Bills vs. 49ers, Week 13 Penalty Recap: Low counts belie catastrophic harm

The Buffalo Bills hosted the San Francisco 49ers on a snowy night. With too many injuries for San Francisco to be competitive against a fired-up Buffalo team, the Bills piled on points to lock up the AFC East with five games still to play.

Making the 35-10 result even more wild is that two massive penalties on Buffalo objectively set them back. The 49ers had a nearly perfect game avoiding flags. Let’s dive into the formula and toss in some GIFs to boot.

Standard and Advanced Metrics

Penalty Counts

Charts like these are exactly why Penalty Harm came to be.