Penalties · 2019–2026 · regular season and playoffs

Washington Commanders penalties

The Commanders have been flagged 11 times for 83 yards in 2026 through 2 games: 5.5 a game, 25th-most in the NFL. In 2025: 117, 6.9 a game (11th).

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

Commanders penalties, 2026, game by game

Week	Game	Commanders	Yards	Opponent	Yards	Calls, pts
Week 2 · Sep 20, 2026	L 20–37 @ Cowboys	5	38	5	32	−1.8
Week 1 · Sep 13, 2026	L 22–24 @ Eagles	6	45	5	40	+2.6

Commanders penalties, 2025, game by game

Week	Game	Commanders	Yards	Opponent	Yards	Calls, pts
Week 18 · Jan 4, 2026	W 24–17 @ Eagles	4	19	9	123	+10.5
Week 17 · Dec 25, 2025	L 23–30 vs Cowboys	10	71	11	89	−0.4
Week 16 · Dec 20, 2025	L 18–29 vs Eagles	5	44	5	61	−1.4
Week 15 · Dec 14, 2025	W 29–21 @ Giants	11	67	6	62	−1.3
Week 14 · Dec 7, 2025	L 0–31 @ Vikings	4	34	3	24	−0.8
Week 13 · Nov 30, 2025	L 26–27 vs Broncos	5	35	5	33	+3.5
Week 11 · Nov 16, 2025	L 13–16 @ Dolphins	6	31	4	39	+1.4
Week 10 · Nov 9, 2025	L 22–44 vs Lions	8	61	3	1	−3.9
Week 9 · Nov 2, 2025	L 14–38 vs Seahawks	8	87	5	44	−4.4
Week 8 · Oct 27, 2025	L 7–28 @ Chiefs	3	35	9	95	+4.6
Week 7 · Oct 19, 2025	L 22–44 @ Cowboys	11	118	10	79	−1.1
Week 6 · Oct 13, 2025	L 24–25 vs Bears	5	40	9	84	+5.0
Week 5 · Oct 5, 2025	W 27–10 @ Chargers	7	48	10	85	−2.5
Week 4 · Sep 28, 2025	L 27–34 @ Falcons	6	50	5	45	−5.4
Week 3 · Sep 21, 2025	W 41–24 vs Raiders	7	54	6	54	−0.1
Week 2 · Sep 11, 2025	L 18–27 @ Packers	5	30	10	77	+13.6
Week 1 · Sep 7, 2025	W 21–6 vs Giants	12	89	6	35	−13.8

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	11	5.5	25th	83	10	+0.37
2025	17	117	6.9	11th	913	116	+0.21
2024	17	109	6.4	18th	933	105	−1.83
2023	17	87	5.1	26th	701	99	+0.33
2022	17	92	5.4	17th	805	85	−0.85
2021	17	82	4.8	28th	743	96	+0.53
2020	16	87	5.4	16th	697	85	+0.55
2019	16	105	6.6	20th	825	94	+0.18

What the Commanders get flagged for

All 690 accepted regular-season penalties since 2019.

Penalty	Times	Share	2026
False Start	142	21%	2
Offensive Holding	125	18%	2
Defensive Pass Interference	66	10%	0
Unnecessary Roughness	35	5%	1
Defensive Holding	33	5%	0
Roughing the Passer	30	4%	0
Defensive Offside	30	4%	1
Delay of Game	29	4%	2
Neutral Zone Infraction	26	4%	0
Illegal Use of Hands	20	3%	0

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