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

2015 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	10	0	2	1	0
2	16	9	45	5	4	1	1
3	16	11	56	3	8	0	0
4	15	5	26	2	3	0	0
5	14	3	15	1	2	2	0
6	14	1	5	0	1	1	1
7	14	4	20	1	3	0	0
8	14	2	10	1	1	0	0
9	13	1	5	0	1	1	0
10	14	3	15	2	1	2	1
11	14	3	15	2	1	2	0
12	16	3	15	0	3	4	0
13	16	3	15	1	2	1	0
14	16	4	20	1	3	1	0
15	16	0	0	0	0	4	0
16	16	2	10	1	1	1	0
17	16	3	15	0	3	3	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	2	10	2	0	2	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Conference Championships	2	1	5	1	0	0	0
Totals	266	62	312	23	39	27	3

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	0.63	0	0.13	0.06	0
2	16	0.56	2.81	0.31	0.25	0.06	0.06
3	16	0.69	3.5	0.19	0.5	0	0
4	15	0.33	1.73	0.13	0.2	0	0
5	14	0.21	1.07	0.07	0.14	0.14	0
6	14	0.07	0.36	0	0.07	0.07	0.07
7	14	0.29	1.43	0.07	0.21	0	0
8	14	0.14	0.71	0.07	0.07	0	0
9	13	0.08	0.38	0	0.08	0.08	0
10	14	0.21	1.07	0.14	0.07	0.14	0.07
11	14	0.21	1.07	0.14	0.07	0.14	0
12	16	0.19	0.94	0	0.19	0.25	0
13	16	0.19	0.94	0.06	0.13	0.06	0
14	16	0.25	1.25	0.06	0.19	0.06	0
15	16	0	0	0	0	0.25	0
16	16	0.13	0.63	0.06	0.06	0.06	0
17	16	0.19	0.94	0	0.19	0.19	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	0.5	2.5	0.5	0	0.5	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	0.25	0
Conference Championships	2	0.5	2.5	0.5	0	0	0
Totals	266	4.87	24.46	2.3	2.55	2.31	0.2