Illegal Shift
Definition
A player is not in motion but is not set before the snap; more than one player is in motion at the snap; or after more than one player was moving (shifting), all eleven players have not been motionless for one second.
Outcome
5 yards
2012 Stats
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- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
- Down and Distance
- Referee/Crew
- Complete Penalty Log
- Season
By Player
Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.
| Name | Team | Pos | Games | Count | Count/Game | Yards | Yards/Game | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Tampa Bay | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | St. Louis | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D.Bess | Miami | WR | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Bryant | Dallas | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Avery | Indianapolis | WR | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Lane | Miami | FB | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.Dalton | Cincinnati | QB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Dallas | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | New England | 18 | 2 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| F.Davis | Washington | TE | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Hilton | Indianapolis | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Atlanta | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Miami | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| B.Watson | Cleveland | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | N.Y. Giants | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| J.Olawale | Oakland | RB | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Denver | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | N.Y. Jets | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D.Posey | Houston | WR | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Lewis | Jacksonville | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Arizona | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 347 | 19 | 94 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
