ALL HAIL BLEERGH.
In tribute to Bleergh (the God of Penalties), here’s week sixteen’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 |
| MIN | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | TD nullified |
| BAL | DEFENSIVE HOLDING | Pickerception reversed |
| MIA | DEFENSIVE HOLDING | Pickerception reversed |
These plays have multiple flags. This pleases Bleergh.
| Offence | Defence | Description |
| KC | CHI | (4:05) (SHOTGUN) 15-P.MAHOMES PASS SHORT RIGHT TO 39-S.WARE TO CHI 31 FOR 17 YARDS (21-H.CLINTON-DIX). PENALTY ON KC-71-M.SCHWARTZ, ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT CHI 48 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON KC-71-M.SCHWARTZ, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, DECLINED. |
| MIA | CIN | (11:50) 14-R.FITZPATRICK PASS SHORT LEFT TO 42-P.LAIRD TO CIN 29 FOR 11 YARDS (30-J.BATES III). PENALTY ON MIA-63-M.DEITER, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT CIN 39. PENALTY ON MIA-62-D.CALHOUN, INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS, DECLINED. |
| NYJ | PIT | (11:23) 26-L.BELL RIGHT GUARD TO PIT 24 FOR 7 YARDS (56-A.CHICKILLO; 39-M.FITZPATRICK). PENALTY ON PIT-96-I.BUGGS, DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE, DECLINED. PENALTY ON PIT, DEFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD, DECLINED. |
| CAR | IND | (8:10) (PUNT FORMATION) 5-M.PALARDY PUNTS 49 YARDS TO IND 23, CENTER-44-J.JANSEN. 21-N.HINES TO IND 37 FOR 14 YARDS (57-A.SMITH). PENALTY ON CAR-26-D.JACKSON, ILLEGAL FORMATION, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT CAR 28 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON IND-30-G.ODUM, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING. |
| DAL | PHI | (8:08) 6-C.JONES PUNTS 52 YARDS TO PHI 23, CENTER-91-L.LADOUCEUR, OUT OF BOUNDS. PENALTY ON DAL-53-J.MARCH-LILLARD, ILLEGAL FORMATION, OFFSETTING, ENFORCED AT DAL 25 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON PHI-96-D.BARNETT, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, OFFSETTING. |
| TEN | NO | (13:36) 17-R.TANNEHILL PASS SHORT LEFT TO 11-A.BROWN TO TEN 40 FOR 15 YARDS (56-D.DAVIS). PENALTY ON TEN-77-T.LEWAN, INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED AT TEN 25 – NO PLAY. PENALTY ON TEN-76-R.SAFFOLD, ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST, DECLINED. |
| GB | MIN | (2:42) 6-J.SCOTT PUNTS 60 YARDS TO MIN 10, CENTER-43-H.BRADLEY. 21-M.HUGHES PUSHED OB AT MIN 33 FOR 23 YARDS (37-J.JACKSON). PENALTY ON GB-35-I.CAMPBELL, OFFENSIVE HOLDING, 10 YARDS, ENFORCED AT MIN 33. PENALTY ON GB-39-C.SULLIVAN, ILLEGAL FORMATION, DECLINED. |
Here are the worst (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week.
| Team | Penalty | Result |
| CAR | HORSE COLLAR TACKLE | 1 yard |
| BAL | FACE MASK (15 YARDS) | 3 yards |
| CLE | ROUGHING THE PASSER | 2 yards |
| NYG | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 2 yards |
| ATL | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 3 yards |
| JAX | FALSE START | 1 yard |
| WAS | FALSE START | 1 yard |
| ARI | FALSE START | 2 yards |
| SEA | FALSE START | 4 yards |
Here are the Best (in the eyes of Bleergh) penalties of the week.
| Team | Penalty | Result |
| NYG | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 16 yards |
| OAK | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 17 yards |
| TEN | DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 17 yards |
It (finally) occurred to me that I should try to show the penalties to the offence that a big gain is wiped out. So, here’s the first attempt at that.
| Team | Penalty | Penalty yards | Play gained (yards) | Total lost |
| PHI | ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| ATL | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| ATL | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| CLE | TAUNTING | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| MIN | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 10 | 53 | 63*** |
| WAS | OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 10 | 24 | 34 |
*** and a TD
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 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 9.40 | 124 | 864 | 6.97 | 1 | 1 |
| ATLANTA | 9 | 0 | 64 | 7.11 | 124 | 873 | 7.04 | 0 | 0 |
| BALTIMORE | 8 | 1 | 50 | 7.14 | 117 | 816 | 6.97 | 1 | 0 |
| BUFFALO | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a! | 120 | 822 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 |
| CAROLINA | 7 | 0 | 46 | 6.57 | 103 | 684 | 6.64 | 1 | 0 |
| CHICAGO | 8 | 1 | 50 | 7.14 | 118 | 802 | 6.80 | 1 | 0 |
| CINCINNATI | 11 | 1 | 77 | 7.70 | 100 | 716 | 7.16 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 7 | 0 | 62 | 8.86 | 139 | 985 | 7.09 | 0 | 0 |
| DALLAS | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6.67 | 111 | 892 | 8.04 | 0 | 0 |
| DENVER | 7 | 1 | 50 | 8.33 | 122 | 851 | 6.98 | 0 | 0 |
| DETROIT | 7 | 0 | 68 | 9.71 | 131 | 866 | 6.61 | 0 | 0 |
| GREEN BAY | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 100 | 639 | 6.39 | 0 | 0 |
| HOUSTON | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a! | 119 | 797 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 624 | 6.71 | 1 | 0 |
| JACKSONVILLE | 8 | 2 | 36 | 6.00 | 147 | 1118 | 7.61 | 0 | 0 |
| KANSAS CITY | 10 | 2 | 61 | 7.63 | 122 | 918 | 7.52 | 0 | 0 |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 116 | 731 | 6.30 | 0 | 0 |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7.50 | 109 | 792 | 7.27 | 0 | 0 |
| MIAMI | 7 | 2 | 37 | 7.40 | 115 | 696 | 6.05 | 0 | 0 |
| MINNESOTA | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.00 | 113 | 824 | 7.29 | 1 | 1 |
| NEW ENGLAND | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | 94 | 744 | 7.91 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW ORLEANS | 14 | 3 | 70 | 6.36 | 142 | 973 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW YORK GIANTS | 5 | 1 | 33 | 8.25 | 100 | 711 | 7.11 | 1 | 0 |
| NEW YORK JETS | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.00 | 125 | 1077 | 8.62 | 0 | 0 |
| OAKLAND | 5 | 0 | 47 | 9.40 | 129 | 956 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 |
| PHILADELPHIA | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.50 | 104 | 726 | 6.98 | 1 | 1 |
| PITTSBURGH | 5 | 1 | 34 | 8.50 | 118 | 831 | 7.04 | 0 | 0 |
| SAN FRANCISCO | n/a | 0 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 101 | 846 | 8.38 | 0 | 0 |
| SEATTLE | 7 | 0 | 55 | 7.86 | 116 | 830 | 7.16 | 2 | 1 |
| TAMPA BAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 132 | 901 | 6.83 | 0 | 0 |
| TENNESSEE | 6 | 1 | 51 | 10.20 | 104 | 799 | 7.68 | 1 | 0 |
| WASHINGTON | 7 | 1 | 51 | 8.50 | 121 | 800 | 6.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 162 | 20 | 1124 | 7.92 | 3729 | 26504 | 7.11 | 11 | 4 |
Bleergh is not amused that Indy was not called for a penalty. Holy shit.
Penalties by type*
| Name | Number called | Percentage | YTD | YTD Percentage |
| CHOP BLOCK | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.27% |
| CLIPPING | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% |
| DEFENSIVE DELAY OF GAME | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.05% |
| DEFENSIVE HOLDING | 12 | 7.41% | 301 | 8.08% |
| DEFENSIVE OFFSIDE | 7 | 4.32% | 192 | 5.15% |
| DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 13 | 8.02% | 278 | 7.46% |
| DEFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.94% |
| DELAY OF GAME | 3 | 1.85% | 119 | 3.19% |
| DELAY OF KICKOFF | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% |
| DISQUALIFICATION | 1 | 0.62% | 12 | 0.32% |
| ENCROACHMENT | 2 | 1.23% | 32 | 0.86% |
| FACE MASK (15 YARDS) | 1 | 0.62% | 71 | 1.91% |
| FAIR CATCH INTERFERENCE | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.16% |
| FALSE START | 29 | 17.90% | 519 | 13.93% |
| HORSE COLLAR TACKLE | 2 | 1.23% | 15 | 0.40% |
| ILLEGAL BAT | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.08% |
| ILLEGAL BLINDSIDE BLOCK | 2 | 1.23% | 33 | 0.89% |
| ILLEGAL BLOCK ABOVE THE WAIST | 7 | 4.32% | 158 | 4.24% |
| ILLEGAL CONTACT | 3 | 1.85% | 51 | 1.37% |
| ILLEGAL CRACKBACK | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.05% |
| ILLEGAL DOUBLE-TEAM BLOCK | 1 | 0.62% | 16 | 0.43% |
| ILLEGAL FORMATION | 3 | 1.85% | 87 | 2.33% |
| ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS | 1 | 0.62% | 8 | 0.21% |
| ILLEGAL MOTION | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.32% |
| ILLEGAL SHIFT | 0 | 0.00% | 62 | 1.66% |
| ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.13% |
| ILLEGAL TOUCH KICK | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.24% |
| ILLEGAL TOUCH PASS | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% |
| ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS | 9 | 5.56% | 130 | 3.49% |
| INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD KICK | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.05% |
| INELIGIBLE DOWNFIELD PASS | 1 | 0.62% | 46 | 1.23% |
| INTENTIONAL GROUNDING | 0 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.75% |
| INVALID FAIR CATCH SIGNAL | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% |
| LOW BLOCK | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% |
| KICK CATCH INTERFERENCE | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.16% |
| LOWERING THE HEAD TO INITIATE CONTACT | 0 | 0.00% | 26 | 0.70% |
| NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION | 11 | 6.79% | 146 | 3.92% |
| OFFENSIVE HOLDING | 37 | 22.84% | 822 | 22.06% |
| OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE | 1 | 0.62% | 115 | 3.09% |
| OFFENSIVE TOO MANY MEN ON FIELD | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.32% |
| OFFSIDE ON FREE KICK | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.27% |
| PLAYER OUT OF BOUNDS ON KICK | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.13% |
| ROUGHING THE KICKER | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.21% |
| ROUGHING THE PASSER | 7 | 4.32% | 128 | 3.43% |
| RUNNING INTO THE KICKER | 1 | 0.62% | 13 | 0.35% |
| TAUNTING | 1 | 0.62% | 9 | 0.24% |
| TRIPPING | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.19% |
| UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS | 6 | 3.70% | 143 | 3.84% |
| UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT | 1 | 0.62% | 28 | 0.75% |
| 162 | 100.00% | 3727 | 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 23% of the total penalties called this week, up from last week of 17%, but with 6 team missing game data.
Total number of penalties are down from 214 last week to 208 ( out of 2797 total plays) this week with no teams on bye.
** I was not able to find complete data for week 16, as it’s missing the Saturday games.
ALL HAIL BLEERGH.
Thanks to http://nflsavant.com for the raw play by play data.
Sam Wyche passed on.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28411101/former-bengals-buccaneers-coach-sam-wyche-dies-74
Either BC sucks (yes), or they have no interest in playing a football game January 2nd in Alabama (also yes).
You watchin’ TEEVEE, good nuff.
In 48 hours, we shall have playoffs. Thank fuck.
If you absolutely must have the dystopian unintentional self-surveillance bullshit in your house, maybe wait a few years for them to work out the kinks before buying it
It’s 4 pm on 1/2 and Jason Garrett still coaches the Cowboys. This is very amusing for me.
Also funny: this chart
The blank spot in the Playoffs column? (chef’s kiss)
Very fucking nice.
“Defense wins [a bunch of] championships.”
Really? I completely thought that he was fired already. I must have dreamed that.
He’s had 3 meetings so far. I assume they’re just working on the details of the extension at this point.
Eh, it’s more like:
The Jerry: Jason, we appreciate your “work”, especially how you’re literally the only person that did what I asked… But it’s time for a ch..
JasonG: Lemme stop you right there and remind you that not only do I know where you buried those hookers after the botched Romo hold, but I also have videos of that OTHER incident…
Jerry: 5 more years enough for ya?
Well, his contract ends on the 14th of this month, so maybe Jerry is saving a little money depending on how the contract is written. This way all the best coaching candidates will already have been interviewed and probably already made commitments to other teams. Of course these coaches would not work well under Jerry’s heal.
I see God is hung over and isn’t ready for another football game.
hey, He’s always been a party God
Great JERB! With pie chart no less!! It is nae our perogative to question BLEERGH, just document His majesty.
/also, I now wants pie
Or her or whatever pronoun Bleergh wishes to be used
The Birmingham Bowl is not well-attended. Not sure why Cincinnati vs. Boston College taking place in Alabama isn’t a big draw; maybe everyone’s just stuck in traffic.
ah mean, JV WKRP is close enough to Kentucky to not be full-on Yankee??
game has all the rain and punting you could EVAR want smh
SUSPENDED due 2 lightning. Perfect.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/newsalerts/video-2079356/Video-John-Schnatter-says-New-Years-resolution-eat-50-pizzas-30-days.html
“Hey Travis, c’mere. Show me how you do that gesture that everybody was giving you grief for.” – Andy R., Kansas City
Because 40 wasn’t enough.
/Also none of his former company’s count as pizzas. They’re… something else.
How much garlic sauce to turn your arteries into pumped storage for death?
Supersize me 2, the pizza war?