Face Mask (15 Yards)

Definition

Grasping the face mask of another player and pulling or twisting while attempting to block or tackle him.

Outcome

15 yards. Automatic first down if committed by the defense.

2011 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Buffalo	Kansas City	09/11/11	J.White	RB	Scott Green	1	1	12:14	0	0	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Denver	Oakland	09/12/11	K.Vickerson	DT	Jerome Boger	1	2	00:24	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Tennessee	09/18/11	E.Reed	FS	Clete Blakeman	2	1	02:02	1	10	14	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Jacksonville	09/18/11	W.Hunter	T	Scott Green	2	2	09:38	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Arizona	Washington	09/18/11	J.King	TE	Pete Morelli	2	2	01:51	4	14	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Seattle	Pittsburgh	09/18/11	R.Sherman	CB	Bill Leavy	2	1	08:33	4	8	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Dallas	San Francisco	09/18/11	K.Ogletree	WR	Ron Winter	2	3	11:49	2	7	15	No	No	No	Offense
Houston	Miami	09/18/11	D.Manning	SS	John Parry	2	1	03:53	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Philadelphia	09/18/11	D.Robinson	CB	Carl Cheffers	2	2	03:50	2	1	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	N.Y. Giants	09/19/11	B.Leber	OLB	Terry McAulay	2	3	09:54	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Carolina	09/25/11	D.Lowery	DB	Bill Leavy	3	2	06:58	3	2	15	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Houston	09/25/11	O.Kreutz	C	Tony Corrente	3	1	02:19	3	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Tennessee	Denver	09/25/11	S.Smith	DT	John Parry	3	3	04:27	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Tennessee	09/25/11	J.Mays	LB	John Parry	3	4	12:13	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	09/25/11	R.Donahue	P	Ron Winter	3	2	01:09	4	16	13	No	No	No	Special Teams
St. Louis	Baltimore	09/25/11	B.Fletcher	DB	Scott Green	3	2	04:27	3	1	11	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Atlanta	09/25/11	A.Benn	WR	Clete Blakeman	3	4	09:10	2	5	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Washington	Dallas	09/26/11	D.Hall	SS	Ed Hochuli	3	4	02:20	3	21	15	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	San Francisco	10/02/11	B.Rolle	LB	Al Riveron	4	4	04:45	2	3	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Carolina	10/02/11	C.Tillman	DB	Terry McAulay	4	3	02:01	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Jacksonville	10/02/11	S.Shanle	OLB	Ed Hochuli	4	2	09:15	3	20	15	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Kansas City	10/02/11	E.Griffen	DE	Bill Leavy	4	1	12:35	3	13	15	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Minnesota	10/02/11	B.Albert	T	Bill Leavy	4	1	09:12	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Arizona	N.Y. Giants	10/02/11	J.Porter	OLB	Jerome Boger	4	2	00:20	1	10	13	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Seattle	10/02/11	S.Weatherspoon	LB	Walt Anderson	4	2	14:05	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	New England	10/02/11	R.Seymour	DT	Tony Corrente	4	1	07:43	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Baltimore	10/02/11	P.Burress	WR	Mike Carey	4	2	13:19	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Tampa Bay	Indianapolis	10/03/11	K.Winslow	TE	Ron Winter	4	4	11:18	1	20	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tennessee	Pittsburgh	10/09/11	B.Ruud	ILB	Walt Anderson	5	3	14:23	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Kansas City	10/09/11	J.Lacey	DB	Carl Cheffers	5	3	11:34	1	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Carolina	New Orleans	10/09/11	De.Williams	CB	John Parry	5	1	14:55	1	10	3	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Philadelphia	10/09/11	C.McIntyre	FB	Walt Coleman	5	1	01:36	4	6	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Buffalo	10/09/11	N.Asomugha	CB	Walt Coleman	5	3	03:32	3	11	15	No	No	No	Defense
New England	N.Y. Jets	10/09/11	R.Gronkowski	TE	Jerome Boger	5	1	05:03	1	10	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Detroit	Chicago	10/10/11	C.Avril	DE	Clete Blakeman	5	1	05:40	3	1	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	N.Y. Giants	10/16/11	S.Johnson	WR	Clete Blakeman	6	4	04:10	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Jacksonville	Pittsburgh	10/16/11	R.Mathis	CB	Ron Winter	6	2	12:23	1	10	2	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	Washington	10/16/11	C.Harbor	TE	Bill Leavy	6	1	14:07	4	15	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Denver	Miami	10/23/11	W.McGahee	RB	Clete Blakeman	7	3	11:55	1	10	5	No	No	No	Offense
San Diego	N.Y. Jets	10/23/11	R.Goodman	WR	Ron Winter	7	3	01:59	4	7	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Detroit	Atlanta	10/23/11	N.Suh	DT	Bill Leavy	7	1	10:10	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Atlanta	10/23/11	E.Wright	DB	Bill Leavy	7	4	05:58	3	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Washington	10/23/11	C.Munnerlyn	DB	Jerome Boger	7	2	03:55	3	7	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Chicago	10/23/11	T.Larsen	G	Tony Corrente	7	4	14:02	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	Chicago	10/23/11	A.Talib	CB	Tony Corrente	7	4	03:44	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Seattle	10/23/11	A.Rubin	NT	Mike Carey	7	3	03:35	2	9	2	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Pittsburgh	10/23/11	A.Wilson	SS	John Parry	7	1	11:21	1	10	11	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	10/23/11	M.Huff	FS	Jeff Triplette	7	3	13:47	2	7	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	New Orleans	10/23/11	A.Bethea	SS	Scott Green	7	1	06:01	2	10	4	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Jacksonville	10/24/11	P.Burgess	LB	Carl Cheffers	7	1	03:34	4	4	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Minnesota	Carolina	10/30/11	C.Griffin	CB	Ed Hochuli	8	1	00:49	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Detroit	10/30/11	D.Williams	ILB	Walt Coleman	8	4	07:21	2	19	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Buffalo	10/30/11	F.Davis	TE	Terry McAulay	8	4	08:02	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Pittsburgh	10/30/11	Unnamed		Mike Carey	8	4	14:27	2	1	12	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	San Francisco	10/30/11	J.Pinkston	G	Bill Leavy	8	2	06:14	3	13	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	San Francisco	10/30/11	D.Jackson	ILB	Bill Leavy	8	4	04:45	3	3	15	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Dallas	11/06/11	E.Thomas	FS	Terry McAulay	9	2	11:41	2	2	0	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Denver	11/06/11	R.Seymour	DT	John Parry	9	2	01:19	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Houston	11/13/11	K.Winslow	TE	John Parry	10	1	03:49	3	6	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	11/13/11	D.Cox	CB	Jeff Triplette	10	1	01:07	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	11/13/11	N.Collins	DT	Jeff Triplette	10	2	11:44	3	8	15	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	11/13/11	C.Prosinski	SS	Jeff Triplette	10	4	03:08	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	11/13/11	D.Williams	ILB	Ron Winter	10	4	06:02	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	Arizona	11/13/11	J.Chaney	LB	Walt Anderson	10	1	09:12	3	1	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Chicago	11/13/11	C.Avril	DE	Pete Morelli	10	1	06:48	2	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Miami	11/13/11	L.Landry	FS	Carl Cheffers	10	4	02:00	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	St. Louis	11/13/11	E.Moore	TE	Clete Blakeman	10	2	00:10	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Jets	New England	11/13/11	E.Smith	FS	Gene Steratore	10	2	00:42	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Minnesota	11/20/11	T.Branch	DB	Jerome Boger	11	1	05:39	3	8	12	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	San Francisco	11/20/11	D.Sampson	WR	Pete Morelli	11	1	06:58	4	11	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	San Francisco	11/20/11	D.Washington	ILB	Pete Morelli	11	4	02:00	3	2	15	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	11/27/11	B.Pool	SS	Carl Cheffers	12	1	09:48	2	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Atlanta	11/27/11	J.Allen	LB	Al Riveron	12	1	11:06	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Tampa Bay	11/27/11	C.Stevens	TE	Bill Leavy	12	3	12:37	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Seattle	Washington	11/27/11	K.Wright	LB	Clete Blakeman	12	2	06:40	2	7	6	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Pittsburgh	12/04/11	R.Nelson	FS	Carl Cheffers	13	3	04:39	2	12	9	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	New Orleans	12/04/11	N.Burleson	WR	Clete Blakeman	13	3	12:34	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Green Bay	12/04/11	M.Kiwanuka	DE	Jeff Triplette	13	1	10:45	2	15	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Indianapolis	12/11/11	L.Webb	FS	Clete Blakeman	14	1	09:58	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Philadelphia	12/11/11	W.Allen	DB	Ron Winter	14	1	05:23	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Philadelphia	12/11/11	P.Soliai	DT	Ron Winter	14	4	10:35	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Philadelphia	12/11/11	N.Garner	G	Ron Winter	14	4	09:07	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Jacksonville	Tampa Bay	12/11/11	L.Douzable	DE	Jerome Boger	14	1	14:56	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Jacksonville	12/11/11	M.Foster	LB	Jerome Boger	14	4	06:00	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Tennessee	12/11/11	R.Harper	SS	Mike Carey	14	3	03:00	3	10	6	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	San Francisco	12/11/11	A.Wilson	SS	Al Riveron	14	1	06:57	3	15	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Denver	12/11/11	D.Hester	WR	Carl Cheffers	14	3	01:58	1	10	14	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	St. Louis	12/18/11	A.Jones	CB	Jerome Boger	15	2	06:13	3	1	15	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Miami	12/18/11	E.Pears	T	John Parry	15	2	14:47	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Washington	12/18/11	K.Phillips	DB	Al Riveron	15	1	05:34	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Minnesota	12/18/11	B.De La Puente	C	Walt Anderson	15	3	00:25	2	1	15	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	Arizona	12/18/11	K.Maiava	OLB	Scott Green	15	3	03:01	0	0	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Denver	New England	12/18/11	R.McBean	DE	Mike Carey	15	3	01:37	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Diego	Baltimore	12/18/11	A.Barnes	LB	Carl Cheffers	15	3	08:36	3	14	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Carolina	12/24/11	J.Haye	DE	Carl Cheffers	16	1	10:50	2	8	9	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	St. Louis	12/24/11	L.Foote	MLB	Clete Blakeman	16	4	00:41	2	11	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Philadelphia	12/24/11	A.Spencer	LB	Bill Leavy	16	1	12:08	1	10	13	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Miami	01/01/12	M.Mulligan	TE	Jerome Boger	17	3	10:22	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Pittsburgh	Cleveland	01/01/12	Unnamed		Al Riveron	17	4	12:52	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Houston	Tennessee	01/01/12	M.Alexander	LB	Ron Winter	17	2	11:30	4	14	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Jacksonville	01/01/12	E.Sims	OLB	John Parry	17	3	02:22	2	9	15	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	01/01/12	U.Nwaneri	G	John Parry	17	3	01:14	2	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
St. Louis	San Francisco	01/01/12	Q.Mikell	SS	Jeff Triplette	17	3	04:12	3	8	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Diego	Oakland	01/01/12	A.Cason	CB	Clete Blakeman	17	1	09:31	3	1	15	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	01/01/12	Z.Miller	TE	Gene Steratore	17	2	11:13	1	15	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Denver	New England	01/14/12	J.Hunter	OLB	Gene Steratore	Divisional Playoffs	3	01:15	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	New England	01/22/12	D.Ellerbe	LB	Al Riveron	Conference Championships	2	11:06	2	6	8	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.36		1.91	8.92	1302	5	5	51