NFL Week 13 fines: No Arizona Cardinals are fined

Key Highlights

• The fines totaled $373,060, which was the second-highest of the season and was also in Week 9: $398,057. The trend also continued of a majority of fines not being penalized on the field.
• Of the 32 fines, there was no penalty called on 19.
• In 13 weeks, there have been 266 fines assessed and only 115 (43.3 percent) were flagged with 151 not. A significant part of that is because of how many fines for violent gestures, use of the helmet and hip-drop tackles go unpenalized during the game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUse of helmet: 47 fines; 5 yes, 42 no. Hip-drop tackle: 26 fines; 0 yes, 26 no. Violent gesture: 17 fines; 3 yes, 14 no. That’s a total of 90 fines this season with 82 not penalized.
• In Week 13, four fines for use of helmet were not penalized, two for hip-drop tackles were not flagged and four of the five for violent gestures were not penalized. Taunting has been a 50-50 proposition with 32 fines and 16 penalties this season.
• Of the five fined in Week 13, three were penalized. Aside from the four categories mentioned, the other fines in Week 13 were four for facemask; two for late hits, low blocks, pulling off the pile and hit on a defenseless player; and one for a leg whip, stepping on an opponent, blindside block and a non-specific unnecessary roughness penalty. Jaguars punter Logan Cooke was injured on the play he was fined for a leg whip.