Illegal Contact
Definition
Making significant contact with a receiver after the receiver has advanced five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Exceptions: The illegal contact is called only if the quarterback is still in pocket and the ball is still in his hands.
Outcome
5 yards, automatic first down
2021 Stats
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- Teams - Per Game
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- Position
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Davis | LA Chargers | DB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K.Fuller | Denver | CB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Williams | San Francisco | CB | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.Mullen | Las Vegas | CB | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.Mathieu | Kansas City | DB | 20 | 2 | 0.10 | 10 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Murray | Houston | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ta.Johnson | Buffalo | DB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Poyer | Buffalo | DB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Long | Tennessee | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Jackson | Tennessee | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Terrell | Atlanta | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.McLeod | Philadelphia | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.Smith | Minnesota | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Hill | Cleveland | CB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Hamilton | Arizona | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.Surtain | Denver | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.Harris | Detroit | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Thompson | Arizona | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Coleman | Miami | CB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Miami | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| A.Brown | Dallas | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Diggs | Dallas | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Bradberry | N.Y. Giants | CB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Jenkins | Tennessee | CB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Pierre | Pittsburgh | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Sendejo | Indianapolis | DB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C.Westry | Baltimore | CB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.Murphy | Arizona | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Taylor | Carolina | DB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.Stephens | Baltimore | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Johnson | Chicago | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G.Avery | Philadelphia | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Facyson | Las Vegas | DB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Hightower | New England | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Ramsey | LA Rams | DB | 21 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 623 | 28 | 139 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
