Illegal Block Above the Waist

Definition

Often called on the field as "Illegal Block in the Back". A blocker contacting a non-ballcarrying member of the opposing team from behind and above the waist.

Outcome

10 yards

2012 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
N.Y. Giants	Dallas	09/05/12	V.Cruz	WR	Jim Core	1	3	09:11	2	8	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Washington	New Orleans	09/09/12	R.Helu	RB	David Scott	1	2	07:59	3	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Cleveland	09/09/12	B.Rolle	LB	Kent Roan	1	3	12:09	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	Atlanta	09/09/12	Unnamed		Mike Shepherd	1	4	03:16	4	4	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Francisco	Green Bay	09/09/12	C.Spillman	DB	David White	1	1	13:14	4	6	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Baltimore	Cincinnati	09/10/12	T.Smith	WR	Richard "Matt" Nicks	1	2	07:41	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Diego	Oakland	09/10/12	D.Stuckey	DB	Jim Core	1	2	11:34	4	21	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
San Diego	Oakland	09/10/12	N.Hardwick	C	Jim Core	1	4	07:02	2	15	10	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Tampa Bay	09/16/12	J.Williams	OLB	Jim Core	2	2	01:08	4	9	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
New England	Arizona	09/16/12	Unnamed		David Scott	2	4	05:54	4	8	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Minnesota	Indianapolis	09/16/12	C.Ballard	DE	Don King	2	3	03:24	4	7	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	Kansas City	09/16/12	C.McIntyre	FB	Robert Dalton	2	1	00:36	4	6	0	No	Yes	Yes	Special Teams
Cleveland	Cincinnati	09/16/12	T.Gipson	FS	Jerry Hughes	2	3	08:03	4	8	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Houston	Jacksonville	09/16/12	M.Alexander	LB	David White	2	2	10:36	4	10	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Houston	Jacksonville	09/16/12	Q.Demps	DB	David White	2	3	14:11	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Houston	Jacksonville	09/16/12	M.Alexander	LB	David White	2	4	13:47	4	17	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Pittsburgh	09/16/12	K.Wilson	DB	Jerry Frump	2	3	04:37	4	1	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	San Diego	09/16/12	Q.Johnson	FB	Bruce Hermansen	2	2	12:15	0	0	4	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Miami	09/16/12	M.Reece	FB	Mike Shepherd	2	3	11:36	4	3	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
Detroit	San Francisco	09/16/12	T.Whitehead	OLB	Richard "Matt" Nicks	2	1	03:38	4	1	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Dallas	Tampa Bay	09/23/12	P.Tanner	RB	Robert Dalton	3	4	10:22	4	7	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Miami	N.Y. Jets	09/23/12	N.Carroll	CB	Robert Frazer	3	1	05:22	4	6	3	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Miami	09/23/12	Unnamed		Robert Frazer	3	1	03:08	4	1	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Miami	N.Y. Jets	09/23/12	Unnamed		Robert Frazer	3	2	01:50	0	0	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Miami	N.Y. Jets	09/23/12	T.Nolan	DB	Robert Frazer	3	3	15:00	0	0	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Jacksonville	09/23/12	M.Fokou	LB	Donovan Briggans	3	1	02:22	4	3	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Arizona	Philadelphia	09/23/12	L.Fitzgerald	WR	Mike Shepherd	3	3	14:13	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Oakland	09/23/12	W.Johnson	FB	David White	3	2	14:55	4	6	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Baltimore	09/23/12	N.Koutouvides	LB	Bruce Hermansen	3	1	05:14	4	2	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	Houston	09/30/12	T.Campbell	DB	Carl Cheffers	4	1	08:24	4	1	8	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	Houston	09/30/12	T.Campbell	DB	Carl Cheffers	4	2	12:37	4	9	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
San Francisco	N.Y. Jets	09/30/12	A.Dixon	RB	Tony Corrente	4	1	03:17	4	4	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	Miami	09/30/12	M.Adams	DB	Scott Green	4	2	07:54	4	1	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Arizona	Miami	09/30/12	A.Smith	RB	Scott Green	4	4	11:23	4	1	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Jacksonville	09/30/12	J.Miles	DB	Ed Hochuli	4	1	13:24	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Jacksonville	Cincinnati	09/30/12	J.Stanford	LB	Ed Hochuli	4	2	06:16	0	0	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Tampa Bay	Washington	09/30/12	L.Johnson	CB	Al Riveron	4	3	04:37	4	20	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Chicago	Dallas	10/01/12	G.Hayes	LB	Walt Anderson	4	1	01:17	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	Atlanta	10/07/12	A.Robinson	WR	Bill Leavy	5	3	12:59	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	N.Y. Giants	10/07/12	A.Mack	C	Clete Blakeman	5	2	00:50	2	16	5	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Kansas City	10/07/12	A.Boldin	WR	Pete Morelli	5	1	03:10	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Houston	N.Y. Jets	10/08/12	S.Keo	FS	Scott Green	5	1	04:07	0	0	4	No	No	No	Special Teams
Houston	N.Y. Jets	10/08/12	D.Posey	WR	Scott Green	5	3	12:47	4	2	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	Tampa Bay	10/14/12	T.Hali	OLB	Walt Coleman	6	1	11:27	2	8	10	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Kansas City	10/14/12	E.Lorig	FB	Walt Coleman	6	4	09:43	4	11	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Cleveland	10/14/12	A.Hawkins	WR	Pete Morelli	6	3	11:42	4	9	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
St. Louis	Miami	10/14/12	J.Hull	LB	Gene Steratore	6	1	03:11	4	2	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	Arizona	10/14/12	S.Gilmore	CB	Al Riveron	6	3	13:05	4	10	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	San Francisco	10/14/12	A.Rolle	DB	John Parry	6	4	09:21	4	20	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Minnesota	Arizona	10/21/12	M.Mitchell	OLB	Terry McAulay	7	1	15:00	0	0	8	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cleveland	Indianapolis	10/21/12	T.Carder	ILB	Carl Cheffers	7	3	00:40	4	9	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Pittsburgh	10/21/12	M.Sanu	WR	Clete Blakeman	7	3	05:15	4	1	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Chicago	Detroit	10/22/12	Unnamed		Al Riveron	7	2	14:50	4	11	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Washington	10/28/12	C.Brown	DB	Pete Morelli	8	3	03:27	4	9	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Oakland	Kansas City	10/28/12	J.Veldheer	T	Bill Vinovich	8	2	04:06	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	San Francisco	10/29/12	J.Bethel	CB	Bill Leavy	8	4	11:05	4	6	4	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Francisco	Arizona	10/29/12	A.Dixon	RB	Bill Leavy	8	4	07:37	4	14	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	Carolina	11/04/12	R.Doughty	SS	Carl Cheffers	9	2	00:57	0	0	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Washington	Carolina	11/04/12	C.Cooley	TE	Carl Cheffers	9	3	08:42	2	4	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tennessee	Chicago	11/04/12	J.Harper	RB	Terry McAulay	9	1	04:51	0	0	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Tampa Bay	Oakland	11/04/12	A.Benn	WR	Walt Anderson	9	1	10:38	4	3	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
Dallas	Atlanta	11/04/12	A.Albright	OLB	John Parry	9	4	07:49	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	New Orleans	11/05/12	J.Maclin	WR	Clete Blakeman	9	1	01:30	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Miami	Tennessee	11/11/12	J.Wilson	DB	Walt Anderson	10	2	05:50	4	18	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Miami	Tennessee	11/11/12	B.McCann	DB	Walt Anderson	10	2	03:10	4	7	7	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Miami	Tennessee	11/11/12	O.Vernon	DE	Walt Anderson	10	3	06:54	0	0	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Buffalo	New England	11/11/12	T.Choice	RB	Bill Leavy	10	4	14:10	0	0	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Baltimore	11/11/12	K.Clayton	LB	Ron Winter	10	4	06:13	4	11	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
St. Louis	San Francisco	11/11/12	R.McLeod	FS	Clete Blakeman	10	1	13:11	4	9	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
St. Louis	San Francisco	11/11/12	J.Cole	LB	Clete Blakeman	10	3	09:00	4	9	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Green Bay	Detroit	11/18/12	D.Williams	TE	Ron Winter	11	3	15:00	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	Atlanta	11/18/12	R.Walker	LB	Bill Vinovich	11	1	13:12	4	10	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Atlanta	Arizona	11/18/12	T.DeCoud	FS	Bill Vinovich	11	3	05:17	4	14	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Carolina	Tampa Bay	11/18/12	A.Silatolu	T	Bill Leavy	11	3	11:42	2	18	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	Kansas City	11/18/12	Unnamed		Gene Steratore	11	1	13:43	4	3	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	New Orleans	11/18/12	D.Hagan	WR	Pete Morelli	11	1	13:42	2	2	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	11/18/12	J.Cotchery	WR	Walt Anderson	11	2	11:56	2	4	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Francisco	Chicago	11/19/12	A.Dixon	RB	Tony Corrente	11	2	01:51	4	14	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Houston	Detroit	11/22/12	W.Mercilus	DE	Walt Coleman	12	2	14:54	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Detroit	Houston	11/22/12	J.Bell	RB	Walt Coleman	12	3	13:42	4	7	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Detroit	Houston	11/22/12	B.Pettigrew	TE	Walt Coleman	12	3	00:32	2	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	Oakland	11/25/12	T.Newman	DB	Al Riveron	12	1	07:39	4	5	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Buffalo	Indianapolis	11/25/12	R.Brooks	CB	Ed Hochuli	12	3	01:21	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Seattle	Miami	11/25/12	C.Clemons	DE	Clete Blakeman	12	1	08:12	1	10	10	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	San Diego	11/25/12	A.Allen	RB	Gene Steratore	12	1	05:14	4	15	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Carolina	11/26/12	Unnamed		Pete Morelli	12	2	11:49	4	8	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Minnesota	Green Bay	12/02/12	A.Sendejo	SS	Ed Hochuli	13	2	10:56	4	1	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Green Bay	Minnesota	12/02/12	J.Bush	CB	Ed Hochuli	13	2	01:56	4	5	3	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
St. Louis	San Francisco	12/02/12	C.Dahl	DB	Carl Cheffers	13	1	12:35	4	1	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Arizona	12/02/12	K.Wilson	DB	Walt Anderson	13	3	08:31	4	3	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Detroit	Indianapolis	12/02/12	J.Lacey	DB	Bill Vinovich	13	2	08:25	1	5	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Tennessee	12/02/12	B.Harris	DB	Tony Corrente	13	1	04:44	4	8	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	Houston	12/02/12	M.Griffin	FS	Tony Corrente	13	3	09:32	4	14	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cincinnati	San Diego	12/02/12	M.Lawson	LB	Walt Coleman	13	4	14:26	4	7	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	Washington	12/03/12	T.Sash	DB	Jerome Boger	13	1	13:05	4	4	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	Baltimore	12/09/12	J.Morgan	WR	John Parry	14	1	05:35	2	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	Kansas City	12/09/12	G.Little	WR	Walt Anderson	14	2	05:26	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Chicago	Minnesota	12/09/12	Z.Bowman	DB	Walt Coleman	14	4	03:59	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Dallas	12/09/12	A.Green	WR	Bill Vinovich	14	4	12:28	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
New Orleans	N.Y. Giants	12/09/12	E.Olsen	G	Jeff Triplette	14	4	05:10	0	0	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
Seattle	Arizona	12/09/12	B.Maxwell	DB	Carl Cheffers	14	2	08:50	4	7	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Houston	New England	12/10/12	S.Routt	CB	Terry McAulay	14	3	05:00	4	10	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Cincinnati	12/13/12	J.Scott	G	Carl Cheffers	15	1	14:21	2	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Chicago	Green Bay	12/16/12	K.Adams	TE	Walt Anderson	15	1	06:50	4	4	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
St. Louis	Minnesota	12/16/12	C.Harkey	TE	Al Riveron	15	3	13:19	4	2	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cleveland	Washington	12/16/12	J.Haden	DB	Bill Vinovich	15	1	13:30	4	5	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Baltimore	Denver	12/16/12	L.Williams	WR	Pete Morelli	15	1	07:13	0	0	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Houston	12/16/12	M.Moore	RB	Jeff Triplette	15	4	13:44	4	11	8	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	Detroit	12/16/12	G.Toler	CB	Jerome Boger	15	4	11:42	4	13	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Carolina	San Diego	12/16/12	N.Chandler	T	Terry McAulay	15	2	01:48	4	2	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Seattle	Buffalo	12/16/12	R.Parker	SS	Scott Green	15	3	03:54	4	10	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Seattle	Buffalo	12/16/12	B.Maxwell	DB	Scott Green	15	3	03:54	4	10	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Carolina	12/23/12	M.Goodson	RB	Jerome Boger	16	4	10:17	4	21	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Washington	12/23/12	C.Thornton	DE	Ed Hochuli	16	4	11:45	2	9	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	N.Y. Giants	12/23/12	B.Ayanbadejo	ILB	Carl Cheffers	16	2	03:22	4	19	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cleveland	Denver	12/23/12	Unnamed		Al Riveron	16	2	08:17	4	10	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Chicago	Arizona	12/23/12	Z.Bowman	DB	Terry McAulay	16	2	10:59	4	13	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
San Diego	N.Y. Jets	12/23/12	J.Battle	RB	Pete Morelli	16	1	04:13	0	0	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Miami	12/30/12	D.Martin	DB	Jerome Boger	17	1	03:04	4	11	8	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Tennessee	Jacksonville	12/30/12	Mi.Martin	DE	Bill Vinovich	17	3	10:39	3	5	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Tampa Bay	12/30/12	J.Jones	WR	Carl Cheffers	17	2	08:20	2	1	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	Kansas City	12/30/12	A.Caldwell	WR	Ed Hochuli	17	4	07:26	4	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Oakland	San Diego	12/30/12	J.Olawale	RB	John Parry	17	3	08:54	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Houston	Cincinnati	01/05/13	D.Manning	SS	Al Riveron	Wildcard Weekend	1	12:22	4	8	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Baltimore	New England	01/20/13	J.Bynes	LB	Bill Leavy	Conference Championships	1	06:21	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Totals							2.4		3.06	6.75	1019	10	3	60