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

2014 Stats

Penalties By Week

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	12	83	8	4	3	0
2	16	12	80	8	4	9	1
3	16	11	80	3	8	1	0
4	13	10	45	4	6	5	0
5	15	12	88	6	6	0	0
6	15	13	100	6	7	1	3
7	15	9	60	1	8	1	3
8	15	14	110	9	5	5	2
9	13	14	85	9	5	1	2
10	13	2	10	1	1	1	0
11	14	4	25	2	2	4	2
12	15	12	90	7	5	1	2
13	16	10	64	4	6	5	0
14	16	5	35	4	1	1	0
15	16	8	56	5	3	3	2
16	16	7	34	3	4	5	1
17	16	8	45	5	3	1	1
Wildcard Weekend	4	1	10	1	0	1	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	2	20	0	2	0	0
Conference Championships	2	1	5	1	0	2	0
Totals	266	167	1125	87	80	50	19

Penalties By Week - Per Game

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	0.75	5.19	0.5	0.25	0.19	0
2	16	0.75	5	0.5	0.25	0.56	0.06
3	16	0.69	5	0.19	0.5	0.06	0
4	13	0.77	3.46	0.31	0.46	0.38	0
5	15	0.8	5.87	0.4	0.4	0	0
6	15	0.87	6.67	0.4	0.47	0.07	0.2
7	15	0.6	4	0.07	0.53	0.07	0.2
8	15	0.93	7.33	0.6	0.33	0.33	0.13
9	13	1.08	6.54	0.69	0.38	0.08	0.15
10	13	0.15	0.77	0.08	0.08	0.08	0
11	14	0.29	1.79	0.14	0.14	0.29	0.14
12	15	0.8	6	0.47	0.33	0.07	0.13
13	16	0.63	4	0.25	0.38	0.31	0
14	16	0.31	2.19	0.25	0.06	0.06	0
15	16	0.5	3.5	0.31	0.19	0.19	0.13
16	16	0.44	2.13	0.19	0.25	0.31	0.06
17	16	0.5	2.81	0.31	0.19	0.06	0.06
Wildcard Weekend	4	0.25	2.5	0.25	0	0.25	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	0.5	5	0	0.5	0	0
Conference Championships	2	0.5	2.5	0.5	0	1	0
Totals	266	12.11	82.25	6.41	5.69	4.36	1.26