Illegal Use of Hands

Definition

Illegal use of the hands against a player while attempting to ward off a block, cover a receiver, or tackle a ball carrier. There are several restrictions on how a player may initiate contact, such as hands to the facemask of the other player involved in the blocking.

Outcome

10 yards if committed by offense; 5 yards and automatic first down if committed by defense

2010 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Denver	Jacksonville	09/12/10	A.Goodman	CB	Walt Coleman	1	3	03:13	3	11	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Chicago	09/12/10	J.Wade	DB	Gene Steratore	1	2	14:22	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	N.Y. Jets	09/13/10	M.Yanda	G	Walt Anderson	1	3	11:04	2	7	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Detroit	09/19/10	T.Cole	LB	Clete Blakeman	2	4	15:00	2	8	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Jacksonville	San Diego	09/19/10	E.Monroe	T	Terry McAulay	2	2	02:55	3	18	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	Carolina	09/26/10	R.Geathers	DE	Pete Morelli	3	4	07:52	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	09/26/10	C.Houston	CB	Ed Hochuli	3	3	01:44	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	09/26/10	H.Dahl	G	Walt Anderson	3	4	15:00	2	7	10	No	No	No	Offense
Oakland	Arizona	09/26/10	T.Branch	DB	Mike Carey	3	2	05:48	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	10/03/10	I.Taylor	CB	Ed Hochuli	4	2	14:20	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	10/03/10	R.Lewis	ILB	Ed Hochuli	4	2	06:15	3	10	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	10/03/10	S.Peterman	G	Mike Carey	4	2	01:16	1	9	10	No	No	No	Offense
Denver	Baltimore	10/10/10	P.Cox	DB	Jerome Boger	5	3	10:22	3	7	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Green Bay	Washington	10/10/10	C.Woodson	FS	Gene Steratore	5	2	04:11	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Houston	10/10/10	C.Snee	G	Walt Coleman	5	2	08:40	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
Houston	N.Y. Giants	10/10/10	B.McCain	DB	Walt Coleman	5	3	02:20	3	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Tennessee	10/10/10	S.Bowen	DE	Jeff Triplette	5	2	14:20	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Dallas	10/10/10	D.Ball	DE	Jeff Triplette	5	3	00:13	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	N.Y. Giants	10/17/10	N.Suh	DT	Jeff Triplette	6	2	07:42	2	20	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Jacksonville	10/24/10	B.Flowers	CB	Jerome Boger	7	1	02:53	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Cleveland	10/24/10	M.Jenkins	DB	Walt Coleman	7	4	11:59	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Carolina	10/24/10	D.Evans	DE	Ron Winter	7	4	08:18	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Diego	New England	10/24/10	A.Applewhite	LB	Tony Corrente	7	1	02:07	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	San Diego	10/24/10	M.Light	T	Tony Corrente	7	2	00:35	3	9	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Denver	San Francisco	10/31/10	R.Fields	DT	Scott Green	8	2	03:20	2	8	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Kansas City	10/31/10	D.Florence	DB	Al Riveron	8	5	00:48	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Detroit	N.Y. Jets	11/07/10	C.Avril	DE	Al Riveron	9	2	07:34	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Chicago	11/07/10	R.Corner	DB	Gene Steratore	9	2	15:00	3	12	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Chicago	11/07/10	L.McKelvin	CB	Gene Steratore	9	4	06:45	3	2	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Carolina	11/07/10	D.Clark	LB	Ed Hochuli	9	1	01:15	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Carolina	11/07/10	D.Clark	LB	Ed Hochuli	9	2	02:42	2	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	11/07/10	T.Kelly	DE	Jeff Triplette	9	2	01:02	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	11/07/10	T.Kelly	DE	Jeff Triplette	9	3	12:47	2	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	San Francisco	11/14/10	M.Hoomanawanui	TE	Ed Hochuli	10	3	08:32	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	Miami	11/18/10	J.Webb	T	Bill Leavy	11	4	02:09	3	13	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Carolina	Baltimore	11/21/10	E.Brown	DE	Al Riveron	11	1	05:15	3	19	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	N.Y. Jets	11/21/10	J.Allen	DB	Jerome Boger	11	2	08:46	3	5	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Buffalo	11/21/10	C.Dunlap	DE	Ed Hochuli	11	1	06:00	3	17	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Atlanta	11/21/10	G.Selvie	DE	Walt Anderson	11	3	09:58	1	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Dallas	11/25/10	A.Brown	DE	Jerome Boger	12	2	00:10	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Tennessee	11/28/10	D.Sharpton	LB	Clete Blakeman	12	4	13:36	4	7	0	No	Yes	Yes	Special Teams
Chicago	Philadelphia	11/28/10	A.Adams	DT	Scott Green	12	4	07:25	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Oakland	11/28/10	A.Harris	CB	Walt Anderson	12	4	03:36	4	4	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Denver	St. Louis	11/28/10	R.Harris	T	Bill Leavy	12	4	00:34	3	16	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	Seattle	12/05/10	M.Bernadeau	G	Gene Steratore	13	4	10:42	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Detroit	Green Bay	12/12/10	T.McBride	DE	Gene Steratore	14	2	09:39	2	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Philadelphia	12/12/10	A.Gurode	C	Terry McAulay	14	3	11:12	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
St. Louis	Kansas City	12/19/10	J.Smith	T	Ron Winter	15	2	15:00	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	12/19/10	E.Monroe	T	Mike Carey	15	3	06:40	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Oakland	Denver	12/19/10	J.Veldheer	T	Scott Green	15	3	12:52	2	19	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
New England	Green Bay	12/19/10	T.Banta-Cain	OLB	Ed Hochuli	15	4	03:42	2	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Minnesota	12/20/10	C.Williams	T	Carl Cheffers	15	1	02:50	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	Baltimore	12/26/10	T.Ivey	NT	John Parry	16	3	13:37	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Kansas City	12/26/10	Unnamed		Scott Green	16	1	11:25	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Kansas City	12/26/10	D.Stewart	T	Scott Green	16	3	01:21	3	19	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Atlanta	12/27/10	T.Hargrove	DE	Ed Hochuli	16	2	08:45	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
New England	Miami	01/02/11	R.Ohrnberger	C	Terry McAulay	17	3	14:40	2	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Houston	Jacksonville	01/02/11	D.Lewis	DT	Jeff Triplette	17	2	04:32	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Indianapolis	01/02/11	J.Babin	DE	Ed Hochuli	17	1	02:02	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	01/02/11	J.Veldheer	T	Bill Leavy	17	3	11:23	3	4	10	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Dallas	01/02/11	B.Bunkley	NT	Tony Corrente	17	4	14:18	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Washington	01/02/11	L.Joseph	DT	Scott Green	17	4	11:27	2	9	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Pittsburgh	01/23/11	A.Cromartie	DB	Ed Hochuli	Conference Championships	1	13:06	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.66		2.09	9.4	250	17	8	26