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

2023 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Dallas	Green Bay	01/14/24	D.Bland	DB	Ron Torbert	Wildcard Weekend	1	14:22	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Dallas	01/14/24	K.Nixon	DB	Ron Torbert	Wildcard Weekend	2	00:12	3	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Minnesota	09/10/23	J.Dean	DB	Scott Novak	1	2	11:21	3	11	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Pittsburgh	09/10/23	D.Lenoir	DB	Alex Kemp	1	2	00:18	3	6	4	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Chicago	09/10/23	J.Alexander	DB	Craig Wrolstad	1	2	15:00	2	17	5	No	No	No	Defense
Las Vegas	Denver	09/10/23	M.Peters	DB	Bill Vinovich	1	3	12:34	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	LA Chargers	09/10/23	X.Howard	DB	Brad Allen	1	4	05:15	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Dallas	09/10/23	D.Banks	DB	Adrian Hill	1	2	09:25	2	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	09/17/23	C.Taylor-Britt	DB	Shawn Hochuli	2	2	00:41	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Arizona	09/17/23	D.Banks	DB	Land Clark	2	3	01:04	3	11	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	San Francisco	09/21/23	K.Thibodeaux	LB	Shawn Hochuli	3	3	05:02	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Detroit	09/24/23	J.Bates	DB	Land Clark	3	2	03:23	3	8	4	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Green Bay	09/24/23	T.Mathieu	DB	Brad Rogers	3	3	01:53	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Miami	Denver	09/24/23	P.Nickerson	DB	Clay Martin	3	4	06:46	3	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Washington	09/24/23	C.Benford	DB	Land Clark	3	3	14:16	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	Seattle	09/24/23	T.Hill	DB	Ron Torbert	3	3	13:53	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Kansas City	09/24/23	T.Stevenson	DB	Alan Eck	3	1	14:22	3	8	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Miami	Buffalo	10/01/23	K.Kohou	DB	Adrian Hill	4	2	03:12	2	6	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Miami	10/01/23	D.Jackson	DB	Adrian Hill	4	3	11:19	2	6	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Carolina	10/01/23	A.Evans	DB	Tra Blake	4	3	06:11	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Philadelphia	10/01/23	K.Curl	DB	Ron Torbert	4	3	02:50	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Las Vegas	10/01/23	J.Taylor	DB	John Hussey	4	4	08:28	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	New England	10/01/23	J.Kearse	DB	Scott Novak	4	3	13:57	3	4	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Kansas City	10/01/23	D.Reed	DB	Alex Kemp	4	1	05:07	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Kansas City	10/01/23	C.Mosley	LB	Alex Kemp	4	4	06:21	3	23	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Washington	10/05/23	T.Edmunds	LB	Scott Novak	5	4	13:40	2	5	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Jacksonville	10/08/23	D.Williams	LB	Shawn Smith	5	2	11:54	2	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Buffalo	10/08/23	F.Oluokun	LB	Shawn Smith	5	2	04:16	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Carolina	10/08/23	J.Campbell	LB	Adrian Hill	5	1	00:53	2	11	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Carolina	10/08/23	T.Walker	DE	Adrian Hill	5	4	13:25	2	6	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Tennessee	10/08/23	J.Brents	DB	Brad Rogers	5	2	08:47	2	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Giants	10/08/23	X.Howard	DB	Ron Torbert	5	4	03:19	4	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Denver	10/08/23	C.Mosley	LB	John Hussey	5	1	07:48	1	20	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Minnesota	10/08/23	L.Sneed	DB	Land Clark	5	2	11:50	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Baltimore	10/15/23	S.Murphy-Bunting	DB	Bill Vinovich	6	4	05:35	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Tennessee	10/15/23	M.Humphrey	DB	Bill Vinovich	6	4	03:34	2	19	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Minnesota	10/15/23	T.Edmunds	LB	Brad Allen	6	2	01:29	2	4	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	New Orleans	10/15/23	S.Griffin	DB	Alan Eck	6	4	01:28	2	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Philadelphia	10/15/23	M.Carter	DB	Scott Novak	6	1	05:10	1	10	3	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Buffalo	10/15/23	D.Banks	DB	Tra Blake	6	1	03:19	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Dallas	10/16/23	M.Davis	DB	Land Clark	6	4	05:52	3	18	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
LA Chargers	Dallas	10/16/23	J.Taylor	DB	Land Clark	6	4	05:52	3	18	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Baltimore	10/22/23	T.Walker	DE	Brad Rogers	7	1	08:12	3	7	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Chicago	Las Vegas	10/22/23	J.Johnson	DB	Clay Martin	7	1	03:00	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Cleveland	10/22/23	D.Baker	DB	Shawn Smith	7	4	00:47	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	Buffalo	10/22/23	J.Mills	DB	Clete Blakeman	7	1	03:35	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	New England	10/22/23	Ta.Johnson	DB	Clete Blakeman	7	4	11:45	3	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
New England	Buffalo	10/22/23	J.Jones	DB	Clete Blakeman	7	4	02:14	1	4	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	10/22/23	J.Davis	LB	John Hussey	7	4	12:09	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Tampa Bay	10/22/23	K.Elliss	LB	Ron Torbert	7	4	15:00	2	14	5	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	LA Rams	10/22/23	P.Peterson	DB	Craig Wrolstad	7	4	07:20	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	10/22/23	T.Woolen	DB	Scott Novak	7	4	08:17	3	13	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Minnesota	10/23/23	C.Ward	DB	Carl Cheffers	7	3	09:18	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	San Francisco	10/23/23	B.Murphy	DB	Carl Cheffers	7	3	06:26	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Minnesota	10/23/23	C.Ward	DB	Carl Cheffers	7	4	04:47	2	13	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Tampa Bay	10/26/23	Ta.Johnson	DB	Scott Novak	8	4	04:14	4	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
LA Rams	Dallas	10/29/23	Q.Lake	DB	Adrian Hill	8	1	13:46	3	11	6	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Jets	10/29/23	C.Flott	DB	Shawn Smith	8	1	01:18	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Philadelphia	10/29/23	K.Curl	DB	Carl Cheffers	8	3	04:22	3	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Arizona	10/29/23	K.Hamilton	DB	Tra Blake	8	1	13:57	3	4	5	No	No	No	Defense
Las Vegas	Detroit	10/30/23	N.Hobbs	DB	Clete Blakeman	8	2	10:05	2	16	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Tennessee	11/02/23	P.Peterson	DB	John Hussey	9	1	08:28	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Pittsburgh	11/02/23	E.Molden	DB	John Hussey	9	3	09:51	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Tennessee	11/02/23	P.Peterson	DB	John Hussey	9	3	05:04	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Kansas City	11/05/23	J.Phillips	DT	Clay Martin	9	2	04:51	2	12	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Houston	Tampa Bay	11/05/23	M.Stewart	DB	Land Clark	9	1	05:27	3	8	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Indianapolis	11/05/23	D.Jackson	DB	Bill Vinovich	9	3	14:21	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Dallas	11/05/23	E.Ricks	DB	Tra Blake	9	4	08:05	2	13	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Dallas	11/05/23	J.Bradberry	DB	Tra Blake	9	4	03:36	2	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
LA Chargers	N.Y. Jets	11/06/23	D.Leonard	DB	Craig Wrolstad	9	4	02:09	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Carolina	11/09/23	J.Johnson	DB	Clete Blakeman	10	1	12:39	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Carolina	11/09/23	K.Gordon	DB	Clete Blakeman	10	2	02:00	3	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Baltimore	11/12/23	D.Ward	DB	Land Clark	10	1	06:07	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Baltimore	11/12/23	G.Newsome	DB	Land Clark	10	3	02:20	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Houston	Cincinnati	11/12/23	D.Perryman	LB	Carl Cheffers	10	4	03:28	2	4	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Jacksonville	11/12/23	C.Ward	DB	Brad Allen	10	2	05:57	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Jacksonville	11/12/23	C.Ward	DB	Brad Allen	10	3	06:17	3	5	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Minnesota	11/12/23	P.Werner	LB	Adrian Hill	10	2	04:37	2	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Pittsburgh	11/12/23	J.Owens	DB	Scott Novak	10	2	13:06	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Tampa Bay	11/12/23	R.McCreary	DB	Alan Eck	10	4	11:47	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Atlanta	11/12/23	S.Thomas	DB	Craig Wrolstad	10	2	05:27	3	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	N.Y. Giants	11/12/23	J.Lewis	DB	Brad Rogers	10	3	11:10	1	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Dallas	11/12/23	B.Okereke	LB	Brad Rogers	10	3	01:33	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	11/16/23	D.Turner	DB	Adrian Hill	11	4	07:45	2	9	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Chicago	11/19/23	B.Branch	DB	Scott Novak	11	3	09:42	3	15	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Chicago	11/19/23	C.Sutton	DB	Scott Novak	11	4	06:48	3	14	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Arizona	11/19/23	S.Nelson	DB	Alex Kemp	11	1	14:19	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Washington	11/19/23	T.Hawkins	DB	Brad Allen	11	4	01:19	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	11/19/23	D.Reed	DB	Alan Eck	11	2	14:09	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Minnesota	11/19/23	J.McMillian	DB	Ron Torbert	11	2	02:48	3	9	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Kansas City	11/20/23	E.Ricks	DB	Shawn Smith	11	3	01:40	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Detroit	11/23/23	I.McDuffie	LB	Carl Cheffers	12	2	05:12	3	10	4	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Dallas	11/23/23	B.St-Juste	DB	Bill Vinovich	12	1	10:59	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	San Francisco	11/23/23	T.Brown	DB	Tra Blake	12	2	15:00	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	11/26/23	J.Okudah	DB	Brad Allen	12	1	12:08	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	11/26/23	D.Alford	DB	Brad Allen	12	1	00:22	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Carolina	11/26/23	K.Fulton	DB	Ron Torbert	12	4	13:08	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
LA Rams	Arizona	11/26/23	R.Yeast	DB	Shawn Smith	12	4	07:47	3	3	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
LA Rams	Arizona	11/26/23	T.Tomlinson	DB	Shawn Smith	12	4	02:00	4	12	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Minnesota	11/27/23	T.Smith	DB	Alex Kemp	12	2	08:59	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Dallas	Seattle	11/30/23	S.Gilmore	DB	Clete Blakeman	13	2	00:41	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Dallas	11/30/23	T.Brown	DB	Clete Blakeman	13	3	05:24	2	13	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Atlanta	12/03/23	D.Reed	DB	Ron Torbert	13	2	03:32	2	15	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Indianapolis	12/03/23	S.Murphy-Bunting	DB	Craig Wrolstad	13	5	03:10	1	10	4	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Cincinnati	12/04/23	D.Lloyd	LB	Scott Novak	13	4	14:02	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Jacksonville	12/04/23	D.Turner	DB	Scott Novak	13	4	08:12	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Houston	12/10/23	A.Gardner	DB	Brad Allen	14	2	13:32	3	21	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Minnesota	12/10/23	J.Jones	DB	Craig Wrolstad	14	2	02:08	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Seattle	12/10/23	D.Lenoir	DB	Brad Rogers	14	2	12:52	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Buffalo	12/10/23	Ja.Watson	DB	Carl Cheffers	14	4	02:17	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Denver	12/16/23	K.Dorsey	DB	John Hussey	15	3	13:39	3	12	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	12/17/23	J.Ramsey	DB	Brad Rogers	15	1	06:50	3	6	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	12/17/23	E.Apple	DB	Brad Rogers	15	2	06:57	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	San Francisco	12/17/23	A.Hamilton	DB	Scott Novak	15	2	03:42	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	Kansas City	12/17/23	Jo.Jones	DB	Shawn Hochuli	15	1	02:58	2	4	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Houston	12/24/23	M.Emerson	DB	Tra Blake	16	2	09:44	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	12/24/23	K.Vildor	DB	Land Clark	16	2	04:59	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Detroit	12/24/23	J.Williams	DB	Land Clark	16	4	04:21	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Washington	12/24/23	B.Echols	DB	Clay Martin	16	3	08:18	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Seattle	12/24/23	A.Al-Shaair	LB	Shawn Smith	16	3	01:58	2	14	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Dallas	12/24/23	N.Needham	DB	Shawn Hochuli	16	4	13:52	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Dallas	12/30/23	K.Vildor	DB	Brad Allen	17	4	05:12	2	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Miami	12/31/23	R.Ya-Sin	DB	Clete Blakeman	17	3	03:33	2	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Arizona	12/31/23	K.Ringo	DB	Bill Vinovich	17	2	07:29	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Tampa Bay	12/31/23	P.Adebo	DB	Land Clark	17	2	12:48	3	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Washington	12/31/23	L.Ryan	DB	Ron Torbert	17	3	00:44	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Kansas City	12/31/23	M.Hilton	DB	John Hussey	17	3	02:03	2	8	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	01/07/24	K.Vildor	DB	Brad Rogers	18	2	14:13	4	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Indianapolis	01/06/24	J.Pitre	DB	Bill Vinovich	18	2	01:04	1	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Jacksonville	01/07/24	R.McCreary	DB	Tra Blake	18	2	08:23	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Totals							2.6		2.34	9.04	445	36	4	68