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

2009 Stats

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.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Offsetting
J.Johnson	Baltimore	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
L.Cohen	Detroit	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
V.Wilfork	New England	NT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
A.Thomas	New England	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
B.Johnson	Cincinnati	LB	17	1	0.06	7	0.41	0	1	0
A.Harris	Green Bay	CB	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	1	0	0
J.Jarmon	Washington	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
K.Mitchell	Buffalo	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Harrison	Pittsburgh	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.Pryce	Baltimore	DE	18	2	0.11	15	0.83	1	1	0
D.Smith	Jacksonville	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
E.Henderson	Minnesota	MLB	18	1	0.06	6	0.33	1	0	0
J.Anderson	Atlanta	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.Hargrove	New Orleans	DE	19	2	0.11	30	1.58	1	1	0
P.Kerney	Seattle	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
R.Fields	Denver	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
E.Foster	Indianapolis	DT	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
H.Ngata	Baltimore	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
T.Suggs	Baltimore	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
J.Ratliff	Dallas	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
C.Williams	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.Scott	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	13	0.81	0	1	0
V.Abiamiri	Philadelphia	DE	17	2	0.12	26	1.53	1	1	0
C.Dahl	St. Louis	DB	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	1	0	0
T.Warren	New England	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
K.Vanden Bosch	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Ford	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Vilma	New Orleans	OLB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0
D.Bowens	Cleveland	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
A.Haynesworth	Washington	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
T.Laws	Philadelphia	DT	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
C.Hope	Tennessee	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.Brown	Tennessee	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.Brayton	Carolina	DT	16	2	0.13	18	1.13	2	0	0
S.Johnson	Buffalo	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
K.Dansby	Arizona	ILB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
K.Wimbley	Cleveland	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Peterson	Detroit	OLB	16	2	0.13	29	1.81	1	1	0
R.Edwards	Minnesota	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
C.Session	Indianapolis	LB	19	1	0.05	13	0.68	1	0	0
L.Alexander	Washington	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
P.Chung	New England	SS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
D.Lewis	Carolina	DT	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0
R.Nelson	Jacksonville	FS	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
T.Hali	Kansas City	OLB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
J.Trusnik	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
A.Ellison	Jacksonville	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
V.Holliday	Denver	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
S.Routt	Oakland	CB	16	1	0.06	3	0.19	1	0	0
C.Matthews	Green Bay	OLB	17	1	0.06	3	0.18	0	1	0
C.Crowder	Miami	ILB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
J.Taylor	Miami	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
A.Smith	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
M.Benard	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
D.Ryans	Houston	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
E.Dumervil	Denver	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
K.Williams	Minnesota	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
W.Hayes	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
K.Biermann	Atlanta	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
D.Scott	St. Louis	DT	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0
M.Fokou	Philadelphia	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
B.Pollard	Houston	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
O.Umenyiora	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
C.Jenkins	Green Bay	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
S.Shanle	New Orleans	OLB	19	1	0.05	14	0.74	1	0	0
C.Campbell	Arizona	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
Totals			1102	69		904		34	35	4