GOOD REF / BAD REFTHE NUMBERS BEHIND THE CALLS
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2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6 · TEAM PROFILE

Indianapolis Colts

AFC South

ACCEPTED / GAME
5.0

30 accepted penalties

YARDS / GAME
37.5

225 total accepted yards

FEWEST PENALTIES
1st

Among 32 NFL teams

VS NFL AVERAGE
−2.5/ game

Below league average

PENALTIES RECORDED

Penalty types

Share of accepted penalties across 6 games.

Offensive Holding23%7 accepted
Delay of Game17%5 accepted
False Start17%5 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference10%3 accepted
Illegal Block Above the Waist7%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

Home15Away15
50% of accepted50% of accepted
PLAY CONTEXT

Offense vs. defense

Offense15Defense8
50% of accepted27% of accepted

7 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

GAME LOG · 6 GAMES

Game-by-game results

REFEREE GROUPS

Crews this team has seen

Scott Novak1 games · 4 acceptedCraig Wrolstad1 games · 5 acceptedRon Torbert1 games · 6 acceptedAlan Eck1 games · 1 acceptedShawn Smith1 games · 9 acceptedBill Vinovich1 games · 5 accepted