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

2010 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
D.Ball	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
O.Umenyiora	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
C.Avril	Detroit	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	0	2	1
J.Peppers	Chicago	OLB	18	3	0.17	44	2.44	2	1	0
C.Campbell	Arizona	DE	16	1	0.06	12	0.75	0	1	0
J.Hall	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Ratliff	Dallas	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
K.Williams	Minnesota	DT	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
I.Olshansky	Dallas	DT	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	2	0	0
J.Peterson	Detroit	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
C.Haggans	Arizona	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
O.Atogwe	St. Louis	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
F.Robbins	St. Louis	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.Suggs	Baltimore	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
P.Haralson	San Francisco	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
P.Sims	Cincinnati	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
L.Hall	Cincinnati	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
R.Edwards	Minnesota	DE	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	2	0	0
H.Melton	Chicago	DT	18	1	0.06	3	0.17	1	0	0
F.Zombo	Green Bay	OLB	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0
S.Marks	Tennessee	DT	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	1	0	0
E.Sims	Philadelphia	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
J.Goff	N.Y. Giants	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
M.Benard	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
B.Williams	Atlanta	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
A.Barnes	San Diego	LB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	0	1	0
A.Ogunleye	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Parker	Philadelphia	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
M.Lawson	San Francisco	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
A.Brooks	San Francisco	OLB	16	1	0.06	16	1.00	1	0	0
K.Langford	Miami	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
W.Gilberry	Kansas City	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
G.Guyton	New England	LB	17	1	0.06	7	0.41	1	0	0
J.Harrison	Pittsburgh	OLB	19	2	0.11	30	1.58	0	2	0
T.McBride	Detroit	DE	16	1	0.06	13	0.81	1	0	0
A.Brown	New Orleans	DE	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	0	1	0
G.Brackett	Indianapolis	MLB	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	0	1	0
C.Hampton	Pittsburgh	NT	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
B.Scott	N.Y. Jets	ILB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
D.Tollefson	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
T.LaBoy	San Francisco	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0
L.Woodley	Pittsburgh	LB	19	2	0.11	30	1.58	2	0	0
B.Pollard	Houston	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
M.Johnson	Cincinnati	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
R.Brock	Seattle	DE	18	1	0.06	16	0.89	0	1	0
W.Witherspoon	Tennessee	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
G.Dorsey	Kansas City	NT	17	1	0.06	3	0.18	1	0	0
A.Hayward	Tampa Bay	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
D.Watson	Tampa Bay	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
P.Chung	New England	SS	17	1	0.06	13	0.76	0	1	0
J.Ihedigbo	N.Y. Jets	SS	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0
S.Rogers	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
C.Johnson	Carolina	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.Daniels	Kansas City	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
R.Fields	Denver	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
T.Cole	Philadelphia	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
M.Roth	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
D.Bryant	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
A.Branch	Arizona	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
A.Curry	Seattle	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
A.Carter	Washington	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
A.Spencer	Dallas	LB	16	1	0.06	6	0.38	1	0	0
E.Reed	Baltimore	FS	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
K.Biermann	Atlanta	OLB	17	1	0.06	14	0.82	0	1	0
J.Hunter	Denver	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
M.Thomas	Denver	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
M.Wright	Chicago	SS	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
J.Belcher	Kansas City	ILB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
R.McDonald	San Francisco	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
W.Smith	New Orleans	DE	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
P.Soliai	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
C.Kelsay	Buffalo	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
J.Henderson	Oakland	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
C.Jenkins	Green Bay	DT	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0
Totals			1235	79		1085		38	41	5