Cleveland Browns’ Penalty Issues Are Setting Whole Team Back

October 30, 2015   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

The Cleveland Browns are a top-three team in the NFL this season in one very inauspicious category—penalties.
Through seven games, the Browns have the third-most penalties in the league, with 60. These 60 penalties have cost the team 492 yards so far this year. Even more concerning is that 26 of these penalties have been of the pre-snap variety. And of the 60, 44 have been called on the Browns when the team is on the road. The Browns have incurred no fewer than nine penalties in any of their road games this season.
Obviously, these penalties add up and have a net negative effect on the Browns. It's not just the yardage lost, but where and when it's lost that has resulted in numerous stalled drives on offense, extended drives for opponents when the Browns are on defense and a loss of good field position when called against the special teams units.
The offensive penalties, in particular, are the biggest problem. Of the team's 60 penalties, 30 have been against the of...

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