The Bleergh Report – Week 5

ALL HAIL BLEERGH.

In tribute to Bleergh, here’s the week five’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
TEN ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS TD nullified
TEN OFFENSIVE HOLDING TD nullified
NYJ UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS TD nullified
IND ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST TD nullified
CHI TAUNTING TD nullified
NYG UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS FG nullified
JAX ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS Turnover reversed

These plays have multiple flags.  This pleases Bleergh.  I found a differnt way to do these, so now seeing more multiple flag plays.

Offence Defence Description
DAL GB (14:03) (SHOTGUN) 4-D.PRESCOTT PASS SHORT LEFT INTENDED FOR 18-R.COBB INTERCEPTED BY 25-W.REDMOND AT GB 0. TOUCHBACK. PENALTY ON GB-55-Z.SMITH, ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED AT GB 10 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON GB-97-K.CLARK, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, 3 YARDS, ENFORCED BETWEEN DOWNS.
CIN ARI (13:03) 14-A.DALTON PASS INCOMPLETE SHORT LEFT TO 15-D.WILLIS. PENALTY ON ARI-27-K.PETERSON, ILLEGAL CONTACT, DECLINED. PENALTY ON ARI-92-Z.KERR, ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED AT ARI 36 – NO PLAY.
ARI CIN (:14) PENALTY ON CIN-97-G.ATKINS, DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE, 2 YARDS, ENFORCED AT CIN 4 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON CIN, DEFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD, DECLINED.
SEA LA (9:12) (SHOTGUN) 32-C.CARSON RIGHT GUARD TO LA 45 FOR 3 YARDS (52-C.MATTHEWS, 90-M.BROCKERS). PENALTY ON LA, DEFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED AT LA 48 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON LA-91-G.GAINES, DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE, DECLINED.
CHI OAK (13:19) (SHOTGUN) 4-C.DANIEL PASS INCOMPLETE SHORT LEFT TO 12-A.ROBINSON. PENALTY ON OAK-29-L.JOYNER, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED. PENALTY ON OAK-29-L.JOYNER, DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, 9 YARDS, ENFORCED AT OAK 14 – NO PLAY.
OAK CHI (3:02) 28-J.JACOBS RIGHT END RAN OB AT CHI 20 FOR -1 YARDS (94-L.FLOYD). PENALTY ON OAK-77-T.BROWN, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED. PENALTY ON OAK-64-R.INCOGNITO, CHOP BLOCK, 15 YARDS, ENFORCED AT CHI 19 – NO PLAY.
CHI OAK (1:41) 4-C.DANIEL PASS SHORT RIGHT TO 17-A.MILLER PUSHED OB AT OAK 6 FOR 10 YARDS (25-E.HARRIS). PENALTY ON CHI-12-A.ROBINSON, ILLEGAL SHIFT, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT OAK 16 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON OAK-90-J.HANKINS, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING.
MIN NYG (5:43) 25-A.MATTISON LEFT GUARD TO NYG 22 FOR 3 YARDS (21-J.PEPPERS). PENALTY ON MIN-81-O.JOHNSON, ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST, DECLINED. PENALTY ON MIN-56-G.BRADBURY, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT NYG 25 – NO PLAY.
NYG MIN (9:31) 2-A.ROSAS 28 YARD FIELD GOAL IS GOOD, NULLIFIED BY PENALTY, CENTER-51-Z.DEOSSIE, HOLDER-9-R.DIXON. PENALTY ON MIN-98-L.JOSEPH, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED AT MIN 10 – NO PLAY.
SEA LA (13:08) (SHOTGUN) 3-R.WILSON SCRAMBLES LEFT END PUSHED OB AT SEA 37 FOR 3 YARDS (21-A.TALIB). PENALTY ON LA-21-A.TALIB, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT SEA 34 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON SEA-70-M.IUPATI, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING.
NYJ PHI (10:21) (SHOTGUN) 8-L.FALK PASS SHORT RIGHT TO 26-L.BELL TO NYJ 4 FOR -4 YARDS (52-Z.BROWN; 27-M.JENKINS). PENALTY ON NYJ-18-D.THOMAS, ILLEGAL BLINDSIDE BLOCK, DECLINED. PENALTY ON NYJ-75-C.EDOGA, ILLEGAL BLINDSIDE BLOCK, DECLINED.
ARI CIN 5-Z.GONZALEZ KICKS 69 YARDS FROM ARI 35 TO CIN -4. 40-B.WILSON TO CIN 36 FOR 40 YARDS (12-P.COOPER; 27-K.PETERSON). PENALTY ON CIN-93-A.BROWN, ILLEGAL DOUBLE-TEAM BLOCK, 8 YARDS, ENFORCED AT CIN 16. PENALTY ON CIN-82-C.CARTER, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED.
JAX CAR (5:26) 15-G.MINSHEW PASS SHORT RIGHT TO 17-D.CHARK PUSHED OB AT CAR 40 FOR 13 YARDS (24-J.BRADBERRY). PENALTY ON JAX-75-J.TAYLOR, INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED AT JAX 47 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON JAX-17-D.CHARK, ILLEGAL SHIFT, DECLINED.
GB DAL (11:52) (SHOTGUN) 32-T.CARSON UP THE MIDDLE TO GB 30 FOR -2 YARDS (30-A.BROWN). PENALTY ON GB-74-E.JENKINS, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT GB 32 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON GB-77-B.TURNER, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED.
DAL GB (7:54) (SHOTGUN) 4-D.PRESCOTT PASS SHORT LEFT TO 13-M.GALLUP TO GB 32 FOR 20 YARDS (20-K.KING). PENALTY ON GB-55-Z.SMITH, ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS, DECLINED. PENALTY ON GB-20-K.KING, ILLEGAL CONTACT, DECLINED.
DEN LAC 8-B.MCMANUS KICKS 63 YARDS FROM DEN 35 TO LAC 2. 35-T.POPE RAN OB AT LAC 25 FOR 23 YARDS (19-F.BROWN). PENALTY ON LAC-48-N.DZUBNAR, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT LAC 22. PENALTY ON LAC-82-S.ANDERSON, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED.
KC IND (5:57) (SHOTGUN) 15-P.MAHOMES PASS INCOMPLETE DEEP RIGHT TO 17-M.HARDMAN. PENALTY ON KC-60-R.HUNTER, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT KC 7 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON IND-30-G.ODUM, DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, OFFSETTING.
DAL GB (:19) (SHOTGUN) 4-D.PRESCOTT PASS INCOMPLETE DEEP LEFT TO 19-A.COOPER. DALLAS CHALLENGED THE INCOMPLETE PASS RULING, AND THE PLAY WAS REVERSED. (SHOTGUN) 4-D.PRESCOTT PASS DEEP LEFT TO 19-A.COOPER RAN OB AT GB 43 FOR 27 YARDS. PENALTY ON DAL, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, 15 YARDS, ENFORCED BETWEEN DOWNS. UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT PENALTY WAS ASSESSED TO THE DALLAS BENCH.

Here are the worst (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week.  Not much fun this week.

Team Penalty Result
PIT ROUGHING THE PASSER 2 yards
KC DEFENSIVE HOLDING 2 yards
CHI DEFENSIVE HOLDING 2 yards
ATL DEFENSIVE HOLDING 3 yards
NYJ DELAY OF GAME2 yards 2 yards
WAS FALSE START 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 13 2 91 46 273 5.93 0 0
ATLANTA 8 1 63 52 362 6.96 0 0
BALTIMORE 13 2 92 39 269 6.90 2 0
BUFFALO 12 1 78 46 314 6.83 0 0
CAROLINA 11 3 70 37 226 6.11 0 0
CHICAGO 12 1 75 51 356 6.98 0 0
CINCINNATI 7 2 50 40 271 6.78 1 1
CLEVELAND 7 0 55 58 368 6.34 1 0
DALLAS 12 1 124 45 392 8.71 2 1
DENVER 12 0 122 43 322 7.49 0 0
DETROIT BYE 0 0 43 225 5.23 0 0
GREEN BAY 9 2 65 41 274 6.68 0 0
HOUSTON 10 1 89 44 351 7.98 0 0
INDIANAPOLIS 8 1 50 33 189 5.73 1 0
JACKSONVILLE 9 1 79 53 354 6.68 1 1
KANSAS CITY 14 2 125 46 361 7.85 0 0
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 9 3 40 44 303 6.89 0 0
LOS ANGELES RAMS 5 2 33 36 261 7.25 2 1
MIAMI BYE 0 0 31 174 5.61 0 0
MINNESOTA 14 3 102 53 385 7.26 1 0
NEW ENGLAND 7 0 55 39 292 7.49 0 0
NEW ORLEANS 7 1 40 51 321 6.29 0 0
NEW YORK GIANTS 7 2 45 36 259 7.19 1 0
NEW YORK JETS 10 1 52 41 265 6.46 0 0
OAKLAND 6 2 45 44 323 7.34 1 0
PHILADELPHIA 12 1 76 36 287 7.97 1 0
PITTSBURGH 9 0 76 37 289 7.81 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 6 1 45 42 296 7.05 2 1
SEATTLE 5 1 34 33 257 7.79 2 1
TAMPA BAY 6 2 30 46 266 5.78 2 0
TENNESSEE 8 0 60 39 320 8.21 0 0
WASHINGTON 9 3 72 55 316 5.75 2 1
Total 277 42 2033 1380 9521 6.92 22 7

 

Penalties by type

Name Number called Percentage
CHOP BLOCK 1 0.36%
CLIPPING 1 0.36%
DEFENSIVE DELAY OF GAME 0 0.00%
DEFENSIVE HOLDING 28 10.11%
DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE 15 5.42%
DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE 11 3.97%
DEFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD 3 1.08%
DELAY OF GAME 8 2.89%
DISQUALIFICATION 1 0.36%
ENCROACHMENT 1 0.36%
FACE MASK (15 YARDS) 6 2.17%
FAIR CATCH INTERFERENCE 0 0.00%
FALSE START 43 15.52%
HORSE COLLAR TACKLE 2 0.72%
ILLEGAL BLINDSIDE BLOCK 2 0.72%
ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST 14 5.05%
ILLEGAL CONTACT 5 1.81%
ILLEGAL DOUBLE-TEAM BLOCK 1 0.36%
ILLEGAL FORMATION 1 0.36%
ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS 1 0.36%
ILLEGAL MOTION 1 0.36%
ILLEGAL SHIFT 5 1.81%
ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION 1 0.36%
ILLEGAL TOUCH KICK 0 0.00%
ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS 14 5.05%
INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS 8 2.89%
INTENTIONAL GROUNDING 2 0.72%
INVALID FAIR CATCH SIGNAL 0 0.00%
KICK CATCH INTERFERENCE 0 0.00%
LOWERING THE HEAD TO INITIATE CONTACT 0 0.00%
NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION 6 2.17%
OFFENSIVE HOLDING 57 20.58%
OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE 5 1.81%
OFFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD 2 0.72%
OFFSIDE ON FREE KICK 1 0.36%
PLAYER OUT OF BOUNDS ON KICK 0 0.00%
ROUGHING THE KICKER 0 0.00%
ROUGHING THE PASSER 17 6.14%
RUNNING INTO THE KICKER 2 0.72%
TAUNTING 1 0.36%
TRIPPING 0 0.00%
UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS 8 2.89%
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT 3 1.08%
Total 277 100%

*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 over 20% of the total penalties called this week, slightly up from week 4 of just under 20%.

Total number of penalties are up from 262 last week to 277 this week with 2 teams on bye.

 

ALL HAIL BLEERGH.

 

and thanks to http://nflsavant.com for the data.

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

43 false starts. In Week 5 of a season. I don’t think we can play this one off as “fewer full-contact practices allowed in the off-season” kids.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

That is more false starts than tWBS had with his last girlfriend.

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King Hippo

DonT, continuing to smoke angrily

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ballsofsteelandfury

Excellent analysis.

And I’m not just saying that because I get to write “ANALysis”

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