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

2012 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Dallas	N.Y. Giants	09/05/12	M.Bernadeau	G	Jim Core	1	4	07:08	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	New Orleans	09/09/12	J.Jenkins	DT	David Scott	1	3	04:57	2	20	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	San Francisco	09/09/12	T.Lang	G	David White	1	2	08:56	1	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	Atlanta	09/17/12	M.Ramirez	G	Kent Roan	2	4	14:04	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Cleveland	09/23/12	M.Williams	DE	David Scott	3	4	09:08	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Seattle	09/24/12	J.Sitton	G	Wayne Elliott	3	1	03:22	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Seattle	Green Bay	09/24/12	B.Browner	DB	Wayne Elliott	3	3	02:27	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Cleveland	09/27/12	J.Smith	CB	Gene Steratore	4	2	08:48	4	13	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Baltimore	Cleveland	09/27/12	K.Osemele	G	Gene Steratore	4	3	03:01	3	21	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Seattle	St. Louis	09/30/12	C.McDonald	DT	Mike Carey	4	4	09:09	3	13	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	N.Y. Jets	09/30/12	C.Rogers	CB	Tony Corrente	4	3	00:35	3	4	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	New Orleans	09/30/12	J.Sitton	G	Jeff Triplette	4	2	10:15	2	6	6	No	No	Yes	Offense
New Orleans	Green Bay	09/30/12	C.Jordan	DL	Jeff Triplette	4	3	08:41	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	09/30/12	J.Babin	DE	Ron Winter	4	2	12:02	3	17	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Arizona	10/04/12	H.Dahl	G	John Parry	5	4	12:27	3	1	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Green Bay	10/07/12	J.Hickman	LB	Walt Anderson	5	2	13:34	2	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Cleveland	10/07/12	P.Amukamara	CB	Clete Blakeman	5	2	06:46	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	San Diego	10/07/12	M.Wilson	DE	Carl Cheffers	5	4	01:40	2	37	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Kansas City	10/14/12	D.Dotson	T	Walt Coleman	6	1	03:50	3	6	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	N.Y. Jets	10/14/12	J.Linkenbach	T	Bill Leavy	6	2	07:01	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Detroit	10/14/12	F.Cox	DL	Bill Vinovich	6	2	06:10	2	13	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	St. Louis	10/14/12	J.Long	T	Gene Steratore	6	2	14:31	2	8	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
St. Louis	Miami	10/14/12	Q.Ojinnaka	G	Gene Steratore	6	2	10:30	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
St. Louis	Miami	10/14/12	C.Dahl	DB	Gene Steratore	6	2	05:27	0	0	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
St. Louis	Miami	10/14/12	Q.Ojinnaka	G	Gene Steratore	6	2	00:30	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Miami	St. Louis	10/14/12	J.Trusnik	LB	Gene Steratore	6	4	02:00	4	2	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Dallas	Baltimore	10/14/12	K.Coleman	DE	Mike Carey	6	2	07:37	3	2	1	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	San Diego	10/15/12	V.Miller	LB	Jeff Triplette	6	1	14:52	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	10/21/12	J.Meredith	T	Jerome Boger	7	3	12:19	2	12	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	10/21/12	D.Dotson	T	Jerome Boger	7	4	08:14	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Tampa Bay	10/25/12	Unnamed		Ron Winter	8	3	01:12	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Green Bay	10/28/12	J.Chick	DE	Carl Cheffers	8	3	13:54	3	2	0	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Indianapolis	10/28/12	A.Ayers	LB	Al Riveron	8	5	15:00	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Chicago	10/28/12	C.Johnson	DE	Ed Hochuli	8	1	11:55	1	10	7	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Detroit	10/28/12	B.Browner	DB	John Parry	8	1	14:13	3	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Washington	10/28/12	K.Lewis	CB	Pete Morelli	8	4	09:07	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Denver	10/28/12	T.Johnson	DT	Mike Carey	8	4	12:40	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Jacksonville	11/04/12	W.Young	LB	Gene Steratore	9	2	00:28	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Tennessee	11/04/12	J.Webb	T	Terry McAulay	9	1	05:03	2	14	5	No	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	Seattle	11/04/12	L.Guion	NT	Jerome Boger	9	3	00:22	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Pittsburgh	11/04/12	M.Kiwanuka	DE	Bill Leavy	9	3	07:47	2	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Atlanta	11/04/12	Tyr.Smith	OL	John Parry	9	1	06:15	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Carolina	Denver	11/11/12	A.Silatolu	T	Al Riveron	10	1	04:14	3	8	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Baltimore	Oakland	11/11/12	J.Reid	T	Ron Winter	10	2	06:08	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
New Orleans	Atlanta	11/11/12	W.Smith	DE	Tony Corrente	10	4	14:55	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Dallas	11/11/12	K.Dunlap	T	Walt Coleman	10	3	05:38	3	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Philadelphia	Dallas	11/11/12	K.Dunlap	T	Walt Coleman	10	4	10:32	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Philadelphia	Dallas	11/11/12	M.Patterson	DT	Walt Coleman	10	4	08:20	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Washington	11/18/12	D.Rodgers-Cromartie	CB	Terry McAulay	11	3	05:02	3	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Detroit	11/18/12	E.Walden	OLB	Ron Winter	11	1	06:02	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	Tampa Bay	11/18/12	G.Hangartner	G	Bill Leavy	11	1	04:00	3	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Jacksonville	Houston	11/18/12	A.Ross	DB	Clete Blakeman	11	1	12:22	2	9	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Denver	11/18/12	C.Liuget	DT	Carl Cheffers	11	4	08:05	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Chicago	11/19/12	Ald.Smith	DE	Tony Corrente	11	3	06:14	3	19	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Houston	11/22/12	R.Reiff	T	Walt Coleman	12	1	01:17	2	22	5	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Cleveland	11/25/12	C.Hampton	NT	Ron Winter	12	4	12:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Pittsburgh	11/25/12	J.Sheard	DE	Ron Winter	12	4	03:16	2	19	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Tennessee	11/25/12	J.Stanford	LB	Walt Anderson	12	3	07:04	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Denver	11/25/12	T.Jackson	DE	Jerome Boger	12	3	07:30	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Chicago	11/25/12	J.Sullivan	C	Scott Green	12	2	01:21	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Atlanta	11/25/12	J.Meredith	T	Jeff Triplette	12	2	09:14	2	17	6	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	Atlanta	11/25/12	D.Dotson	T	Jeff Triplette	12	3	05:12	1	15	6	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Diego	Baltimore	11/25/12	M.Ingram	DE	Gene Steratore	12	4	07:51	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	N.Y. Giants	11/25/12	M.Daniels	DT	Terry McAulay	12	3	04:50	1	8	3	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Chicago	12/02/12	B.Irvin	LB	Mike Carey	13	3	08:40	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	Kansas City	12/02/12	G.Hardy	DE	John Parry	13	2	06:08	3	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Tennessee	12/02/12	J.Watt	DE	Tony Corrente	13	2	00:28	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Tampa Bay	12/02/12	M.Unrein	DT	Terry McAulay	13	1	02:45	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Denver	12/02/12	M.Bennett	DE	Terry McAulay	13	3	05:55	2	1	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Denver	12/02/12	D.Penn	T	Terry McAulay	13	3	00:49	3	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
San Diego	Cincinnati	12/02/12	M.Gilchrist	DB	Walt Coleman	13	2	10:48	3	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Denver	12/06/12	P.Adams	DB	Clete Blakeman	14	2	01:53	2	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	San Diego	12/09/12	M.Starks	T	Scott Green	14	4	01:55	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	St. Louis	12/09/12	S.Gilmore	CB	Gene Steratore	14	3	14:16	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Dallas	12/09/12	T.Mays	DB	Bill Vinovich	14	2	03:24	0	0	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Dallas	12/09/12	L.Hall	CB	Bill Vinovich	14	4	03:12	3	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	N.Y. Giants	12/09/12	S.Ellis	DT	Jeff Triplette	14	2	07:32	1	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Detroit	12/09/12	B.Raji	NT	Tony Corrente	14	4	10:40	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	Houston	12/10/12	D.Hightower	LB	Terry McAulay	14	3	09:41	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Cleveland	12/16/12	J.Jenkins	DT	Bill Vinovich	15	1	01:26	3	9	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Houston	12/16/12	K.Heard	DT	Jeff Triplette	15	1	08:02	2	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Houston	Indianapolis	12/16/12	J.Watt	DE	Jeff Triplette	15	1	03:55	2	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	San Diego	12/16/12	A.Smith	RB	Terry McAulay	15	2	10:31	4	7	4	No	No	No	Special Teams
Dallas	Pittsburgh	12/16/12	N.Livings	G	Clete Blakeman	15	4	11:48	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Francisco	New England	12/16/12	A.Boone	G	Ed Hochuli	15	4	12:07	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
New England	San Francisco	12/16/12	S.Vollmer	T	Ed Hochuli	15	4	05:29	2	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	Indianapolis	12/23/12	D.Stephenson	T	Ron Winter	16	2	03:55	2	7	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Kansas City	12/23/12	K.Heard	DT	Ron Winter	16	2	03:25	2	17	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Tampa Bay	12/23/12	Unnamed		Scott Green	16	3	10:47	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Denver	12/23/12	B.Skrine	DB	Al Riveron	16	3	09:12	3	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	12/30/12	D.Peko	DT	Ron Winter	17	1	02:05	1	15	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Indianapolis	12/30/12	C.Myers	C	Clete Blakeman	17	3	00:44	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	12/30/12	C.Jenkins	DT	Tony Corrente	17	2	01:24	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	12/30/12	C.Thornton	DE	Tony Corrente	17	4	09:49	2	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Minnesota	12/30/12	T.Williams	CB	Mike Carey	17	4	09:35	3	12	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	New Orleans	12/30/12	B.Bell	T	Al Riveron	17	2	11:59	3	8	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Carolina	12/30/12	B.Bunkley	NT	Al Riveron	17	4	02:52	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Denver	01/12/13	T.Cody	NT	Bill Vinovich	Divisional Playoffs	1	06:38	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Denver	01/12/13	T.Suggs	OLB	Bill Vinovich	Divisional Playoffs	3	11:26	2	20	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Denver	01/12/13	C.Williams	DB	Bill Vinovich	Divisional Playoffs	3	11:26	2	20	5	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.62		1.83	9.85	518	19	0	50