Roughing the Passer

Definition

A defender continues an effort to tackle or "hit" a passer after the passer has already thrown a pass. A defender is allowed to take one step after the ball is thrown; a defender is penalized if he hits the passer having taken two or more steps after the ball leaves the passer's hand.

Outcome

15 yards and an automatic first down

2016 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.

Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
D.Stewart	Denver	FS	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Hughes	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Johnson	Cincinnati	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
E.Griffen	Minnesota	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Wake	Miami	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
K.Minter	Arizona	ILB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
A.Donald	LA Rams	DT	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
S.Paea	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	1	0	0	0
D.Bass	Tennessee	LB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
A.Hitchens	Dallas	OLB	17	2	0.12	24	1.41	0	2	0	0
M.Foster	Washington	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Daniels	Green Bay	DT	19	2	0.11	29	1.53	0	2	0	0
A.Hicks	Chicago	DE	16	4	0.25	49	3.06	3	1	0	0
M.Jackson	Jacksonville	DT	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	2	0	0	0
J.Jenkins	Miami	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
T.Murphy	Washington	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
O.Vernon	N.Y. Giants	DE	17	3	0.18	45	2.65	2	1	0	0
S.Tuitt	Pittsburgh	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
W.Young	Chicago	LB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
P.Wheeler	Atlanta	LB	19	1	0.05	9	0.47	0	1	0	0
C.Long	New England	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
C.Marsh	Seattle	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
E.Sims	LA Rams	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
L.Guy	Baltimore	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Jones	Miami	DE	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	1	0	0	0
A.Washington	Buffalo	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
D.Wolfe	Denver	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Love	Carolina	DT	16	1	0.06	11	0.69	0	1	0	0
K.Short	Carolina	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
O.Odighizuwa	N.Y. Giants	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
F.Cox	Philadelphia	DE	16	2	0.13	17	1.06	1	1	0	0
Z.Smith	Baltimore	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
D.Jones	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Jones	Green Bay	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
S.Lawson	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Lawrence	Dallas	DE	17	1	0.06	13	0.76	0	1	0	0
J.Stanford	N.Y. Jets	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Phillips	Miami	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
Z.Kerr	Indianapolis	NT	16	1	0.06	13	0.81	0	1	0	1
B.Wagner	Seattle	MLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
E.Ogbah	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
P.McPhee	Chicago	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Jenkins	Washington	DL	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Liuget	San Diego	DT	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	1	0	0	0
J.Durant	Dallas	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
K.Chancellor	Seattle	SS	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
C.Johnson	Carolina	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.McCullers	Pittsburgh	DT	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
C.Mosley	Baltimore	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Golden	Arizona	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Johnson	Minnesota	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
S.Cravens	Washington	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
L.Timmons	Pittsburgh	ILB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
S.McGee	Oakland	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Jones	Kansas City	DT	17	1	0.06	11	0.65	0	1	0	0
B.Graham	Philadelphia	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Smith	Jacksonville	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
K.Hyder	Detroit	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
C.Campbell	Arizona	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
W.Horton	Carolina	DE	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	0	1	0	0
M.Longacre	LA Rams	DE	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
R.Hageman	Atlanta	DE	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Easley	LA Rams	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
D.Shelton	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
Z.Brown	Buffalo	LB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Ryan	Green Bay	OLB	19	1	0.05	9	0.47	0	1	0	0
H.Anderson	Indianapolis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Wynn	N.Y. Giants	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Jordan	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
S.Moore	Arizona	LB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	1	0	0	0
D.Perryman	San Diego	ILB	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	0	1	0	0
J.Bosa	San Diego	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
S.Day	Jacksonville	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Hunt	Cincinnati	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
G.Atkins	Cincinnati	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
C.Pryor	N.Y. Jets	SS	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Gregory	Dallas	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
J.Crick	Denver	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
T.Wilson	Detroit	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
B.Dupree	Pittsburgh	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
J.Clowney	Houston	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
R.Shazier	Pittsburgh	ILB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
Totals			1368	89		1216		37	52	1	5