Penalties · 2019–2026 · regular season and playoffs
Buffalo Bills penalties
The Bills have been flagged 60 times for 521 yards in 2026 through 7 games: 8.6 a game, 3rd-most in the NFL. In 2025: 101, 5.9 a game (22nd).
Accepted penalties, as the league counts them. “Calls” is what the judgment calls were worth to the Bills: the ones that helped them minus the ones that hurt them, each weighted by the moment it came, as a share of a win. Do refs favor the Bills?
Bills penalties, 2026, game by game
| Week | Game | Bills | Yards | Opponent | Yards | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 8 · Nov 1, 2026 | W 36–10 vs Ravens | 10 | 87 | 7 | 38 | 0% |
| Week 6 · Oct 18, 2026 | W 33–30 @ Raiders | 7 | 72 | 7 | 62 | −10% |
| Week 5 · Oct 12, 2026 | W 37–34 @ Rams | 13 | 112 | 11 | 84 | −25% |
| Week 4 · Oct 4, 2026 | L 26–29 vs Patriots | 5 | 31 | 5 | 30 | +11% |
| Week 3 · Sep 27, 2026 | W 24–16 vs Chargers | 10 | 88 | 7 | 50 | −37% |
| Week 2 · Sep 17, 2026 | W 41–31 vs Lions | 5 | 46 | 10 | 58 | +8% |
| Week 1 · Sep 13, 2026 | W 36–31 @ Texans | 10 | 85 | 7 | 106 | +1% |
Bills penalties, 2025, game by game
| Week | Game | Bills | Yards | Opponent | Yards | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional round · Jan 17, 2026 | L 30–33 @ Broncos | 5 | 68 | 3 | 20 | −51% |
| Wild Card · Jan 11, 2026 | W 27–24 @ Jaguars | 7 | 39 | 2 | 10 | −14% |
| Week 18 · Jan 4, 2026 | W 35–8 vs Jets | 3 | 28 | 4 | 27 | −5% |
| Week 17 · Dec 28, 2025 | L 12–13 vs Eagles | 4 | 40 | 3 | 36 | 0% |
| Week 16 · Dec 21, 2025 | W 23–20 @ Browns | 5 | 35 | 5 | 44 | +15% |
| Week 15 · Dec 14, 2025 | W 35–31 @ Patriots | 2 | 15 | 7 | 65 | −9% |
| Week 14 · Dec 7, 2025 | W 39–34 vs Bengals | 6 | 68 | 4 | 30 | −13% |
| Week 13 · Nov 30, 2025 | W 26–7 @ Steelers | 7 | 45 | 5 | 67 | +4% |
| Week 12 · Nov 20, 2025 | L 19–23 @ Texans | 6 | 54 | 5 | 40 | −7% |
| Week 11 · Nov 16, 2025 | W 44–32 vs Buccaneers | 7 | 45 | 2 | 30 | +1% |
| Week 10 · Nov 9, 2025 | L 13–30 @ Dolphins | 6 | 67 | 5 | 35 | −12% |
| Week 9 · Nov 2, 2025 | W 28–21 vs Chiefs | 4 | 40 | 3 | 25 | −4% |
| Week 8 · Oct 26, 2025 | W 40–9 @ Panthers | 7 | 60 | 4 | 20 | +2% |
| Week 6 · Oct 13, 2025 | L 14–24 @ Falcons | 8 | 64 | 6 | 35 | −10% |
| Week 5 · Oct 5, 2025 | L 20–23 vs Patriots | 11 | 90 | 8 | 93 | −12% |
| Week 4 · Sep 28, 2025 | W 31–19 vs Saints | 11 | 55 | 4 | 41 | +1% |
| Week 3 · Sep 18, 2025 | W 31–21 vs Dolphins | 3 | 35 | 6 | 57 | +27% |
| Week 2 · Sep 14, 2025 | W 30–10 @ Jets | 6 | 69 | 5 | 35 | +2% |
| Week 1 · Sep 7, 2025 | W 41–40 vs Ravens | 5 | 38 | 7 | 51 | +1% |
Every season
Regular season. Rank is by penalties per game, 1st = most flagged.
What the Bills get flagged for
All 802 accepted regular-season penalties since 2019.
| Penalty | Times | Share | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Holding | 183 | 23% | 14 |
| False Start | 143 | 18% | 8 |
| Defensive Pass Interference | 61 | 8% | 6 |
| Unnecessary Roughness | 54 | 7% | 1 |
| Defensive Holding | 54 | 7% | 9 |
| Defensive Offside | 40 | 5% | 2 |
| Roughing the Passer | 28 | 3% | 3 |
| Neutral Zone Infraction | 24 | 3% | 1 |
| Illegal Contact | 19 | 2% | 0 |
| Delay of Game | 18 | 2% | 1 |
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