The Denver Broncos hit their bye right near the midpoint of the season, so now is a great time to check in on how they and their opponents are doing with rules compliance. Many stats below come from or were cross-referenced from nflpenalties.com
The Big Picture Is Flag-Happy
The Broncos have been penalized 54 times this year, the third most in the league. However, these penalties have been for only 386 total yards, the 12th fewest penalty yards. Denver has had only a little more than 7 yards a penalty, including 21 pre-snap penalties.