Passing Penalties

2009

This page shows all passing penalties, based on the type of penalty.

Only passing plays are used.

Beneficiary means the team benefitted from the penalty. Declined and Offsetting penalties are not shown in this table.

The table below contains the following penalties: Defensive Pass Interference (190), Defensive Holding (104), Illegal Contact (92), and Roughing the Passer (69)

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Team	Games	Total	Defensive Holding	Defensive Pass Interference	Illegal Contact	Roughing the Passer	Penalty Yards
Atlanta	16	1.063	0.250	0.438	0.188	0.188	7.438
Cleveland	16	0.438	0.063	0.188	0.188	0.000	5.688
Minnesota	18	1.111	0.278	0.500	0.111	0.222	13.722
Tampa Bay	16	0.625	0.063	0.313	0.125	0.125	8.063
Green Bay	17	1.412	0.353	0.824	0.059	0.176	16.176
Jacksonville	16	0.563	0.125	0.438	0.000	0.000	5.875
Houston	16	0.563	0.188	0.125	0.188	0.063	5.313
Seattle	16	1.000	0.313	0.500	0.125	0.063	11.313
Denver	16	0.813	0.188	0.438	0.063	0.125	11.938
Baltimore	18	0.556	0.000	0.333	0.167	0.056	10.556
San Diego	17	1.118	0.118	0.647	0.176	0.176	13.059
N.Y. Giants	16	0.875	0.188	0.188	0.313	0.188	8.375
Cincinnati	17	1.294	0.176	0.412	0.588	0.118	10.706
Detroit	16	0.875	0.188	0.375	0.188	0.125	11.750
New England	17	1.471	0.471	0.353	0.294	0.353	16.765
Arizona	18	1.000	0.278	0.444	0.056	0.222	12.111
Kansas City	16	0.938	0.125	0.563	0.125	0.125	8.938
Dallas	18	0.722	0.111	0.500	0.056	0.056	8.000
San Francisco	16	0.625	0.063	0.375	0.063	0.125	10.875
Pittsburgh	16	1.125	0.313	0.375	0.250	0.188	13.313
Buffalo	16	0.813	0.125	0.063	0.125	0.500	8.125
Washington	16	0.688	0.250	0.250	0.188	0.000	6.000
Oakland	16	0.813	0.063	0.313	0.375	0.063	9.125
N.Y. Jets	19	0.684	0.263	0.158	0.211	0.053	6.632
New Orleans	19	0.632	0.105	0.316	0.053	0.158	7.684
Philadelphia	17	0.824	0.235	0.412	0.176	0.000	7.235
Chicago	16	1.063	0.250	0.313	0.313	0.188	11.500
Indianapolis	19	1.000	0.105	0.632	0.105	0.158	16.158
St. Louis	16	0.563	0.313	0.125	0.000	0.125	4.625
Miami	16	0.625	0.250	0.250	0.063	0.063	7.188
Tennessee	16	0.750	0.313	0.063	0.375	0.000	4.688
Carolina	16	0.563	0.125	0.063	0.250	0.125	4.313