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2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6 · TEAM PROFILE

Carolina Panthers

NFC South

ACCEPTED / GAME
9.6

48 accepted penalties

YARDS / GAME
83.8

419 total accepted yards

FEWEST PENALTIES
32nd

Among 32 NFL teams

VS NFL AVERAGE
+2.1/ game

Above league average

PENALTIES RECORDED

Penalty types

Share of accepted penalties across 5 games.

Offensive Holding21%10 accepted
False Start19%9 accepted
Roughing the Passer8%4 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference8%4 accepted
Illegal Shift6%3 accepted
WEEK BY WEEK

Penalty rate

Team penalties / game NFL average · 7.5

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

More statistical splits
VENUE

Home vs. away

Home19Away29
40% of accepted60% of accepted
PLAY CONTEXT

Offense vs. defense

Offense29Defense12
60% of accepted25% of accepted

7 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

GAME LOG · 5 GAMES

Game-by-game results

REFEREE GROUPS

Crews this team has seen

Brad Allen1 games · 11 acceptedAlex Moore1 games · 9 acceptedLand Clark1 games · 7 acceptedClay Martin1 games · 8 acceptedJohn Hussey1 games · 13 accepted