ALL HAIL BLEERGH.
In tribute to Bleergh, here’s the week four’s best and worst penalties. Here’s a random breakdown of this weeks penalties. I’m not going to even try to find the tape for these, nor am I making any judgement call on the individual penalties. I’m sure that there are plays that should have been called and were not, and other plays where the penalty wasn’t needed, depending on your fandom. This is mainly me looking a some numbers and publishing my findings, so let me know if there’s something you would like to see added or removed to the list.
Here are the best (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week:
| Team | Penalty | Result |
| SEA | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | TD nullified |
| JAX | ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS | TD nullified |
| PHI | OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | TD nullified |
| LAC | OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | TD nullified |
| TB | UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS | FG nullified |
| KC | DEFENSIVE HOLDING | Turnover reversed |
| JAX | ROUGHING THE PASSER | Turnover reversed |
| MIN | DEFENSIVE HOLDING | Turnover reversed |
These plays have multiple flags. This pleases Bleergh.
| Offence | Defence | Description |
| IND | OAK | (10:36) 25-M.MACK RIGHT GUARD TO OAK 14 FOR 5 YARDS (25-E.HARRIS, 20-D.WORLEY). PENALTY ON IND-85-E.EBRON, ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT OAK 19 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON OAK-94-C.LIUGET, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING. |
| CLE | BAL | (3:44) 6-B.MAYFIELD PASS SHORT MIDDLE TO 25-D.HILLIARD TO BAL 29 FOR 19 YARDS (99-M.JUDON). PENALTY ON CLE-13-O.BECKHAM, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, OFFSETTING. PENALTY ON BAL-40-K.YOUNG, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, OFFSETTING. PENALTY ON CLE-64-J.TRETTER, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT BAL 48 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON BAL-44-M.HUMPHREY, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, OFFSETTING. |
| NYG | WAS | (12:10) 8-D.JONES PASS INCOMPLETE SHORT MIDDLE TO 85-R.ELLISON. PENALTY ON WAS-35-M.NICHOLSON, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, 0 YARDS, ENFORCED AT WAS 1 – NO PLAY. |
| BUF | NE | (14:54) (SHOTGUN) 17-J.ALLEN LEFT GUARD TO NE 38 FOR 7 YARDS (21-D.HARMON, 31-J.JONES). BUF-17-J.ALLEN WAS INJURED DURING THE PLAY. PENALTY ON BUF-73-D.DAWKINS, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT NE 45 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON NE-31-J.JONES, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, OFFSETTING. J.ALLEN WALKS OFF. |
| BUF | NE | (11:22) 17-J.ALLEN PASS INCOMPLETE SHORT LEFT TO 11-Z.JONES. THROWN WIDE OF RECEIVER, NEAR SIDELINE AT NE 45. PENALTY ON BUF-60-M.MORSE, INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT BUF 40 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON NE-23-P.CHUNG, DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, OFFSETTING. |
| BUF | NE | (8:19) (SHOTGUN) 17-J.ALLEN PASS INCOMPLETE DEEP MIDDLE TO 11-Z.JONES. OVERTHROWN, RECEIVER AT NE 25. PENALTY ON NE-91-D.WISE, DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT BUF 45 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON BUF-73-D.DAWKINS, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING. |
| IND | OAK | (12:07) 20-J.WILKINS LEFT END TO OAK 44 FOR 9 YARDS (98-M.CROSBY). PENALTY ON IND-78-R.KELLY, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT IND 47 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON OAK-50-N.MORROW, TRIPPING, OFFSETTING. |
| NYG | WAS | (14:22) (SHOTGUN) 8-D.JONES PASS SHORT MIDDLE TO 12-C.LATIMER PUSHED OB AT WAS 20 FOR 50 YARDS (35-M.NICHOLSON). PENALTY ON NYG-12-C.LATIMER, OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT NYG 30 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON WAS-90-M.SWEAT, DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE, OFFSETTING. |
Here are the worst (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week. Not much fun this week.
| Team | Penalty | Result |
| DET | NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION | 1 yard |
| ARI | UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS | 2 yards |
| KC | FACE MASK (15 YARDS) | 1 yard |
| WAS | FACE MASK (15 YARDS) | 2 yards |
| WAS | DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE | 1 yard |
| CLE | NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION | 1 yard |
| WAS | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 2 yards |
And here’s the total number of penalties per team this weekend.
| Team | Penalties against | Penalties declined | Penalty yards | YTD penalties | YTD penalty yards | Ave yards per penalty | Challenges | Challenges Reversed |
| ARIZONA | 9 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 182 | 5.52 | 0 | 0 |
| ATLANTA | 8 | 1 | 50 | 44 | 299 | 6.80 | 0 | 0 |
| BALTIMORE | 3 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 177 | 6.81 | 0 | 0 |
| BUFFALO | 10 | 0 | 76 | 34 | 236 | 6.94 | 2 | 0 |
| CAROLINA | 7 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 156 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CHICAGO | 7 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 281 | 7.21 | 2 | 2 |
| CINCINNATI | 9 | 1 | 60 | 33 | 221 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 9 | 2 | 41 | 51 | 313 | 6.14 | 1 | 1 |
| DALLAS | 7 | 1 | 64 | 33 | 268 | 8.12 | 0 | 0 |
| DENVER | 6 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 200 | 6.45 | 0 | 0 |
| DETROIT | 9 | 1 | 48 | 43 | 225 | 5.23 | 1 | 0 |
| GREEN BAY | 5 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 209 | 6.53 | 1 | 0 |
| HOUSTON | 8 | 1 | 81 | 34 | 262 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 8 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 139 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 |
| JACKSONVILLE | 15 | 3 | 104 | 44 | 275 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| KANSAS CITY | 10 | 3 | 51 | 32 | 236 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | 14 | 1 | 106 | 35 | 263 | 7.51 | 0 | 0 |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS | 10 | 1 | 84 | 31 | 228 | 7.35 | 0 | 0 |
| MIAMI | 7 | 2 | 53 | 31 | 174 | 5.61 | 1 | 1 |
| MINNESOTA | 10 | 3 | 55 | 39 | 283 | 7.26 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW ENGLAND | 10 | 1 | 58 | 32 | 237 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW ORLEANS | 10 | 1 | 80 | 44 | 281 | 6.39 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW YORK GIANTS | 6 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 214 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW YORK JETS | Bye | 0 | 0 | 31 | 213 | 6.87 | 0 | 0 |
| OAKLAND | 12 | 1 | 80 | 38 | 278 | 7.32 | 0 | 0 |
| PHILADELPHIA | 4 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 211 | 8.79 | 1 | 0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 10 | 1 | 88 | 28 | 213 | 7.61 | 1 | 0 |
| SAN FRANCISCO | bye | 0 | 0 | 28 | 223 | 7.96 | 0 | 0 |
| SEATTLE | 7 | 0 | 65 | 36 | 251 | 6.97 | 0 | 0 |
| TAMPA BAY | 12 | 2 | 74 | 40 | 236 | 5.90 | 0 | 0 |
| TENNESSEE | 5 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 260 | 8.39 | 0 | 0 |
| WASHINGTON | 15 | 3 | 58 | 46 | 244 | 5.30 | 0 | 0 |
Penalties by type
| Name | Number called |
| CHOP BLOCK | 1 |
| DEFENSIVE DELAY OF GAME | 1 |
| DEFENSIVE HOLDING | 24 |
| DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE | 9 |
| DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 15 |
| DEFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD | 3 |
| DELAY OF GAME | 8 |
| DISQUALIFICATION | 1 |
| ENCROACHMENT | 1 |
| FACE MASK (15 YARDS) | 8 |
| FAIR CATCH INTERFERENCE | 1 |
| FALSE START | 35 |
| HORSE COLLAR TACKLE | 0 |
| ILLEGAL BLINDSIDE BLOCK | 2 |
| ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST | 9 |
| ILLEGAL CONTACT | 3 |
| ILLEGAL DOUBLE-TEAM BLOCK | 0 |
| ILLEGAL FORMATION | 3 |
| ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS | 0 |
| ILLEGAL MOTION | 3 |
| ILLEGAL SHIFT | 5 |
| ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION | 0 |
| ILLEGAL TOUCH KICK | 0 |
| ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS | 11 |
| INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS | 5 |
| INTENTIONAL GROUNDING | 3 |
| INVALID FAIR CATCH SIGNAL | 0 |
| KICK CATCH INTERFERENCE | 0 |
| LOWERING THE HEAD TO INITIATE CONTACT | 2 |
| NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION | 10 |
| OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 52 |
| OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 15 |
| OFFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD | 1 |
| OFFSIDE ON FREE KICK | 0 |
| PLAYER OUT OF BOUNDS ON KICK | 1 |
| ROUGHING THE KICKER | 0 |
| ROUGHING THE PASSER | 11 |
| RUNNING INTO THE KICKER | 0 |
| TAUNTING | 0 |
| TRIPPING | 0 |
| UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS | 16 |
| UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT | 3 |
*note that the zeros are penalties called from previous weeks but still in the list. Way to lazy to remove them.
Offensive holding with just under 20% of the total penalties called this week, slightly down from week 3 of just over 20%.
Total number of penalties are up from 252 last week to 262 this week with 2 less teams.
ALL HAIL BLEERGH.
and thanks to http://nflsavant.com for the data.
Great work on these posts!
Donks’ Bradley Chubb (playing on a torn ACL) forced a fumble which would have greatly increased the chance of a win (Minshew miraculously picked it up and threw a completion – but 2 yard gain and tackled inbounds)…but they called a personal foul on Von for smacking him across the CHEST as he released the ball.
Jaguras took the gift and easily got in FG range, just like Chi**** two weeks previously.
This post kind of reminds me of when they used to print the police blotter in the local newspaper. Hell, they might still for all I know. There would sometimes be some pretty crazy shit there. Best ones I ever saw were when I was in Kuwait. One guy got arrested for having witchcraft gear in his car. Another time the cops did a raid on an illegal still (booze is illegal there, or was in 2008, anyway) that was being run by a bunch of North Koreans. The NKs responded by attacking the raiding cops with fucking swords. The blotter claimed there was at least a dozen of them. Not sure what the hell NKs were doing in Kuwait, anyway, never heard of that country being a warm body exporter like the Philippines, Pakistan, India, Malaya, or Sri Lanka.
So, inspired players pull one out of their ass and win one against Seattle in their owner’s honor, or winless players say “meh.”?