Penalty recap: Houston Texans vs Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills faced off with the Houston Texans this past Sunday in one of the most lopsided affairs in team history. That was reflected in more than the score, with most stats painting the same picture condemning the Texans and exalting the Bills. Penalties are no different, with Buffalo setting some season lows.

Standard and Advanced Metrics

Penalty Count

The NFL averages ticked down again this week as expected. Aside from that, is there any explanation needed? The chart says it all.

Penalty Yards

I’ll do a little more explaining here. The assessed yards tell a pretty clear picture. For true yards, the Bills added nearly twice the negated yards that Houston did (40 vs. 23) but it’s nowhere…