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2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6 · TEAM PROFILE

Detroit Lions

NFC North

ACCEPTED / GAME
7.0

35 accepted penalties

YARDS / GAME
51.6

258 total accepted yards

FEWEST PENALTIES
10th

Among 32 NFL teams

VS NFL AVERAGE
−0.5/ game

Below league average

PENALTIES RECORDED

Penalty types

Share of accepted penalties across 5 games.

False Start29%10 accepted
Offensive Holding17%6 accepted
Delay of Game9%3 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference9%3 accepted
Defensive Holding9%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

Home12Away23
34% of accepted66% of accepted
PLAY CONTEXT

Offense vs. defense

Offense20Defense12
57% of accepted34% of accepted

3 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

GAME LOG · 5 GAMES

Game-by-game results

REFEREE GROUPS

Crews this team has seen

Alan Eck1 games · 8 acceptedRon Torbert1 games · 10 acceptedBrad Rogers1 games · 4 acceptedClay Martin1 games · 9 acceptedCarl Cheffers1 games · 4 accepted