Chop Block

Definition

An attempt by an offensive player to cut block a defensive player who is already being blocked by another offensive player below the thigh. Exceptions: Chop blocks are legal if they occur along the line of scrimmage, the area up to 3 yards behind the line of scrimmage, or within the area 4 yards within either direction of where the ball is snapped.

Outcome

15 yards

2009 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Detroit	Minnesota	09/20/09	G.Cherilus	T	Carl Cheffers	2	4	09:27	2	6	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Diego	Baltimore	09/20/09	J.Hester	RB	Tony Corrente	2	3	04:10	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Chicago	Seattle	09/27/09	J.Cutler	QB	Don Carey	3	1	07:46	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	Arizona	09/27/09			Don Carey	3	4	01:52	0	0	0	No	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	Tampa Bay	10/04/09	C.Rabach	C	Ed Hochuli	4	4	12:26	2	9	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Baltimore	Cincinnati	10/11/09	R.Rice	RB	Jeff Triplette	5	4	07:45	2	9	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Philadelphia	Tampa Bay	10/11/09	J.Avant	WR	Terry McAulay	5	1	08:08	4	5	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Tampa Bay	New England	10/25/09	D.Ward	RB	Jerome Boger	7	1	06:06	2	8	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	Buffalo	10/25/09	De.Williams	CB	Terry McAulay	7	2	06:46	3	6	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	Dallas	10/25/09	T.McClure	C	Scott Green	7	1	05:07	2	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	N.Y. Giants	10/25/09	L.Brown	T	Al Riveron	7	3	07:41	2	12	15	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	Philadelphia	10/26/09	K.Moore	DB	Bill Leavy	7	4	13:14	4	14	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Diego	Oakland	11/01/09	M.McNeill	T	Terry McAulay	8	1	07:00	3	9	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Giants	San Diego	11/08/09	A.Bradshaw	RB	Walt Anderson	9	2	10:37	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Jacksonville	11/22/09	S.Nelson	TE	Mike Carey	11	1	04:15	1	9	15	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	New England	11/22/09	L.Izzo	LB	Jeff Triplette	11	1	05:47	0	0	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Dallas	11/26/09	R.Gallery	G	Carl Cheffers	12	3	08:33	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
San Diego	Kansas City	11/29/09	D.Sproles	RB	Don Carey	12	2	14:23	3	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	San Diego	12/20/09	C.Benson	RB	Carl Cheffers	15	1	07:21	1	10	16	No	No	No	Offense
Totals							2.26		1.85	8	230	2	0	11