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Roughing the Passer

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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

2012 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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NameTeamPosGamesCountCount/GameYardsYards/GameHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
J.HatcherDallasDE1620.13211.310200
Q.CoplesN.Y. JetsOLB1620.13241.502000
UnnamedPhiladelphia1610.06150.940100
A.RubinClevelandNT1610.06150.941000
C.MatthewsGreen BayOLB1810.06150.831000
R.WalkerArizonaLB1610.06150.941000
M.BennettTampa BayDE1610.06150.941000
M.IngramSan DiegoDE1620.13281.750200
B.SpikesNew EnglandMLB1810.06150.831010
E.ReedBaltimoreFS2010.0520.100100
A.JonesBaltimoreDE2010.0530.150100
K.WimbleyTennesseeOLB1610.06150.940100
J.WilsonMiamiDB1610.0670.441000
D.StewartSt. LouisDB1610.06150.940100
S.SolomonTennesseeLB1610.0680.501000
A.AyersTennesseeLB1610.0640.251000
C.BarwinHoustonOLB1810.0680.440100
V.MillerDenverLB1730.18452.652100
J.MaysDenverLB1710.06150.881000
B.WagnerSeattleLB1810.06150.831000
E.WaldenGreen BayOLB1810.06150.830100
K.WilliamsBuffaloDT1610.0670.441000
R.AyersDenverDE1710.06150.881000
A.BlakeJacksonvilleDB1610.06150.941000
UnnamedTampa Bay1610.06150.941000
K.LangfordSt. LouisDE1610.06150.941000
E.GriffenMinnesotaDE1710.06150.881000
C.ClemonsSeattleDE1810.06150.830100
UnnamedJacksonville1610.06150.941000
W.SmithNew OrleansDE1610.06150.941000
M.ShaughnessyOaklandOLB1610.06150.940100
M.WilkersonN.Y. JetsDE1620.13251.561100
SamL.HillDetroitNT1610.06150.940100
C.LongSt. LouisDE1610.06150.940100
E.HendersonMinnesotaLB1710.0660.350100
J.FreemanIndianapolisILB1710.06150.881000
A.BranchJacksonvilleDE1620.13301.881100
R.MillerTampa BayDT1610.06150.940100
M.DowtinN.Y. JetsLB1610.06150.941000
Mi.MartinTennesseeDE1610.06150.941000
I.IdonijeChicagoDE1610.06150.941000
R.SeymourOaklandDT1610.06100.630100
G.HardyCarolinaDE1620.13301.881100
L.FletcherWashingtonILB1710.06150.881000
J.MinceyJacksonvilleDE1610.06150.941010
T.WardClevelandSS1610.06161.001000
T.KellyOaklandDE1610.06150.941000
M.WilsonNew OrleansDE1610.06150.941000
J.HughesIndianapolisDE1700.0000.000010
R.McDonaldSan FranciscoDE1910.0560.321000
T.HaliKansas CityOLB1610.06140.880100
B.JonesGreen BayLB1810.06150.830100
D.WashingtonArizonaILB1610.06150.940100
G.McIntyreN.Y. JetsOLB1600.0000.000001
J.MayoNew EnglandMLB1810.06150.831000
M.GriffinTennesseeFS1610.06150.940100
E.ThomasSeattleFS1810.0640.220100
K.WilliamsMinnesotaDT1700.0000.000001
R.QuinnSt. LouisDE1610.06150.941000
J.BabinJacksonvilleDE1610.0690.560100
P.KrugerBaltimoreOLB2010.05150.751000
A.SpencerDallasLB1610.06150.941000
J.ParkerClevelandDE1610.06150.941000
N.BowmanSan FranciscoILB1910.05150.791000
N.SuhDetroitDT1610.06150.940100
J.PeppersChicagoOLB1610.06150.941000
R.AllenJacksonvilleOLB1610.0670.440100
D.BrutonDenverSS1710.06150.880100
M.FokouIndianapolisLB1710.06150.880100
D.WareDallasLB1610.06150.941000
W.WitherspoonTennesseeOLB1610.06150.941000
D.BryantOaklandDE1620.13281.750200
K.MooreBuffaloDE1610.06150.940100
J.OdrickMiamiDT1610.06150.941000
D.JohnsonKansas CityILB1610.06150.941000
W.MercilusHoustonDE1810.06150.831000
H.SmithMinnesotaDB1710.06150.880100
D.HightowerNew EnglandLB1810.06150.831000
T.CodyBaltimoreNT2010.05150.750100
J.HarrisonPittsburghOLB1610.06150.941000
J.BrinkleyMinnesotaLB1710.06150.881000
C.LiugetSan DiegoDT1610.06150.941000
B.IrvinSeattleLB1800.0000.000010
C.MatthewsAtlantaDE1810.06150.831000
H.NgataBaltimoreDT2010.05150.750100
Totals1425901212523842