We lead the league in penalties even though several teams have played more games:
https://www.nflpenalties.com/
We have the most total penalties, the most accepted penalties, the most average penalty yards per game, the 4th most pre-snap penalties. We had 12 flags against the Rams last Sunday...and yeah, I know, that DPI on 'Spoon was total horsecrap. But other teams are the victims of bad calls, too. Over time, those bad calls tend to even out. The other problem is that refs are human like the rest of us, and when we start demonstrating a tendency to commit penalties, they start looking for them, paying closer attention.
It's not unusual for a Pete Carroll team to be heavily penalized, but we don't have the talent to overcome them like we did during our LOB era.
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