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

2011 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
C.Ah You	St. Louis	DT	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
T.Cole	Philadelphia	LB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
R.Marshall	Arizona	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
C.Haggans	Arizona	LB	16	1	0.06	11	0.69	1	0	0
A.Brooks	San Francisco	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
M.Shaughnessy	Oakland	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
G.Dorsey	Kansas City	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Allen	Minnesota	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
D.Bishop	Green Bay	LB	17	1	0.06	12	0.71	0	1	0
R.Harper	New Orleans	SS	18	1	0.06	8	0.44	1	0	0
R.Brock	Seattle	DE	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	0	1	0
A.Carter	New England	DE	19	2	0.11	26	1.37	1	1	0
J.Fanene	Cincinnati	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
Unnamed	Houston		18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
J.Abraham	Atlanta	OLB	17	1	0.06	3	0.18	1	0	0
R.Ninkovich	New England	OLB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
K.Love	New England	DT	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
J.Sheard	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
Y.Bell	Miami	SS	16	3	0.19	45	2.81	2	1	0
I.Olshansky	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	1
J.Jones	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
SamL.Hill	Detroit	NT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
T.LaBoy	San Diego	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
E.Walden	Green Bay	OLB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
G.McCoy	Tampa Bay	DT	16	1	0.06	6	0.38	1	0	0
C.Finnegan	Tennessee	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Watt	Houston	DE	18	4	0.22	52	2.89	1	3	0
N.Suh	Detroit	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
J.Babin	Philadelphia	DE	16	3	0.19	27	1.69	3	0	0
R.Jackson	Washington	OLB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
R.Bernard	N.Y. Giants	DT	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0
R.Seymour	Oakland	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
T.McBride	New Orleans	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
S.Rogers	New Orleans	DT	18	1	0.06	1	0.06	0	1	0
D.Batten	Buffalo	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
R.Ayers	Denver	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
W.Young	Detroit	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
J.Pierre-Paul	N.Y. Giants	DE	20	2	0.10	31	1.55	1	1	0
R.McIntosh	Washington	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
Ald.Smith	San Francisco	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
A.Smith	Atlanta	RB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
A.Spencer	Dallas	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
K.Williams	Minnesota	DT	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
K.Vanden Bosch	Detroit	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	1
T.Hali	Kansas City	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
L.Guion	Minnesota	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
C.Matthews	Green Bay	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
C.Campbell	Arizona	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Smith	San Francisco	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
D.Ware	Dallas	LB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	2	0	0
J.Moss	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
Unnamed	Denver		18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
G.Atkins	Cincinnati	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
N.Fairley	Detroit	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
P.Soliai	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Odrick	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
T.Kelly	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
W.Hayes	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
C.Lofton	Atlanta	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
T.Williams	Green Bay	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
K.Wright	Seattle	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
W.Smith	New Orleans	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
C.Wake	Miami	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
C.Jordan	New Orleans	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
A.Smith	Houston	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
C.Woodson	Green Bay	FS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
J.Laurinaitis	St. Louis	MLB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
P.Taylor	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Harrison	Pittsburgh	OLB	17	2	0.12	24	1.41	1	1	0
Q.Groves	Oakland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Belcher	Kansas City	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
R.Edwards	Atlanta	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
J.Hanson	Philadelphia	CB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
A.Clayborn	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
L.Grant	San Francisco	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
L.Briggs	Chicago	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
I.Idonije	Chicago	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
E.Sims	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
C.Crocker	Cincinnati	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
C.Greenway	Minnesota	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
B.Cushing	Houston	ILB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
C.Pace	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Westerman	N.Y. Jets	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
D.Dockett	Arizona	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
A.Wilson	Arizona	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
H.Ngata	Baltimore	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
T.Laws	Philadelphia	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
M.Bennett	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
K.Biermann	Atlanta	OLB	17	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0
W.Gilberry	Kansas City	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
O.Umenyiora	N.Y. Giants	DE	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0
Totals			1528	100		1369		46	54	5