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 0.06 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	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atlanta	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Baltimore	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carolina	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cincinnati	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	1
Cleveland	17	1	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit	18	1	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Green Bay	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	1	0
Jacksonville	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas City	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Las Vegas	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Rams	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Chargers	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New England	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N.Y. Giants	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N.Y. Jets	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seattle	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	285	2	30	0	1	1	2	30	0	1	1