Illegal Formation
Definition
Fewer than 7 players line up on the line of scrimmage; or Eligible receivers fail to line up as the leftmost and rightmost players on the line; or when five properly numbered ineligible players fail to line up on the line.Outcome
5 yards2012 Stats
Teams
There was an average of 1.31 Illegal Formation 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 |
| Atlanta | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.17 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Carolina | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 |
| Chicago | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.29 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| Dallas | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.59 | 0.06 | 0.29 |
| Detroit | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.63 |
| Green Bay | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.28 |
| Houston | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.29 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.88 | 0.06 | 0.29 |
| New England | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 0.28 |
| New Orleans | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| N.Y. Jets | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| N.Y. Giants | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakland | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.63 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.25 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 1.56 |
| San Francisco | 19 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.79 | 0.16 | 0.79 |
| Seattle | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.25 | 1.25 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 534 | 42 | 210 | 42 | 210 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 12.6 |
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 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | 1.67 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.21 | 1.07 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 | 1.15 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 1.07 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.36 | 1.79 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 | 1.43 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 225 | 42 | 210 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3.8 | 18.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0 |
