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

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 1.56 Illegal Use of Hands penalties per team league wide.

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		Against					Beneficiary
Name	Games	Count	Yards Lost	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards Gained	Dismissed	Home	Away
Arizona	16	2	10	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Atlanta	16	1	5	0	0	1	3	20	0	2	1
Baltimore	18	4	20	0	1	3	1	5	0	1	0
Buffalo	19	1	5	0	1	0	4	25	0	3	1
Carolina	16	6	40	0	4	2	5	40	2	1	4
Chicago	17	2	15	1	1	1	1	5	1	0	1
Cincinnati	16	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	1
Cleveland	18	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	1	2	1
Dallas	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Denver	16	0	0	1	0	0	2	25	1	1	1
Detroit	16	1	10	0	0	1	4	28	0	2	2
Green Bay	18	2	15	0	0	2	2	10	0	1	1
Houston	16	2	10	1	2	0	2	15	2	2	0
Indianapolis	17	2	7	0	2	0	1	5	0	0	1
Jacksonville	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	1	1	0
Kansas City	19	5	30	1	1	4	2	15	1	1	1
Las Vegas	16	1	10	2	0	1	1	10	0	1	0
LA Rams	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
LA Chargers	16	5	45	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	16	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	16	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	0
New England	16	2	15	0	0	2	3	15	2	1	2
New Orleans	18	1	5	1	0	1	1	5	2	1	0
N.Y. Giants	16	0	0	1	0	0	4	30	2	2	2
N.Y. Jets	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	16	1	5	0	0	1	2	15	0	2	0
Pittsburgh	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	1	0
San Francisco	16	1	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Seattle	17	2	15	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	20	3	25	1	0	3	2	10	2	1	1
Tennessee	17	2	15	0	1	1	3	17	0	2	1
Washington	17	4	32	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	269	50	344	22	21	29	50	344	22	29	21