Delay of Game
Definition
Failing to snap the ball before the play clock reaches zero. It may also be called when a player spikes the ball on non touchdown plays.Outcome
5 yards.2012 Stats
Teams
There was an average of 4.09 Delay of Game penalties per team league wide.
| Overall Total | Per Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Against | Yards Lost | Beneficiary | Beneficiary Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away | Against | Yards Lost | Beneficiary | Beneficiary Yards |
| Arizona | 16 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.31 | 1.56 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| Atlanta | 18 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 1.39 |
| Baltimore | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.65 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 1.13 | 0.38 | 1.88 |
| Carolina | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.13 | 0.63 |
| Chicago | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.19 | 0.94 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.29 | 1.47 | 0.24 | 1.18 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| Dallas | 16 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 2.19 | 0.19 | 0.94 |
| Denver | 17 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.41 | 2.06 | 0.24 | 1.12 |
| Detroit | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.94 |
| Green Bay | 18 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.22 | 1.11 | 0.33 | 1.67 |
| Houston | 18 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.22 | 1.11 | 0.11 | 0.56 |
| Indianapolis | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.24 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 1.75 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.31 | 1.56 | 0.25 | 1.25 |
| Miami | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 1.88 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 1.18 |
| New England | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| New Orleans | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 1.88 |
| N.Y. Jets | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.25 | 1.13 |
| N.Y. Giants | 16 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| Oakland | 16 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 | 1.94 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0.38 | 1.88 |
| San Diego | 16 | 10 | 50 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.63 | 3.13 | 0.25 | 1.25 |
| San Francisco | 19 | 11 | 55 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.58 | 2.89 | 0.21 | 1.05 |
| Seattle | 18 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.44 | 2.22 | 0.33 | 1.5 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.56 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.38 | 1.88 | 0.13 | 0.63 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.44 | 2.06 | 0.25 | 1.25 |
| Washington | 17 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 2.06 |
| Totals | 534 | 131 | 645 | 131 | 645 | 2 | 48 | 83 | 7.9 | 38.7 | 7.9 | 38.9 |
Player
Penalties By Week
Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.
| Overall Total | Per Game | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Games | Total Count | Penalty Yards | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting | Total Count | Penalty Yards | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
| 1 | 16 | 12 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 3.75 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 | 2.19 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | 2.69 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 1.53 | 0.13 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 1.43 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.57 | 2.86 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 | 1.92 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 3.21 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 3.07 | 0.14 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | 2.69 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 | 3.13 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 1.56 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | 2.81 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 | 2.19 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 266 | 131 | 645 | 48 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 10.1 | 49.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0 |
