Defensive Offside
Definition
A player is on the wrong side of the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped. If a defender jumps across the line but gets back to his side before the snap, there is no foul. In the case of a foul, play is not stopped, and the foul is announced at the conclusion of the play.
Outcome
5 yards
2012 Stats
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 - Season
 
Overall Totals By Team
There was an average of 5.69 Defensive Offside penalties per team league wide.
| Against | Beneficiary | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards Lost | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards Gained | Dismissed | Home | Away | 
| Arizona | 16 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 
| Atlanta | 18 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 
| Baltimore | 20 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 
| Buffalo | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| Carolina | 16 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Chicago | 16 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Cincinnati | 17 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| Cleveland | 16 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 
| Dallas | 16 | 12 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 
| Denver | 17 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| Detroit | 16 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 
| Green Bay | 18 | 11 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 
| Houston | 18 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 
| Indianapolis | 17 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 
| Jacksonville | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 93 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 
| Kansas City | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Oakland | 16 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| St. Louis | 16 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 
| San Diego | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 
| Miami | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 
| Minnesota | 17 | 12 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| New England | 18 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| New Orleans | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 
| N.Y. Giants | 16 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 
| N.Y. Jets | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| Philadelphia | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 
| San Francisco | 19 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Seattle | 18 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| Tennessee | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Washington | 17 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| Totals | 267 | 182 | 874 | 77 | 92 | 90 | 182 | 874 | 77 | 90 | 92 | 
