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

Penalties By Week

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	2	9	1	1	3	0
2	16	5	21	2	3	1	0
3	16	4	20	1	3	2	0
4	14	2	10	2	0	0	0
5	14	7	35	3	4	0	0
6	14	4	20	4	0	1	0
7	14	1	5	0	1	0	0
8	13	4	17	3	1	1	0
9	13	8	40	4	4	2	0
10	14	7	31	3	4	0	1
11	16	5	25	3	2	0	0
12	16	3	15	3	0	1	0
13	16	2	10	1	1	0	0
14	16	7	33	3	4	0	0
15	16	2	10	2	0	2	0
16	16	3	10	3	0	0	0
17	16	2	10	1	1	0	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	2	10	2	0	0	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	3	15	2	1	2	0
Conference Championships	2	2	10	2	0	0	0
Totals	266	75	356	45	30	15	1

Penalties By Week - Per Game

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	0.13	0.56	0.06	0.06	0.19	0
2	16	0.31	1.31	0.13	0.19	0.06	0
3	16	0.25	1.25	0.06	0.19	0.13	0
4	14	0.14	0.71	0.14	0	0	0
5	14	0.5	2.5	0.21	0.29	0	0
6	14	0.29	1.43	0.29	0	0.07	0
7	14	0.07	0.36	0	0.07	0	0
8	13	0.31	1.31	0.23	0.08	0.08	0
9	13	0.62	3.08	0.31	0.31	0.15	0
10	14	0.5	2.21	0.21	0.29	0	0.07
11	16	0.31	1.56	0.19	0.13	0	0
12	16	0.19	0.94	0.19	0	0.06	0
13	16	0.13	0.63	0.06	0.06	0	0
14	16	0.44	2.06	0.19	0.25	0	0
15	16	0.13	0.63	0.13	0	0.13	0
16	16	0.19	0.63	0.19	0	0	0
17	16	0.13	0.63	0.06	0.06	0	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	0.5	2.5	0.5	0	0	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	0.75	3.75	0.5	0.25	0.5	0
Conference Championships	2	1	5	1	0	0	0
Totals	266	6.89	33.05	4.65	2.23	1.37	0.07