The preseason is over! The next time you see a Buffalo Bills penalty recap, it should be in all its regular season glory, complete with Penalty Harm ratings! The Bills and Chicago Bears were penalty prone as has been the case all preseason, but as we indicated last week, there’s no cause or alarm, as preseason performance doesn’t inherently carry over. The good news for the “why even bother” question is that there’s always types of penalties to dissect and learn from. Personal fouls were prominent, and that’s where our intrigue lies this week.
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When looking at yards per assessed flag, the NFL was under nine yards per penalty in 2017.