re: If the flag fest continues into the season....

D Holding and IC by Team in 2013
Team Def Hold Ill. Cont. Comb.
DEN 13 3 16
KC 15 1 16
BUF 9 4 13
DAL 12 1 13
ATL 8 4 12
CAR 9 3 12
GNB 9 3 12
IND 10 2 12
SEA 11 1 12
HOU 8 3 11
BAL 5 5 10
CIN 9 1 10
DET 7 3 10
NYJ 9 1 10
ARI 8 1 9
STL 6 3 9
CLE 6 2 8
OAK 8 0 8
SDG 5 3 8
TEN 6 2 8
NEW 6 1 7
NYG 6 1 7
PIT 6 1 7
SFO 7 0 7
WAS 6 1 7
MIA 5 1 6
PHI 4 2 6
TAM 5 1 6
JAX 4 0 4
MIN 4 0 4
CHI 3 0 3
NOR 2 0 2
TOTAL 231 54 285

So that graphic actually did exaggerate(in the lesser direction) the number of IC penalties called last year by 17 fewer.