Silver Minings: Numbers tell a penalty story

Silver Minings: Numbers tell a penalty story
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The history of the Raiders has been often complicated and adversely affected by officials.

There have been numerous famous bad callas that have hurt the Raiders over the years.

So, it’s no shock, that Raiders’ fans feel like the refs are out to get the team.

Ad the numbers don’t lie. A recent study by Ingame.com looked into all penalties called spanning 2014-24 seasons. According to the report, the Raiders were penalized the sixth most times. in that time period, amassing 2,433 penalties. They were flagged for a loss of 21,011 yards, which was the third most in the NFL in that 10-year period.

That’s a lot of yellow flags.

Interestingly, the study showed that the Kansas City Chiefs — who many teams feel like they get special treatment by officials — were penalized the most in the league in the past 10 years.

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