Roughing the Kicker
Definition
A defender, having missed an attempt to block a kick, tackles the kicker or otherwise runs into the kicker in a way that might injure the kicker or his vulnerable extended kicking leg. This protection is also extended to the holder of a place kick.
Outcome
15 yards and an automatic first down
2014 Stats
- View Roughing the Kicker Penalties By:
- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
- Down and Distance
- Referee/Crew
- Complete Penalty Log
- Season
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.
| Name | Team | Pos | Games | Count | Count/Game | Yards | Yards/Game | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Reynolds | St. Louis | RB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 14 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Couplin | Detroit | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 15 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Watt | Houston | DE | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| W.Gholston | Tampa Bay | DL | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 16 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | San Francisco | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| J.Stanford | Detroit | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 15 | 0.88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 98 | 6 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |