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2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6 · TEAM PROFILE

New Orleans Saints

NFC South

ACCEPTED / GAME
6.7

40 accepted penalties

YARDS / GAME
44.3

266 total accepted yards

FEWEST PENALTIES
8th

Among 32 NFL teams

VS NFL AVERAGE
−0.8/ game

Below league average

PENALTIES RECORDED

Penalty types

Share of accepted penalties across 6 games.

False Start25%10 accepted
Offensive Holding15%6 accepted
Delay of Game10%4 accepted
Defensive Holding8%3 accepted
Illegal Shift5%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

Home22Away18
55% of accepted45% of accepted
PLAY CONTEXT

Offense vs. defense

Offense26Defense11
65% of accepted28% of accepted

3 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

GAME LOG · 6 GAMES

Game-by-game results

REFEREE GROUPS

Crews this team has seen

Alan Eck1 games · 6 acceptedClete Blakeman1 games · 5 acceptedAdrian Hill1 games · 8 acceptedLand Clark1 games · 8 acceptedJohn Hussey1 games · 6 acceptedAlex Kemp1 games · 7 accepted