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

2012 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	Declined	Offsetting
J.Hatcher	Dallas	DE	16	2	0.13	21	1.31	0	2	0	0
Q.Coples	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	2	0.13	24	1.50	2	0	0	0
Unnamed	Philadelphia		16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
A.Rubin	Cleveland	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Matthews	Green Bay	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
R.Walker	Arizona	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Bennett	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Ingram	San Diego	DE	16	2	0.13	28	1.75	0	2	0	0
B.Spikes	New England	MLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	1	0
E.Reed	Baltimore	FS	20	1	0.05	2	0.10	0	1	0	0
A.Jones	Baltimore	DE	20	1	0.05	3	0.15	0	1	0	0
K.Wimbley	Tennessee	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Wilson	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	1	0	0	0
D.Stewart	St. Louis	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
S.Solomon	Tennessee	LB	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	1	0	0	0
A.Ayers	Tennessee	LB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	1	0	0	0
C.Barwin	Houston	OLB	18	1	0.06	8	0.44	0	1	0	0
V.Miller	Denver	LB	17	3	0.18	45	2.65	2	1	0	0
J.Mays	Denver	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
B.Wagner	Seattle	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
E.Walden	Green Bay	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
K.Williams	Buffalo	DT	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	1	0	0	0
R.Ayers	Denver	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
A.Blake	Jacksonville	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	Tampa Bay		16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
K.Langford	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
E.Griffen	Minnesota	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Clemons	Seattle	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
Unnamed	Jacksonville		16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
W.Smith	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Shaughnessy	Oakland	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Wilkerson	N.Y. Jets	DE	16	2	0.13	25	1.56	1	1	0	0
SamL.Hill	Detroit	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Long	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
E.Henderson	Minnesota	LB	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	0	1	0	0
J.Freeman	Indianapolis	ILB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
A.Branch	Jacksonville	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
R.Miller	Tampa Bay	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Dowtin	N.Y. Jets	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
Mi.Martin	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
I.Idonije	Chicago	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
R.Seymour	Oakland	DT	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
G.Hardy	Carolina	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
L.Fletcher	Washington	ILB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Mincey	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	1	0
T.Ward	Cleveland	SS	16	1	0.06	16	1.00	1	0	0	0
T.Kelly	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Wilson	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Hughes	Indianapolis	DE	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.McDonald	San Francisco	DE	19	1	0.05	6	0.32	1	0	0	0
T.Hali	Kansas City	OLB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	0	1	0	0
B.Jones	Green Bay	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
D.Washington	Arizona	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
G.McIntyre	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Mayo	New England	MLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
M.Griffin	Tennessee	FS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
E.Thomas	Seattle	FS	18	1	0.06	4	0.22	0	1	0	0
K.Williams	Minnesota	DT	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Quinn	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Babin	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	0	1	0	0
P.Kruger	Baltimore	OLB	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	1	0	0	0
A.Spencer	Dallas	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Parker	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
N.Bowman	San Francisco	ILB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
N.Suh	Detroit	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Peppers	Chicago	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
R.Allen	Jacksonville	OLB	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0	0
D.Bruton	Denver	SS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
M.Fokou	Indianapolis	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
D.Ware	Dallas	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
W.Witherspoon	Tennessee	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Bryant	Oakland	DE	16	2	0.13	28	1.75	0	2	0	0
K.Moore	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Odrick	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Johnson	Kansas City	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
W.Mercilus	Houston	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
H.Smith	Minnesota	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
D.Hightower	New England	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
T.Cody	Baltimore	NT	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0	0
J.Harrison	Pittsburgh	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Brinkley	Minnesota	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Liuget	San Diego	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
B.Irvin	Seattle	LB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Matthews	Atlanta	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
H.Ngata	Baltimore	DT	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0	0
Totals			1425	90		1212		52	38	4	2