ALL HAIL BLEERGH.
In tribute to Bleergh (the God of Penalties), here’s the week eleven’s best and worst penalties. Here’s a random breakdown of this weeks penalties. I may or may not 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 bestest (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week:
| Team | Penalty | Result |
| SF | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | TD nullified |
| NO | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | TD nullified |
| ATL | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | TD nullified |
| ARI | OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | TD nullified |
| LA | ILLEGAL FORMATION | TD nullified |
| NYJ | ROUGHING THE KICKER | field goal nullified* *NYJ got a new set of downs |
| LAC | ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS | fumble reversed |
| NE | UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS | pickerception reversed |
These plays have multiple flags. This pleases Bleergh. This week with a triple penalty on a single play ( you know which play)
| Offence | Defence | Description |
| BUF | MIA | (6:07) (SHOTGUN) 26-D.SINGLETARY LEFT END TO MIA 24 FOR -5 YARDS (32-K.CRAWLEY; 47-V.BIEGEL). PENALTY ON BUF-60-M.MORSE, ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT MIA 19 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON MIA-32-K.CRAWLEY, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, OFFSETTING. |
| BAL | HOU | (2:24) (SHOTGUN) 8-L.JACKSON PASS INCOMPLETE SHORT LEFT TO 43-J.HILL. PENALTY ON HOU-32-L.JOHNSON, ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT HOU 18 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON BAL, ILLEGAL SHIFT, OFFSETTING. |
| CLE | PIT | (:18) (SHOTGUN) 6-B.MAYFIELD PASS INCOMPLETE DEEP MIDDLE TO 88-D.HARRIS. PENALTY ON CLE-88-D.HARRIS, OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT PIT 31 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON PIT-28-M.HILTON, DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, OFFSETTING. |
| PIT | CLE | (:14) (SHOTGUN) 2-M.RUDOLPH PASS SHORT LEFT TO 33-T.EDMUNDS RAN OB AT PIT 28 FOR 11 YARDS (31-J.BURRIS) [95-M.GARRETT]. PENALTY ON PIT-53-M.POUNCEY, DISQUALIFICATION, OFFSETTING. PENALTY ON CLE-95-M.GARRETT, DISQUALIFICATION, OFFSETTING. PENALTY ON CLE-65-L.OGUNJOBI, DISQUALIFICATION, OFFSETTING. |
| PIT | CLE | (9:24) (SHOTGUN) 2-M.RUDOLPH PASS INCOMPLETE DEEP RIGHT TO 13-J.WASHINGTON. PENALTY ON CLE-21-D.WARD, DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE, 33 YARDS, ENFORCED AT PIT 34 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON CLE-26-G.WILLIAMS, ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS, DECLINED. |
| DEN | MIN | (6:20) 2-B.ALLEN PASS SHORT LEFT TO 30-P.LINDSAY PUSHED OB AT DEN 36 FOR 7 YARDS (22-H.SMITH). PENALTY ON DEN-72-G.BOLLES, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT DEN 29 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON MIN-29-X.RHODES, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING. |
| WAS | NYJ | (13:55) 7-D.HASKINS PASS DEEP MIDDLE TO 17-T.MCLAURIN TO NYJ 12 FOR 67 YARDS (33-J.ADAMS). PENALTY ON WAS-75-B.SCHERFF, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT WAS 21 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON WAS-75-B.SCHERFF, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED BETWEEN DOWNS. |
| CHI | LA | (2:55) 16-P.O’DONNELL PUNTS 46 YARDS TO LA 28, CENTER-48-P.SCALES. 19-J.NATSON TO LA 28 FOR NO GAIN (84-C.PATTERSON). PENALTY ON CHI-84-C.PATTERSON, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, 15 YARDS, ENFORCED AT LA 28. PENALTY ON CHI-45-J.IYIEGBUNIWE, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED. |
| WAS | NYJ | 3-D.HOPKINS KICKS ONSIDE 9 YARDS FROM WAS 35 TO WAS 44, DOWNED BY WAS-32-J.MORELAND. PENALTY ON WAS-32-J.MORELAND, ILLEGAL TOUCH KICK, 0 YARDS, ENFORCED AT WAS 44. PENALTY ON WAS, ILLEGAL FORMATION, DECLINED. |
| DET | DAL | (:26) (SHOTGUN) 2-J.DRISKEL PASS DEEP LEFT TO 11-M.JONES PUSHED OB AT DET 43 FOR 28 YARDS (23-D.THOMPSON). PENALTY ON DET-65-T.CROSBY, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 7 YARDS, ENFORCED AT DET 15 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON DET-66-J.DAHL, INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS, DECLINED. |
| OAK | CIN | (2:40) 33-D.WASHINGTON RIGHT END TO OAK 46 FOR 14 YARDS (36-S.WILLIAMS, 57-G.PRATT). PENALTY ON OAK-64-R.INCOGNITO, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED. PENALTY ON OAK-66-G.JACKSON, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT OAK 32 – NO PLAY. |
| OAK | CIN | (4:26) (SHOTGUN) 4-D.CARR PASS SHORT RIGHT TO 83-D.WALLER PUSHED OB AT CIN 46 FOR 29 YARDS (36-S.WILLIAMS). PENALTY ON OAK-74-K.MILLER, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT OAK 25 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON CIN-57-G.PRATT, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING. |
Here are the worst (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week.
| Team | Penalty | Result |
| OAK | DEFENSIVE HOLDING | 4 yards |
| OAK | NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION | 4 yards |
| NYJ | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 1 yard |
| LA | FALSE START | 4 yards |
| CAR | ROUGHING THE PASSER | 1 yard |
| PHI | FALSE START | 1 yard |
| ARI | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 3 yards |
Here are the Best (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week. As usual all DPI.
| Team | Penalty | Result |
| ARI | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 23 yards |
| KC | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 27 yards |
| SF | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 41 yards |
| MIN | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 24 yards |
| CLE | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 38 yards |
| HOU | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 30 yards |
| ARI | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 28 yards |
| KC | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 25 yards |
| SF | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 18 yards |
| NE | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 49 yards |
And here’s the total number of penalties per team this weekend.
| Team | Penalties against | Penalties declined | Penalty yards | Ave yards per penalty | YTD penalties | YTD penalty yards | YTD Ave yards per penalty | Challenges | Challenges Reversed |
| ARIZONA | 11 | 1 | 104 | 10.40 | 103 | 701 | 6.81 | 1 | 1 |
| ATLANTA | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6.67 | 86 | 575 | 6.69 | 0 | 0 |
| BALTIMORE | 8 | 0 | 65 | 8.13 | 80 | 559 | 6.99 | 0 | 0 |
| BUFFALO | 6 | 0 | 50 | 8.33 | 83 | 564 | 6.80 | 1 | 1 |
| CAROLINA | 10 | 2 | 68 | 8.50 | 77 | 511 | 6.64 | 1 | 1 |
| CHICAGO | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10.00 | 81 | 545 | 6.73 | 0 | 0 |
| CINCINNATI | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.00 | 66 | 426 | 6.45 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 10 | 2 | 88 | 11.00 | 103 | 734 | 7.13 | 0 | 0 |
| DALLAS | 7 | 1 | 45 | 7.50 | 85 | 688 | 8.09 | 0 | 0 |
| DENVER | 10 | 3 | 35 | 5.00 | 90 | 584 | 6.49 | 1 | 0 |
| DETROIT | 13 | 3 | 82 | 8.20 | 98 | 610 | 6.22 | 0 | 0 |
| GREEN BAY | bye | 0 | 0 | – | 75 | 461 | 6.15 | 0 | 0 |
| HOUSTON | 9 | 3 | 60 | 10.00 | 90 | 620 | 6.89 | 1 | 0 |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6.67 | 71 | 471 | 6.63 | 0 | 0 |
| JACKSONVILLE | 8 | 0 | 81 | 10.13 | 93 | 684 | 7.35 | 1 | 0 |
| KANSAS CITY | 8 | 0 | 102 | 12.75 | 93 | 713 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS | 7 | 1 | 34 | 5.67 | 88 | 545 | 6.19 | 0 | 0 |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | 9 | 0 | 60 | 6.67 | 86 | 582 | 6.77 | 0 | 0 |
| MIAMI | 9 | 3 | 44 | 7.33 | 72 | 426 | 5.92 | 0 | 0 |
| MINNESOTA | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9.80 | 93 | 668 | 7.18 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW ENGLAND | 7 | 1 | 89 | 14.83 | 69 | 573 | 8.30 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW ORLEANS | 10 | 1 | 76 | 8.44 | 88 | 557 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW YORK GIANTS | bye | 0 | 0 | – | 70 | 526 | 7.51 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW YORK JETS | 7 | 0 | 65 | 9.29 | 95 | 737 | 7.76 | 2 | 2 |
| OAKLAND | 9 | 2 | 32 | 4.57 | 97 | 719 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 |
| PHILADELPHIA | 7 | 0 | 39 | 5.57 | 74 | 536 | 7.24 | 0 | 0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 9 | 2 | 41 | 5.86 | 81 | 610 | 7.53 | 1 | 1 |
| SAN FRANCISCO | 10 | 0 | 127 | 12.70 | 67 | 580 | 8.66 | 1 | 0 |
| SEATTLE | bye | 0 | 0 | – | 80 | 551 | 6.89 | 0 | 0 |
| TAMPA BAY | 8 | 1 | 55 | 7.86 | 94 | 637 | 6.78 | 1 | 0 |
| TENNESSEE | bye | 0 | 0 | – | 77 | 610 | 7.92 | 0 | 0 |
| WASHINGTON | 11 | 2 | 61 | 6.78 | 90 | 536 | 5.96 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 226 | 35 | 1642 | 8.60 | 2695 | 18839 | 7.00 | 12 | 6 |
Penalties by type
| Name | Number called | Percentage | YTD | YTD Percentage |
| CHOP BLOCK | 1 | 0.44% | 9 | 0.33% |
| CLIPPING | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% |
| DEFENSIVE DELAY OF GAME | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.07% |
| DEFENSIVE HOLDING | 14 | 6.19% | 220 | 8.16% |
| DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE | 11 | 4.87% | 142 | 5.27% |
| DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 23 | 10.18% | 186 | 6.90% |
| DEFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD | 1 | 0.44% | 26 | 0.96% |
| DELAY OF GAME | 3 | 1.33% | 83 | 3.08% |
| DELAY OF KICKOFF | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% |
| DISQUALIFICATION | 2 | 0.88% | 10 | 0.37% |
| ENCROACHMENT | 1 | 0.44% | 19 | 0.71% |
| FACE MASK (15 YARDS) | 2 | 0.88% | 51 | 1.89% |
| FAIR CATCH INTERFERENCE | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.22% |
| FALSE START | 28 | 12.39% | 361 | 13.40% |
| HORSE COLLAR TACKLE | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.41% |
| ILLEGAL BAT | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.07% |
| ILLEGAL BLINDSIDE BLOCK | 0 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.63% |
| ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST | 8 | 3.54% | 104 | 3.86% |
| ILLEGAL CONTACT | 3 | 1.33% | 30 | 1.11% |
| ILLEGAL CRACKBACK | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% |
| ILLEGAL DOUBLE-TEAM BLOCK | 1 | 0.44% | 13 | 0.48% |
| ILLEGAL FORMATION | 7 | 3.10% | 62 | 2.30% |
| ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.19% |
| ILLEGAL MOTION | 1 | 0.44% | 10 | 0.37% |
| ILLEGAL SHIFT | 7 | 3.10% | 51 | 1.89% |
| ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.11% |
| ILLEGAL TOUCH KICK | 2 | 0.88% | 6 | 0.22% |
| ILLEGAL TOUCH PASS | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS | 10 | 4.42% | 97 | 3.60% |
| INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD KICK | 1 | 0.44% | 1 | 0.04% |
| INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS | 5 | 2.21% | 35 | 1.30% |
| INTENTIONAL GROUNDING | 1 | 0.44% | 19 | 0.71% |
| INVALID FAIR CATCH SIGNAL | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% |
| KICK CATCH INTERFERENCE | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.15% |
| LOWERING THE HEAD TO INITIATE CONTACT | 1 | 0.44% | 19 | 0.71% |
| NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION | 15 | 6.64% | 100 | 3.71% |
| OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 48 | 21.24% | 631 | 23.41% |
| OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 9 | 3.98% | 95 | 3.53% |
| OFFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD | 3 | 1.33% | 12 | 0.45% |
| OFFSIDE ON FREE KICK | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.30% |
| PLAYER OUT OF BOUNDS ON KICK | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.15% |
| ROUGHING THE KICKER | 2 | 0.88% | 5 | 0.19% |
| ROUGHING THE PASSER | 8 | 3.54% | 96 | 3.56% |
| RUNNING INTO THE KICKER | 2 | 0.88% | 11 | 0.41% |
| TAUNTING | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.30% |
| TRIPPING | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.15% |
| UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS | 2 | 0.88% | 93 | 3.45% |
| UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT | 4 | 1.77% | 20 | 0.74% |
| 226 | 100.00% | 2695 | 100.00% |
*note that the zeros are penalties called from previous weeks but still in the list. Way too lazy to remove them and it ups my word count. Ha.
Offensive holding with over 21% of the total penalties called this week, up from last week of 20%.
Total number of penalties are up from 219 last week to 226 this week with 4 teams on bye.
With all that fluff out of the way, here’s what you came for.
the helmet smash
a bit of the fight
And this is the play resulting in the other disqualification from earlier in the game
Bleergh is still on a high from just the TNF game. 2 ejections during the game (me thinks it should have been more), more suspensions from the “fight” (indefinite, 3 games and a game, all with fines), a play with multiple penalties.
To be honest I’m not sure what sex Bleergh is, if they even have one. So, whatever the female and non-gendered versions of this GIF also apply.
ALL HAIL BLEERGH.
Thanks to http://nflsavant.com for the raw play by play data and to blax for the GIFs ( blatantly stolen from Quotables)
So, the Browns, being the worst/best this week, did the most to appease Bjork or Bleach or whoever the hell that is? Sounds right.
BLEERGH, God of Penalties. He is worshiped by the blowing of whistles and the Throwing of the Yellow. The Zebra Legions march forth to battle in His Name, shouting “FLAGS FOR THE FLAG GOD!”
https://www.doorfliesopen.com/2016/02/12/on-the-origin-of-bleergh-cies/
And yes, The Factory of Sadness has Pleased Him Mightily.
Also, Beerguyrob is an unrepentant heretic who mistells the Origins of Bleergh.
We had a Sunni v. Shi’a division in terms of spelling, but that seems settled now. HAIL BLEERGH!
I believe you’re looking for “Sploosh”
https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=RquXLETaciM