Penalties · 2019–2026 · regular season and playoffs

Miami Dolphins penalties

The Dolphins have been flagged 15 times for 111 yards in 2026 through 2 games: 7.5 a game, 13th-most in the NFL. In 2025: 101, 5.9 a game (23rd).

Accepted penalties, as the league counts them. “Calls” is what the judgment calls in a game were worth to the Dolphins in points: the ones that helped them minus the ones that hurt them. Do refs favor the Dolphins?

Dolphins penalties, 2026, game by game

Week	Game	Dolphins	Yards	Opponent	Yards	Calls, pts
Week 2 · Sep 20, 2026	L 13–35 @ 49ers	7	50	7	78	+6.8
Week 1 · Sep 13, 2026	L 13–27 @ Raiders	8	61	6	29	−6.1

Dolphins penalties, 2025, game by game

Week	Game	Dolphins	Yards	Opponent	Yards	Calls, pts
Week 18 · Jan 4, 2026	L 10–38 @ Patriots	7	52	4	52	−0.2
Week 17 · Dec 28, 2025	W 20–17 vs Buccaneers	10	77	5	45	−4.2
Week 16 · Dec 21, 2025	L 21–45 vs Bengals	3	20	2	10	−5.2
Week 15 · Dec 15, 2025	L 15–28 @ Steelers	6	31	4	25	+0.3
Week 14 · Dec 7, 2025	W 34–10 @ Jets	5	54	6	50	+0.4
Week 13 · Nov 30, 2025	W 21–17 vs Saints	3	15	6	45	+1.2
Week 11 · Nov 16, 2025	W 16–13 vs Commanders	4	39	6	31	−1.4
Week 10 · Nov 9, 2025	W 30–13 vs Bills	5	35	6	67	+5.4
Week 9 · Oct 30, 2025	L 6–28 vs Ravens	5	45	5	56	−2.8
Week 8 · Oct 26, 2025	W 34–10 @ Falcons	4	54	8	76	+5.5
Week 7 · Oct 19, 2025	L 6–31 @ Browns	11	103	5	37	−6.6
Week 6 · Oct 12, 2025	L 27–29 vs Chargers	4	45	7	45	−6.9
Week 5 · Oct 5, 2025	L 24–27 @ Panthers	9	64	8	46	−4.1
Week 4 · Sep 29, 2025	W 27–21 vs Jets	6	40	13	101	+5.6
Week 3 · Sep 18, 2025	L 21–31 @ Bills	6	57	3	35	−8.1
Week 2 · Sep 14, 2025	L 27–33 vs Patriots	10	65	12	75	−0.1
Week 1 · Sep 7, 2025	L 8–33 @ Colts	3	15	4	45	+5.8

Every season

Regular season. Rank is by penalties per game, 1st = most flagged.

Season	Games	Penalties	Per game	Rank	Yards	Drawn	Calls, pts a game
2026	2	15	7.5	13th	111	13	+0.36
2025	17	101	5.9	23rd	811	104	−0.92
2024	17	114	6.7	9th	926	125	−0.34
2023	17	97	5.7	17th	767	96	−0.97
2022	17	111	6.5	5th	881	84	−0.10
2021	17	105	6.2	14th	825	109	+0.85
2020	16	74	4.6	30th	635	85	+1.76
2019	16	92	5.8	29th	769	111	+2.23

What the Dolphins get flagged for

All 709 accepted regular-season penalties since 2019.

Penalty	Times	Share	2026
Offensive Holding	141	20%	5
False Start	122	17%	3
Defensive Pass Interference	56	8%	0
Defensive Holding	45	6%	1
Delay of Game	37	5%	2
Unnecessary Roughness	33	5%	0
Neutral Zone Infraction	23	3%	0
Roughing the Passer	23	3%	0
Illegal Formation	22	3%	1
Defensive Offside	21	3%	0

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