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

2014 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Pittsburgh	Cleveland	09/07/14	W.Allen	SS	Carl Cheffers	1	2	05:07	4	4	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Cleveland	09/07/14	T.Garvin	ILB	Carl Cheffers	1	3	13:27	0	0	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Carolina	Tampa Bay	09/07/14	K.Benjamin	WR	Pete Morelli	1	4	11:03	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Atlanta	Cincinnati	09/14/14	D.Trufant	CB	Bill Vinovich	2	4	06:24	4	1	1	No	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Minnesota	09/14/14	N.Solder	T	Tony Corrente	2	3	06:46	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Minnesota	09/14/14	T.Wilson	SS	Tony Corrente	2	4	09:37	4	3	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Minnesota	09/14/14	L.Ryan	CB	Tony Corrente	2	4	09:37	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	Jacksonville	09/14/14	B.Breeland	CB	Ron Torbert	2	2	12:45	4	9	8	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Seattle	San Diego	09/14/14	J.Johnson	DB	Pete Morelli	2	1	15:00	0	0	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Green Bay	09/14/14	S.Hakim	WR	Walt Anderson	2	1	11:08	4	24	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Indianapolis	09/15/14	B.Braman	LB	Terry McAulay	2	1	13:46	4	9	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Philadelphia	09/15/14	S.Brown	DB	Terry McAulay	2	3	14:10	4	10	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Atlanta	Tampa Bay	09/18/14	R.Alford	CB	Craig Wrolstad	3	1	10:31	4	4	0	No	Yes	Yes	Special Teams
Atlanta	Tampa Bay	09/18/14	N.Stupar	LB	Craig Wrolstad	3	3	11:19	4	28	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Oakland	New England	09/21/14	N.Thorpe	DB	Pete Morelli	3	1	10:59	4	6	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Minnesota	New Orleans	09/21/14	J.Robinson	CB	Walt Anderson	3	3	05:11	4	27	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Washington	09/21/14	J.Kelce	OL	Tony Corrente	3	2	08:49	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Dallas	St. Louis	09/21/14	J.Witten	TE	Clete Blakeman	3	4	13:25	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Miami	09/21/14	J.Franklin	LB	Jeff Triplette	3	3	05:54	0	0	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	Miami	09/21/14	K.McCray	DB	Jeff Triplette	3	3	02:59	4	4	1	No	No	No	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Carolina	09/21/14	T.Garvin	ILB	Ron Torbert	3	2	13:50	4	1	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Chicago	N.Y. Jets	09/22/14	C.Jones	LB	Jerome Boger	3	3	10:25	4	2	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	Washington	09/25/14	N.Berhe	SS	Carl Cheffers	4	1	06:14	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Detroit	09/28/14	Dar.Walls	CB	Walt Coleman	4	2	02:26	4	5	7	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Jacksonville	San Diego	09/28/14	W.Guy	FS	Clete Blakeman	4	4	01:09	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	San Francisco	09/28/14	B.Fletcher	DB	Ed Hochuli	4	4	01:34	4	2	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	New England	09/29/14	T.Kelce	TE	John Parry	4	2	05:56	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Dallas	Houston	10/05/14	C.Spillman	DB	Pete Morelli	5	1	00:32	4	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Buffalo	Detroit	10/05/14	C.Hogan	WR	Craig Wrolstad	5	1	10:02	4	7	8	No	No	No	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Jacksonville	10/05/14	R.Golden	SAF	Terry McAulay	5	3	12:10	4	6	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
New Orleans	Tampa Bay	10/05/14	R.Meachem	WR	Carl Cheffers	5	1	03:28	2	2	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
St. Louis	Philadelphia	10/05/14	C.Reynolds	RB	Bill Vinovich	5	3	12:36	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
San Diego	N.Y. Jets	10/05/14	C.Davis	CB	Ron Torbert	5	1	00:29	4	8	9	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
New England	Buffalo	10/12/14	D.Skinner	LB	Walt Coleman	6	2	11:03	4	1	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
New England	Buffalo	10/12/14	D.Harmon	SS	Walt Coleman	6	4	05:58	0	0	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Carolina	10/12/14	A.Whitworth	T	Carl Cheffers	6	4	12:44	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tennessee	Jacksonville	10/12/14	Z.Gooden	ILB	Jeff Triplette	6	4	12:05	4	20	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Jacksonville	Tennessee	10/12/14	J.Evans	FS	Jeff Triplette	6	4	10:37	4	4	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	Washington	10/12/14	S.Taylor	RB	Ed Hochuli	6	2	03:03	4	6	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Atlanta	Baltimore	10/19/14	P.DiMarco	FB	Carl Cheffers	7	4	04:05	4	4	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	Minnesota	10/19/14	R.Johnson	OLB	Ed Hochuli	7	2	02:23	4	14	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Buffalo	Minnesota	10/19/14	J.Hughes	DE	Ed Hochuli	7	2	02:23	4	14	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Carolina	Green Bay	10/19/14	B.Williams	TE	Jeff Triplette	7	4	07:28	4	7	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Seattle	St. Louis	10/19/14	R.Turbin	RB	Brad Allen	7	3	10:41	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Arizona	10/19/14	B.Butler	WR	Clete Blakeman	7	2	09:44	4	21	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Jacksonville	Miami	10/26/14	D.McCray	CB	Jerome Boger	8	3	12:35	4	15	7	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Kansas City	St. Louis	10/26/14	C.Gray	RB	Jeff Triplette	8	3	13:16	4	12	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	10/26/14	R.Brooks	CB	Gene Steratore	8	2	14:22	0	0	8	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	10/26/14	J.Amaro	TE	Gene Steratore	8	3	04:11	2	12	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Houston	Philadelphia	11/02/14	J.Prosch	RB	John Parry	9	2	10:41	0	0	8	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Houston	Philadelphia	11/02/14	J.Aubrey	DB	John Parry	9	4	03:50	0	0	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Minnesota	Washington	11/02/14	R.Blanton	SS	Gene Steratore	9	2	09:01	4	3	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Francisco	St. Louis	11/02/14	Unnamed		Jerome Boger	9	4	08:00	4	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Special Teams
St. Louis	San Francisco	11/02/14	D.Bates	LB	Jerome Boger	9	4	08:00	4	10	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Denver	New England	11/02/14	R.Moore	DB	Walt Anderson	9	4	10:34	4	6	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	Baltimore	11/09/14	Z.Gooden	ILB	Walt Coleman	10	2	03:50	4	12	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	Baltimore	11/09/14	C.Sensabaugh	CB	Walt Coleman	10	3	13:10	4	9	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	Baltimore	11/09/14	J.Anderson	LB	Walt Coleman	10	3	05:36	0	0	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
San Francisco	New Orleans	11/09/14	J.Ward	DB	Bill Vinovich	10	3	05:37	3	1	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Denver	Oakland	11/09/14	D.Bruton	SS	Carl Cheffers	10	2	01:54	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Denver	11/09/14	R.Armstrong	OLB	Carl Cheffers	10	4	07:44	4	13	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
St. Louis	Arizona	11/09/14	J.Jenkins	CB	Ron Torbert	10	2	01:08	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Chicago	Green Bay	11/09/14	C.Jones	LB	Craig Wrolstad	10	1	15:00	0	0	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
Chicago	Minnesota	11/16/14	C.Jones	LB	Ron Torbert	11	2	04:49	4	3	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Francisco	N.Y. Giants	11/16/14	Ald.Smith	DE	Gene Steratore	11	3	07:08	3	9	10	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Tampa Bay	11/16/14	T.Compton	T	Bill Vinovich	11	2	13:31	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
New England	Indianapolis	11/16/14	T.Wilson	SS	Pete Morelli	11	1	13:03	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Indianapolis	11/16/14	M.Butler	DB	Pete Morelli	11	2	02:25	4	2	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Tennessee	11/17/14	A.Moats	OLB	Brad Allen	11	3	13:32	4	2	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	Oakland	11/20/14	D.Bowe	WR	John Parry	12	3	03:24	2	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	11/24/14	T.Graham	WR	Pete Morelli	12	2	14:55	4	4	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	11/24/14	S.Hakim	WR	Pete Morelli	12	4	01:15	4	12	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Chicago	Tampa Bay	11/23/14	B.Marshall	WR	Walt Coleman	12	2	08:10	2	4	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Chicago	Tampa Bay	11/23/14	B.Marshall	WR	Walt Coleman	12	2	05:13	3	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	Chicago	11/23/14	L.Mankins	G	Walt Coleman	12	2	01:24	2	15	10	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	Tampa Bay	11/23/14	B.Vereen	FS	Walt Coleman	12	3	09:07	4	18	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Houston	11/23/14	N.Johnson	ILB	Terry McAulay	12	1	00:12	4	4	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Houston	11/23/14	D.Dennard	DB	Terry McAulay	12	4	05:10	4	13	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Jacksonville	11/23/14	D.Moncrief	WR	Ed Hochuli	12	3	06:58	4	9	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Green Bay	Minnesota	11/23/14	D.Adams	WR	Clete Blakeman	12	3	10:12	1	20	10	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Detroit	11/23/14	B.Bolden	RB	Tony Corrente	12	3	08:43	4	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
New England	Detroit	11/23/14	P.Chung	SS	Tony Corrente	12	3	04:47	4	10	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
New England	Detroit	11/23/14	Unnamed		Tony Corrente	12	4	06:39	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Tennessee	11/23/14	B.Boykin	DB	Jerome Boger	12	1	01:14	4	1	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Diego	St. Louis	11/23/14	T.Williams	OLB	Carl Cheffers	12	2	04:38	4	2	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Diego	St. Louis	11/23/14	E.Royal	WR	Carl Cheffers	12	3	12:10	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Francisco	Washington	11/23/14	L.McCray	DB	Walt Anderson	12	4	02:09	4	13	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Washington	San Francisco	11/23/14	A.Davis	DB	Walt Anderson	12	4	01:40	4	5	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Baltimore	San Diego	11/30/14	L.Taliaferro	RB	Walt Anderson	13	3	01:56	4	11	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Buffalo	Cleveland	11/30/14	C.Bryant	DT	Jerome Boger	13	2	01:09	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	N.Y. Giants	11/30/14	T.Campbell	DB	Craig Wrolstad	13	3	15:00	0	0	8	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Oakland	St. Louis	11/30/14	K.Thompkins	WR	Gene Steratore	13	2	10:16	3	14	10	No	No	No	Offense
Oakland	St. Louis	11/30/14	G.Atkinson	RB	Gene Steratore	13	3	13:46	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tampa Bay	Cincinnati	11/30/14	O.Cousins	T	Bill Leavy	13	3	01:55	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Miami	12/01/14	S.Hakim	WR	Ron Torbert	13	2	10:43	4	2	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Dallas	Chicago	12/04/14	M.Pellerin	DB	Ed Hochuli	14	3	10:33	4	20	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Chicago	Dallas	12/04/14	A.Walters	DB	Ed Hochuli	14	3	08:02	0	0	9	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Pittsburgh	12/07/14	M.Sanu	WR	Tony Corrente	14	4	10:15	2	7	9	No	No	Yes	Offense
Detroit	Tampa Bay	12/07/14	Unnamed		Jeff Triplette	14	3	05:54	4	1	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Jacksonville	Houston	12/07/14	C.Smith	DE	Carl Cheffers	14	2	04:57	4	8	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Baltimore	Miami	12/07/14	W.Hill	SS	John Parry	14	4	06:55	4	6	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Minnesota	N.Y. Jets	12/07/14	A.Cole	MLB	Jerome Boger	14	4	04:28	4	1	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Seattle	Philadelphia	12/07/14	R.Lockette	WR	Bill Vinovich	14	1	02:08	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	St. Louis	12/11/14	R.Housler	TE	Walt Coleman	15	1	11:47	4	7	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Houston	Indianapolis	12/14/14	A.Dent	ILB	Gene Steratore	15	4	12:35	4	14	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Kansas City	12/14/14	B.Filimoeatu	LB	Jerome Boger	15	1	02:38	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Oakland	Kansas City	12/14/14	Unnamed		Jerome Boger	15	4	05:48	4	6	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	N.Y. Giants	12/14/14	T.Williams	OLB	Jeff Triplette	15	2	12:38	4	10	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	Washington	12/14/14	A.Robinson	TE	Jeff Triplette	15	4	10:12	4	3	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Tennessee	N.Y. Jets	12/14/14	K.Wooten	CB	John Parry	15	2	15:00	4	19	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Francisco	Seattle	12/14/14	B.Lloyd	WR	Ed Hochuli	15	1	13:34	3	5	10	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	New Orleans	12/15/14	D.McCray	DB	Carl Cheffers	15	4	04:38	4	2	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Tennessee	Jacksonville	12/18/14	M.Huff	FS	Clete Blakeman	16	2	13:01	4	8	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
San Francisco	San Diego	12/20/14	L.McCray	DB	Jeff Triplette	16	3	10:56	4	11	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Francisco	San Diego	12/20/14	P.Tanner	RB	Jeff Triplette	16	3	10:56	4	11	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Carolina	Cleveland	12/21/14	K.Reddick	LB	Ed Hochuli	16	2	01:25	4	6	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Houston	Baltimore	12/21/14	A.Dent	ILB	Walt Coleman	16	3	12:32	4	8	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
St. Louis	N.Y. Giants	12/21/14	M.Alexander	SS	Pete Morelli	16	2	01:48	4	7	0	No	Yes	Yes	Special Teams
Denver	Cincinnati	12/22/14	K.Webster	CB	Bill Vinovich	16	4	12:17	4	12	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	San Diego	12/28/14	K.McCray	DB	Pete Morelli	17	1	02:43	4	11	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Diego	Kansas City	12/28/14	D.Stuckey	DB	Pete Morelli	17	2	09:56	4	12	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	New England	12/28/14	M.Gray	TE	Terry McAulay	17	1	10:57	4	1	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Buffalo	12/28/14	M.Butler	DB	Terry McAulay	17	3	12:14	4	13	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Cincinnati	12/28/14	Unnamed		Ed Hochuli	17	3	03:54	3	9	0	No	Yes	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	Pittsburgh	12/28/14	A.Jones	CB	Ed Hochuli	17	3	03:54	3	9	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Dallas	Washington	12/28/14	B.Carr	CB	Jerome Boger	17	3	00:04	4	3	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	Dallas	12/28/14	L.Paulsen	TE	Jerome Boger	17	4	10:55	4	7	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Oakland	Denver	12/28/14	D.Autry	DE	Clete Blakeman	17	4	05:28	4	4	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Carolina	Arizona	01/03/15	J.Cotchery	WR	Ed Hochuli	Wildcard Weekend	3	00:08	3	20	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	01/04/15	D.Moncrief	WR	Carl Cheffers	Wildcard Weekend	3	03:16	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Baltimore	New England	01/10/15	J.Miles	DB	Bill Vinovich	Divisional Playoffs	4	05:13	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Dallas	Green Bay	01/11/15	K.Wilber	OLB	Gene Steratore	Divisional Playoffs	2	05:47	4	8	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Seattle	New England	02/01/15	R.Sherman	CB	Bill Vinovich	Super Bowl	3	08:15	3	9	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Totals							2.61		3.19	7.4	1056	9	9	64