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2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6 · TEAM PROFILE

Buffalo Bills

AFC East

ACCEPTED / GAME
8.5

51 accepted penalties

YARDS / GAME
73.2

439 total accepted yards

FEWEST PENALTIES
27th

Among 32 NFL teams

VS NFL AVERAGE
+1.0/ game

Above league average

PENALTIES RECORDED

Penalty types

Share of accepted penalties across 6 games.

Offensive Holding24%12 accepted
Defensive Holding18%9 accepted
False Start14%7 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference12%6 accepted
Roughing the Passer4%2 accepted
WEEK BY WEEK

Penalty rate

Team penalties / game NFL average · 7.5

6 games in this sample. Frequency describes volume, not accuracy.

More statistical splits
VENUE

Home vs. away

Home20Away31
39% of accepted61% of accepted
PLAY CONTEXT

Offense vs. defense

Offense23Defense22
45% of accepted43% of accepted

6 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

GAME LOG · 6 GAMES

Game-by-game results

REFEREE GROUPS

Crews this team has seen

Alex Moore1 games · 10 acceptedRon Torbert1 games · 5 acceptedClete Blakeman1 games · 10 acceptedBill Vinovich1 games · 5 acceptedScott Novak1 games · 13 acceptedShawn Smith1 games · 8 accepted