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

2020 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. Jets	Buffalo	09/13/20	D.Brown	TE	Shawn Smith	1	1	15:00	0	0	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Washington	09/13/20	D.Taylor	LB	Brad Rogers	1	3	04:08	4	20	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	San Francisco	09/13/20	D.Hopkins	WR	Carl Cheffers	1	1	04:45	3	8	10	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	LA Rams	09/13/20	C.Lamb	WR	Tony Corrente	1	2	15:00	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	Dallas	09/13/20	R.Woods	WR	Tony Corrente	1	4	07:41	3	2	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	Tennessee	09/14/20	P.Locke	DB	Scott Novak	1	2	14:10	4	4	6	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Cleveland	09/17/20	A.Davis-Gaither	LB	Shawn Smith	2	2	07:29	4	1	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Minnesota	09/20/20	A.Dulin	WR	Alex Kemp	2	2	09:08	4	8	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Minnesota	Indianapolis	09/20/20	O.Johnson	WR	Alex Kemp	2	3	07:17	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Indianapolis	Minnesota	09/20/20	M.Pittman	WR	Alex Kemp	2	3	04:44	2	1	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Minnesota	09/20/20	M.Pittman	WR	Alex Kemp	2	4	15:00	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Miami	09/20/20	T.Jones	RB	Jerome Boger	2	2	01:57	4	11	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Miami	Buffalo	09/20/20	D.Parker	WR	Jerome Boger	2	3	12:29	2	1	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Miami	09/20/20	M.Morse	OL	Jerome Boger	2	4	09:24	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Pittsburgh	Denver	09/20/20	C.Sutton	DB	Adrian Hill	2	2	06:56	4	12	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Denver	Pittsburgh	09/20/20	A.Johnson	LB	Adrian Hill	2	3	12:08	3	16	10	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Carolina	09/20/20	R.Jensen	OL	John Hussey	2	1	08:04	2	8	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	Tampa Bay	09/20/20	T.Cannon	RB	John Hussey	2	3	04:52	4	15	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Washington	Arizona	09/20/20	C.Sims	WR	Land Clark	2	1	15:00	0	0	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	Washington	09/20/20	K.Beachum	OL	Land Clark	2	1	11:33	2	2	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	LA Rams	09/27/20	B.Winters	G	Alex Kemp	3	3	11:00	2	8	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Tennessee	09/27/20	I.Smith	TE	Clete Blakeman	3	4	05:15	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Las Vegas	New England	09/27/20	D.Booker	RB	Ron Torbert	3	4	05:17	0	0	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
San Francisco	N.Y. Giants	09/27/20	T.Taylor	WR	Clay Martin	3	2	00:27	1	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
Denver	Tampa Bay	09/27/20	G.Glasgow	OL	Land Clark	3	2	05:30	3	13	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	Denver	09/27/20	A.Adams	DB	Land Clark	3	3	11:44	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Denver	Tampa Bay	09/27/20	T.Patrick	WR	Land Clark	3	3	04:41	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Dallas	Seattle	09/27/20	S.Smith	DB	Carl Cheffers	3	3	06:38	4	12	6	No	No	No	Special Teams
Chicago	Indianapolis	10/04/20	B.Mingo	LB	Craig Wrolstad	4	4	03:47	0	0	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cleveland	Dallas	10/04/20	O.Beckham	WR	Clay Martin	4	3	13:29	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	Cleveland	10/04/20	C.Goodwin	DB	Clay Martin	4	4	08:34	4	11	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
LA Chargers	Tampa Bay	10/04/20	G.Nabers	RB	Brad Allen	4	1	02:10	4	14	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
LA Chargers	Tampa Bay	10/04/20	S.Tevi	T	Brad Allen	4	2	02:00	2	11	10	No	No	No	Offense
Tampa Bay	LA Chargers	10/04/20	D.White	LB	Brad Allen	4	4	02:35	2	7	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Buffalo	10/04/20	K.Miller	OL	Land Clark	4	4	13:34	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Las Vegas	Buffalo	10/04/20	C.Littleton	LB	Land Clark	4	4	03:47	4	15	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Green Bay	Atlanta	10/05/20	J.Sternberger	TE	Carl Cheffers	4	4	02:00	3	9	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	Chicago	10/08/20	R.Gronkowski	TE	Alex Kemp	5	3	10:55	2	17	10	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	Tampa Bay	10/08/20	J.Wims	WR	Alex Kemp	5	3	07:24	4	18	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Las Vegas	Kansas City	10/11/20	N.Morrow	LB	Clete Blakeman	5	1	02:06	0	0	9	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	N.Y. Jets	10/11/20	D.Thompson	DB	Adrian Hill	5	4	11:28	4	27	3	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	Tennessee	10/13/20	D.Singletary	RB	Brad Rogers	5	3	04:57	2	3	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	Washington	10/11/20	X.Jones	RB	Shawn Smith	5	2	06:03	4	15	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Miami	San Francisco	10/11/20	Br.Jones	DB	Land Clark	5	1	13:49	4	5	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	Dallas	10/11/20	N.Gates	OL	Craig Wrolstad	5	1	10:05	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	Seattle	10/11/20	C.Dantzler	DB	Tony Corrente	5	3	13:16	4	1	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
LA Chargers	New Orleans	10/12/20	D.Feeney	G	Clay Martin	5	2	08:47	2	9	10	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Philadelphia	10/18/20	R.Stanley	OL	Shawn Smith	6	2	07:12	1	25	10	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	Arizona	10/19/20	C.Lamb	WR	Clete Blakeman	6	2	05:34	3	7	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	11/01/20	T.Edmunds	RB	Brad Allen	8	1	08:44	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Cleveland	10/25/20	T.Higgins	WR	Tony Corrente	7	2	01:55	2	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	Miami	11/15/20	A.Gilman	DB	Jerome Boger	10	1	12:54	0	0	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Dallas	11/01/20	C.Clement	RB	Jerome Boger	8	2	14:11	4	13	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Baltimore	11/08/20	M.Alie-Cox	TE	Adrian Hill	9	4	00:27	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Jacksonville	Houston	11/08/20	K.Cole Sr.	WR	Brad Allen	9	3	11:03	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Miami	Arizona	11/08/20	P.Laird	RB	Carl Cheffers	9	3	02:28	0	0	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Dallas	Pittsburgh	11/08/20	D.Thompson	DB	Tony Corrente	9	2	06:23	4	3	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Jacksonville	Green Bay	11/15/20	A.Wingard	DB	Shawn Smith	10	1	03:32	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Jacksonville	Green Bay	11/15/20	J.Giles-Harris	LB	Shawn Smith	10	4	09:03	0	0	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	11/15/20	S.Bradley	LB	Clay Martin	10	3	15:00	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	Arizona	11/15/20	D.Knox	TE	Craig Wrolstad	10	3	01:49	2	10	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
San Francisco	New Orleans	11/15/20	D.Brunskill	OL	Brad Rogers	10	3	08:54	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Denver	LA Chargers	11/01/20	G.Bolles	OL	Carl Cheffers	8	1	06:54	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	LA Chargers	11/01/20	D.Hamilton	WR	Carl Cheffers	8	3	01:02	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Dallas	11/22/20	K.Boyd	DB	Bill Vinovich	11	2	10:06	4	15	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	12/02/20	A.Levine	DB	Ron Torbert	12	3	05:38	4	3	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Minnesota	Carolina	11/29/20	K.Boyd	DB	Brad Rogers	12	1	03:29	4	10	8	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Miami	11/29/20	C.Herndon	TE	Adrian Hill	12	2	05:23	0	0	7	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Houston	12/06/20	Z.Franklin	LB	Scott Novak	13	3	08:27	4	7	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Miami	12/06/20	A.Davis-Gaither	LB	Ron Torbert	13	1	10:49	4	4	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Minnesota	Jacksonville	12/06/20	K.Boyd	DB	Land Clark	13	3	07:26	4	18	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Washington	Pittsburgh	12/07/20	J.Smith-Williams	DL	John Hussey	13	1	09:57	4	15	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Cleveland	Tennessee	12/06/20	R.Jackson	CB	Clete Blakeman	13	4	12:58	4	12	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
LA Rams	Arizona	12/06/20	N.Patrick	LB	Shawn Hochuli	13	1	08:06	4	14	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
LA Rams	Arizona	12/06/20	J.Mundt	TE	Shawn Hochuli	13	4	14:00	4	10	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Green Bay	12/06/20	D.Taylor	LB	Bill Vinovich	13	2	08:29	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
New England	LA Rams	12/10/20	N.Harry	WR	Craig Wrolstad	14	2	00:04	3	6	0	No	No	No	Offense
Tennessee	Jacksonville	12/13/20	A.Brown	WR	Adrian Hill	14	3	10:53	2	7	10	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	N.Y. Giants	12/13/20	B.Murphy	DB	Ron Torbert	14	1	03:29	4	8	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Atlanta	LA Chargers	12/13/20	K.Sheffield	DB	Tony Corrente	14	3	14:03	4	12	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	Pittsburgh	12/13/20	J.Norman	DB	Shawn Smith	14	3	09:18	4	19	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Denver	Buffalo	12/19/20	T.Marshall	SS	Clete Blakeman	15	2	05:29	4	6	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Green Bay	Carolina	12/19/20	R.Tonyan	TE	Alex Kemp	15	2	00:26	2	16	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Rams	N.Y. Jets	12/20/20	T.Higbee	TE	Tony Corrente	15	4	04:53	2	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	Atlanta	12/20/20	R.Smith	DB	Brad Rogers	15	4	14:46	4	16	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
Cleveland	N.Y. Giants	12/20/20	T.Thomas	CB	Shawn Hochuli	15	3	06:07	4	4	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	New Orleans	12/20/20	S.Watkins	WR	Scott Novak	15	3	06:45	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Detroit	Tampa Bay	12/26/20	H.Bryant	TE	Scott Novak	16	3	07:07	0	0	7	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Denver	LA Chargers	12/27/20	L.Cushenberry	OL	Shawn Hochuli	16	2	07:39	2	8	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	N.Y. Jets	12/27/20	J.Bradley	WR	Land Clark	16	4	07:01	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Baltimore	12/27/20	T.Crowder	LB	John Hussey	16	1	00:07	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	Atlanta	12/27/20	T.Hill	WR	Craig Wrolstad	16	4	04:18	3	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Indianapolis	12/27/20	J.Layne	CB	Alex Kemp	16	2	05:02	4	10	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Indianapolis	12/27/20	V.McDonald	TE	Alex Kemp	16	2	04:02	0	0	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Pittsburgh	12/27/20	M.Glowinski	G	Alex Kemp	16	2	01:23	2	5	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	Seattle	12/27/20	J.Mundt	TE	Bill Vinovich	16	1	15:00	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Buffalo	12/28/20	M.Slater	WR	Ron Torbert	16	2	03:55	0	0	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Green Bay	Chicago	01/03/21	D.Adams	WR	Craig Wrolstad	17	2	07:36	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Cincinnati	01/03/21	N.Brooks	DB	Land Clark	17	1	06:52	4	18	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Detroit	Minnesota	01/03/21	J.Coleman	CB	John Hussey	17	1	09:37	4	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
New England	N.Y. Jets	01/03/21	T.Brooks	SS	Brad Rogers	17	2	10:17	4	15	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Philadelphia	Washington	01/03/21	G.Ward	WR	Ron Torbert	17	4	05:38	2	23	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Seattle	San Francisco	01/03/21	F.Swain	WR	Tony Corrente	17	2	08:17	4	15	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
New Orleans	Tampa Bay	01/17/21	C.Granderson	DL	Shawn Hochuli	Divisional Playoffs	1	10:06	4	16	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Totals							2.49		2.39	8.43	862	9	2	45