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.

2012 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 7.91 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	8	126	1	6	2	5	74	0	5	0
Atlanta	18	1	16	0	1	0	6	60	1	2	4
Baltimore	20	9	134	0	2	7	16	243	2	8	8
Buffalo	16	12	193	0	3	9	5	82	0	0	5
Carolina	16	9	131	0	2	7	6	43	1	4	2
Chicago	16	4	33	0	3	1	11	153	2	7	4
Cincinnati	17	7	122	1	3	4	7	121	0	2	5
Cleveland	16	13	218	2	2	11	3	61	0	1	2
Dallas	16	5	53	3	4	1	7	124	2	5	2
Denver	17	7	93	0	3	4	13	198	2	8	5
Detroit	16	9	170	3	4	5	7	140	0	3	4
Green Bay	18	6	167	1	2	4	11	204	2	4	7
Houston	18	9	156	1	4	5	8	132	0	5	3
Indianapolis	17	11	148	3	5	6	14	250	4	8	6
Jacksonville	16	14	225	1	7	7	8	109	1	2	6
Kansas City	16	6	83	0	4	2	7	131	0	4	3
Oakland	16	4	79	0	3	1	9	158	1	8	1
St. Louis	16	4	43	1	3	1	3	59	1	2	1
San Diego	16	8	107	1	2	6	5	78	0	1	4
Miami	16	13	212	0	9	4	12	198	1	10	2
Minnesota	17	9	178	1	2	7	7	143	0	2	5
New England	18	12	227	1	5	7	14	220	0	8	6
New Orleans	16	6	122	2	3	3	5	90	3	4	1
N.Y. Giants	16	3	40	0	0	3	12	232	3	9	3
N.Y. Jets	16	8	123	0	4	4	11	123	1	2	9
Philadelphia	16	8	98	5	6	2	5	134	1	4	1
Pittsburgh	16	12	313	1	6	6	7	130	0	5	2
San Francisco	19	7	130	3	4	3	6	78	0	2	4
Seattle	18	5	78	0	3	2	7	162	1	3	4
Tampa Bay	16	8	146	1	1	7	5	68	1	2	3
Tennessee	16	7	72	1	4	3	5	57	3	4	1
Washington	17	9	117	0	6	3	6	98	0	3	3
Totals	267	253	4153	33	116	137	253	4153	33	137	116