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
2025 Stats
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.Burks | Cincinnati | LB | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Melton | Arizona | DB | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Brownlee | Tennessee | DB | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Woolen | Seattle | DB | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.Love | Seattle | DB | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Jobe | Seattle | DB | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D.Reed | Detroit | DB | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Bullard | Green Bay | DB | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.Witherspoon | LA Rams | DB | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Murphy | Minnesota | DB | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| W.Harris | Washington | DB | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 |