds

(6:10) 19-C.Johnston punts 59 yards to IND 4, Center-46-C.Kuntz, out of bounds. PENALTY on IND-34-K.Gushiken, Offensive Holding, 2 yards, enforced at IND 4.

Q2ON INDDelay of Game5 yds

(2:59) (Punt formation) PENALTY on IND, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at IND 41 - No Play.

Q2ON INDIllegal Block Above the Waist10 yds

9-C.Boswell kicks 63 yards from PIT 35 to IND 2. 20-S.McGowan to IND 24 for 22 yards (44-C.Bruener). PENALTY on IND-85-A.Ogletree, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at IND 24.

Q3ON PITDefensive Offside5 yds

(14:55) 17-D.Jones pass incomplete short middle to 13-L.Treadwell [94-Y.Black]. PENALTY on PIT-56-A.Highsmith, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at IND 40 - No Play.

Q3ON INDKickoff Short of Landing Zone0 yds

8-R.Sanchez kicks 43 yards from IND 35 to PIT 22, short of landing zone. PENALTY on IND-8-R.Sanchez, Kickoff Short of Landing Zone, placed at PIT 40.

Q3ON PITOffensive Holding10 yds

(9:45) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short middle to 87-B.Smith to IND 49 for 6 yards (58-A.Ajiake) [99-D.Buckner]. PENALTY on PIT-54-Z.Frazier, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 45 - No Play.

Q4ON INDOffensive Holding10 yds

(4:28) (Shotgun) 17-D.Jones pass short right to 2-J.Downs pushed ob at PIT 43 for 8 yards (28-R.Spears-Jennings). PENALTY on IND-60-T.Bortolini, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at IND 49 - No Play.

Q4ON PITOffensive Holding10 yds

(4:12) 30-J.Warren left tackle to IND 38 for 1 yard (0-C.Bynum). PENALTY on PIT-76-T.Fautanu, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at IND 39 - No Play.

Q4ON INDDelay of Game5 yds

(2:41) (Shotgun) PENALTY on IND, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 41 - No Play.