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
2014 Stats
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Overall Totals By Team
There was an average of 3.31 Illegal Contact penalties per team league wide.
| Against | Beneficiary | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards Lost | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards Gained | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 16 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Arizona | 17 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston | 16 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Indianapolis | 19 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver | 17 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Bay | 18 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | 19 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| N.Y. Giants | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Washington | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Oakland | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| N.Y. Jets | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Atlanta | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Baltimore | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carolina | 18 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Dallas | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| San Diego | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Miami | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Seattle | 19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| New Orleans | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chicago | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 267 | 106 | 528 | 41 | 58 | 48 | 106 | 528 | 41 | 48 | 58 |