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

By Player

Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined
M.Bernadeau	Dallas	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
J.Jenkins	Washington	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	1
T.Lang	Green Bay	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0
M.Ramirez	Denver	G	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0
M.Williams	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
J.Sitton	Green Bay	G	18	2	0.11	16	0.89	1	1	0
B.Browner	Seattle	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	1
J.Smith	Baltimore	CB	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	1	0	0
K.Osemele	Baltimore	G	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	1	0	0
C.McDonald	Seattle	DT	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
C.Rogers	San Francisco	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0
C.Jordan	New Orleans	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
J.Babin	Philadelphia	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
H.Dahl	St. Louis	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
J.Hickman	Indianapolis	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
P.Amukamara	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
M.Wilson	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
D.Dotson	Tampa Bay	T	16	2	0.13	16	1.00	2	0	1
J.Linkenbach	Indianapolis	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0
F.Cox	Philadelphia	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
J.Long	Miami	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
Q.Ojinnaka	St. Louis	G	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	0	2	0
C.Dahl	St. Louis	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
J.Trusnik	Miami	LB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
K.Coleman	Dallas	DE	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	0	1	0
V.Miller	Denver	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0
J.Meredith	Tampa Bay	T	16	2	0.13	16	1.00	2	0	0
Unnamed	Minnesota		17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0
J.Chick	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	0	0.00	0	1	0
A.Ayers	Tennessee	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
C.Johnson	Carolina	DE	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0
K.Lewis	Pittsburgh	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
T.Johnson	New Orleans	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
W.Young	Detroit	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
J.Webb	Chicago	T	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
L.Guion	Minnesota	NT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0
M.Kiwanuka	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
Tyr.Smith	Dallas	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
A.Silatolu	Carolina	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
J.Reid	Baltimore	T	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	1	0	0
W.Smith	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
K.Dunlap	Philadelphia	T	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	2	0	0
M.Patterson	Philadelphia	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
D.Rodgers-Cromartie	Philadelphia	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
E.Walden	Green Bay	OLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0
G.Hangartner	Carolina	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
A.Ross	Jacksonville	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
C.Liuget	San Diego	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
Ald.Smith	San Francisco	DE	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0
R.Reiff	Detroit	T	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
C.Hampton	Pittsburgh	NT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
J.Sheard	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
J.Stanford	Jacksonville	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
T.Jackson	Kansas City	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
J.Sullivan	Minnesota	C	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0
M.Ingram	San Diego	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
M.Daniels	Green Bay	DT	18	1	0.06	3	0.17	0	1	0
B.Irvin	Seattle	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0
G.Hardy	Carolina	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
J.Watt	Houston	DE	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	1	1	0
M.Unrein	Denver	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0
M.Bennett	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
D.Penn	Tampa Bay	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
M.Gilchrist	San Diego	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
P.Adams	Oakland	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
M.Starks	Pittsburgh	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
S.Gilmore	Buffalo	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
T.Mays	Cincinnati	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0
L.Hall	Cincinnati	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
S.Ellis	New Orleans	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
B.Raji	Green Bay	NT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0
D.Hightower	New England	LB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
K.Heard	Indianapolis	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	1
A.Smith	Carolina	RB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	0	1	0
N.Livings	Dallas	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
A.Boone	San Francisco	G	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0
S.Vollmer	New England	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
D.Stephenson	Kansas City	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
Unnamed	St. Louis		16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
B.Skrine	Cleveland	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
D.Peko	Cincinnati	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0
C.Myers	Houston	C	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
C.Jenkins	Philadelphia	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
C.Thornton	Philadelphia	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
T.Williams	Green Bay	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0
B.Bell	Carolina	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
B.Bunkley	New Orleans	NT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
T.Cody	Baltimore	NT	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0
T.Suggs	Baltimore	OLB	20	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
C.Williams	Baltimore	DB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0
Totals			1512	81		518		41	40	19