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What is the worst penalty to receive in an NFL football game?

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+Ralph Hickock It's true that a Safety as a result of a penalty in the End Zone is the most severe penalty under normal playing conditions as it is the only one that awards the other team points as well as gives them the ball. read more

The most damaging single penalty for a team as a whole I have ever seen was in CFL where in one game the combined kicker and punter got ejected from the game for striking an opponent and they did not have a single player on the team who had ever kicked a football. read more

In the NFL, a major (15-yard) penalty by one team may not offset a minor (5-yard) penalty by the other team. In the CFL, the penalty yardage is generally netted: a 15-yard penalty by one team and a 10-yard penalty by the other will result in 5 net yards of penalty enforcement. read more

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