We all know every penalty hurts. But does one penalty hurt more than another? I examined all the penalties we've had and the players that committed them. Did they have an effect on the current drive? Did they cost us points? Let's take a look...
Game 1: Denver @ Miami
Vernon Carey - Potential crucial penalty with a false start on 3rd and 5, brings up a 3rd and 10. Miami ends up gaining 15 yards on a completion. Penalty had no effect.
Lorenzo Diamond - Offensive holding on 2nd and 7. Brings up 2nd and 17 which is nullified when Denver commits a holding penalty on the next play. Penalty had no effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start on 1st and 10. Miami still gets the first down after a 3rd and 2 conversion. Penalty had no effect.
Chris Chambers - False start on 1st and 10. Miami still gets the first down. Penalty had no effect.
Wes Welker - Crucial penalty, with a false start on 3rd and 6. Brings up 3rd and 11. Penalty had an effect.
Rex Hadnot - Adds on to Welkers penalty, to bring up 3rd and 16. Miami doesn't get the first down, forced to kick. Penalty had an effect.
Channing Crowder - Pass interference on 2nd and 10. Automatic first down. Penalty had an effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides on 3rd and goal from the 3, pass was incomplete. Gives Denver another chance. Even though Miami stopped them on 4th and goal I still think the Penalty had an effect.
Reggie Howard - Illegal use of the hands that was declined. Penalty had no effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides on 3rd and 10 on a pass that was incomplete. Gives Denver another chance with 3rd and 5. Taylor gets bailed out with another incomplete pass to bring up 4th down. Penalty had no effect.
Marty Booker - Offensive holding to bring up 1st and 20. Gets a break with a defensive pass interference call on the next play. Penalty had no effect.
Matt Roth - Unnecessary roughness after the play on an interception. Instead of great field position, Miami is back in their own territory. Penalty had an effect.
So for game 1, we have 11 penalties for 69 yards. Not including the one on Howard that was declined. The players whose penalties had an effect on the current drive were:
Wes Welker (1)
Rex Hadnot (1)
Channing Crowder (1)
Jason Taylor (1)
Matt Roth (1)
Game 2: Miami @ NY Jets
Jason Taylor - Offsides on 1st and 10. Gets bailed out by offensive holding two plays later. Penalty had no effect.
Lance Schulters - Pass interference on 3rd and 15. Huge penalty. Jets score a TD later in the drive. Penalty had an effect.
Reggie Howard - Illegal contact. Penalty declined. Penalty had no effect.
Jason Glenn - Offensive holding on a punt return, loss of field position. Miami goes 3 and out. Penalty had an effect.
Matt Roth - Offsides on 1st and 19. Jets end up punting. Penalty had no effect.
David Boston - Offensive holding on 2nd and 4. Miami ends up punting on 4th and 14. Penalty had an effect.
Seth McKinney - Offensive holding on 1st and 10. Miami ends up punting on 4th and 14. Penalty had an effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start on 3rd and 2. Miami punts on 4th and 7. Penalty had an effect.
Channing Crowder - Unnecessary roughness. Gives up half the distance to the goaline. Jets score a TD. Penalty had an effect.
Junior Seau - Holding penalty. Declined since the Jets scored a TD. Penalty had no effect.
Vernon Carey - Offensive holding. 1st and 20. Miami punts on 4th and 20. Penalty had an effect.
Stockar McDougle - False start. Game is pretty much over with 4 seconds left in our own territory. Penalty had no effect.
Game 2 gives us 10 penalties for 88 yards. Not including the 2 penalties that were declined. The players who had an effect are:
Lance Schulters(1)
Jason Glenn (1)
David Boston (1)
Seth McKinney (1)
Rex Hadnot (1)
Channing Crowder (1)
Vernon Carey (1)
In game 2, Miami commits less penalties than game 1. But commits 7 penalties that had an effect on the drive, compared to 5 in game 1. Players that committed penalties in both games that had an affect are:
Rex Hadnot
Channing Crowder
Neither one of these players learned from their mistakes in game 1. Miami now has a record of 1-1.
Game 3: Carolina @ Miami
Seth McKinney - Offensive holding to bring up 2nd and 17. 18 yard completion on 3rd down. Penalty had no effect.
Seth McKinney - False start. 2 plays later Miami scores a TD. Penalty had no effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides. Carolina ends up punting. Penalty had no effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start. Next play he's bailed out by a defensive offsides. Penalty had no effect.
Sam Madison - Defensive holding. 2 plays later, offensive holding. Penalty had no effect.
Tebucky Jones - Face mask. 15 yards. Carolina ends up scoring. Penalty had an effect.
Stockar McDougle - Offensive holding on 3rd and 4. Miami punts on 3rd and 14. Penalty had an effect.
Sam Madison - Personal foul after the play on a fumble recovery. Instead of 1st and 10 on Carolina's 12. It's 1st and 10 on Carolina's 27. Penalty had an effect.
Junior Seau - Defensive holding on 3rd and 10, Delhomme was sacked so it would have been 4th down and long. Instead it's 1st and 10. Penalty had an effect.
Sam Madison - Personal foul on 1st and 10. Carolina ends up punting. Penalty had an effect.
Reggie Howard - Pass interference on 2nd and 10. Next play, Carolina scores a TD. Penalty had an effect.
Travis Daniels - Pass interference. 2 plays later, Schulters intercepts the ball. Penalty had no effect.
Travis Daniels - Offsides on kickoff. Game ends. Penalty had no effect.
Game 3 - 13 penalties for 138 yards.
These players committed penalties that had an effect:
Tebucky Jones(1)
Stockar McDougle(1)
Sam Madison(2)
Junior Seau(1)
Reggie Howard(1)
Miami commits 6 penalties that had an effect on the drive. One more than game 1, 1 less than game 2. Miami's record is now 2-1.
Game 4: Miami @ Buffalo
Kevin Carter - Offsides on first play (look familiar?) Bills get a first after a 3rd and 2 conversion. Penalty had an effect.
Donnie Spragan - Pass interference on 1st and goal at the 1. Gives Buffalo one more chance then they should get. Penalty had an effect.
Alonzo Ephraim - Stupid unnecessary roughness penalty. Penalty had an effect.
Vonnie Holliday - Defensive holding on 2nd and 10. Pass was incomplete, it would have been 3rd and 10. Penalty had an effect.
Zach Thomas - Roughing the passer. Ball was already on the goaline. Penalty had no effect.
Damion McIntosh - False start on 2nd and 5. Miami ends up punting on 4th and 5. Penalty had an effect.
David Bowens - False start on 4th and 5. Miami was punting anyways. Penalty had no effect.
David Bowens - Offsides on 3rd and 4. Gives Buffalo a first down. Penalty had an effect.
Matt Roth - Offsides. Penalty declined. Penalty had no effect.
Donnie Spragan - Defensive holding on a play that would have brought up 4th and 14. Buffalo scores a TD 3 plays later. Penalty had an effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start on 2nd and goal from the 4. Any penalty this close to the goaline is a crucial one. Penalty had an effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides. Buffalo ends up punting. Penalty had no effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start. Miami was running out the clock for the half. Penalty had no effect.
Sam Madison - Pass interference. Buffalo ends up punting. Penalty had no effect.
Yeremiah Bell - Illegal block. Miami gets stuck inside their own 10. Penalty had an effect.
Stockar McDougle - False start. Miami still ends up getting the first. Penalty had no effect.
Gus Frerotte - Delay of game. Miami ends up punting. Penalty had an effect.
Jeff Zgonina - Neutral zone infraction. Play would usually have an effect, but he makes up for it a play later by recovering a fumble. Penalty had no effect.
Randy McMichael - Taunting. Penalty had an effect.
18 penalties for 102 yards. Not including the declined penalty.
Players who committed a penalty that had an effect are:
Kevin Carter(1)
Donnie Spragan(2)
Alonzo Ephraim(1)
Vonnie Holliday(1)
Damion McIntosh(1)
David Bowens(1)
Rex Hadnot(1)
Yeremiah Bell(1)
Gus Frerotte(1)
Randy McMichael(1)
11 penalties were committed that had an effect on the current drive. Miami is 2-2.
Recap:
Game 1: 5 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Win
Game 2: 7 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Loss
Game 3: 6 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Win
Game 4: 11 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Loss
Players who committed penalties with an effect:
Rex Hadnot OL (3)
Channing Crowder LB (2)
Donnie Spragan LB (2)
Sam Madison CB (2)
David Boston WR (1)
Wes Welker WR (1)
Jason Taylor DL (1)
Matt Roth DL (1)
Kevin Carter DL (1)
Vonnie Holliday DL (1)
David Bowens DL (1)
Lance Schulters FS (1)
Yeremiah Bell FS (1)
Tebucky Jones SS (1)
Jason Glenn LB (1)
Junior Seau LB (1)
Seth McKinney OL (1)
Vernon Carey OL (1)
Stockar McDougle OL (1)
Damion McIntosh OL (1)
Alonzo Ephraim OL (1)
Rex Hadnot OL (1)
Reggie Howard CB (1)
Gus Frerotte QB (1)
Randy McMichael TE(1)
I'm not trying to prove anything, some of you may think the other penalties had an effect when I thought they didn't. Just take what you want from the stats above.
Game 1: Denver @ Miami
Vernon Carey - Potential crucial penalty with a false start on 3rd and 5, brings up a 3rd and 10. Miami ends up gaining 15 yards on a completion. Penalty had no effect.
Lorenzo Diamond - Offensive holding on 2nd and 7. Brings up 2nd and 17 which is nullified when Denver commits a holding penalty on the next play. Penalty had no effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start on 1st and 10. Miami still gets the first down after a 3rd and 2 conversion. Penalty had no effect.
Chris Chambers - False start on 1st and 10. Miami still gets the first down. Penalty had no effect.
Wes Welker - Crucial penalty, with a false start on 3rd and 6. Brings up 3rd and 11. Penalty had an effect.
Rex Hadnot - Adds on to Welkers penalty, to bring up 3rd and 16. Miami doesn't get the first down, forced to kick. Penalty had an effect.
Channing Crowder - Pass interference on 2nd and 10. Automatic first down. Penalty had an effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides on 3rd and goal from the 3, pass was incomplete. Gives Denver another chance. Even though Miami stopped them on 4th and goal I still think the Penalty had an effect.
Reggie Howard - Illegal use of the hands that was declined. Penalty had no effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides on 3rd and 10 on a pass that was incomplete. Gives Denver another chance with 3rd and 5. Taylor gets bailed out with another incomplete pass to bring up 4th down. Penalty had no effect.
Marty Booker - Offensive holding to bring up 1st and 20. Gets a break with a defensive pass interference call on the next play. Penalty had no effect.
Matt Roth - Unnecessary roughness after the play on an interception. Instead of great field position, Miami is back in their own territory. Penalty had an effect.
So for game 1, we have 11 penalties for 69 yards. Not including the one on Howard that was declined. The players whose penalties had an effect on the current drive were:
Wes Welker (1)
Rex Hadnot (1)
Channing Crowder (1)
Jason Taylor (1)
Matt Roth (1)
Game 2: Miami @ NY Jets
Jason Taylor - Offsides on 1st and 10. Gets bailed out by offensive holding two plays later. Penalty had no effect.
Lance Schulters - Pass interference on 3rd and 15. Huge penalty. Jets score a TD later in the drive. Penalty had an effect.
Reggie Howard - Illegal contact. Penalty declined. Penalty had no effect.
Jason Glenn - Offensive holding on a punt return, loss of field position. Miami goes 3 and out. Penalty had an effect.
Matt Roth - Offsides on 1st and 19. Jets end up punting. Penalty had no effect.
David Boston - Offensive holding on 2nd and 4. Miami ends up punting on 4th and 14. Penalty had an effect.
Seth McKinney - Offensive holding on 1st and 10. Miami ends up punting on 4th and 14. Penalty had an effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start on 3rd and 2. Miami punts on 4th and 7. Penalty had an effect.
Channing Crowder - Unnecessary roughness. Gives up half the distance to the goaline. Jets score a TD. Penalty had an effect.
Junior Seau - Holding penalty. Declined since the Jets scored a TD. Penalty had no effect.
Vernon Carey - Offensive holding. 1st and 20. Miami punts on 4th and 20. Penalty had an effect.
Stockar McDougle - False start. Game is pretty much over with 4 seconds left in our own territory. Penalty had no effect.
Game 2 gives us 10 penalties for 88 yards. Not including the 2 penalties that were declined. The players who had an effect are:
Lance Schulters(1)
Jason Glenn (1)
David Boston (1)
Seth McKinney (1)
Rex Hadnot (1)
Channing Crowder (1)
Vernon Carey (1)
In game 2, Miami commits less penalties than game 1. But commits 7 penalties that had an effect on the drive, compared to 5 in game 1. Players that committed penalties in both games that had an affect are:
Rex Hadnot
Channing Crowder
Neither one of these players learned from their mistakes in game 1. Miami now has a record of 1-1.
Game 3: Carolina @ Miami
Seth McKinney - Offensive holding to bring up 2nd and 17. 18 yard completion on 3rd down. Penalty had no effect.
Seth McKinney - False start. 2 plays later Miami scores a TD. Penalty had no effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides. Carolina ends up punting. Penalty had no effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start. Next play he's bailed out by a defensive offsides. Penalty had no effect.
Sam Madison - Defensive holding. 2 plays later, offensive holding. Penalty had no effect.
Tebucky Jones - Face mask. 15 yards. Carolina ends up scoring. Penalty had an effect.
Stockar McDougle - Offensive holding on 3rd and 4. Miami punts on 3rd and 14. Penalty had an effect.
Sam Madison - Personal foul after the play on a fumble recovery. Instead of 1st and 10 on Carolina's 12. It's 1st and 10 on Carolina's 27. Penalty had an effect.
Junior Seau - Defensive holding on 3rd and 10, Delhomme was sacked so it would have been 4th down and long. Instead it's 1st and 10. Penalty had an effect.
Sam Madison - Personal foul on 1st and 10. Carolina ends up punting. Penalty had an effect.
Reggie Howard - Pass interference on 2nd and 10. Next play, Carolina scores a TD. Penalty had an effect.
Travis Daniels - Pass interference. 2 plays later, Schulters intercepts the ball. Penalty had no effect.
Travis Daniels - Offsides on kickoff. Game ends. Penalty had no effect.
Game 3 - 13 penalties for 138 yards.
These players committed penalties that had an effect:
Tebucky Jones(1)
Stockar McDougle(1)
Sam Madison(2)
Junior Seau(1)
Reggie Howard(1)
Miami commits 6 penalties that had an effect on the drive. One more than game 1, 1 less than game 2. Miami's record is now 2-1.
Game 4: Miami @ Buffalo
Kevin Carter - Offsides on first play (look familiar?) Bills get a first after a 3rd and 2 conversion. Penalty had an effect.
Donnie Spragan - Pass interference on 1st and goal at the 1. Gives Buffalo one more chance then they should get. Penalty had an effect.
Alonzo Ephraim - Stupid unnecessary roughness penalty. Penalty had an effect.
Vonnie Holliday - Defensive holding on 2nd and 10. Pass was incomplete, it would have been 3rd and 10. Penalty had an effect.
Zach Thomas - Roughing the passer. Ball was already on the goaline. Penalty had no effect.
Damion McIntosh - False start on 2nd and 5. Miami ends up punting on 4th and 5. Penalty had an effect.
David Bowens - False start on 4th and 5. Miami was punting anyways. Penalty had no effect.
David Bowens - Offsides on 3rd and 4. Gives Buffalo a first down. Penalty had an effect.
Matt Roth - Offsides. Penalty declined. Penalty had no effect.
Donnie Spragan - Defensive holding on a play that would have brought up 4th and 14. Buffalo scores a TD 3 plays later. Penalty had an effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start on 2nd and goal from the 4. Any penalty this close to the goaline is a crucial one. Penalty had an effect.
Jason Taylor - Offsides. Buffalo ends up punting. Penalty had no effect.
Rex Hadnot - False start. Miami was running out the clock for the half. Penalty had no effect.
Sam Madison - Pass interference. Buffalo ends up punting. Penalty had no effect.
Yeremiah Bell - Illegal block. Miami gets stuck inside their own 10. Penalty had an effect.
Stockar McDougle - False start. Miami still ends up getting the first. Penalty had no effect.
Gus Frerotte - Delay of game. Miami ends up punting. Penalty had an effect.
Jeff Zgonina - Neutral zone infraction. Play would usually have an effect, but he makes up for it a play later by recovering a fumble. Penalty had no effect.
Randy McMichael - Taunting. Penalty had an effect.
18 penalties for 102 yards. Not including the declined penalty.
Players who committed a penalty that had an effect are:
Kevin Carter(1)
Donnie Spragan(2)
Alonzo Ephraim(1)
Vonnie Holliday(1)
Damion McIntosh(1)
David Bowens(1)
Rex Hadnot(1)
Yeremiah Bell(1)
Gus Frerotte(1)
Randy McMichael(1)
11 penalties were committed that had an effect on the current drive. Miami is 2-2.
Recap:
Game 1: 5 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Win
Game 2: 7 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Loss
Game 3: 6 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Win
Game 4: 11 penalties that had an effect on a drive. Loss
Players who committed penalties with an effect:
Rex Hadnot OL (3)
Channing Crowder LB (2)
Donnie Spragan LB (2)
Sam Madison CB (2)
David Boston WR (1)
Wes Welker WR (1)
Jason Taylor DL (1)
Matt Roth DL (1)
Kevin Carter DL (1)
Vonnie Holliday DL (1)
David Bowens DL (1)
Lance Schulters FS (1)
Yeremiah Bell FS (1)
Tebucky Jones SS (1)
Jason Glenn LB (1)
Junior Seau LB (1)
Seth McKinney OL (1)
Vernon Carey OL (1)
Stockar McDougle OL (1)
Damion McIntosh OL (1)
Alonzo Ephraim OL (1)
Rex Hadnot OL (1)
Reggie Howard CB (1)
Gus Frerotte QB (1)
Randy McMichael TE(1)
I'm not trying to prove anything, some of you may think the other penalties had an effect when I thought they didn't. Just take what you want from the stats above.