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

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	Offsetting
M.Gilbert	Pittsburgh	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
E.Griffen	Minnesota	DE	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	2	0	0	0
A.Norwell	Jacksonville	OL	16	2	0.13	21	1.31	1	1	0	0
A.Bethea	Arizona	SS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
S.Ebukam	LA Rams	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
T.Suggs	Baltimore	OLB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
L.Duvernay-Tardif	Kansas City	G	18	2	0.11	20	1.11	0	2	0	0
K.Osemele	Oakland	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
J.Bromley	New Orleans	DT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
T.Davis	Denver	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
A.Armstead	San Francisco	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
R.Melvin	Oakland	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Bullard	Chicago	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
T.Flowers	Seattle	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
D.McCullers	Pittsburgh	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Hart	Cincinnati	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
C.Glenn	Cincinnati	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
R.Gregory	Dallas	DE	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	1	0
C.Phillips	Indianapolis	DE	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
M.Pennel	N.Y. Jets	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	1	0
Q.Jefferson	Seattle	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
T.Watt	Pittsburgh	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Tuitt	Pittsburgh	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
L.Ogunjobi	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	1	0	0	0
F.Ragnow	Detroit	OL	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	1	1	0	0
R.Wagner	Detroit	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
B.Dupree	Pittsburgh	LB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	2	0	0	0
M.Remmers	Minnesota	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Weatherly	Minnesota	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
L.Carter	N.Y. Giants	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
G.McCoy	Tampa Bay	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Addae	LA Chargers	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
B.Facyson	LA Chargers	CB	18	1	0.06	4	0.22	0	1	0	0
H.Reddick	Arizona	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Butler	Tennessee	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Fisher	Kansas City	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
J.Jackson	New England	DB	19	1	0.05	3	0.16	0	1	1	0
P.Chung	New England	SS	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
N.Lawson	Detroit	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
T.Tabor	Detroit	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	1	0
B.Chubb	Denver	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Roby	Denver	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Hill	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
P.Peterson	Arizona	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Heyward	Pittsburgh	DL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Davis	Detroit	LB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	0	1	0	0
L.Joseph	Minnesota	DT	16	3	0.19	15	0.94	1	2	0	0
D.James	LA Chargers	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
B.Jones	Dallas	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	1	0
A.Branch	Miami	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	1
T.Settle	Washington	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Lee	Oakland	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
S.Nelson	Kansas City	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
A.Donald	LA Rams	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
A.Hicks	Chicago	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
T.Bergstrom	Washington	C	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Bodine	Buffalo	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
S.Lotulelei	Buffalo	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
N.Shepherd	N.Y. Jets	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Jones	Atlanta	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
Z.Smith	Baltimore	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
V.Miller	Denver	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Hand	Detroit	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Edwards	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Jenkins	N.Y. Jets	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Johnson	Minnesota	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
N.Bradham	Philadelphia	OLB	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	1	1	0	0
T.Nsekhe	Washington	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	1	0
G.Stewart	Indianapolis	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	1	0
L.Tunsil	Miami	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
A.Robinson	Detroit	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Core	Cincinnati	WR	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
P.Elflein	Minnesota	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Brown	N.Y. Giants	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
M.Claiborne	N.Y. Jets	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
E.Westbrooks	LA Rams	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
M.Humphrey	Baltimore	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
C.Erving	Kansas City	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
D.Fowler	LA Rams	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
T.Brown	New England	OL	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Totals			1334	76		461		35	41	18	2