Penalties · 2019–2026 · regular season and playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs penalties
The Chiefs have been flagged 15 times for 146 yards in 2026 through 2 games: 7.5 a game, 11th-most in the NFL. In 2025: 119, 7.0 a game (7th).
Accepted penalties, as the league counts them. “Calls” is what the judgment calls in a game were worth to the Chiefs in points: the ones that helped them minus the ones that hurt them. Do refs favor the Chiefs?
Chiefs penalties, 2026, game by game
| Week | Game | Chiefs | Yards | Opponent | Yards | Calls, pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 · Sep 20, 2026 | W 33–30 vs Colts | 8 | 86 | 5 | 30 | −5.6 |
| Week 1 · Sep 14, 2026 | W 31–10 vs Broncos | 7 | 60 | 7 | 52 | −0.8 |
Chiefs penalties, 2025, game by game
| Week | Game | Chiefs | Yards | Opponent | Yards | Calls, pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18 · Jan 4, 2026 | L 12–14 @ Raiders | 7 | 45 | 2 | 10 | −7.2 |
| Week 17 · Dec 25, 2025 | L 13–20 vs Broncos | 2 | 10 | 5 | 57 | +5.2 |
| Week 16 · Dec 21, 2025 | L 9–26 @ Titans | 10 | 59 | 12 | 82 | +0.2 |
| Week 15 · Dec 14, 2025 | L 13–16 vs Chargers | 9 | 64 | 5 | 50 | −0.2 |
| Week 14 · Dec 7, 2025 | L 10–20 vs Texans | 5 | 20 | 8 | 59 | +0.3 |
| Week 13 · Nov 27, 2025 | L 28–31 @ Cowboys | 10 | 119 | 7 | 50 | −10.7 |
| Week 12 · Nov 23, 2025 | W 23–20 vs Colts | 7 | 57 | 11 | 83 | +1.1 |
| Week 11 · Nov 16, 2025 | L 19–22 @ Broncos | 10 | 69 | 10 | 147 | +10.0 |
| Week 9 · Nov 2, 2025 | L 21–28 @ Bills | 3 | 25 | 4 | 40 | +2.1 |
| Week 8 · Oct 27, 2025 | W 28–7 vs Commanders | 9 | 95 | 3 | 35 | −4.6 |
| Week 7 · Oct 19, 2025 | W 31–0 vs Raiders | 5 | 38 | 8 | 58 | +4.0 |
| Week 6 · Oct 12, 2025 | W 30–17 vs Lions | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | +3.0 |
| Week 5 · Oct 6, 2025 | L 28–31 @ Jaguars | 13 | 109 | 4 | 25 | −17.1 |
| Week 4 · Sep 28, 2025 | W 37–20 vs Ravens | 5 | 40 | 6 | 56 | −1.1 |
| Week 3 · Sep 21, 2025 | W 22–9 @ Giants | 8 | 85 | 7 | 82 | −13.3 |
| Week 2 · Sep 14, 2025 | L 17–20 vs Eagles | 6 | 45 | 6 | 48 | +1.4 |
| Week 1 · Sep 5, 2025 | L 21–27 @ Chargers | 10 | 71 | 6 | 49 | +1.5 |
Every season
Regular season. Rank is by penalties per game, 1st = most flagged.
What the Chiefs get flagged for
All 733 accepted regular-season penalties since 2019.
| Penalty | Times | Share | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Holding | 180 | 25% | 5 |
| False Start | 108 | 15% | 1 |
| Defensive Pass Interference | 79 | 11% | 2 |
| Defensive Holding | 50 | 7% | 0 |
| Defensive Offside | 33 | 5% | 1 |
| Unnecessary Roughness | 29 | 4% | 1 |
| Illegal Use of Hands | 22 | 3% | 0 |
| Face Mask | 21 | 3% | 0 |
| Neutral Zone Infraction | 21 | 3% | 1 |
| Illegal Formation | 19 | 3% | 2 |
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