Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact

Definition

It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent. The rule applies to all players on the field at all times, and contact does not have to be to an opponent's head or neck area; lowering the head and initiating contact to an opponent's torso, hips or lower body is also a penalty.

Outcome

15 yards. If committed on defense; automatic first down. The player may be disqualified.

2019 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.Christian	LA Rams	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Thornhill	Kansas City	DB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
A.Hitchens	Kansas City	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
B.McCain	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Campbell	Atlanta	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Neal	Atlanta	DB	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	0	1	0	0
T.Pollard	Dallas	RB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Stewart	Tampa Bay	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Abram	Oakland	DB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	1	0	0	0
D.McCourty	New England	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
M.Wilson	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
R.Cockrell	Carolina	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
E.Rowe	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
B.Webb	Cincinnati	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Jack	Jacksonville	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Moreland	Washington	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Burgess	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	0	1	0	0
M.Wishnowsky	San Francisco	P	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
D.Bates	Tennessee	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
Q.Jefferson	Seattle	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
W.Harris	Detroit	DB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
A.Adams	Tampa Bay	DB	16	2	0.13	25	1.56	1	1	0	0
Q.Diggs	Seattle	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
V.Bell	New Orleans	SS	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Tavai	Detroit	LB	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	0	1	0	0
C.Jones	Detroit	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
P.Williams	New Orleans	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
A.Watts	Kansas City	DB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
T.Rapp	LA Rams	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
Totals			486	27		371		9	18	1	3