Defensive Pass Interference

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Definition

Making intentional physical contact with an intended receiver after the ball has been thrown and before it has been touched by another player, in order to hinder or prevent him from catching a forward pass.

Outcome

Spot of the foul. Ball is placed on the 1 yard line if the foul occurred in the endzone. Automatic first down.

2011 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 6.56 Defensive Pass Interference penalties per team league wide.

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		Against					Beneficiary
Name	Games	Count	Yards Lost	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards Gained	Dismissed	Home	Away
Arizona	16	14	210	0	3	11	7	87	0	4	3
Atlanta	17	4	32	0	1	3	7	91	2	5	2
Baltimore	18	7	100	0	5	2	11	280	1	5	6
Buffalo	16	7	148	0	4	3	11	236	0	5	6
Carolina	16	8	180	0	5	3	3	37	0	1	2
Chicago	16	3	54	1	2	1	3	35	0	1	2
Cincinnati	17	7	130	0	2	5	13	264	0	4	9
Cleveland	16	11	176	1	5	6	9	96	0	6	3
Dallas	16	8	128	2	5	3	5	76	1	4	1
Denver	18	7	76	1	2	5	5	111	0	4	1
Detroit	17	8	103	0	4	4	4	86	1	1	3
Green Bay	17	4	62	0	2	2	12	180	2	5	7
Houston	18	9	211	1	1	8	3	42	0	2	1
Indianapolis	16	4	24	1	3	1	6	129	1	4	2
Jacksonville	16	4	97	0	2	2	5	82	1	3	2
Kansas City	16	5	72	1	2	3	5	46	1	4	1
Oakland	16	12	187	1	4	8	6	76	0	5	1
St. Louis	16	5	126	0	3	2	7	129	1	4	3
San Diego	16	5	83	4	2	3	8	117	0	4	4
Miami	16	7	111	0	1	6	8	168	1	2	6
Minnesota	16	5	87	0	3	2	6	95	2	6	0
New England	19	8	199	3	6	2	3	55	1	2	1
New Orleans	18	7	80	1	2	5	9	121	0	3	6
N.Y. Giants	20	5	93	0	3	2	12	226	1	7	5
N.Y. Jets	16	5	91	0	1	4	11	201	1	6	5
Philadelphia	16	5	76	0	4	1	2	25	1	2	0
Pittsburgh	17	6	99	1	4	2	5	110	1	2	3
San Francisco	18	6	177	1	2	4	5	79	0	5	0
Seattle	16	8	109	2	5	3	6	146	0	2	4
Tampa Bay	16	8	101	0	5	3	6	82	0	2	4
Tennessee	16	3	55	0	1	2	4	75	1	2	2
Washington	16	5	148	0	1	4	3	42	1	3	0
Totals	267	210	3625	21	95	115	210	3625	21	115	95