Roughing the Passer

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Definition

A defender continues an effort to tackle or "hit" a passer after the passer has already thrown a pass. A defender is allowed to take one step after the ball is thrown; a defender is penalized if he hits the passer having taken two or more steps after the ball leaves the passer's hand.

Outcome

15 yards and an automatic first down

2015 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
St. Louis	Seattle	09/13/15	R.Quinn	DE	Jeff Triplette	1	2	13:25	3	12	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Miami	09/13/15	C.Baker	NT	Walt Coleman	1	2	01:38	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Buffalo	09/13/15	E.Walden	OLB	John Parry	1	3	14:30	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	09/17/15	D.Ware	OLB	Walt Anderson	2	1	10:50	1	15	15	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	Houston	09/20/15	K.Ealy	DE	Clete Blakeman	2	4	02:05	3	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Arizona	09/20/15	P.McPhee	LB	Jerome Boger	2	3	12:49	2	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Tampa Bay	09/20/15	K.Vaccaro	SS	Carl Cheffers	2	2	00:52	2	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	09/20/15	J.Smith	DE	Carl Cheffers	2	4	03:09	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Oakland	09/20/15	T.Jernigan	DE	Pete Morelli	2	4	01:15	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Miami	09/20/15	T.Alualu	DE	John Parry	2	3	05:51	2	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Indianapolis	09/21/15	Q.Coples	OLB	John Hussey	2	4	05:26	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Dallas	09/27/15	A.Clayborn	DE	Pete Morelli	3	3	06:14	3	14	15	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	New Orleans	09/27/15	K.Short	DT	Ed Hochuli	3	3	00:08	3	2	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Tampa Bay	09/27/15	J.Simon	LB	Bill Vinovich	3	3	11:50	3	8	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	San Diego	09/27/15	E.Griffen	DE	Terry McAulay	3	4	14:56	3	13	14	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	New England	09/27/15	D.Skuta	LB	Walt Coleman	3	2	00:36	1	10	3	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	09/27/15	C.Carter	LB	Walt Anderson	3	3	00:02	2	21	15	No	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Tennessee	09/27/15	E.Walden	OLB	Craig Wrolstad	3	4	02:01	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Detroit	09/27/15	V.Miller	LB	Jeff Triplette	3	2	04:12	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	10/04/15	D.Shelby	DE	Craig Wrolstad	4	3	06:12	2	7	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	10/04/15	C.Clemons	DE	Ed Hochuli	4	2	09:24	3	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Philadelphia	10/04/15	R.Jean Francois	DT	Jerome Boger	4	4	11:31	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Indianapolis	10/08/15	J.Watt	DE	Terry McAulay	5	2	09:21	3	22	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Houston	10/08/15	S.Moore	LB	Terry McAulay	5	2	06:56	3	3	15	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Philadelphia	10/11/15	C.Jordan	DL	Ron Torbert	5	3	07:47	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Chicago	10/11/15	J.Howard	DT	Tony Corrente	5	4	04:01	2	4	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Cleveland	10/11/15	L.Guy	DE	Jeff Triplette	5	2	10:47	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Oakland	10/11/15	V.Miller	LB	John Hussey	5	4	08:53	3	7	15	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Detroit	10/18/15	P.McPhee	LB	Walt Coleman	6	4	00:34	3	12	6	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Pittsburgh	10/18/15	M.Golden	LB	Ed Hochuli	6	1	07:28	2	15	15	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Pittsburgh	10/18/15	C.Campbell	DE	Ed Hochuli	6	4	02:15	2	8	15	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Kansas City	10/18/15	S.Floyd	DT	Jerome Boger	6	1	05:06	1	20	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Minnesota	10/18/15	S.Nelson	CB	Jerome Boger	6	2	07:45	3	6	15	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Minnesota	10/18/15	J.Howard	DT	Jerome Boger	6	3	03:48	3	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Cleveland	10/18/15	D.Wolfe	DE	Craig Wrolstad	6	4	03:35	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Tennessee	10/18/15	O.Vernon	DE	Jeff Triplette	6	2	13:06	3	12	15	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Tennessee	10/18/15	O.Vernon	DE	Jeff Triplette	6	3	14:07	3	7	15	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Jacksonville	10/18/15	J.Watt	DE	Brad Allen	6	4	06:11	3	10	14	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	10/19/15	D.Moore	DE	Carl Cheffers	6	1	05:10	3	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	10/19/15	C.Thornton	DE	Carl Cheffers	6	2	11:49	2	1	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	10/19/15	C.Jenkins	DT	Carl Cheffers	6	2	00:18	2	10	10	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Buffalo	10/25/15	A.Branch	DE	Terry McAulay	7	4	12:09	3	7	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Cleveland	10/25/15	N.Fairley	DT	Pete Morelli	7	4	12:33	2	8	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Miami	10/25/15	J.Clowney	OLB	John Hussey	7	4	11:27	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Washington	10/25/15	G.McCoy	DT	Jeff Triplette	7	3	11:38	3	2	7	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Washington	10/25/15	W.Gholston	DL	Jeff Triplette	7	3	11:21	1	7	4	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Tennessee	11/01/15	B.Cushing	ILB	Clete Blakeman	8	1	13:15	2	1	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Tennessee	11/01/15	W.Mercilus	DE	Clete Blakeman	8	2	04:52	2	1	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Tennessee	11/01/15	J.Watt	DE	Clete Blakeman	8	4	12:33	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Chicago	11/01/15	C.Greenway	OLB	John Hussey	8	2	03:05	2	15	15	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Tampa Bay	11/01/15	O.Schofield	DE	Ron Torbert	8	5	14:57	2	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	N.Y. Giants	11/01/15	H.Kikaha	DE	Craig Wrolstad	8	2	00:54	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	New Orleans	11/01/15	D.Moore	DE	Craig Wrolstad	8	3	11:01	2	15	15	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Dallas	11/01/15	M.Bennett	DE	Carl Cheffers	8	4	01:06	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Green Bay	11/01/15	D.Bruton	SS	John Parry	8	2	04:29	3	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	St. Louis	11/08/15	L.Joseph	DT	Ron Torbert	9	3	03:38	2	8	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	New Orleans	11/08/15	K.Klug	DE	Jerome Boger	9	1	00:12	3	9	15	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	New Orleans	11/08/15	J.Casey	DE	Jerome Boger	9	2	11:43	1	3	2	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	New Orleans	11/08/15	D.Bass	LB	Jerome Boger	9	4	12:22	2	11	6	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Tennessee	11/08/15	K.Wilson	DB	Jerome Boger	9	4	08:12	3	6	9	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	Oakland	11/08/15	R.Shazier	LB	Bill Vinovich	9	4	04:45	3	6	12	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Tampa Bay	11/08/15	D.Moore	DE	Clete Blakeman	9	2	01:36	1	10	9	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	San Francisco	11/08/15	P.Wheeler	LB	Tony Corrente	9	4	14:06	2	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	San Diego	11/09/15	J.Jenkins	DE	Craig Wrolstad	9	2	00:15	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	11/15/15	E.Ansah	DE	John Hussey	10	4	00:40	2	10	12	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Chicago	11/15/15	M.Barron	SS	Jeff Triplette	10	2	07:06	3	2	2	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	St. Louis	11/15/15	W.Young	OLB	Jeff Triplette	10	4	04:24	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Philadelphia	11/15/15	C.Mosley	DT	Terry McAulay	10	2	00:17	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Pittsburgh	11/15/15	T.Carder	ILB	Ron Torbert	10	2	05:05	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Houston	11/16/15	V.Rey	OLB	Walt Coleman	10	3	01:32	3	8	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Indianapolis	11/22/15	P.Soliai	DT	Walt Anderson	11	3	05:08	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Philadelphia	11/22/15	H.Jones	DE	Brad Allen	11	2	00:36	1	15	15	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Green Bay	11/22/15	L.Joseph	DT	Walt Coleman	11	2	00:35	3	9	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	St. Louis	11/22/15	E.Dumervil	OLB	Tony Corrente	11	2	14:34	3	15	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Washington	11/29/15	J.Bromley	DT	Carl Cheffers	12	4	10:06	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Buffalo	11/29/15	J.Howard	DT	Terry McAulay	12	3	03:39	3	9	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Kansas City	11/29/15	J.Hughes	DE	Terry McAulay	12	4	05:42	1	10	12	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Arizona	11/29/15	Q.Dial	NT	Pete Morelli	12	4	07:06	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Pittsburgh	11/29/15	M.Bennett	DE	Walt Anderson	12	4	07:18	3	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	New England	11/29/15	V.Miller	LB	Tony Corrente	12	3	14:17	2	9	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Oakland	12/06/15	D.Johnson	ILB	Craig Wrolstad	13	3	02:41	3	6	6	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Denver	12/06/15	M.Ingram	DE	Walt Coleman	13	3	11:51	2	7	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Minnesota	12/10/15	X.Williams	DT	Gene Steratore	14	4	08:44	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	New England	12/13/15	J.Watt	DE	Jeff Triplette	14	1	07:28	3	2	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	12/13/15	A.Branch	DE	Carl Cheffers	14	4	12:53	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Jacksonville	12/13/15	R.Mathis	OLB	Carl Cheffers	14	4	06:34	3	4	2	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Tampa Bay	12/13/15	K.Vaccaro	SS	Clete Blakeman	14	4	10:00	4	4	15	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Giants	12/14/15	O.Vernon	DE	Craig Wrolstad	14	2	01:29	2	5	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Giants	12/14/15	J.Phillips	DT	Craig Wrolstad	14	3	02:35	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Minnesota	12/20/15	D.Hurst	SAF	Brad Allen	15	2	00:33	3	7	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Miami	San Diego	12/20/15	O.Vernon	DE	John Hussey	15	2	01:53	3	6	15	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	New Orleans	12/21/15	E.Ansah	DE	Pete Morelli	15	3	05:10	3	1	15	No	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Miami	12/27/15	E.Walden	OLB	Gene Steratore	16	4	02:03	3	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Green Bay	12/27/15	K.Minter	ILB	Terry McAulay	16	3	06:41	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Green Bay	12/27/15	J.Powers	CB	Terry McAulay	16	3	04:26	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Seattle	12/27/15	A.Donald	DL	John Hussey	16	3	12:32	3	7	15	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	01/03/16	M.Lawson	OLB	Walt Anderson	17	4	12:21	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	New England	01/03/16	O.Vernon	DE	Ed Hochuli	17	3	07:07	3	11	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Houston	01/03/16	A.Branch	DE	Terry McAulay	17	1	07:06	2	1	8	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	01/03/16	K.Mack	DE	Tony Corrente	17	3	07:38	3	4	15	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	01/03/16	V.Beasley	DE	Craig Wrolstad	17	1	03:54	3	4	2	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Atlanta	01/03/16	B.Richardson	DT	Craig Wrolstad	17	3	12:04	2	20	15	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	San Francisco	01/03/16	W.Hayes	DE	Walt Coleman	17	5	04:49	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Minnesota	01/10/16	C.Avril	DE	Walt Coleman	Wildcard Weekend	3	09:49	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Washington	01/10/16	D.Jones	DE	Gene Steratore	Wildcard Weekend	4	03:48	2	3	10	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	New England	01/16/16	D.Moses	LB	Craig Wrolstad	Divisional Playoffs	2	05:22	2	8	15	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.89		2.07	8.79	1375	1	3	47