Illegal Use of Hands

Definition

Illegal use of the hands against a player while attempting to ward off a block, cover a receiver, or tackle a ball carrier. There are several restrictions on how a player may initiate contact, such as hands to the facemask of the other player involved in the blocking.

Outcome

10 yards if committed by offense; 5 yards and automatic first down if committed by defense

2015 Stats

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.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
K.Beachum	Pittsburgh	T	18	2	0.11	20	1.11	0	2	0	0
B.Linder	Jacksonville	OL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Culliver	Washington	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Darby	Buffalo	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Reid	Kansas City	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Butler	San Diego	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Ayers Jr.	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
E.Griffen	Minnesota	DE	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
D.Sorensen	Kansas City	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
D.Stephenson	Kansas City	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	1
J.Adams	Houston	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Miller	Buffalo	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	1	0
S.Henderson	Buffalo	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	Tennessee		16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
T.Lewan	Tennessee	OL	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	1	0	3	0
Z.Brown	Tennessee	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Bryant	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
K.Biermann	Atlanta	OLB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Breeland	Washington	CB	17	2	0.12	15	0.88	2	0	0	0
J.Cook	St. Louis	TE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
Unnamed	New Orleans		16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Lelito	New Orleans	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
T.Fede	Miami	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Parnell	Jacksonville	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
W.Aikens	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Ryans	Philadelphia	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Peters	Philadelphia	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	1	1
M.Claiborne	Dallas	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	1	1
J.Sitton	Green Bay	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
J.Janis	Green Bay	WR	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
E.Walden	Indianapolis	OLB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Hosley	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Ealy	Carolina	DE	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	1	1	0	0
Q.Coples	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Melvin	Baltimore	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
B.Schwenke	Tennessee	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
K.Acker	San Francisco	CB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	0	1	0	0
D.Shelby	Miami	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
T.Montgomery	Green Bay	WR	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
L.Webb	Baltimore	FS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
T.Porter	Chicago	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Clowney	Houston	OLB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
E.Pleasant	Houston	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	1	0
J.Smith	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
S.Williams	San Diego	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	St. Louis		16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
K.Lewis	New Orleans	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Breaux	New Orleans	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	Detroit		16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0	0
B.Irvin	Seattle	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
C.Leno	Chicago	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Cann	Jacksonville	OL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Jennings	Tampa Bay	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Babin	Baltimore	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Rodgers	Green Bay	TE	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
C.Fuller	Detroit	WR	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
P.Peterson	Arizona	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
T.Brown	New England	CB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Leary	Dallas	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
G.Hardy	Dallas	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.McClain	Dallas	MLB	16	2	0.13	11	0.69	1	1	0	0
K.Mack	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
W.Moore	Atlanta	SS	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	0	1	0	0
S.Richardson	N.Y. Jets	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Leach	Arizona	LS	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
J.Hughes	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Jones	Green Bay	DE	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Vollmer	New England	T	18	2	0.11	20	1.11	0	2	0	0
A.Branch	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Clark	Houston	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Coleman	New England	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
M.Butler	New England	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
D.Ford	Kansas City	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
D.McDonald	Indianapolis	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
A.Blackson	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
B.Flowers	San Diego	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
H.Abdullah	Kansas City	FS	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
N.Lawson	Detroit	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
E.Harold	San Francisco	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
T.Mathieu	Arizona	FS	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
R.Hudson	Oakland	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
T.Carrie	Oakland	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Harris	Denver	T	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	1
M.Garcia	Denver	C	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
R.Incognito	Buffalo	C	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
N.Bradham	Buffalo	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Amerson	Oakland	CB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0	0
K.Ishmael	Atlanta	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Webster	Denver	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	1
M.Kendricks	Philadelphia	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
N.Suh	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Munnerlyn	Minnesota	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Flowers	N.Y. Giants	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	N.Y. Giants		16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Peters	Kansas City	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Kirkpatrick	Cincinnati	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
V.Davis	Indianapolis	CB	16	1	0.06	3	0.19	0	1	0	0
J.Hawley	Tampa Bay	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
J.Norman	Carolina	DB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
V.Burfict	Cincinnati	OLB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Bethel	Arizona	CB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Powers	Arizona	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
D.Poe	Kansas City	NT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
T.Kelce	Kansas City	TE	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
L.Tomlinson	Detroit	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
T.Johnson	Minnesota	DT	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	0	2	0	0
H.Jones	Tampa Bay	DE	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0	0
T.Brock	San Francisco	CB	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	1	0	0	0
C.Carradine	San Francisco	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Gilbert	Pittsburgh	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
B.Williams	Baltimore	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
T.McBride	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Brown	Houston	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
B.Turner	Miami	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Spence	Tampa Bay	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
N.Thorpe	Oakland	DB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
B.Jones	Dallas	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Remmers	Carolina	T	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Lane	Seattle	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
Unnamed	Miami		16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Cumberland	N.Y. Jets	TE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Winters	N.Y. Jets	G	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0	0
J.Reitz	Indianapolis	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Charles	Buffalo	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
V.Walker	Denver	DE	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
A.Moats	Pittsburgh	OLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
K.Thornton	Detroit	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Browner	New Orleans	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Lattimore	N.Y. Jets	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Pugh	N.Y. Giants	OL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Smith	Tampa Bay	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
D.Barclay	Green Bay	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Larsen	Arizona	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
R.Maualuga	Cincinnati	MLB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
D.Revis	N.Y. Jets	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
M.Cannon	New England	OL	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Coleman	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	1	0	0	0
S.Wright	Baltimore	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.McLendon	Pittsburgh	NT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
J.Casey	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Rice	Philadelphia	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
B.Raji	Green Bay	NT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
C.Mager	San Diego	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Gunter	Arizona	DT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
A.Hicks	New England	DE	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
M.Golden	Arizona	LB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
F.Rucker	Arizona	DE	18	1	0.06	6	0.33	1	0	0	0
Totals			2458	119		754		68	51	38	11