Illegal Touch Pass
Definition
Only eligible receivers can touch a forward pass before it is touched by another member of the offense. Exceptions It is no longer a penalty to unintentionally hit an offensive lineman with the ball.Outcome
5 yards2012 Stats
Teams
There was an average of 0.22 Illegal Touch Pass 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Chicago | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Denver | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.28 |
| New Orleans | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| N.Y. Jets | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| N.Y. Giants | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakland | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seattle | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 534 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
Player
| Name | Team | Total Calls | Yards Lost | Home | Away | Home/Away Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| A.Roberts | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| A.Smith | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| C.Glenn | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D.Bowe | Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D.Heyward | Oakland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.Jones | Atlanta | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| K.Adams | Chicago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| K.Elliott | Jacksonville | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Crabtree | San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| M.Jones | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Williams | Tampa Bay | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S.Locklear | N.Y. Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| T.Hilton | Indianapolis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T.Young | Detroit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| W.McGahee | Denver | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals | 16 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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 |
| 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| Totals | 134 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
