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

2020 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Chicago	N.Y. Giants	09/20/20	A.Hicks	DT	Bill Vinovich	2	2	15:00	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Tampa Bay	09/20/20	Der.Brown	DL	John Hussey	2	3	05:52	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Las Vegas	New Orleans	09/21/20	C.Ferrell	DL	Shawn Hochuli	2	4	05:24	3	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	New England	09/27/20	J.Simpson	OL	Ron Torbert	3	2	12:10	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
San Francisco	N.Y. Giants	09/27/20	D.Brunskill	OL	Clay Martin	3	1	01:21	3	4	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Chargers	Carolina	09/27/20	D.Feeney	G	Tony Corrente	3	3	02:17	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	Carolina	09/27/20	R.Groy	G	Tony Corrente	3	4	05:29	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	Denver	09/27/20	T.Wirfs	OL	Land Clark	3	4	11:38	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Seattle	Dallas	09/27/20	Da.Moore	DE	Carl Cheffers	3	4	00:31	2	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Kansas City	09/28/20	J.Smith	CB	John Hussey	3	1	08:39	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Baltimore	09/28/20	C.Jones	DL	John Hussey	3	4	07:42	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Carolina	10/04/20	C.Peters	DT	Ron Torbert	4	4	15:00	3	12	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Jacksonville	10/04/20	W.Jackson III	CB	Alex Kemp	4	2	08:09	2	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Houston	10/04/20	B.O'Neill	OL	Brad Rogers	4	1	11:19	3	8	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Denver	New England	10/18/20	D.Dotson	T	Scott Novak	6	3	00:46	3	4	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Buffalo	10/19/20	B.Breeland	CB	Ron Torbert	6	2	03:36	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Buffalo	10/19/20	C.Ward	CB	Ron Torbert	6	4	08:06	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	Chicago	10/18/20	R.Douglas	CB	Adrian Hill	6	2	00:23	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	10/18/20	G.Stewart	DL	Land Clark	6	2	12:13	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Jacksonville	10/18/20	J.Dahl	G	Shawn Hochuli	6	2	06:33	2	7	10	No	No	No	Offense
Atlanta	Minnesota	10/18/20	K.Sheffield	DB	Craig Wrolstad	6	4	06:40	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Green Bay	10/25/20	E.Murray	DB	Clay Martin	7	1	13:39	3	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Houston	10/25/20	K.Hollman	CB	Clay Martin	7	4	12:17	4	4	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
New Orleans	Carolina	10/25/20	M.Lattimore	DB	Craig Wrolstad	7	3	14:07	3	2	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Chicago	LA Rams	10/26/20	A.Hicks	DT	Bill Vinovich	7	1	06:27	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	New England	11/01/20	E.Oliver	DL	Clete Blakeman	8	1	03:22	3	18	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	Buffalo	11/01/20	S.Mason	OL	Clete Blakeman	8	3	05:52	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Kansas City	11/01/20	A.Lewis	OL	Land Clark	8	4	14:06	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Miami	LA Rams	11/01/20	Unnamed		John Hussey	8	3	07:38	2	7	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	LA Rams	11/01/20	T.Hayes	CB	John Hussey	8	4	11:55	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	N.Y. Giants	11/02/20	C.Davis	DB	Brad Rogers	8	4	13:10	3	4	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Carolina	11/08/20	C.Jones	DL	Clay Martin	9	1	13:47	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Kansas City	11/08/20	C.Reed	G	Clay Martin	9	4	01:05	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	Tennessee	11/08/20	R.Coward	T	Ron Torbert	9	2	00:54	1	15	10	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	11/08/20	M.Moses	T	Shawn Hochuli	9	2	14:19	3	14	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Miami	Arizona	11/08/20	T.Karras	C	Carl Cheffers	9	2	13:53	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
Carolina	Tampa Bay	11/15/20	Y.Gross-Matos	LB	Land Clark	10	3	07:31	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Carolina	11/15/20	R.Jensen	OL	Land Clark	10	3	06:52	2	9	10	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	Detroit	11/15/20	D.Sharpe	T	Alex Kemp	10	4	02:03	3	5	8	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	11/15/20	A.Singleton	LB	Clay Martin	10	4	09:28	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Buffalo	11/15/20	D.Kirkpatrick	CB	Craig Wrolstad	10	3	10:49	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	New Orleans	11/15/20	M.Harris	LB	Brad Rogers	10	3	14:56	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Carolina	Detroit	11/22/20	M.Schofield	G	Ron Torbert	11	2	00:30	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	Detroit	11/22/20	Der.Brown	DL	Ron Torbert	11	3	01:59	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	Houston	11/22/20	I.Mack	DT	John Hussey	11	2	08:32	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Denver	11/01/20	M.Davis	DB	Carl Cheffers	8	2	07:56	2	10	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Kansas City	Las Vegas	11/22/20	E.Fisher	T	Carl Cheffers	11	2	11:47	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Las Vegas	Atlanta	11/29/20	B.Parker	OL	Land Clark	12	2	14:27	2	13	10	No	No	No	Offense
Indianapolis	Tennessee	11/29/20	R.Ya-Sin	CB	John Hussey	12	2	06:25	3	3	2	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	New England	11/29/20	P.Peterson	CB	Bill Vinovich	12	4	07:23	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Tampa Bay	11/29/20	B.Breeland	CB	Shawn Hochuli	12	4	04:14	2	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Philadelphia	11/30/20	M.Iupati	G	Brad Allen	12	1	14:31	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Seattle	Philadelphia	11/30/20	T.Flowers	CB	Brad Allen	12	2	02:46	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Atlanta	12/06/20	M.Lattimore	DB	Adrian Hill	13	4	08:20	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Indianapolis	12/06/20	E.Murray	DB	Scott Novak	13	4	05:12	2	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Pittsburgh	12/07/20	M.Moses	T	John Hussey	13	3	14:56	1	10	9	No	No	No	Offense
Tennessee	Cleveland	12/06/20	D.Quessenberry	OL	Clete Blakeman	13	4	02:26	4	1	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	New England	12/06/20	J.Tillery	DL	Carl Cheffers	13	2	02:47	3	19	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Chicago	12/13/20	Z.Fulton	G	Land Clark	14	3	02:12	4	1	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Green Bay	Detroit	12/13/20	R.Ramsey	LB	Alex Kemp	14	4	10:10	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Tampa Bay	12/13/20	J.Gladney	CB	Brad Allen	14	2	09:30	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Atlanta	12/13/20	K.Murray	LB	Tony Corrente	14	1	03:21	2	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Cleveland	12/14/20	M.Peters	DB	Bill Vinovich	14	2	13:56	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Cleveland	12/14/20	D.Harris	CB	Bill Vinovich	14	3	02:45	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Cleveland	12/20/20	S.Lemieux	OL	Shawn Hochuli	15	4	10:32	3	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	Denver	12/27/20	T.Turner	G	Shawn Hochuli	16	2	04:23	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	Houston	12/27/20	C.Lawson	DE	Brad Rogers	16	2	02:13	3	3	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Washington	Carolina	12/27/20	D.Payne	DL	Carl Cheffers	16	2	12:13	2	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Green Bay	12/27/20	R.Evans	LB	Brad Allen	16	1	03:00	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Dallas	N.Y. Giants	01/03/21	A.Smith	DE	Brad Allen	17	2	00:52	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Tennessee	01/10/21	J.Smith	CB	Jerome Boger	Wildcard Weekend	2	09:16	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	01/17/21	J.Dean	DB	Shawn Hochuli	Divisional Playoffs	3	01:42	3	4	5	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.68		2	8.32	344	18	4	28