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

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 0.22 Illegal Contact penalties per team league wide.

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		Against					Beneficiary
Name	Games	Count	Yards Lost	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards Gained	Dismissed	Home	Away
Arizona	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Atlanta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Baltimore	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carolina	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	2	0
Cincinnati	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0
Dallas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0
Detroit	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Green Bay	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Houston	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	1
Indianapolis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas City	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Las Vegas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Rams	1	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Chargers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	1	2	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
New England	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0
N.Y. Giants	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N.Y. Jets	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	1
Seattle	1	1	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Washington	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	17	7	30	6	2	5	7	30	6	5	2