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	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atlanta	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Baltimore	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carolina	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cincinnati	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	1
Cleveland	10	1	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Green Bay	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas City	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Las Vegas	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Rams	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Chargers	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New England	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N.Y. Giants	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N.Y. Jets	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seattle	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	166	1	15	0	1	0	1	15	0	0	1