Abach
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So I’ve been looking at this website and have found a few interesting stats from this year’s penalty impact vs last year’s data. The data is the aggregate of all NFL teams’ penalties on a per game basis.
http://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?&year=2014
Offensive line holding calls called per week across the NFL
2013: 41.28 calls per week
2014: 35.13 calls per week
Defensive Holding calls called per week
2013: 10.79 calls per week
2014: 15.32 calls per week
Defensive Pass Interference
2013: 14.79 calls per week
2014: 15.08 calls per week
Illegal Contact
2013: 2.31 calls per week
2014: 7.09 calls per week
Total Offensive Penalties
2013: 97.92 calls per week
2014: 114.53 calls per week
Total Defensive Penalties
2013: 96.63 calls per week
2014: 107.2 calls per week
Total Yard From Penalties Per Week
2013: 1,679.68 yards per week
2014: 1,883.71 yards per week
Total Penalties called per week
2013: 194.56 calls per week
2014: 221.71 calls per week
Some interesting stats… One that points out most to me is the number of penalties called per week has increased a lot. As a result, everyone gets to watch games that are more influenced by the refs, and longer boring segments waiting to hear what the call is. Definitely not what a average fan wants to see when watching football on Sundays.
Seahawks have 8.5 penalties per game in 2014, compared to 8 in 2013.
http://www.nflpenalties.com/index.php?&year=2014
Offensive line holding calls called per week across the NFL
2013: 41.28 calls per week
2014: 35.13 calls per week
Defensive Holding calls called per week
2013: 10.79 calls per week
2014: 15.32 calls per week
Defensive Pass Interference
2013: 14.79 calls per week
2014: 15.08 calls per week
Illegal Contact
2013: 2.31 calls per week
2014: 7.09 calls per week
Total Offensive Penalties
2013: 97.92 calls per week
2014: 114.53 calls per week
Total Defensive Penalties
2013: 96.63 calls per week
2014: 107.2 calls per week
Total Yard From Penalties Per Week
2013: 1,679.68 yards per week
2014: 1,883.71 yards per week
Total Penalties called per week
2013: 194.56 calls per week
2014: 221.71 calls per week
Some interesting stats… One that points out most to me is the number of penalties called per week has increased a lot. As a result, everyone gets to watch games that are more influenced by the refs, and longer boring segments waiting to hear what the call is. Definitely not what a average fan wants to see when watching football on Sundays.
Seahawks have 8.5 penalties per game in 2014, compared to 8 in 2013.