Horse Collar Tackle
Definition
Tackling another player by grabbing the inside of an opponent's shoulder pads or jersey from behind and immediately yanking the player down. Exceptions: This is a legal tackle inside the tackle box. It is also not illegal just because a player is grabbed by the back of the jersey or pads before being brought down. It has to be a yank that takes them down, and it has to occur immediately.Outcome
15 yards2012 Stats
Teams
There was an average of 0.81 Horse Collar Tackle 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 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.83 |
| Baltimore | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| Chicago | 16 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.88 | 0.19 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.88 |
| Dallas | 16 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| Denver | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit | 16 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1.88 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| Green Bay | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 1.67 |
| Houston | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.83 |
| Indianapolis | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.06 | 0.88 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.88 |
| New England | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| N.Y. Jets | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| N.Y. Giants | 16 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.75 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Oakland | 16 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0.13 | 1.88 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| San Diego | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seattle | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.83 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.75 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 17 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 1.76 | 0.12 | 1.35 |
| Totals | 534 | 26 | 354 | 26 | 354 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 1.6 | 21.5 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
Player
| Name | Team | Total Calls | Yards Lost | Home | Away | Home/Away Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Bethea | Indianapolis | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A.Brown | N.Y. Giants | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A.Dent | Atlanta | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A.Jones | Cincinnati | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| A.Smith | Detroit | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| B.Flowers | Kansas City | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| B.Urlacher | Chicago | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B.Wagner | Seattle | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| C.Dahl | St. Louis | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| H.Smith | Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| J.Anderson | Carolina | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.Brown | Kansas City | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| J.Phillips | Dallas | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K.Vickerson | Denver | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| L.Alexander | Washington | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| L.Landry | N.Y. Jets | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| M.Griffin | Tennessee | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Hasselbeck | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mad.Williams | Washington | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| N.Fairley | Detroit | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P.Amukamara | N.Y. Giants | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Q.Groves | Arizona | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| S.Gostkowski | New England | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T.Branch | Oakland | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T.Smith | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals | 26 | 354 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
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 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 2.69 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.07 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 1.64 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 2.31 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 3.36 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.07 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.07 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 2.81 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.88 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 199 | 26 | 354 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 29.2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
