Illegal Contact

Definition

Making significant contact with a receiver after the receiver has advanced five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Exceptions: The illegal contact is called only if the quarterback is still in pocket and the ball is still in his hands.

Outcome

5 yards, automatic first down

2009 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Kansas City	Baltimore	09/13/09	R.Colclough	DB	Gene Steratore	1	2	14:13	3	14	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Houston	N.Y. Jets	09/13/09	N.Ferguson	FS	Ed Hochuli	1	3	08:22	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Houston	09/13/09	D.Harris	ILB	Ed Hochuli	1	3	05:18	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Dallas	Tampa Bay	09/13/09	G.Sensabaugh	FS	Al Riveron	1	3	02:03	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	09/13/09	C.Rogers	CB	Terry McAulay	1	4	07:02	2	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Chicago	09/13/09	Unnamed		Ron Winter	1	1	04:20	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Chicago	09/13/09	A.Harris	CB	Ron Winter	1	4	08:39	3	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Diego	Oakland	09/14/09	Q.Jammer	CB	Carl Cheffers	1	2	12:16	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	09/20/09	M.Manuel	SS	Carl Cheffers	2	3	10:31	3	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Cincinnati	09/20/09	T.Williams	CB	Ed Hochuli	2	3	13:29	3	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Oakland	09/20/09	M.Leggett	DB	Walt Anderson	2	4	01:17	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	09/20/09	L.Sheppard	CB	John Parry	2	2	13:55	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	09/20/09	E.Smith	FS	John Parry	2	4	04:50	3	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Baltimore	09/27/09	E.Barton	ILB	Terry McAulay	3	2	12:37	2	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Pittsburgh	09/27/09	L.Hall	CB	Gene Steratore	3	3	06:37	2	8	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Detroit	09/27/09	F.Smoot	CB	Scott Green	3	2	11:23	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Houston	09/27/09	C.Ingram	LB	Ron Winter	3	2	06:54	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	San Francisco	09/27/09	C.Griffin	CB	Jerome Boger	3	3	04:34	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	New England	09/27/09	B.Williams	DB	Al Riveron	3	2	01:12	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Indianapolis	10/04/09	A.Curry	LB	Mike Carey	4	2	00:43	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Tennessee	10/04/09	R.Mathis	CB	Al Riveron	4	2	15:00	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Kansas City	10/04/09	A.Pierce	MLB	Jerome Boger	4	4	06:40	2	15	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	New England	10/04/09	C.Carr	DB	Ron Winter	4	3	13:38	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Cincinnati	10/11/09	D.Foxworth	DB	Jeff Triplette	5	3	03:12	3	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Cincinnati	10/11/09	C.Carr	DB	Jeff Triplette	5	4	02:15	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Cleveland	10/11/09	D.Florence	DB	Jerome Boger	5	2	00:46	3	11	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Carolina	10/11/09	B.Orakpo	LB	Walt Coleman	5	4	11:29	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Atlanta	10/11/09	M.Lewis	SS	Pete Morelli	5	1	08:00	3	6	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Houston	10/11/09	A.Wilson	SS	Tony Corrente	5	3	04:58	2	1	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	New England	10/11/09	B.Dawkins	SS	Carl Cheffers	5	3	06:36	2	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Seattle	10/11/09	R.Mathis	CB	Scott Green	5	2	12:08	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Seattle	10/11/09	R.Allen	OLB	Scott Green	5	2	09:33	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	10/12/09	W.Allen	DB	Al Riveron	5	2	13:05	3	10	4	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	10/12/09	V.Davis	CB	Al Riveron	5	4	12:34	3	21	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Detroit	10/18/09	T.Williams	CB	Jerome Boger	6	3	14:20	2	13	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	New Orleans	10/18/09	M.Johnson	SS	Ed Hochuli	6	2	12:47	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Carolina	10/18/09	A.Talib	CB	John Parry	6	2	08:28	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Philadelphia	10/18/09	N.Asomugha	CB	Pete Morelli	6	2	05:16	3	2	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Oakland	10/18/09	Unnamed		Pete Morelli	6	3	02:26	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	10/18/09	D.Revis	DB	Walt Coleman	6	2	15:00	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	10/18/09	L.Sheppard	CB	Walt Coleman	6	3	04:26	3	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Cincinnati	10/25/09	C.Tillman	DB	Walt Anderson	7	1	01:13	1	8	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Cleveland	10/25/09	A.Harris	CB	Don Carey	7	2	06:09	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Houston	10/25/09	N.Clements	SS	Mike Carey	7	2	14:27	3	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Dallas	10/25/09	C.Houston	CB	Scott Green	7	3	05:26	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Denver	Baltimore	11/01/09	A.Goodman	CB	Walt Coleman	8	3	09:41	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	11/01/09	V.Davis	CB	Don Carey	8	1	00:09	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	San Diego	11/01/09	C.Johnson	CB	Terry McAulay	8	1	09:02	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Jacksonville	11/01/09	C.Hope	DB	Pete Morelli	8	2	15:00	3	22	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Arizona	11/01/09	R.Marshall	CB	Mike Carey	8	2	05:18	2	3	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Carolina	Arizona	11/01/09	C.Munnerlyn	DB	Mike Carey	8	4	01:06	3	22	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	11/02/09	C.Houston	CB	Jeff Triplette	8	1	00:25	3	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	11/08/09	K.Rivers	OLB	Al Riveron	9	1	08:17	2	12	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Cincinnati	11/08/09	C.Carr	DB	Al Riveron	9	1	06:15	3	6	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Houston	Indianapolis	11/08/09	B.Pollard	SS	Jeff Triplette	9	1	06:04	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Kansas City	11/08/09	D.Cox	CB	Bill Leavy	9	4	01:47	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Tampa Bay	11/08/09	A.Hawk	LB	Pete Morelli	9	4	06:48	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	N.Y. Giants	11/08/09	K.Ellison	DB	Walt Anderson	9	3	08:35	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	San Diego	11/08/09	C.Webster	CB	Walt Anderson	9	3	04:43	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Tennessee	11/08/09	T.Brown	DB	Carl Cheffers	9	1	08:35	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Philadelphia	11/08/09	M.Jenkins	CB	Walt Coleman	9	4	14:08	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Chicago	11/12/09	D.Bly	DB	Ron Winter	10	4	02:31	4	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Miami	11/15/09	S.Piscitelli	SS	Tony Corrente	10	4	13:31	3	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Tennessee	11/15/09	D.Florence	DB	John Parry	10	2	06:54	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Tennessee	11/15/09	D.Florence	DB	John Parry	10	4	07:38	3	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	11/15/09	S.Routt	CB	Mike Carey	10	3	05:16	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	11/15/09	M.Trufant	CB	Walt Coleman	10	1	08:09	3	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Philadelphia	11/15/09	P.Oliver	SS	Jerome Boger	10	4	07:18	3	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Baltimore	11/16/09	M.Adams	SS	Carl Cheffers	10	2	04:15	3	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Baltimore	11/16/09	E.Wright	DB	Carl Cheffers	10	3	01:02	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Carolina	11/19/09	T.Culver	DB	Walt Anderson	11	4	05:30	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Dallas	Washington	11/22/09	T.Newman	DB	Al Riveron	11	1	00:28	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Washington	11/22/09	M.Jenkins	CB	Al Riveron	11	4	09:58	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Pittsburgh	11/22/09	W.Gilberry	DE	Carl Cheffers	11	4	01:47	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Cincinnati	11/22/09	N.Asomugha	CB	Don Carey	11	3	01:41	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Chicago	11/22/09	D.Patterson	CB	Tony Corrente	11	2	03:54	3	4	6	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	Chicago	11/22/09	W.Witherspoon	OLB	Tony Corrente	11	2	00:52	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Tennessee	11/23/09	Du.Robinson	CB	Jerome Boger	11	1	02:18	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Denver	11/26/09	M.Johnson	SS	Tony Corrente	12	1	01:01	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Atlanta	11/29/09	G.Hayes	OLB	Walt Anderson	12	2	12:50	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Cleveland	11/29/09	L.Hall	CB	Mike Carey	12	4	04:57	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	St. Louis	11/29/09	D.Hawthorne	ILB	Scott Green	12	2	00:28	3	6	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	San Francisco	11/29/09	A.Smith	DB	John Parry	12	2	11:29	2	9	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	11/29/09	I.Taylor	CB	Ed Hochuli	12	4	01:01	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	New England	11/30/09	R.Harper	SS	Pete Morelli	12	2	06:22	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Philadelphia	12/06/09	C.Houston	CB	Ed Hochuli	13	1	10:43	2	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Atlanta	12/06/09	S.Brown	CB	Ed Hochuli	13	2	15:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Philadelphia	12/06/09	C.Lofton	LB	Ed Hochuli	13	2	08:28	2	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Carolina	12/06/09	R.Barber	FS	Don Carey	13	1	07:27	2	6	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Detroit	12/06/09	L.Hall	CB	Tony Corrente	13	1	09:34	3	5	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Cincinnati	12/06/09	P.Buchanon	DB	Tony Corrente	13	1	08:28	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Pittsburgh	12/06/09	J.Richardson	LB	Jerome Boger	13	3	02:07	3	6	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	San Diego	12/06/09	M.Adams	SS	Walt Coleman	13	3	03:34	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	San Diego	12/06/09	E.Wright	DB	Walt Coleman	13	4	07:50	2	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
San Diego	Cleveland	12/06/09	A.Cromartie	DB	Walt Coleman	13	4	02:20	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Atlanta	12/13/09	M.Jenkins	DB	Tony Corrente	14	2	00:51	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Miami	12/13/09	D.Cox	CB	Walt Coleman	14	3	03:29	3	2	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Minnesota	12/13/09	J.Joseph	CB	Scott Green	14	1	07:07	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Washington	12/13/09	C.Johnson	CB	Walt Anderson	14	1	01:53	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Oakland	12/13/09	R.Doughty	SS	Walt Anderson	14	2	02:47	3	13	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	12/13/09	Q.Mikell	SS	John Parry	14	2	15:00	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	12/13/09	Q.Mikell	SS	John Parry	14	2	14:52	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Jacksonville	12/17/09	K.Hayden	DB	Walt Anderson	15	3	00:53	3	13	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Dallas	12/19/09	M.McKenzie	CB	Terry McAulay	15	2	14:12	4	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Detroit	12/20/09	A.Rolle	DB	Jeff Triplette	15	2	03:39	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	San Francisco	12/20/09	A.Samuel	CB	Don Carey	15	1	07:40	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Philadelphia	12/20/09	M.Lewis	SS	Don Carey	15	2	09:57	3	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Pittsburgh	12/20/09	B.Chillar	ILB	John Parry	15	2	01:18	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Pittsburgh	12/20/09	B.Chillar	ILB	John Parry	15	4	00:59	1	20	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Houston	12/20/09	P.Lenon	MLB	Ed Hochuli	15	2	15:00	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Tennessee	12/20/09	V.Davis	CB	Scott Green	15	3	01:05	2	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Tennessee	12/20/09	C.Crowder	ILB	Scott Green	15	4	06:43	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Denver	Oakland	12/20/09	A.Davis	ILB	Al Riveron	15	2	15:00	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Denver	12/20/09	S.Routt	CB	Al Riveron	15	3	06:51	2	14	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Oakland	12/20/09	W.Woodyard	ILB	Al Riveron	15	4	00:55	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	San Diego	12/20/09	C.Ndukwe	DB	Carl Cheffers	15	4	10:32	2	18	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Tennessee	12/25/09	Q.Jammer	CB	Tony Corrente	16	2	08:38	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Atlanta	12/27/09	R.Corner	DB	Bill Leavy	16	2	07:43	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Atlanta	12/27/09	A.Youboty	CB	Bill Leavy	16	2	00:27	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Cincinnati	12/27/09	B.Carr	CB	Ed Hochuli	16	4	06:15	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Green Bay	12/27/09	J.Babineaux	FS	Walt Coleman	16	1	05:00	2	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	N.Y. Giants	12/27/09	R.Marshall	CB	Scott Green	16	4	07:50	2	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Tampa Bay	12/27/09	T.Porter	DB	Jerome Boger	16	2	00:27	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Philadelphia	12/27/09	B.Dawkins	SS	Mike Carey	16	1	13:18	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	12/27/09	D.Ellerbe	LB	Pete Morelli	16	4	12:39	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	12/27/09	F.Walker	DB	Pete Morelli	16	4	02:00	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	San Francisco	12/27/09	L.Delmas	FS	Walt Anderson	16	2	01:32	3	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	N.Y. Jets	12/27/09	K.Hayden	DB	Terry McAulay	16	1	05:07	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Indianapolis	12/27/09	D.Revis	DB	Terry McAulay	16	2	08:09	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	New Orleans	01/03/10	C.Munnerlyn	DB	Al Riveron	17	1	08:32	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Carolina	01/03/10	J.Greer	CB	Al Riveron	17	2	01:37	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Cincinnati	01/03/10	D.Revis	DB	Walt Anderson	17	2	10:17	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Oakland	01/03/10	F.Walker	DB	Tony Corrente	17	1	01:44	2	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Cincinnati	01/09/10	D.Revis	DB	Bill Leavy	Wildcard Weekend	2	11:41	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Cincinnati	01/09/10	D.Revis	DB	Bill Leavy	Wildcard Weekend	2	04:54	3	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Cincinnati	01/09/10	D.Coleman	DB	Bill Leavy	Wildcard Weekend	4	04:23	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	New England	01/10/10	C.Carr	DB	Gene Steratore	Wildcard Weekend	3	03:56	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Indianapolis	01/24/10	D.Coleman	DB	Tony Corrente	Conference Championships	4	07:22	2	9	6	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.53		2.08	9.24	466	40	6	57