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

2021 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	Tampa Bay	09/09/21	T.Diggs	DB	Shawn Hochuli	1	1	00:59	2	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Dallas	Tampa Bay	09/09/21	T.Diggs	DB	Shawn Hochuli	1	3	00:06	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	N.Y. Jets	09/12/21	S.Thompson	LB	Clay Martin	1	2	10:11	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Minnesota	09/12/21	T.Hendrickson	DL	Adrian Hill	1	4	13:35	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
LA Chargers	Washington	09/12/21	O.Aboushi	G	Alex Kemp	1	4	05:59	2	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
Miami	New England	09/12/21	Z.Sieler	DL	Clete Blakeman	1	3	07:07	1	20	5	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Green Bay	09/12/21	C.Gardner-Johnson	DB	Carl Cheffers	1	2	00:20	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Denver	09/12/21	W.Hernandez	G	Ron Torbert	1	4	03:01	4	15	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
LA Rams	Chicago	09/12/21	A.Donald	DL	Brad Allen	1	3	00:43	2	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Baltimore	09/13/21	T.Mullen	CB	Shawn Smith	1	3	14:14	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Carolina	09/19/21	P.Adebo	DB	Ron Torbert	2	2	03:24	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Chicago	09/19/21	L.Ogunjobi	DT	Land Clark	2	1	00:16	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	San Francisco	09/19/21	F.Cox	DL	Brad Allen	2	4	13:09	3	1	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Pittsburgh	09/19/21	J.Hankins	DL	Jerome Boger	2	1	01:58	2	4	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	09/20/21	A.Oruwariye	DB	Adrian Hill	2	1	08:10	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	LA Chargers	09/26/21	L.Niang	OL	Shawn Hochuli	3	3	05:19	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Denver	09/26/21	J.Franklin-Myers	DL	Land Clark	3	1	04:41	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Denver	09/26/21	B.Huff	DL	Land Clark	3	2	02:00	2	6	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Miami	Las Vegas	09/26/21	X.Howard	DB	Carl Cheffers	3	1	02:07	3	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	San Francisco	09/26/21	D.Lowry	DL	Jerome Boger	3	2	00:19	1	1	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Cincinnati	09/30/21	T.Herndon	DB	Brad Allen	4	3	10:15	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Cincinnati	09/30/21	S.Griffin	DB	Brad Allen	4	4	09:08	3	3	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Cincinnati	09/30/21	M.Jack	LB	Brad Allen	4	4	05:33	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Detroit	10/03/21	A.Blackson	DL	Shawn Smith	4	3	10:29	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Carolina	10/03/21	N.Wright	DB	Jerome Boger	4	4	04:42	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Indianapolis	10/03/21	A.Jackson	OL	Alex Kemp	4	1	11:58	3	4	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Miami	10/03/21	A.Muhammad	DL	Alex Kemp	4	4	12:31	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	N.Y. Jets	10/03/21	T.Lewan	OL	Adrian Hill	4	2	00:42	2	3	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	Arizona	10/03/21	A.Whitworth	OL	Shawn Hochuli	4	3	00:37	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	New England	10/03/21	D.Smith	OL	Bill Vinovich	4	3	14:12	3	6	9	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Tampa Bay	10/03/21	D.Godchaux	DL	Bill Vinovich	4	3	06:38	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Atlanta	10/10/21	Mi.Carter	RB	Tony Corrente	5	4	08:17	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Houston	New England	10/10/21	T.Mitchell	DB	Scott Novak	5	2	00:57	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Jacksonville	10/10/21	D.Autry	DL	Alex Kemp	5	4	13:59	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Detroit	10/10/21	E.Griffen	DE	Clete Blakeman	5	1	05:04	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Tampa Bay	10/10/21	N.Needham	DB	Jerome Boger	5	4	11:55	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Cleveland	10/10/21	L.Joseph	DT	Brad Allen	5	2	00:57	4	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Chicago	10/10/21	J.Abram	DB	Craig Wrolstad	5	2	14:16	2	5	3	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Las Vegas	10/10/21	B.Nichols	DT	Craig Wrolstad	5	2	01:49	2	6	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
LA Chargers	Baltimore	10/17/21	J.Tillery	DL	Bill Vinovich	6	1	07:16	2	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Kansas City	10/17/21	W.Jackson	DB	Adrian Hill	6	4	03:19	3	5	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Denver	10/17/21	K.Miller	OL	Ron Torbert	6	3	01:43	2	12	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Dallas	New England	10/17/21	Tyr.Smith	OL	Brad Allen	6	1	01:52	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Tennessee	10/18/21	J.Poyer	DB	Clete Blakeman	6	3	10:49	0	0	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Green Bay	Washington	10/24/21	B.Turner	OL	Ron Torbert	7	4	12:00	3	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	N.Y. Giants	10/24/21	K.Taylor	DB	Carl Cheffers	7	4	11:26	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Tennessee	10/24/21	M.Remmers	T	Brad Allen	7	2	02:29	2	4	10	No	No	No	Offense
Tennessee	Kansas City	10/24/21	J.Simmons	DL	Brad Allen	7	3	03:14	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
LA Rams	Detroit	10/24/21	A.Robinson	DL	Bill Vinovich	7	4	12:42	3	2	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Miami	10/31/21	V.Butler	DT	Shawn Smith	8	1	01:49	3	13	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Buffalo	10/31/21	R.Davis	DL	Shawn Smith	8	3	10:55	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Buffalo	10/31/21	R.Davis	DL	Shawn Smith	8	3	02:12	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Chicago	10/31/21	A.Key	DE	Land Clark	8	2	03:11	2	21	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Philadelphia	10/31/21	A.Anzalone	LB	Tony Corrente	8	3	09:07	2	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
LA Rams	Houston	10/31/21	E.Jones	LB	Clay Martin	8	2	00:11	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Indianapolis	10/31/21	D.Hilliard	RB	Carl Cheffers	8	2	12:07	0	0	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Tennessee	10/31/21	C.Reed	G	Carl Cheffers	8	4	00:56	3	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	N.Y. Jets	10/31/21	T.Hill	OL	Craig Wrolstad	8	4	02:24	3	11	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	Dallas	10/31/21	H.Smith	DB	Scott Novak	8	4	02:00	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	New England	11/07/21	S.Chandler	DB	Clete Blakeman	9	4	03:29	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Cleveland	11/07/21	T.Hopkins	C	Scott Novak	9	3	05:13	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Dallas	Denver	11/07/21	T.Steele	OL	Bill Vinovich	9	4	11:18	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Jacksonville	11/07/21	S.Neal	DB	Land Clark	9	2	07:57	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	11/07/21	J.Hawkins	DB	Alex Kemp	9	3	10:51	2	11	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Pittsburgh	11/08/21	E.Goldman	DT	Tony Corrente	9	1	13:02	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
New England	Cleveland	11/14/21	I.Wynn	OL	John Hussey	10	2	00:42	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	11/14/21	D.Jackson	DB	Scott Novak	10	4	03:38	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Tennessee	11/14/21	E.McCoy	OL	Jerome Boger	10	1	06:09	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	LA Chargers	11/14/21	P.Jones	LB	Clay Martin	10	2	13:34	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	LA Chargers	11/14/21	E.Griffen	DE	Clay Martin	10	2	01:51	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Cleveland	11/21/21	A.Oruwariye	DB	Clay Martin	11	2	04:08	4	2	4	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Minnesota	11/21/21	B.Turner	OL	Shawn Hochuli	11	2	03:48	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Dallas	11/21/21	L.Sneed	DB	John Hussey	11	2	09:43	3	19	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Dallas	11/25/21	J.Hankins	DL	Shawn Hochuli	12	1	11:14	2	4	5	No	No	No	Defense
Las Vegas	Dallas	11/25/21	A.Leatherwood	T	Shawn Hochuli	12	2	05:04	3	7	11	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Houston	11/28/21	S.Lawson	DE	Clete Blakeman	12	1	02:05	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Tampa Bay	11/28/21	G.Stewart	DL	Shawn Smith	12	2	04:14	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
LA Rams	Green Bay	11/28/21	J.Ramsey	DB	Craig Wrolstad	12	1	05:32	3	5	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Chicago	12/05/21	B.Murphy	DB	Jerome Boger	13	3	08:18	3	12	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	LA Chargers	12/05/21	I.Prince	OL	Shawn Hochuli	13	1	00:04	3	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Houston	12/05/21	E.Fisher	T	Ron Torbert	13	2	11:42	3	7	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Houston	Indianapolis	12/05/21	J.Martin	DE	Ron Torbert	13	3	13:31	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Philadelphia	12/05/21	K.Phillips	DT	Clay Martin	13	1	01:27	3	6	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Philadelphia	12/05/21	J.Marshall	DL	Clay Martin	13	2	00:59	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Las Vegas	12/05/21	J.Smith-Williams	DL	Adrian Hill	13	2	01:15	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Cincinnati	12/12/21	A.Thomas	DB	Craig Wrolstad	14	2	05:53	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Cincinnati	12/12/21	A.Thomas	DB	Craig Wrolstad	14	3	07:43	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New Orleans	12/12/21	Q.Williams	DL	Land Clark	14	1	05:05	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New Orleans	12/12/21	D.Mims	WR	Land Clark	14	2	00:31	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Giants	LA Chargers	12/12/21	L.Carter	LB	Tony Corrente	14	2	13:01	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Chicago	12/12/21	K.Keke	DE	Ron Torbert	14	1	06:06	2	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
LA Chargers	Kansas City	12/16/21	J.Tillery	DL	Shawn Smith	15	1	03:08	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	New England	12/18/21	R.Ya-Sin	CB	Carl Cheffers	15	4	02:58	3	6	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Houston	12/19/21	A.Gotsis	DL	Alex Kemp	15	1	13:38	4	3	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Detroit	Atlanta	12/26/21	I.Melifonwu	DB	Ron Torbert	16	2	13:12	2	8	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Houston	LA Chargers	12/26/21	D.Harris	DL	Clay Martin	16	2	14:18	2	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	LA Chargers	12/26/21	R.Carter	LB	Clay Martin	16	4	06:58	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	12/26/21	L.Williams	DL	Land Clark	16	2	03:39	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Seattle	12/26/21	A.Blackson	DL	Carl Cheffers	16	2	05:51	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Las Vegas	12/26/21	G.Bolles	OL	Scott Novak	16	2	10:13	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Miami	New Orleans	12/27/21	N.Igbinoghene	DB	Adrian Hill	16	1	00:24	4	13	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Miami	New Orleans	12/27/21	By.Jones	DB	Adrian Hill	16	4	09:56	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Cincinnati	01/02/22	L.Sneed	DB	Ron Torbert	17	4	00:50	4	1	0	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Carolina	01/02/22	P.Adebo	DB	Jerome Boger	17	4	01:05	3	19	6	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	01/09/22	M.Pennel	DT	Craig Wrolstad	18	3	01:03	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	01/08/22	D.Jones	DL	Brad Rogers	18	2	05:16	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	San Francisco	01/16/22	N.Gallimore	DL	Alex Kemp	Wildcard Weekend	4	04:36	3	12	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Totals							2.49		1.83	8.48	473	29	3	47