You Lack Discipline! Penalty Review Through Week 12

I wrote earlier about Jack Del Rio’s dismissal by the Jaguars. He led Jacksonville to a 3-8 record before getting the news of massive changes to come. As you’d expect from the former linebacker, the defense led the way for this squad. In fact, Jacksonville ranks fifth in total defense at 18.2 points allowed per game (only San Francisco, Houston, Baltimore and Pittsburgh have fared better).

However, as well as the defense has played for the balance of the season, there’s no sugarcoating how terribly the offense has performed. The Jaguars rank dead last in scoring at 12.5 points per game. There are empty seats everywhere and Maurice Jones-Drew remains the lone draw.

We can say this. Jack Del Rio’s team was a disciplined bunch. The Jaguars are tied for dead last in penalties with 54 (Miami).

The Raiders lead the NFL in penalties (109), followed closely by the Seahawks (105). Interestingly, the Colts have committed the fourth-fewest penalties.

Rank	Team	Penalties	Penalty Yards
1.	Oakland	109	936
2.	Seattle	105	814
3.	Carolina	90	821
4.	Tampa Bay	87	707
5.	Detroit	84	711
6.	St. Louis	82	654
6.	San Francisco	82	701
6.	Dallas	82	611
9.	Minnesota	81	655
10.	Tennessee	80	769
11.	Arizona	79	742
12.	Chicago	76	603
13.	Philadelphia	75	572
14.	Denver	69	595
14.	New Orleans	69	555
16.	Baltimore	68	549
16.	San Diego	68	535
18.	New England	67	591
18.	Kansas City	67	549
18.	Atlanta	67	568
21.	New York Giants	66	537
21.	Cleveland	66	547
23.	Cincinnati	65	555
23.	Houston	65	568
23.	New York Jets	65	559
23.	Pittsburgh	65	569
27.	Washington	61	591
28.	Buffalo	59	517
29.	Indianapolis	56	405
29.	Green Bay	56	411
31.	Jacksonville	54	496
31.	Miami	54	483