Illegal Contact

Definition

Making significant contact with a receiver after the receiver has advanced five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Exceptions: The illegal contact is called only if the quarterback is still in pocket and the ball is still in his hands.

Outcome

5 yards, automatic first down

2012 Stats

Penalties By Week

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	1	5	1	0	0	0
2	16	6	40	4	2	0	0
3	16	9	45	5	4	0	0
4	15	6	30	3	3	1	0
5	14	1	5	1	0	1	1
6	14	1	5	1	0	1	0
7	13	5	23	2	3	1	0
8	14	4	20	2	2	1	1
9	14	5	25	1	4	2	0
10	14	3	15	1	2	0	0
11	14	6	30	2	4	1	0
12	16	1	5	0	1	2	0
13	16	4	20	1	3	1	0
14	16	4	20	3	1	1	0
15	16	5	25	3	2	0	0
17	16	4	20	2	2	3	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	2	10	1	1	0	0
Conference Championships	2	1	5	0	1	0	0
Totals	246	68	348	33	35	15	2

Penalties By Week - Per Game

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	0.06	0.31	0.06	0	0	0
2	16	0.38	2.5	0.25	0.13	0	0
3	16	0.56	2.81	0.31	0.25	0	0
4	15	0.4	2	0.2	0.2	0.07	0
5	14	0.07	0.36	0.07	0	0.07	0.07
6	14	0.07	0.36	0.07	0	0.07	0
7	13	0.38	1.77	0.15	0.23	0.08	0
8	14	0.29	1.43	0.14	0.14	0.07	0.07
9	14	0.36	1.79	0.07	0.29	0.14	0
10	14	0.21	1.07	0.07	0.14	0	0
11	14	0.43	2.14	0.14	0.29	0.07	0
12	16	0.06	0.31	0	0.06	0.13	0
13	16	0.25	1.25	0.06	0.19	0.06	0
14	16	0.25	1.25	0.19	0.06	0.06	0
15	16	0.31	1.56	0.19	0.13	0	0
17	16	0.25	1.25	0.13	0.13	0.19	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	0.5	2.5	0.25	0.25	0	0
Conference Championships	2	0.5	2.5	0	0.5	0	0
Totals	246	5.33	27.16	2.35	2.99	1.01	0.14