Encroachment

Definition

Before the snap, a defensive player illegally crosses the line of scrimmage and makes contact with an opponent or has a clear path to the quarterback.

Outcome

5 yards

2009 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	Declined
K.Vanden Bosch	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
K.Williams	Minnesota	DT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0
V.Wilfork	New England	NT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	1
G.Warren	Oakland	DT	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0
K.Jenkins	N.Y. Jets	NT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0
C.Redding	Seattle	DE	16	3	0.19	15	0.94	0	3	0
T.McDaniel	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
K.Golston	Washington	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
L.Cohen	Detroit	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
F.Evans	Minnesota	DT	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	1	1	0
D.Bryant	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
F.Robbins	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	4	0.25	20	1.25	1	3	0
J.Tuck	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
T.Banta-Cain	New England	OLB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0
A.Thomas	New England	OLB	17	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	1
F.Walker	Baltimore	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0
G.Watson	Arizona	NT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0
T.Brown	Tennessee	DT	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0
B.Cofield	N.Y. Giants	NT	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0
J.Jones	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
W.Hayes	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
R.Pickett	Green Bay	NT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0
S.Cody	Houston	NT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
J.Ratliff	Dallas	DT	18	3	0.17	15	0.83	2	1	0
A.Haynesworth	Washington	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
A.Wilson	Arizona	SS	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0
T.Hargrove	New Orleans	DE	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0
E.Brown	Carolina	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
M.Mitchell	New Orleans	OLB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0
P.Williams	Minnesota	DT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0
H.Green	N.Y. Jets	DE	19	1	0.05	1	0.05	1	0	0
L.Timmons	Pittsburgh	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
R.Ayodele	New Orleans	NT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0
T.Johnson	Cincinnati	DT	17	3	0.18	14	0.82	1	2	0
O.Nwagbuo	San Diego	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0
D.Lewis	Carolina	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
J.Farrior	Pittsburgh	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
C.Avril	Detroit	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
A.Johnson	Indianapolis	DT	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	2	0	0
D.Jones	Cincinnati	MLB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0
P.Sims	Cincinnati	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0
C.Williams	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
K.Vickerson	Tennessee	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
T.Brayton	Carolina	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
M.Johnson	N.Y. Giants	SS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
D.Foxworth	Baltimore	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0
Totals			778	59		286		26	33	3