Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact

Definition

It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent. The rule applies to all players on the field at all times, and contact does not have to be to an opponent's head or neck area; lowering the head and initiating contact to an opponent's torso, hips or lower body is also a penalty.

Outcome

15 yards. If committed on defense; automatic first down. The player may be disqualified.

2020 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	Offsetting
K.Fuller	Chicago	CB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
D.Savage	Green Bay	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
T.Apke	Washington	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
K.Allen	LA Chargers	WR	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
J.Bates III	Cincinnati	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
A.Sendejo	Cleveland	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
J.Smith	Dallas	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
M.Hooker	Indianapolis	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
J.Jacobs	Las Vegas	RB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	1
J.Ramsey	LA Rams	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
J.Gladney	Minnesota	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
C.Ballentine	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
V.Taylor	Cleveland	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
Ju.Reid	Houston	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Jones	Jacksonville	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
I.Yiadom	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	1	0	0
S.Samuels	Green Bay	CB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
J.Blackmon	Indianapolis	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
H.Smith	Minnesota	DB	16	2	0.13	24	1.50	1	1	0
B.Baker	Arizona	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
K.Pierre-Louis	Washington	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
D.Elliott	Baltimore	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
T.Hall	New England	LB	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	1	0	0
M.Jack	Jacksonville	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Scott	Jacksonville	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
O.Vernon	Cleveland	DE	18	1	0.06	12	0.67	0	1	0
I.Simmons	Arizona	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	1
T.Wilson	Indianapolis	SS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
N.Kwiatkoski	Las Vegas	LB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0
K.King	Green Bay	CB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
T.Hall	Atlanta	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
D.Wilson	Dallas	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
X.Crawford	Chicago	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
J.Thornhill	Kansas City	DB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0
J.Wilson	Jacksonville	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Whitehead	Tampa Bay	DB	20	1	0.05	7	0.35	0	1	0
C.Davis	Tampa Bay	DB	20	1	0.05	3	0.15	0	1	0
Totals			626	34		455		16	18	6