Passing Penalties

2012

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 (253), Defensive Holding (149), Roughing the Passer (90), and Illegal Contact (68)

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Team	Games	Total	Defensive Holding	Defensive Pass Interference	Illegal Contact	Roughing the Passer	Penalty Yards
Chicago	16	1.063	0.125	0.688	0.125	0.125	12.688
Indianapolis	17	1.647	0.176	0.824	0.353	0.294	21.471
N.Y. Jets	16	1.688	0.750	0.688	0.188	0.063	13.188
Houston	18	0.889	0.167	0.444	0.056	0.222	11.778
Denver	17	1.529	0.471	0.765	0.235	0.059	16.000
Oakland	16	1.188	0.125	0.563	0.125	0.375	16.125
Baltimore	20	1.400	0.300	0.800	0.200	0.100	16.700
San Diego	16	1.000	0.438	0.313	0.000	0.250	10.688
Kansas City	16	0.813	0.125	0.438	0.125	0.125	11.000
Detroit	16	0.875	0.125	0.438	0.125	0.188	11.688
Minnesota	17	0.941	0.412	0.412	0.000	0.118	11.765
Atlanta	18	1.167	0.556	0.333	0.167	0.111	8.444
San Francisco	19	0.842	0.263	0.316	0.053	0.211	8.632
Arizona	16	0.563	0.188	0.313	0.000	0.063	6.500
Miami	16	1.625	0.125	0.750	0.313	0.438	19.938
Cincinnati	17	0.765	0.235	0.412	0.000	0.118	10.059
Washington	17	0.765	0.059	0.353	0.118	0.235	9.118
N.Y. Giants	16	1.313	0.250	0.750	0.250	0.063	17.938
Philadelphia	16	1.125	0.375	0.313	0.063	0.375	14.625
Green Bay	18	1.333	0.389	0.611	0.111	0.222	16.889
New England	18	1.389	0.333	0.778	0.167	0.111	15.944
Tennessee	16	1.063	0.438	0.313	0.250	0.063	7.938
New Orleans	16	0.625	0.250	0.313	0.000	0.063	7.688
Seattle	18	0.889	0.278	0.389	0.111	0.111	12.500
Tampa Bay	16	0.625	0.063	0.313	0.125	0.125	7.063
Carolina	16	1.375	0.500	0.375	0.125	0.375	11.313
Buffalo	16	0.813	0.125	0.313	0.063	0.313	10.000
Jacksonville	16	1.063	0.250	0.500	0.250	0.063	10.250
Pittsburgh	16	0.813	0.188	0.438	0.000	0.188	11.813
Dallas	16	1.063	0.375	0.438	0.250	0.000	10.875
Cleveland	16	0.625	0.125	0.188	0.125	0.188	7.875
St. Louis	16	0.563	0.313	0.188	0.000	0.063	5.625