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2012 NFL Penalty Data Previous Year
Weekly League Penalty Totals
Does not include penalties which were declined or offsetting
| Total | Avg/Wk | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Penalty | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds | Num | Yds |
| Offensive Holding | 629 | 5992 | 37.0 | 352.5 | 42 | 402 | 47 | 441 | 42 | 416 | 27 | 267 | 36 | 335 | 40 | 364 | 33 | 300 | 23 | 226 | 31 | 299 | 36 | 352 | 35 | 330 | 35 | 334 | 44 | 419 | 40 | 381 | 54 | 520 | 37 | 347 | 27 | 259 |
| False Start | 603 | 2954 | 35.5 | 173.8 | 40 | 196 | 40 | 198 | 49 | 232 | 30 | 147 | 41 | 198 | 39 | 189 | 33 | 157 | 23 | 116 | 37 | 183 | 27 | 135 | 34 | 170 | 32 | 160 | 30 | 150 | 38 | 189 | 42 | 198 | 32 | 158 | 36 | 178 |
| Defensive Pass Interference | 243 | 4027 | 14.3 | 236.9 | 26 | 321 | 14 | 253 | 20 | 306 | 17 | 313 | 11 | 214 | 17 | 321 | 9 | 133 | 11 | 179 | 13 | 263 | 10 | 135 | 14 | 278 | 9 | 166 | 12 | 222 | 15 | 164 | 15 | 331 | 13 | 181 | 17 | 247 |
| Defensive Offside | 170 | 824 | 10.0 | 48.5 | 14 | 70 | 11 | 54 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 51 | 7 | 36 | 16 | 78 | 11 | 53 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 101 | 9 | 45 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 41 | 9 | 40 |
| Unnecessary Roughness | 166 | 2287 | 9.8 | 134.5 | 7 | 99 | 12 | 173 | 17 | 246 | 9 | 125 | 9 | 135 | 11 | 146 | 13 | 173 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 59 | 11 | 145 | 12 | 155 | 7 | 77 | 10 | 150 | 8 | 120 | 9 | 124 | 14 | 196 | 7 | 99 |
| Defensive Holding | 147 | 717 | 8.6 | 42.2 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 56 | 14 | 67 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 45 | 8 | 40 | 9 | 43 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 50 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 45 | 12 | 58 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 35 |
| Delay of Game | 125 | 617 | 7.4 | 36.3 | 12 | 60 | 7 | 35 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 35 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 35 | 9 | 43 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 20 |
| Neutral Zone Infraction | 117 | 566 | 6.9 | 33.3 | 9 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 10 | 49 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 55 | 9 | 44 |
| Illegal Block Above the Waist | 110 | 1004 | 6.5 | 59.1 | 8 | 80 | 9 | 80 | 8 | 64 | 9 | 88 | 5 | 35 | 6 | 60 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 54 | 7 | 63 | 8 | 74 | 8 | 80 | 9 | 83 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 38 |
| Roughing the Passer | 88 | 1182 | 5.2 | 69.5 | 8 | 112 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 95 | 4 | 52 | 6 | 90 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 70 | 5 | 76 | 5 | 65 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 69 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 82 | 9 | 135 | 8 | 109 |
| Personal Foul | 83 | 1143 | 4.9 | 67.2 | 4 | 60 | 11 | 141 | 7 | 112 | 8 | 98 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 76 | 5 | 75 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 96 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 72 | 5 | 75 |
| Illegal Use of Hands | 79 | 508 | 4.6 | 29.9 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 56 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 45 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| Offensive Pass Interference | 76 | 739 | 4.5 | 43.5 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 48 | 6 | 60 | 8 | 76 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 60 | 7 | 67 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 10 |
| Face Mask (15 Yards) | 74 | 924 | 4.4 | 54.4 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 60 | 8 | 92 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 90 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 42 | 6 | 83 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 53 |
| Encroachment | 67 | 323 | 3.9 | 19.0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| Illegal Contact | 65 | 333 | 3.8 | 19.6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 9 | 45 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 46 | 622 | 2.7 | 36.6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 89 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 60 |
| Illegal Formation | 41 | 205 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Defensive 12 On-field | 33 | 155 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Intentional Grounding | 28 | 337 | 1.6 | 19.8 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 63 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Horse Collar Tackle | 24 | 324 | 1.4 | 19.1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal Shift | 19 | 94 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Illegal Motion | 17 | 83 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Offside on Free Kick | 17 | 85 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Player Out of Bounds on Punt | 16 | 80 | .9 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Illegal Substitution | 13 | 58 | .8 | 3.4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Illegal Touch Kick | 8 | 30 | .5 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Offensive 12 On-field | 8 | 40 | .5 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Chop Block | 7 | 90 | .4 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roughing the Kicker | 7 | 105 | .4 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal Touch Pass | 7 | 30 | .4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal Forward Pass | 7 | 31 | .4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Low Block | 7 | 83 | .4 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fair Catch Interference | 6 | 90 | .4 | 5.3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tripping | 6 | 47 | .4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal Blindside Block | 5 | 66 | .3 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Taunting | 5 | 75 | .3 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Running Into the Kicker | 5 | 25 | .3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Ineligible Downfield Pass | 5 | 25 | .3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clipping | 5 | 63 | .3 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive Delay of Game | 5 | 24 | .3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ineligible Downfield Kick | 5 | 25 | .3 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive Offside | 4 | 20 | .2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interference with Opportunity to Catch | 4 | 60 | .2 | 3.5 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal Crackback | 3 | 29 | .2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal Wedge | 2 | 12 | .1 | .7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disqualification | 2 | 35 | .1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Out of Bounds | 2 | 5 | .1 | .3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leaping | 1 | 10 | .1 | .6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid Fair Catch Signal | 1 | 5 | .1 | .3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal Bat | 1 | 10 | .1 | .6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 3214 | 27218 | 189.1 | 1,601.1 | 206 | 1737 | 213 | 1863 | 233 | 2055 | 171 | 1545 | 177 | 1470 | 196 | 1660 | 159 | 1288 | 147 | 1170 | 186 | 1547 | 176 | 1515 | 188 | 1632 | 188 | 1514 | 209 | 1752 | 201 | 1634 | 211 | 1880 | 180 | 1536 | 173 | 1420 |
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