{"id":406199,"date":"2022-01-20T10:58:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T16:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=406199"},"modified":"2022-02-18T14:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:58:48","slug":"exploring-the-data-behind-the-chicago-bears-penalties-since-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/exploring-the-data-behind-the-chicago-bears-penalties-since-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Data Behind the Chicago Bears Penalties Since 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picture this: it\u2019s the fourth quarter of the Sunday Night Football game. Your team has been battling all night long in hopes of keeping their playoff dreams alive. They have the ball and it\u2019s 4th down with a ways to go. All their dreams for the season rest on this final drive, otherwise, their opponent will run the clock out if they get the ball back. The ball is snapped, the receivers create some separation, the quarterback guns it down field into the open man\u2019s hands. First down! But, wait\u2026 is that a penalty flag on the field?<\/span><\/p>\n

The referee\u2019s face fills your TV screen, \u201cHolding. Offense number 73. Ten yard penalty. Replay fourth down.\u201d And that\u2019s it. All the momentum from the previous play is gone and your team fails to move the chains. The best part? All the slow-mo replays and camera angles show nothing to indicate a holding penalty was warranted. The game ends.<\/span><\/p>\n

While it might not always play out exactly this way, NFL fans everywhere understand the pain that comes with a scenario like this. It\u2019s far too easy to start feeling like nothing is going your team’s way when penalty after penalty is called against them. But who suffers from the most penalization in the NFL? Is it the Chicago Bears, the Cleveland Browns, or the New York Jets? Using a study conducted by Time2Play<\/a>, data from NFL games from 2010 was gathered to find out who is the most penalized, least penalized, and where the biases lie. Let\u2019s explore what they found!<\/span><\/p>\n

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