Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact

Definition

It is a foul if a player: (a) lowers his head and makes forcible contact with his helmet against an opponent; or (b) uses any part of his helmet or facemask to butt or make forcible contact to an opponent’s head or neck area. These provisions do not prohibit incidental contact by the mask or the helmet in the course of a conventional tackle or block on an opponent.

Outcome

15 yards

2024 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 0.03 Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact 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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atlanta	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Baltimore	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carolina	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cincinnati	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	1
Cleveland	7	1	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Green Bay	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas City	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Las Vegas	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Rams	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Chargers	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New England	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N.Y. Giants	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N.Y. Jets	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seattle	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	108	1	15	0	1	0	1	15	0	0	1