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

2018 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Pittsburgh	Cleveland	09/09/18	M.Gilbert	T	Shawn Smith	1	3	08:35	2	12	10	No	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	San Francisco	09/09/18	E.Griffen	DE	Clay Martin	1	1	08:53	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	N.Y. Giants	09/09/18	A.Norwell	OL	Craig Wrolstad	1	2	08:18	2	9	11	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	Washington	09/09/18	A.Bethea	SS	Walt Coleman	1	3	09:04	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
LA Rams	Oakland	09/10/18	S.Ebukam	LB	Ron Torbert	1	4	15:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Cincinnati	09/13/18	T.Suggs	OLB	Walt Anderson	2	2	15:00	3	13	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Pittsburgh	09/16/18	L.Duvernay-Tardif	G	Jerome Boger	2	4	14:54	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Oakland	Denver	09/16/18	K.Osemele	T	John Hussey	2	3	07:19	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Jacksonville	New England	09/16/18	A.Norwell	OL	Carl Cheffers	2	2	12:23	3	7	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
New Orleans	Atlanta	09/23/18	J.Bromley	DT	Walt Anderson	3	4	09:59	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Baltimore	09/23/18	T.Davis	ILB	Ron Torbert	3	1	12:08	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Kansas City	09/23/18	A.Armstead	DL	Tony Corrente	3	1	03:40	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Miami	09/23/18	R.Melvin	CB	Shawn Hochuli	3	1	04:32	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Arizona	09/23/18	J.Bullard	DT	Bill Vinovich	3	4	03:10	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Dallas	09/23/18	T.Flowers	CB	Carl Cheffers	3	4	07:51	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	Tampa Bay	09/24/18	D.McCullers	DT	Pete Morelli	3	1	03:59	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Atlanta	09/30/18	B.Hart	T	Shawn Smith	4	4	09:30	1	9	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	Atlanta	09/30/18	C.Glenn	T	Shawn Smith	4	4	00:57	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	Detroit	09/30/18	R.Gregory	DE	Walt Coleman	4	1	00:30	3	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Houston	09/30/18	C.Phillips	DE	Carl Cheffers	4	3	10:30	2	23	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Jacksonville	09/30/18	M.Pennel	DT	Clay Martin	4	3	02:03	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	09/30/18	Q.Jefferson	DL	John Hussey	4	2	05:24	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	09/30/18	T.Watt	LB	Tony Corrente	4	1	13:21	3	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	09/30/18	S.Tuitt	DL	Tony Corrente	4	4	10:17	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Denver	10/01/18	L.Duvernay-Tardif	G	Craig Wrolstad	4	4	11:18	3	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	Baltimore	10/07/18	L.Ogunjobi	DT	John Hussey	5	2	10:18	2	4	2	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	10/07/18	F.Ragnow	OL	Pete Morelli	5	1	11:23	3	11	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Detroit	Green Bay	10/07/18	R.Wagner	T	Pete Morelli	5	2	09:13	2	8	0	No	Yes	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Atlanta	10/07/18	B.Dupree	LB	John Parry	5	2	08:50	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	Atlanta	10/07/18	B.Dupree	LB	John Parry	5	3	01:22	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Philadelphia	10/07/18	M.Remmers	T	Walt Coleman	5	2	15:00	3	13	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	Philadelphia	10/07/18	S.Weatherly	DE	Walt Coleman	5	3	10:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Dallas	Houston	10/07/18	R.Gregory	DE	Bill Vinovich	5	4	12:22	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	10/11/18	L.Carter	LB	Ron Torbert	6	2	05:13	3	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Atlanta	10/14/18	G.McCoy	DT	Walt Coleman	6	2	12:34	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Cleveland	10/14/18	J.Addae	DB	Brad Allen	6	1	03:00	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Cleveland	10/14/18	B.Facyson	CB	Brad Allen	6	1	01:00	4	16	4	No	No	No	Special Teams
Arizona	Minnesota	10/14/18	H.Reddick	LB	Jerome Boger	6	3	14:25	2	6	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Baltimore	10/14/18	M.Butler	CB	Carl Cheffers	6	4	15:00	2	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	New England	10/14/18	E.Fisher	T	John Hussey	6	2	01:28	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Chicago	10/21/18	J.Jackson	DB	Clay Martin	7	2	12:49	4	4	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
New England	Chicago	10/21/18	J.Jackson	DB	Clay Martin	7	2	11:18	3	5	3	No	No	No	Defense
New England	Chicago	10/21/18	P.Chung	SS	Clay Martin	7	4	04:23	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Miami	10/21/18	N.Lawson	CB	Jerome Boger	7	2	08:48	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Miami	10/21/18	F.Ragnow	OL	Jerome Boger	7	3	11:29	2	3	10	No	No	No	Offense
Detroit	Seattle	10/28/18	T.Tabor	CB	Walt Anderson	8	4	15:00	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Seattle	10/28/18	T.Tabor	CB	Walt Anderson	8	4	15:00	3	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	10/28/18	B.Chubb	LB	Shawn Hochuli	8	3	14:54	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	10/28/18	B.Roby	DB	Shawn Hochuli	8	4	14:57	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Washington	10/28/18	B.Hill	DT	Bill Vinovich	8	4	04:08	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	San Francisco	10/28/18	P.Peterson	CB	Brad Allen	8	4	04:06	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	New Orleans	10/28/18	E.Griffen	DE	Craig Wrolstad	8	4	13:58	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	11/04/18	C.Heyward	DL	Craig Wrolstad	9	3	03:51	3	5	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	11/04/18	J.Davis	LB	Pete Morelli	9	1	10:22	1	8	1	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Detroit	11/04/18	L.Joseph	DT	Pete Morelli	9	1	00:16	2	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
LA Chargers	Seattle	11/04/18	D.James	DB	Shawn Hochuli	9	4	06:34	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Dallas	Tennessee	11/05/18	B.Jones	CB	Clete Blakeman	9	4	08:03	2	13	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Green Bay	11/11/18	A.Branch	DE	Clay Martin	10	3	14:15	3	4	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Minnesota	Chicago	11/18/18	L.Joseph	DT	John Parry	11	3	13:31	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Houston	11/18/18	T.Settle	DT	Alex Kemp	11	1	05:57	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Arizona	11/18/18	M.Lee	LB	Jerome Boger	11	1	07:35	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	LA Rams	11/19/18	S.Nelson	CB	Clete Blakeman	11	1	09:29	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
LA Rams	Kansas City	11/19/18	A.Donald	DL	Clete Blakeman	11	3	14:01	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Detroit	11/22/18	A.Hicks	DT	Brad Allen	12	4	04:45	2	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Dallas	11/22/18	T.Bergstrom	C	Ron Torbert	12	2	01:15	3	10	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Jacksonville	11/25/18	R.Bodine	C	Walt Coleman	12	2	02:27	3	15	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Jacksonville	11/25/18	S.Lotulelei	DT	Walt Coleman	12	4	11:11	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	11/25/18	N.Shepherd	DL	Shawn Hochuli	12	2	11:08	2	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Baltimore	12/02/18	D.Jones	LB	Brad Allen	13	1	04:58	3	15	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Atlanta	12/02/18	Z.Smith	LB	Brad Allen	13	2	06:13	2	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Cincinnati	12/02/18	V.Miller	LB	Ron Torbert	13	2	01:51	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	LA Rams	12/02/18	D.Hand	DT	John Parry	13	2	06:01	2	20	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Chicago	12/02/18	M.Edwards	DE	Clay Martin	13	2	07:05	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Tennessee	12/02/18	J.Jenkins	LB	Jerome Boger	13	4	01:32	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	New England	12/02/18	J.Johnson	DT	Craig Wrolstad	13	4	04:41	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	Washington	12/03/18	N.Bradham	OLB	Tony Corrente	13	1	02:11	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Philadelphia	12/03/18	T.Nsekhe	T	Tony Corrente	13	4	03:20	3	18	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Indianapolis	Houston	12/09/18	G.Stewart	DL	Bill Vinovich	14	1	03:06	2	13	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Houston	12/09/18	G.Stewart	DL	Bill Vinovich	14	3	02:49	3	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	New England	12/09/18	A.Branch	DE	Pete Morelli	14	2	11:59	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	New England	12/09/18	L.Tunsil	OL	Pete Morelli	14	3	12:34	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	12/09/18	T.Nsekhe	T	Carl Cheffers	14	4	10:23	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Detroit	Arizona	12/09/18	A.Robinson	DT	Shawn Hochuli	14	4	03:13	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Seattle	12/10/18	L.Joseph	DT	Brad Allen	14	2	02:25	4	1	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Oakland	12/16/18	C.Core	WR	Alex Kemp	15	1	15:00	0	0	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Minnesota	Miami	12/16/18	P.Elflein	G	Walt Coleman	15	3	04:51	3	9	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Tennessee	12/16/18	J.Brown	G	Shawn Hochuli	15	3	09:56	2	9	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Green Bay	12/23/18	M.Claiborne	CB	Ron Torbert	16	2	00:36	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	12/30/18	M.Pennel	DT	Walt Coleman	17	2	12:57	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
LA Rams	San Francisco	12/30/18	E.Westbrooks	DT	Jerome Boger	17	1	10:40	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	LA Chargers	01/06/19	M.Humphrey	DB	Clete Blakeman	Wildcard Weekend	4	11:45	3	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Chicago	01/06/19	N.Bradham	OLB	Tony Corrente	Wildcard Weekend	2	01:04	3	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Indianapolis	01/12/19	C.Erving	T	John Hussey	Divisional Playoffs	4	14:15	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Dallas	LA Rams	01/12/19	B.Jones	CB	John Parry	Divisional Playoffs	2	04:13	3	14	5	No	No	No	Defense
LA Rams	New England	02/03/19	D.Fowler	LB	John Parry	Super Bowl	4	02:52	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	LA Rams	02/03/19	T.Brown	OL	John Parry	Super Bowl	4	02:30	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Totals							2.61		1.95	8.91	461	18	2	42