Penalty recap: Stats can’t tell the whole story

The roller coaster of flags continues for the Buffalo Bills. While they remain the second-worst league in the team behind the Kansas City Chiefs, the Bills have been incredibly volatile. This week against the Detroit Lions, the official log only credits them with three. But stats don’t do a great job with this game. Dive in and you’ll see what I mean.

Standard and Advanced Metrics

What a weird game. The official stats will show that both teams were well below the league averaged as they focus on assessed flags (left columns).