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

2010 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 2.34 Illegal Contact penalties per team league wide.

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		Against					Beneficiary
Name	Games	Count	Yards Lost	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards Gained	Dismissed	Home	Away
St. Louis	16	6	30	0	4	2	2	10	0	0	2
Philadelphia	17	6	30	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	16	5	24	1	4	1	2	10	0	1	1
Buffalo	16	5	24	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Green Bay	20	5	25	0	2	3	1	5	2	0	1
Jacksonville	16	4	14	1	2	2	1	5	0	0	1
Oakland	16	4	20	0	4	0	4	20	2	2	2
Pittsburgh	19	4	20	0	2	2	4	16	2	2	2
Baltimore	18	3	15	1	1	2	3	15	0	1	2
Dallas	16	3	14	1	0	3	4	20	0	3	1
Kansas City	17	3	12	0	2	1	1	5	0	0	1
New England	17	3	8	0	2	1	2	10	0	1	1
N.Y. Jets	19	3	15	0	1	2	4	20	0	1	3
Seattle	18	3	15	0	3	0	5	25	1	0	5
Detroit	16	2	10	0	1	1	3	15	0	3	0
Houston	16	2	10	0	1	1	3	15	1	2	1
San Diego	16	2	10	0	0	2	4	19	0	1	3
San Francisco	16	2	10	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Atlanta	17	1	5	1	1	0	4	20	0	1	3
Carolina	16	1	5	2	1	0	1	5	0	1	0
Chicago	18	1	5	1	1	0	1	5	0	0	1
Cleveland	16	1	5	2	1	0	4	16	1	2	2
Denver	16	1	5	0	0	1	2	9	0	0	2
Miami	16	1	5	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	1
Minnesota	16	1	5	0	1	0	3	12	0	2	1
N.Y. Giants	16	1	5	1	1	0	3	15	3	1	2
Tampa Bay	16	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Tennessee	16	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cincinnati	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	1	2	0
Indianapolis	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	1	0	2
New Orleans	17	0	0	1	0	0	3	15	0	1	2
Washington	16	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	0	3	3
Totals	267	75	356	16	45	30	75	356	16	30	45